Outcomes of Induction Chemotherapy Plus Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT) Versus IMRT Plus Concurrent Chemotherapy for Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: A Propensity Matched Study

PURPOSE: It deserves investigation whether induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is inferior to the current standard of IMRT plus concurrent chemotherapy (CC) in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. METHODS: Patients who received IC (94 patients...

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Main Authors: Pu-Yun OuYang, Zhuo-Fei Bi, Lu-Ning Zhang, Kai-Yun You, Yao Xiao, Xiao-Wen Lan, Jie Tang, Xi-Cheng Wang, Wuguo Deng, Fang-Yun Xie
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2016-08-01
Series:Translational Oncology
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1936523316300614