Efficacy and safety of intensity-modulated radiotherapy alone versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy plus chemotherapy for treatment of intermediate-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Efficacy and safety of intensity-modulated radiotherapy alone versus intensity-modulated radiotherapy plus chemotherapy for treatment of intermediate-risk nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Abstract Background This study directs to evaluate the efficacy and safety of intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) alone versus IMRT plus chemotherapy in intermediate-risk NPC (stage II and T3N0M0). Methods A total of 124 patients with stage II and T3N0M0 NPC were pair-matched (1:1 ratio) to form...

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Main Authors: Omer Aftab, Shufang Liao, Rongjun Zhang, Nan Tang, Meiqing Luo, Bin Zhang, Sanjeev Shahi, Raju Rai, Jazib Ali, Wei Jiang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-03-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Intermediate risk
Intensity-modulated radiation therapy
Chemoradiotherapy
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-020-01508-4

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