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Efficacy and Safety of Endoscopic Nasopharyngectomy Combined With Low-Dose Radiotherapy for Primary T1-2 Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

Benjian Zhang, Yiliang Li, Jingjin Weng, Bo Huang, Molu Ban, Guiping Lan, Yu Lu, Jianhui Luo, Shenhong Qu, Yongfeng Si

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10 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 12 citations in OpenAlex.

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  5. [Effect of endoscopic surgery combined with chemotherapy and radiotherapy on prognosis of early nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients in high incidence area].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2024
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  7. [Discussion on the surgical treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2023
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  8. [Diagnosis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma with convolutional neural network on narrowband imaging].Lin chuang er bi yan hou tou jing wai ke za zhi = Journal of clinical otorhinolaryngology head and neck surgery · 2023
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  9. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma. A "different" head and neck tumour. Part B: treatment, prognostic factors, and outcomes.Acta otorhinolaryngologica Italica : organo ufficiale della Societa italiana di otorinolaringologia e chirurgia cervico-facciale · 2023
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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Benjian ZhangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Yiliang LiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Jingjin WengDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Bo HuangDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Molu BanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Guiping LanDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Yu LuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Jianhui LuoDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Shenhong QuDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.
Yongfeng SiDepartment of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Oncology, The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Nanning, China.ORCID 0000-0003-4046-2480
The People's Hospital of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

aimIntensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) is a widely accepted therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), but it inevitably brings out radiation-related complications and seriously affects the quality of life (QoL). Endoscopic nasopharyngectomy (ENPG) has been successfully conducted in locally recurred NPC, but few studies evaluated its application in early NPC. This study aims to assess the feasibility and safety of ENPG combined with low-dose radiotherapy (LDRT) in T1-2 NPC. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe recruited 37 newly diagnosed localized T1-2 NPC patients who voluntarily accepted ENPG +LDRT from June 2013 to September 2016. Meanwhile, the data of 132 T1-2 NPC patients treated with IMRT were collected and used as control group. The survival outcomes, QoL score and late RT-related sequelaes were compared between the 2 groups.

resultsAfter a median follow-up of 54 months, only 1 patient in ENPG+LDRT group died along with hepatic metastases. The 5-year overall survival, distant metastasis-free survival, local relapse-free survival and regional relapse-free survival in ENPG+LDRT group were 97.3%, 97.3%, 100% and 100%, which were not statistically different from the control group (97.7%, 90.2%, 95. 5%, 97.0%, respectively, all

conclusionsENPG+LDRT provided satisfactory survival outcomes, and improved the QoL and reduced the incidence of sequelae for T1-2 NPC patients.

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Neoplasm Recurrence, LocalAdultCarcinomaCombined Modality TherapyDeglutition DisordersEndoscopyFemaleFollow-Up StudiesHearing LossHumansMaleMiddle AgedNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsNasopharynxNeoplasm StagingPharyngectomyendoscopic nasopharyngectomyintensity-modulated radiotherapylow-dose radiotherapynasopharyngeal carcinomaquality of life

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PMID33896244
PMCPMC8085368
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