Phase III study of concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: positive effect on overall and progression-free survival.

JC, Lin; JS, Jan; CY, Hsu; WM, Liang; RS, Jiang; WY, Wang

doi:10.1200/jco.2003.06.158

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Phase III study of concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy alone for advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: positive effect on overall and progression-free survival.

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Authors:

Lin JC

Jan JS

Hsu CY

Abstract

<h4>Purpose</h4>Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is a radiosensitive and chemosensitive tumor. This randomized phase III trial compared concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) versus radiotherapy (RT) alone in patients with advanced NPC.<h4>Patients and methods</h4>From December 1993 to April 1999, 284 pa...

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