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Comparison of Induction Chemotherapy Plus Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy and Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Alone in Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Guoqiang Xu, Qiaoli Wang, Xingrao Wu, Chunyan Lv, Guilin Zeng, Zhihong Xue, Ruixue Cao, Nan Zhang, Wei Xiong, Qin Huang

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

6 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors.

Guoqiang XuDepartment of Radiotherapy, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.ORCID 0000-0003-3708-4167
Qiaoli WangDepartment of Radiotherapy, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Xingrao WuDepartment of Radiotherapy, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Chunyan LvDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Guilin ZengDepartment of Oncology, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Sichuan, China.
Zhihong XueDepartment of Oncology, Chengdu Fifth People's Hospital, Sichuan, China.
Ruixue CaoDepartment of Radiotherapy, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Nan ZhangDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Wei XiongDepartment of Radiotherapy, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Kunming, Yunnan, China.
Qin HuangTeaching Affairs and Administration Department, Kunming Medical University, Chenggong District, Kunming, Yunnan Province, China.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeInduction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy and concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone are both standard treatment regimens for managing locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma. However, the results of comparisons between them in clinical trials vary. Therefore, we designed this meta-analysis to illustrate their advantages and disadvantages in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

methodsWe thoroughly searched the PubMed, EMBASE, and Cochrane Library databases and then merged the effect indicators of hazard ratios and risk ratios using RevMan 5.1.

resultsSeven randomized controlled trials totaling 2,319 patients were included in our research. The synthesized results showed that induction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy improved overall survival (HR = 0.75, 95% CI: 0.63-0.89,

conclusionsInduction chemotherapy plus concurrent chemoradiotherapy improved survival outcomes in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy. For the weekly cisplatin regimen subgroup, it did not improve remote control or overall survival versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone, warranting further clarification.

Indexed as

ChemoradiotherapyAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCombined Modality TherapyDisease ManagementHumansInduction ChemotherapyNasopharyngeal CarcinomaNeoplasm StagingPrognosisPublication BiasTreatment Outcomechemoradiotherapyinduction chemotherapymeta-analysisnasopharyngeal neoplasms

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PMID33511908
PMCPMC7871351

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