Tumor volume/metabolic information can improve the prognostication of anatomy based staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer? Evaluation of the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer.

Journal: Radiation oncology journal
Published Date: Dec 31, 2018

Abstract

PURPOSE: We evaluated prognostic value of the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union for Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer and investigated whether tumor volume/metabolic information refined prognostication of anatomy based staging system.

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  • Yuri Jeong
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Wonkwang University Hospital, Wonkwang University School of Medicine, Iksan, Korea.
  • Sang-Wook Lee
    Department of Radiation Oncology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.

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