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Patients were stratified at the cohort median radiation dose and inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was applied to address potential confounding by indication. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS); secondary endpoints were local progression-free survival (LPFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and toxicity.Results: Using the cohort median (54 Gy) as the cutoff, patients were divided into &lt;54 Gy (n = 32) and \u226554 Gy (n = 40) groups. The \u226554 Gy group had more female patients (p = 0.007), with older age and higher prognostic index for natural killer lymphoma\u2013Epstein\u2013Barr virus (PINK-E) scores. IPTW was applied in 62 patients with available PINK-E data. No significant difference was observed between dose groups in OS (hazard ratio [HR], 0.76; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.22 to 2.58), LPFS (HR, 1.87; 95% CI, 0.54 to 6.51), or PFS (HR, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.23 to 1.23). No grade \u22654 toxicities occurred, and grade \u22652 toxicities did not differ between groups.Conclusion: In early-stage ENKTL treated with IMRT-based CCRT, radiation dose escalation beyond 54 Gy did not improve survival or local disease control. 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