Publications by authors named "De-Song Shen"
Purpose: The aims of the study were to monitor circulating lymphocyte subset counts before and after therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), and investigate their relationships with patient outcomes.
Patients And Methods: Subjects comprised patients with TNM stage I-IVA NPC who underwent radiotherapy. Peripheral venous blood samples were collected before and after treatment.
Purpose: Distant metastasis is the main pattern of treatment failure in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) in the era of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT). We aimed to establish and validate a prognostic nomogram to identify patients with a high risk of distant metastasis.
Patients And Methods: A total of 503 patients with nonmetastatic NPC were included in this retrospective study.
Purpose: We set out to explore the prognostic value of circulating lymphocyte subsets in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) before treatment and to investigate changes in lymphocyte subsets resulting from chemoradiotherapy.
Patients And Methods: This retrospective study included 677 patients with non-metastatic NPC. The cutoff value of lymphocyte subsets was determined by the receiver operating characteristic curve (ROC), and the prognostic significance of lymphocyte subsets was evaluated by the Log rank test and Cox proportional hazards model.
Purpose: We aimed to construct of a nomogram to predict progression-free survival (PFS) in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC) with risk stratification using computed tomography (CT) radiomics features and clinical factors.
Patients And Methods: A total of 311 patients diagnosed with LA-NPC (stage III-IVa) at our hospital between 2010 and 2014 were included. The region of interest (ROI) of the primary nasopharyngeal mass was manually outlined.