Weekly versus triweekly cisplatin plus intensity-modulated radiotherapy in locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A propensity score analysis with a large cohort

Conclusion: IMRT concurrent with a weekly cisplatin regimen was associated with significantly improved distant metastasis-free survival in locally advanced NPC. Differences in the selected acute toxicities between the weekly and triweekly concurrent cisplatin regimens were noted.

Source: Journal of Cancer - December 14, 2018 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Qian Zhu, Hao Hu, Lin-Quan Tang, Rui You, Jing-Jing Zhao, De-Sheng Weng, Qiu-Zhong Pan, Chang-Long Chen, Zi-Qi Zhou, Yan Tang, Jian-Chuan Xia Tags: Research Paper Source Type: research