Induction Chemotherapy Has No Prognostic Value in Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma and Chronic Hepatitis B Infection in the IMRT Era

BACKGROUND: The effectiveness of induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) over CCRT alone in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) and chronic hepatitis B infection in the intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) era is unknown. PATIEN...

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Main Authors: Lu-Lu Zhang, Guan-Qun Zhou, Yang-Chan Li, Ai-Hua Lin, Jun Ma, Zhen-Yu Qi, Ying Sun
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-10-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S193652331730219X