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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2020

The Clinical Outcomes and Toxicities of Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy Plus Adjuvant Chemotherapy in Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Rui Zou, Jing-Jing Yuan, Qiang Li, Jian-Wu Ding, Bing Liao, Zi-Wei Tu, Rong-Huan Hu, Dan Gong, Jia-Li Hu, Lei Zeng

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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10 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Rui ZouDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jing-Jing YuanDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Qiang LiDepartment of Lymphatic Hematologic Oncology, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jian-Wu DingDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Bing LiaoDepartment of Otorhinolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Zi-Wei TuNHC Key Laboratory of Personalized Diagnosis and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Jiangxi Cancer Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Rong-Huan HuDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Dan GongDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Jia-Li HuDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Lei ZengDepartment of Oncology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, China.
Nanchang University · CNSecond Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University · CNJiangxi Provincial Cancer Hospital · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo analyze the outcomes and toxicities of induction chemotherapy (ICT) followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) plus adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LA-NPC).

methodsRetrospective analysis of 163 patients with LA-NPC referred from August 2015 to December 2018 was carried out. All patients underwent platinum-based ICT followed by CCRT plus ACT.

resultsThe median follow-up time was 40 months, ranging from 5 to 69 months. The 3-year disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS), locoregional recurrence-free survival (LRRFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates were 80.8, 90.0, 91.6, and 87.4%, respectively. The most frequent acute grade 3/4 adverse events were leukopenia (66.8%), neutropenia (55.8%), mucositis (41.1%), thrombocytopenia (27.0%), and anemia (14.7%).

conclusionICT followed by CCRT plus ACT did not seemingly enhance DFS and OS in LA-NPC patients compared to the addition of ICT to CCRT (historical controls). In contrast, ICT followed by CCRT plus ACT had more acute adverse events than ICT followed by CCRT. Longer-term clinical studies are required to examine the treatment outcomes and late toxicities.

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adjuvant chemotherapyconcurrent chemotherapyinduction chemotherapyintensity-modulated radiotherapynasopharyngeal carcinoma

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