Effect of intensity modulated radiotherapy on lymphocytes in patients with esophageal squamous cell carcinoma and its clinical significance
BackgroundRadiotherapy usually leads to a decrease in the total number of lymphocytes in patients with esophageal cancer. The factors that causing lymphopenia and the clinical significance of lymphopenia are studied in this article.Patients and methods110 patients with esophageal squamous cell carci...
Main Authors: | Xiufang Tian, Yong Hou, Jianping Guo, Haiyan Wu, Limin Nie, Hang Wang, Yan Zhang, Yajuan Lv |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Oncology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2023.1096386/full |
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