Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy
Metronomic chemotherapy has shown encouraging efficacy and low toxicity in various tumor types and is one of the best treatment options for heavily pretreated patients or patients with advanced age and/or poor performance status. We demonstrated a patient with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma who...
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doaj-d0211440c8af44a79196d7bec6d00a312020-11-25T02:52:07ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsJournal of Cancer Research and Practice2311-30062017-03-0141313410.1016/j.jcrpr.2016.09.003Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapyPo-Hsiang Huang0Chun-Wei Wang1Jo-Pai Chen2Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDivision of Radiation Oncology, Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, TaiwanDepartment of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Yun-Lin Branch, Yun-Lin, TaiwanMetronomic chemotherapy has shown encouraging efficacy and low toxicity in various tumor types and is one of the best treatment options for heavily pretreated patients or patients with advanced age and/or poor performance status. We demonstrated a patient with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma who experienced durable disease control under etoposide-based combination metronomic chemotherapy.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2311300616301562Nasopharyngeal carcinomaMetronomic chemotherapy |
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Po-Hsiang Huang Chun-Wei Wang Jo-Pai Chen Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy Journal of Cancer Research and Practice Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Metronomic chemotherapy |
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Po-Hsiang Huang Chun-Wei Wang Jo-Pai Chen |
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Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy |
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Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy |
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Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy |
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Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy |
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Durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy |
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durable control of metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma with metronomic chemotherapy |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Journal of Cancer Research and Practice |
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2311-3006 |
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2017-03-01 |
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Metronomic chemotherapy has shown encouraging efficacy and low toxicity in various tumor types and is one of the best treatment options for heavily pretreated patients or patients with advanced age and/or poor performance status. We demonstrated a patient with metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma who experienced durable disease control under etoposide-based combination metronomic chemotherapy. |
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Nasopharyngeal carcinoma Metronomic chemotherapy |
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