American Journal of Clinical Oncology - Published Ahead-of-Print,

The Effect of Time to Postoperative Radiation Therapy on Survival in Resected Merkel Cell Carcinoma

Objectives: Delays from surgery to adjuvant radiation therapy (aRT) are associated with poorer prognosis in multiple neoplasms. Presently, no data exist for Merkel cell carcinoma (MCC). The authors sought to assess the time interval from surgery to aRT and effect on outcomes in MCC. Materials and Methods: The National Cancer Database was queried for histologically confirmed nonmetastatic MCC status post resection and aRT diagnosed between 2004 and 2015 who received aRT within 24 weeks of...

American Journal of Clinical Oncology - Published Ahead-of-Print

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