Prognostic Value and Clinical Implication of Lymph Node-to-Primary Tumor SUV Ratio in Node-Positive Hypopharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma Treated With Radiotherapy With or Without Chemotherapy
NTR is a significant independent prognostic factor for OS in node-positive HPSCC patients. Integrating NTR into the AJCC staging system improves prognostic accuracy.
Authors
- Kai‐Ping Chang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1777-9578)
- Tsung‐You Tsai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2486-7317)
- Wing-Keen Yap
- Ming‐Chieh Shih (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8610-5916)
- Yu‐Feng Hu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5715-2070)
- Shin-Nan Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0001-9401)
- Chia‐Hsin Lin (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3403-2927)
- Huan-Chun Lin
- Ken-Hao Hsu
- Chung-Jan Kang
Institutions
- Chang Gung University (TW)
- National Tsing Hua University (TW)
- Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Clinical Nuclear Medicine
- Published
- 2024-10-17
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1097/rlu.0000000000005544
- Citations
- 2
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.16