Nomogram for survival prediction in metastatic differentiated thyroid cancer and survival comparison between systemic chemotherapy and local radiotherapy in high-risk patients
Jian Xu · 2025
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Description
Jian Xu builds, in a 2025 study, a prediction chart for survival in thyroid cancer that has spread to distant sites. Spread is the leading cause of death in this cancer. Surgery and radioactive iodine help many patients, yet a large share still fare poorly.
Patient records were gathered and analyzed to find what shapes outlook. Sex, age, spread sites, surgery, and radiotherapy each mattered on their own. Those factors were combined into a nomogram, a chart that turns traits into a survival estimate. The chart split patients into high- and low-risk groups and passed an outside check. For high-risk patients, the study also compared drug therapy against local radiation, a choice with no settled answer.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Jian Xu |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2025 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 38 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |