Induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus induction chemotherapy plus volumetric modulated arc therapy alone in the treatment of stage II-IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a retrospective controlled study

Induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus induction chemotherapy plus volumetric modulated arc therapy alone in the treatment of stage II-IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients: a retrospective controlled study

Abstract Background In the era of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT), the role of additional concurrent chemotherapy (CC) to radiotherapy (RT) after induction chemotherapy (IC) compared to IC followed by RT alone remains unclear for stage II-IVB nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) patients. The aim...

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Main Authors: Linger Liu, Zhenghua Fei, Mengfeng Chen, Lihao Zhao, Huafang Su, Dianna Gu, Baochai Lin, Xiaona Cai, Lihuai Lu, Mengdan Gao, Xuxue Ye, Xiance Jin, Congying Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-08-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Concurrent chemotherapy
Volumetric modulated arc therapy
Toxicity
Survival outcome
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1092-0

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