Association of Treatment Advances With Survival Rates in Pediatric Patients With Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in China, 1989-2020.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Advanced techniques and treatment methods have been found to be associated with improved survival rates in adults with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC); however, not much is known about associations in pediatric patients.

Objective

To investigate whether advanced imaging diagnosis, radiotherapy (RT) technology, and treatment modality are associated with survival in pediatric patients with NPC.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective cohort study, 810 pediatric patients ages 21 years and younger with nonmetastatic NPC diagnosed from 1989 to 2020 at a single cancer center in China were included. Data were analyzed from April through December 2021.

Exposures

Patients were divided into 3 groups by initial treatment date (ie, 1989-2002, 2003

SUBMITTER: Liang YJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8892229 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature