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Radiation-induced lymphopenia during chemoradiation therapy for non-small cell lung cancer is linked with age, lung V5, and XRCC1 rs25487 genotypes in lymphocytes.
Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - 1 Jan 2021
Xie Xiaoxue, Lin Steven H, Welsh James W, Wei Xiong, Jin Hekun, Mohan Radhe, Liao Zhongxing, Xu Ting
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BACKGROUND & PURPOSE: We investigated clinical and genetic factors associated with severe radiation-induced lymphopenia (RIL) in a randomized clinical trial of photon vs. proton radiation, with chemotherapy, for non-small cell lung cancer. METHODS: XRCC1 rs25487 was genotyped in lymphocytes from serial peripheral blood samples. Severe RIL was defined as absolute lymphocyte count (ALC) < 0.3 × 109 cells/L....
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