PRACTICAL ONCOLOGY JOURNAL ›› 2016, Vol. 30 ›› Issue (1): 53-56.doi: 10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2016.01.011

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The present research situation on association between tumor prognosis and early tumor shrinkage

ZHAO Chunquan, XV Jianyv, XV Xiangying   

  1. Department of Radiation Oncology,The Affiliated Tumor Hospital of Harbin Medical University,Harbin 150081,China
  • Received:2015-09-23 Online:2016-02-28 Published:2016-02-25

Abstract: Early tumor shrinkage(ETS)is defined as the reduction rate of tumor volume evaluated in early treatment.In recent years,mutiple studies have demonstrated that ETS predicted tumor prognosis well,it can be used as an important predictor of prognosis.Finding a predictor in the early phase of treatment can optimize treatment regimens and ameliorate the prognosis of tumor.We summarize the research progress of the relationship between ETS and prognosis.

Key words: Early tumor shrinkage, Tumor, Therapy, Prognosis

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