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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2022

Efficacy of concurrent chemoradiotherapy plus Endostar compared with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in the treatment of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective study.

Yuanxiu Yin, Ziyan Zhou, Zhiru Li, Mingjun Shen, Yating Qin, Chaolin Yang, Rensheng Wang, Min Kang

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 13 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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13citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

13 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 16 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Anti-angiogenesis agents plus chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer: a systematic review and 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 · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

8 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Yuanxiu YinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Ziyan ZhouDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Zhiru LiDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Mingjun ShenDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Yating QinDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Chaolin YangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Rensheng WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China.
Min KangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Guangxi Medical University, No. 6, Shuangyong Road, Nanning, 530021, Guangxi, China. kangmin@gxmu.edu.cn.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-2287-8757
Guangxi Medical University · CNGuangxi University · CN

Funding

Guangxi Medical High-level Talents Training Program. The central government guide local science and technology development projects ZY18057006National Natural Science Foundation of China 71964003Natural Science Foundation of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region 2018JJA141048Research Foundation of the Health Department of Guangxi Province, China S2018087Research Foundation of the Science and Technology Department of Guangxi Province, China 2016GXNSFAA380252
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundTo retrospectively analyze the efficacy and safety of concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) plus recombinant human endostatin (Endostar, CCRT + E) versus CCRT alone in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (LANPC).

methodsA retrospective analysis of patients initially treated for LANPC from November 2016 to March 2019 was performed: trial group received CCRT + E and control group received CCRT. Prognoses and adverse effects were evaluated.

resultsEighty-eight patients were included: 43 received CCRT + E and 45 received CCRT. The median follow-up time was 54.0 (range: 8.0-64.0) months. The survival data of the CCRT + E and CCRT groups were as follows: 3-year progression-free survival (PFS) rates, 81.4% and 63.6% (hazard ratio [HR] 0.418, 95%CI 0.181-0.963, P = 0.034); 3-year distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates, 88.3% and 77.3% (HR 0.370, 95%CI 0.132-1.039, P = 0.049); 3-year overall survival rates, 88.2% and 81.9% (HR 0.437, 95%CI 0.151-1.260, P = 0.114); and 3-year locoregional failure-free survival rates, 87.8% and 86.9% (HR 0.795, 95%CI 0.242-2.616, P = 0.705). Three months after radiotherapy, the complete response (CR) rates of cervical lymph node regression were 97.7% and 82.2% for the CCRT + E and CCRT groups (P = 0.041). The corresponding CR rates were 100% and 80.0% for lymph node necrosis (P = 0.001) and 100% and 85.2% for extranodal extension (P = 0.041). The CCRT + E group had higher incidence of grade 3/4 leukopenia (32.6% vs. 13.3%, P = 0.031), with similar results for late toxicity.

conclusionsCCRT + E significantly prolonged 3-year PFS and DMFS in LANPC, and patients had better lymph node regression.

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CarcinomaNasopharyngeal NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemoradiotherapyCisplatinEndostatinsHumansNasopharyngeal CarcinomaRecombinant ProteinsRetrospective StudiesCisplatinendostar proteinEndostatinsRecombinant ProteinsConcurrent chemoradiotherapyEndostarLymph nodesNasopharyngeal cancer

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