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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by concurrent chemoradiotherapy versus concurrent chemoradiotherapy alone in locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A phase III multicentre randomised controlled trial

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NACT improved tumour control compared with CCRT alone in locoregionally advanced NPC, particularly at distant sites, however, there was no early gain in OS.
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This article is published in European Journal of Cancer.The article was published on 2017-04-01. It has received 201 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Chemoradiotherapy & Nasopharyngeal neoplasm.

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Early Stage and Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treatment from Present to Future: Where Are We and Where Are We Going?

TL;DR: Wang et al. as mentioned in this paper proposed a molecularly guided treatment targeting patients with Nasopharyngeal carcinoma whether driven by Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) or tobacco and alcohol.
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New Guidelines to Evaluate the Response to Treatment in Solid Tumors

TL;DR: A model by which a combined assessment of all existing lesions, characterized by target lesions and nontarget lesions, is used to extrapolate an overall response to treatment is proposed, which is largely validated by the Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors Group and integrated into the present guidelines.
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Toxicity criteria of the Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) and the European organization for research and treatment of cancer (EORTC)

TL;DR: The Late Morbidity Scoring Criteria were developed as a joint effort between physicians with renewed interests in fast neutron therapy and Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) staff to represent cumulative probabilities of late effects with methods similar to those for estimating local control and survival.
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Chemoradiotherapy versus radiotherapy in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancer: phase III randomized Intergroup study 0099.

TL;DR: It is concluded that chemoradiotherapy is superior to radiotherapy alone for patients with advanced nasopharyngeal cancers with respect to PFS and overall survival.
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