Risk factors for radiation induced lymphopenia in patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant radiotherapy

Authors :: H. Jing
Fang Chen
Qian Wang
Amy T.Y. Chang
Zheng Zhou
Junjie Wu
Yaya Liu
Li Yang
Pingfu Fu
Yaqing Nong
Victor Hsue
Ying Han
Hong Zhang
Feng-Ming Spring Kong
Hao Yu
Zhiyuan Xu
J.Y. Jin
Source :: Ann Transl Med
Publication Year :: 2021
Abstract: BACKGROUND: This study aimed to investigate radiation-induced lymphopenia and its potential risk factors in patients with breast cancer receiving adjuvant radiotherapy. METHODS: Breast cancer patients received adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) at our hospital with peripheral lymphocyte counts (PLC) at pre-and immediately after RT (post-RT) were eligible. The primary endpoints were any grade of lymphopenia post-RT and nadir-PLC/pre-PLC

Subjects :: Oncology
medicine.medical_specialty
Chemotherapy
business.industry
Lymphocyte
medicine.medical_treatment
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Confidence interval
Peripheral
medicine.anatomical_structure
Breast cancer
Statistical significance
Internal medicine
Medicine
Original Article
business
Risk assessment
Adjuvant

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