Inherently poor survival of elderly patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Abstract

The elderly patients with NPC may inherently predict poor outcomes.

Impact of age on survival of locoregional nasopharyngeal carcinoma: An analysis of the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results program database, 2004‐2013

“…One of these is the effects of NPC on older patients. A few large studies of patients in Asia have found that older people with NPC have inferior outcomes . However, data for patients in other regions are less comprehensive.…”

“…A few large studies of patients in Asia have found that older people with NPC have inferior outcomes. [27][28][29][30] However, data for patients in other regions are less comprehensive. Given that the worldwide population is ageing, 31 additional research is needed to delineate other aspects of NPC in the elderly.…”

Prognostic value of nutritional risk screening 2002 scale in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A large‐scale cohort study

“…excellent outcomes, similar to patients with lower scores, it is reasonable to infer that the original NRS2002 scale may not provide adequate nutritional risk stratification in NPC. Therefore, based on previous studies,12,24,25 we made some modifications to the age and weight loss criteria to establish a revised NRS2002 scale. ROC curve analysis revealed that the revised NRS2002 scale achieved the best power in risk stratification than the original NRS2002 and regrouping scales for all end-points.…”

Prognostic impact of pre‐treatment neutrophil‐to‐lymphocyte ratio (NLR) in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A retrospective study of 180 Taiwanese patients

“…For example, the Epstein‐Barr virus (EBV) plasma titre is a well‐known independent prognostic factor in NPC . In addition, a family history of NPC, blood type A, diabetes mellitus, age > 65 years and a decreased albumin‐to‐globulin ratio is also associated with inferior outcomes. Thus, identification of new prognostic factors is important to improve the prediction of prognosis.…”