Treatment effects of cumulative cisplatin dose during radiotherapy following induction chemotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: propensity score analyses

Authors :: Liang Peng
Jia-Luo Chen
Guang-Li Zhu
Cheng-Long Huang
Jun-Yan Li
Jun Ma
Wei-Ping Wen
Ling-Long Tang
Source :: Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology, Vol 12 (2020)
Publication Year :: 2020
Publisher :: SAGE Publishing, 2020.
Abstract: Background: The treatment effects of cumulative cisplatin dose (CCD) during radiotherapy (RT) following induction chemotherapy (IC) have not been determined for patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Methods: A total of 3460 patients with locoregionally advanced NPC who were treated with IC plus cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy or RT alone were included in this retrospective study. Three CCD groups (0 mg/m 2 ⩽ CCD

Subjects :: Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology. Including cancer and carcinogens
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