Lymphocyte-sparing effect of stereotactic body radiation therapy compared to conventional fractionated radiation therapy in patients with locally advanced pancreatic cancer

Abstract Background Conventionally fractionated (CF) radiation therapy (RT) has been associated with lymphopenia, leading to compromised overall survival (OS) in cancer patients. It currently remains unknown if stereotactic body (SB) RT induces lymphopenia to the same degree. The aim of this study i...

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Main Authors: Guangyin Wu, Michael J. Baine, Nan Zhao, Sicong Li, Xiaobo Li, Chi Lin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-10-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-6220-1