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ArticleCancer management and research2018

A comparison of neoadjuvant chemotherapy with gemcitabine versus docetaxel plus cisplatin in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a propensity score matching analysis.

Tongxin Liu, Quanquan Sun, Jing Chen, Fangzheng Wang, Bin Li, Weifeng Qin, Zhimin Ye, Fujun Hu

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Article in Cancer management and research, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

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7 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. A meta-analysis comparing the efficacy and safety of gemcitabine plus cisplatin induction chemotherapy in patients with locoregionally advanced NPC.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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  2. The safety and efficacy of gemcitabine and cisplatin (GP)-based induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a meta-analysis.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2022
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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tongxin LiuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Quanquan SunDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Jing ChenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Fangzheng WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Bin LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Weifeng QinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Zhimin YeDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Fujun HuDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou, China, hufj381@hotmail.com.
Zhejiang Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo compare the efficacy and safety of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) with gemcitabine (GEM) vs docetaxel plus cisplatin (CDDP) in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).

methodsA total of 222 patients with locoregionally advanced NPC between February 2012 and May 2014 in our hospital who received NACT with GEM or docetaxel plus CDDP combined with concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) were retrospectively analyzed. Fifty-two patients treated with GEM plus CDDP (GP) combined with CCRT were matched with 52 patients who received docetaxel plus CDDP (TP) combined with CCRT.

resultsWith a median follow-up time of 60 months (range, 14-72 months), the 5-year overall survival, progression-free survival (PFS), local relapse-free survival and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates were 78.8%, 66.0%, 81.0% and 75.9%, respectively, in the GP group and 79.4%, 60.5%, 79.6% and 73.6%, respectively, in the TP group. No statistically significant survival differences were found between the two groups. In multivariate analysis, T3-4 and N2-3 were prognostic factors for poor 5-year PFS and DMFS (all

conclusionNACT with GP or TP regimen achieved comparable clinical outcome with acceptable toxicities. Both regimens might be a treatment option for patients with locoregionally advanced NPC.

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concurrent chemoradiotherapyIMRTnasopharyngeal carcinomaneoadjuvant chemotherapy

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