The Association Between the Development of Radiation Therapy, Image Technology, and Chemotherapy, and the Survival of Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Cohort Study From 1990 to 2012

This study explored the survival trends and treatment failure patterns of patients with nonmetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with radiation therapy. Furthermore, we evaluated the survival benefit brought by the development of radiation therapy, image technology, and chemotherapy based on a large cohort from 1990 to  2012.

Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - July 14, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Xue-Song Sun, Sai-Lan Liu, Mei-Juan Luo, Xiao-Yun Li, Qiu-Yan Chen, Shan-Shan Guo, Yue-Feng Wen, Li-Ting Liu, Hao-Jun Xie, Qing-Nan Tang, Yu-Jing Liang, Jin-Jie Yan, Da-Feng Lin, Ming-min Bi, Ying Liu, Yu-fan Liang, Jun Ma, Lin-Quan Tang, Hai-Qiang Mai Tags: Clinical Investigation Source Type: research