Mortality of early treatment for radiation-induced brain necrosis in head and neck cancer survivors: A multicentre, retrospective, registry-based cohort study

Mortality of early treatment for radiation-induced brain necrosis in head and neck cancer survivors: A multicentre, retrospective, registry-based cohort study

Summary: Background: The evidence of early treatment for radiation-induced brain necrosis (RN) in head and neck cancer survivors remains insufficient. This study aimed to determine whether early anti-RN treatment was associated with lower mortality. Methods: In this cohort study, we utilized data f...

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Main Authors: Dong Pan, Xiaoming Rong, Dongping Chen, Jingru Jiang, Wai Tong Ng, Haiqiang Mai, Yi Li, Honghong Li, Jinhua Cai, Jinping Cheng, Yongteng Xu, Melvin Lee Kiang Chua, Charles B. Simone, II, Simona Lattanzi, Yamei Tang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-10-01
Series:EClinicalMedicine
Subjects:
Radiotherapy
Radiation-induced brain necrosis
Head and neck cancer
Mortality
Early treatment
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589537022003480

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