Clinical value of nedaplatin-based chemotherapy combined with radiotherapy for locoregional advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: a retrospective, propensity score-matched analysis

• Published in: Journal of Cancer Vol. 11; no. 23; pp. 6782 - 6789
• Main Authors: Zhan, Ze-Jiang, Tao, Hao-Yun, Qiu, Wen-Ze, Liu, Zhong-Yuan, Zhang, Rui-Xin, Liao, Kai, Li, Guo, Yuan, Ya-Wei, Yuan, Tai-Ze, Zheng, Rong-Hui
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Wyoming Ivyspring International Publisher Pty Ltd 01.01.2020; Ivyspring International Publisher
• Subjects: Cancer therapies; Chemotherapy; Drug dosages; Head & neck cancer; Hospitals; Medical prognosis; Metastasis; Patients; Radiation therapy; Research Paper; Throat cancer; Toxicity; China

Aims: This study aimed to investigate the clinical value of induction chemotherapy (IC) with docetaxel, 5-fluorouracil plus nedaplatin followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) with nedaplatin for locoregional advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). Materials and Methods: In total, 269 patien...