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Nie J, Wu H, Wu Q, Liu L, Tang K, Wang S, Wu J. Cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy in patients with platinum-pretreated, recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer. COST EFFECTIVENESS AND RESOURCE ALLOCATION 2024; 22:6. [PMID: 38267990 PMCID: PMC10809591 DOI: 10.1186/s12962-024-00515-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 01/11/2024] [Indexed: 01/26/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Programmed cell death protein 1 (PD-1) monoclonal antibody, pembrolizumab, is a promising drug for platinum-pretreated, recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC). We aimed to assess the cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab compared with chemotherapy for Chinese patients in this NPC. METHODS The cost-effectiveness of pembrolizumab versus chemotherapy was evaluated using a partitioned survival model with a 5-year boundary. Efficacy and toxicity data were derived from the KEYNOTE-122 trials. Economic indicators including life-years (LYs), quality-adjusted life-years (QALYs), incremental cost-effectiveness ratio (ICER), and lifetime cost were used. One-way analysis and probabilistic sensitivity analysis (PSA) were performed to explore the uncertainties. Additionally, various scenario analyses, including different pembrolizumab price calculations and discount rates were performed. RESULTS Pembrolizumab or chemotherapy alone respectively yielded 2.82 QALYs (3.96 LYs) and 2.73 QALYs (3.93 LYs) with an ICER of $422,535 per QALYs ($1,232,547 per LYs). This model was primarily influenced by the price of pembrolizumab. Furthermore, PSA indicated that pembrolizumab had none probability of being cost-effective compared with chemotherapy at a willingness-to- pay (WTP) of $38223. Scenario analyses revealed that irrespective of any potential price reduction or adjustments in the discount rate, no discernible impact on the ultimate outcome was observed. CONCLUSION Pembrolizumab was less cost-effective for patients with platinum-pretreated, recurrent or metastatic NPC compared with chemotherapy in China.
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- Jing Nie
- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong Medical College, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- College of Pharmacy, Shandong Medical College, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, Shandong Second Provincial General Hospital, Jinan, Shandong, China.
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Jani Kargar Moghaddam S, Mohammadi Roushandeh A, Hamidi M, Nemati S, Jahanian-Najafabadi A, Habibi Roudkenar M. Lipocalin-2 Upregulation in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Novel Potential Diagnostic Biomarker. IRANIAN JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCES 2023; 48:268-276. [PMID: 37791335 PMCID: PMC10542929 DOI: 10.30476/ijms.2022.93041.2452] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2021] [Revised: 03/16/2022] [Accepted: 04/26/2022] [Indexed: 10/05/2023]
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Background Lipocalin-2 (LCN2) deregulation has been reported in several types of cancer and is implicated in the proliferation, migration, angiogenesis, and progression of tumors. However, its aberrant expression has been rarely studied in nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). In the present study, we investigated the expression of LCN2 in NPC patients. Methods In this descriptive cross-sectional study, 29 NPC and 20 non-cancerous control paraffin pathology blocks were obtained from the seven-year (2011 to 2018) archive of Razi Laboratory in Rasht, Iran. LCN2 mRNA expression was evaluated through quantitative real-time PCR. In addition, immunohistochemistry was performed to evaluate LCN2 expression at the protein level. The fold change value and total immunostaining score (TIS) were applied for quantitative evaluation. The nonparametric Mann-Whitney U test and Fisher's exact test were used through GraphPad Prism 8.3.0 software. P<0.05 was considered statistically significant. Results Our results revealed that LCN2 mRNA and protein levels in NPC tissues were significantly higher than control tissues (P=0.028 and P=0.002, respectively). At the protein level, 65.51% (19/29) of NPC patients were categorized as having high LCN2 expression (TIS>3) and 34.47% (10/29) as low expression (TIS≤3). While in the control group, 25% (5/20) of subjects represented a high expression of LCN2 (TIS>3), and 75% (15/20) showed no or weak expression (TIS≤3). No significant correlation was found between the overexpression of LCN2 at the protein level and the demographic features of the patients. Conclusion Our findings suggest that LCN2 might be considered a potential new diagnostic marker for NPC. However, this warrants further studies.
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- Saghi Jani Kargar Moghaddam
- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
- Cellular and Molecular Research Center, School of Medicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology, School of Paramedicine, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Otorhinolaryngology Research Center, School of Medicine, Amiralmomenin Hospital, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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- Department of Pharmaceutical Biotechnology, School of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Isfahan University of Medical Sciences, Isfahan, Iran
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- Burn and Regenerative Medicine Research Center, Guilan University of Medical Sciences, Rasht, Iran
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Lewis K, Alshamsi F, Carayannopoulos KL, Granholm A, Piticaru J, Al Duhailib Z, Chaudhuri D, Spatafora L, Yuan Y, Centofanti J, Spence J, Rochwerg B, Perri D, Needham DM, Holbrook A, Devlin JW, Nishida O, Honarmand K, Ergan B, Khorochkov E, Pandharipande P, Alshahrani M, Karachi T, Soth M, Shehabi Y, Møller MH, Alhazzani W. Dexmedetomidine vs other sedatives in critically ill mechanically ventilated adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized trials. Intensive Care Med 2022; 48:811-840. [PMID: 35648198 DOI: 10.1007/s00134-022-06712-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2022] [Accepted: 04/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
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Conventional gabaminergic sedatives such as benzodiazepines and propofol are commonly used in mechanically ventilated patients in the intensive care unit (ICU). Dexmedetomidine is an alternative sedative that may achieve lighter sedation, reduce delirium, and provide analgesia. Our objective was to perform a comprehensive systematic review summarizing the large body of evidence, determining if dexmedetomidine reduces delirium compared to conventional sedatives. We searched MEDLINE, EMBASE, CENTRAL, ClinicalTrials.gov and the WHO ICTRP from inception to October 2021. Independent pairs of reviewers identified randomized clinical trials comparing dexmedetomidine to other sedatives for mechanically ventilated adults in the ICU. We conducted meta-analyses using random-effects models. The results were reported as relative risks (RRs) for binary outcomes and mean differences (MDs) for continuous outcomes, with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CIs). In total, 77 randomized trials (n = 11,997) were included. Compared to other sedatives, dexmedetomidine reduced the risk of delirium (RR 0.67, 95% CI 0.55 to 0.81; moderate certainty), the duration of mechanical ventilation (MD - 1.8 h, 95% CI - 2.89 to - 0.71; low certainty), and ICU length of stay (MD - 0.32 days, 95% CI - 0.42 to - 0.22; low certainty). Dexmedetomidine use increased the risk of bradycardia (RR 2.39, 95% CI 1.82 to 3.13; moderate certainty) and hypotension (RR 1.32, 95% CI 1.07 to 1.63; low certainty). In mechanically ventilated adults, the use of dexmedetomidine compared to other sedatives, resulted in a lower risk of delirium, and a modest reduction in duration of mechanical ventilation and ICU stay, but increased the risks of bradycardia and hypotension.
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- Kimberley Lewis
- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada. .,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, United Arab Emirates University, Alain, United Arab Emirates
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada
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- Department of Critical Care Medicine, King Faisal Specialist Hospital & Research Centre, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada.,Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Department of Anesthesia, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Population Health Research Institute, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada.,Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.,Armstrong Institute for Patient Safety and Quality, John Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.,Outcomes After Critical Illness and Surgery (OACIS) Group, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA.,Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, USA
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- Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada.,Division of Clinical Pharmacology and Toxicology, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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- School of Pharmacy, Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Northeastern University, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Critical Care Medicine, Fujita Health University School of Medicine, Aichi, Japan
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- Division of Critical Care Medicine, Department of Medicine, Western University, London, Canada
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- Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care, Dokuz Eylul University School of Medicine, Izmir, Turkey
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John's, Canada
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- Division of Anesthesiology Critical Care Medicine, Department of Anesthesiology, Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, USA
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- Department of Emergency and Critical Care, College of Medicine, Imam Abdulrahman Ben Faisal University, Al Khobar, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada
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- Department of Intensive Care, Monash Health School of Clinical Sciences, The School of Clinical Medicine, University of New South Wales, Clayton, VIC 3168, Randwick, 2031, Australia
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- Department of Intensive Care, Copenhagen University Hospital, Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Division of Critical Care, Intensive Care Unit, Department of Medicine, McMaster University, St Joseph's Healthcare Hamilton, 50 Charlton Ave E, Hamilton, ON, L8N 4A, Canada.,Department of Health Research Methods, Evidence and Impact, McMaster University, Hamilton, Canada
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Upadhyay PJ, Vet NJ, Goulooze SC, Krekels EHJ, de Wildt SN, Knibbe CAJ. Midazolam Infusion and Disease Severity Affect the Level of Sedation in Children: A Parametric Time-to-Event Analysis. Pharm Res 2021; 38:1711-1720. [PMID: 34664207 PMCID: PMC8523120 DOI: 10.1007/s11095-021-03113-w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2021] [Accepted: 09/16/2021] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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Aim In critically ill mechanically ventilated children, midazolam is used first line for sedation, however its exact sedative effects have been difficult to quantify. In this analysis, we use parametric time-to-event (PTTE) analysis to quantify the effects of midazolam in critically ill children. Methods In the PTTE analysis, data was analyzed from a published study in mechanically ventilated children in which blinded midazolam or placebo infusions were administered during a sedation interruption phase until, based on COMFORT-B and NISS scores, patients became undersedated and unblinded midazolam was restarted. Using NONMEM® v.7.4.3., restart of unblinded midazolam was analysed as event. Patients in the trial were divided into internal and external validation cohorts prior to analysis. Results Data contained 138 events from 79 individuals (37 blinded midazolam; 42 blinded placebo). In the PTTE model, the baseline hazard was best described by a constant function. Midazolam reduced the hazard for restart of unblinded midazolam due to undersedation by 51%. In the blinded midazolam group, time to midazolam restart was 26 h versus 58 h in patients with low versus high disease severity upon admission (PRISM II < 10 versus > 21), respectively. For blinded placebo, these times were 14 h and 33 h, respectively. The model performed well in an external validation with 42 individuals. Conclusion The PTTE analysis effectively quantified the effect of midazolam in prolonging sedation and also the influence of disease severity on sedation in mechanically ventilated critically ill children, and provides a valuable tool to quantify the effect of sedatives. Clinical trial number and registry URL: Netherlands Trial Register, Trial NL1913 (NTR2030), date registered 28 September 2009 https://www.trialregister.nl/trial/1913. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1007/s11095-021-03113-w.
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- Parth J Upadhyay
- Gorlaeus Laboratories, Division of Systems Biomedicine and Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Paediatrics, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands
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- Gorlaeus Laboratories, Division of Systems Biomedicine and Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Gorlaeus Laboratories, Division of Systems Biomedicine and Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300RA, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pharmacology & Toxicology, Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Gorlaeus Laboratories, Division of Systems Biomedicine and Pharmacology, Leiden Academic Centre for Drug Research (LACDR), Leiden University, PO Box 9502, 2300RA, Leiden, The Netherlands. .,Department of Clinical Pharmacy, St Antonius Hospital, Nieuwegein, The Netherlands.
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Mahdavifar N, Towhidi F, Makhsosi BR, Pakzad R, Moini A, Ahmadi A, Lotfi S, Salehiniya H. Incidence and Mortality of Nasopharynx Cancer and Its Relationship With Human Development Index in the World in 2012. World J Oncol 2016; 7:109-118. [PMID: 28983375 PMCID: PMC5624652 DOI: 10.14740/wjon980w] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 08/15/2016] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND One of the most common cancers in head and neck is nasopharynx. Knowledge about the incidence and mortality of this disease and its distribution in terms of geographical areas is necessary for further study, better planning and prevention. Therefore, this study aimed to determine the incidence and mortality of nasopharynx cancer and its relationship with human development index (HDI) in the world in 2012. METHODS This study was an ecological study conducted based on GLOBOCAN project of World Health Organization (WHO) for the countries in world. The correlation between standardized incidence rates (SIRs) and standardized mortality rates (SMRs) of nasopharynx cancer with HDI and its components was assessed with correlation coefficient by using SPSS 15. RESULTS In 2012, 86,691 nasopharynx cancer cases occurred in the world, so that 60,896 new cases were seen in men and 25,795 new cases in women (sex ratio = 2.36). SIR of the cancer was 1.2 per 100,000 (1.7 in men and 0.7 in women per 100,000) in the world. In 2012, 50,831 nasopharynx death cases occurred in the world, so that 35,756 death cases were seen in men and 15,075 death cases in women (sex ratio = 2.37). SIR of mortality from the cancer was 0.7 per 100,000 (0.7 in women and 1 in men per 100,000) in the world. The results of correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between the SIR and HDI (r = -0.037, P = 0.629), and also the results of correlation analysis showed a negative correlation between the SMR and HDI (r = -0.237, P = 0.002). CONCLUSION Nasopharyngeal cancer is native to Southeast Asia and the highest incidence and mortality were seen in countries with moderate and low HDI. It is suggested that studies are conducted on determining the causes of the cancer incidence and mortality in the world and the differences between various regions.
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- Neda Mahdavifar
- Health Promotion Research Center, Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, Iran
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- Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Student Research Committee, Ilam University of Medical Sciences, Ilam, Iran
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Imam Reza Hospital, Kermanshah University of Medical Sciences, Kermanshah, Iran
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- Zabol University of Medical Sciences, Zabol, Iran
- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
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