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ArticleJournal of radiation research2016

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for T3-4 and N0-1 nasopharyngeal cancer: Asian multicenter trial of the Forum for Nuclear Cooperation in Asia.

Tatsuya Ohno, Masaru Wakatsuki, Dang Huy Quoc Thinh, Ngo Thanh Tung, Dyah Erawati, Nana Supriana, C R Beena Devi, Shingo Kato, Kullathorn Thephamongkhol, Yaowalak Chansilpa and 8 more

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Article in Journal of radiation research, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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18 authors.

Tatsuya OhnoGunma University Heavy Ion Medical Center, Gunma University, Gunma, Japan.
Masaru WakatsukiResearch Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan masaru.wakatsuki@nifty.com.
Dang Huy Quoc ThinhDepartment of Radiation Oncology No. 3, Ho Chi Minh City Cancer Center, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam.
Ngo Thanh TungHead and Neck Radiation Department, National Cancer Hospital, Hanoi, Vietnam.
Dyah ErawatiDepartment of Radiotherapy, Dr Soetomo General Hospital, Surabaya, Indonesia.
Nana SuprianaDepartment of Radiotherapy, Dr Cipto Mangunkusumo General Hospital, Faculty of Medicine, University of Indonesia, Jakarta, Indonesia.
C R Beena DeviDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Sarawak General Hospital, Kuching, Malaysia.
Shingo KatoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Saitama Medical University International Medical Center, Saitama, Japan.
Kullathorn ThephamongkholDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Yaowalak ChansilpaDepartment of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, Siriraj Hospital, Mahidol University, Bangkok, Thailand.
Miriam Joy C CalaguasDepartment of Radiation Oncology, St Luke's Medical Center, Quezon City, Philippines.
Xu XiaotingDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Cao JianpingDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
Parvin Akhter BanuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Delta Hospitals Limited, Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Chul-Koo ChoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological and Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea.
Kumiko KarasawaResearch Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.
Takashi NakanoDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Gunma University Graduate School of Medicine, Gunma, Japan.
Hirohiko TsujiiResearch Center for Charged Particle Therapy, National Institute of Radiological Sciences, 4-9-1 Anagawa, Inage-ku, Chiba 263-8555, Japan.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The aim of this study was to evaluate the toxicity and efficacy of radiotherapy concurrent with weekly cisplatin for T3-4 and N0-1 nasopharyngeal cancer. Between 2005 and 2010, 70 patients with nasopharyngeal cancer (T3-4 N0-1 M0, World Health Organization Type 2-3) from Vietnam, Indonesia, Malaysia and Thailand were registered. Patients were treated with 2D radiotherapy concurrent with weekly cisplatin (30 mg/m(2)). Neither adjuvant nor induction chemotherapy was given. Ninety-three percent of the patients completed at least four cycles of weekly cisplatin during radiotherapy. The median total doses for the primary tumor and positive lymph nodes were 70 and 66 Gy, respectively. The median overall treatment time of concurrent chemoradiotherapy was 52 days. No treatment-related deaths occurred. Grade 3-4 acute toxicities of mucositis, nausea/vomiting and leukopenia were observed in 34%, 4% and 4% of patients, respectively. With a median follow-up time of 52 months for the 40 surviving patients, the 3-year local control, locoregional tumor control, distant metastasis-free survival and overall survival rates were 80%, 75%, 74% and 80%, respectively. In conclusion, the current results illustrate that our concurrent chemoradiotherapy regimen was feasible, but disease control remained insufficient. Further research is encouraged in order to improve clinical outcomes.

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ChemoradiotherapyAdultAgedAsiaCarcinomaDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsNeoplasm StagingPatient ComplianceTreatment Outcome2-dimensional radiotherapychemoradiotherapycisplatindeveloping countrynasopharyngeal cancer

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PMCPMC4708910

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