Deletion of concurrent chemotherapy on the basis of sequential chemoradiotherapy for non‐metastatic stage T4 nasopharyngeal carcinoma in IMRT era
Yuming Zheng,
Fen Xue,
Dan Ou
et al.
Abstract:PurposeIntensity‐modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) combined with concurrent chemotherapy is deemed as the mainstay treatment in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Nevertheless, the tolerance of severe acute toxicity of concurrent chemotherapy was unsatisfied. In addition, T4 is the predicting factor of poor prognosis for NPC patients. In this retrospective analysis, the long‐term outcomes IMRT combined by induction chemotherapy deleting concurrent chemotherapy with or without adjuvant chemothe… Show more
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