Comparing the 7th and 8th editions of UICC/AJCC staging system for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the IMRT era

Abstract Background To compare the prognostic value of 7th and 8th editions of the Union for International Cancer Control/American Joint Committee on Cancer (UICC/AJCC) staging system for patients with nonmetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy and sim...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tao He, Ruo-Nan Yan, Hua-Ying Chen, Yuan-Yuan Zeng, Zhong-Zheng Xiang, Fang Liu, Bian-Fei Shao, Jia-Chun Ma, Xi-Ran Wang, Lei Liu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-03-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08036-8