Clinical features and prognostic factors of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with brain metastases

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BACKGROUND: Brain metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a rare occurrence, and the characteristics of patients in this subgroup remain poorly defined. This study aims to delineate the clinical features, treatment modalities, prognostic factors, and survival of nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients with brain metastasis.

METHODOLOGY: A retrospective analysis was conducted on patients diagnosed with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who developed brain metastasis and were treated at the Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center between July 2000 and July 2023. Clinical data from patients were collected and used to assess their survival after brain metastases and prognostic factors.

RESULTS: Among 82,434 nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients, 40 (0.06 %) developed Brain metastasis with a median follow-up of 5.1 years. The predominant histological subtype was non-keratinizing squamous cell carcinoma (85 %). The median post-BM survival was 25 months. The age, the Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG), and the procedural treatment of BM were prognostic factors. Notably, patients receiving local treatments had significantly prolonged post-BM survival compared to those receiving systemic therapy alone (median, 47.00 vs. 11.00 months; p = 0.011).

CONCLUSIONS: This is the largest cohort of brain metastasis in nasopharyngeal carcinoma to date. Local therapeutic measures after brain metastasis can significantly enhance the prognosis of these patients, particularly when radiotherapy is applied.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:151

Enthalten in:

Oral oncology - 151(2024) vom: 05. Apr., Seite 106738

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Chen, Kehui [VerfasserIn]
Shi, Mengting [VerfasserIn]
Mo, Silang [VerfasserIn]
Liu, Tingting [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Yuanyuan [VerfasserIn]
Zhang, Li [VerfasserIn]
Zhao, Shen [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Brain metastases
Clinical features
Journal Article
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Prognostic factors
Radiotherapy

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Date Completed 08.04.2024

Date Revised 08.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106738

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NLM369477707