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SUBMITTER: Duan H
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7448510 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Duan Hongxia H Liang Long L Xie Shuanshuan S Wang Changhui C
BMC cancer 20200826 1
<h4>Background</h4>The aim of this study was to investigate the optimal order of radiation therapy in patients affected by stage IIIA pathologic N2 (IIIA/N2) non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and to identify its potential risk factors.<h4>Methods</h4>17,654 (8786 men and 8868 women) diagnosed with NSCLC stage IIIA-N2 from 2004 to 2015 patients were identified in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Among the relevant clinical parameters, we evaluated overall survival ...[more]