Nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by radical radiotherapy alone: Ten-year experience of a single institution.
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
; 65(1): 161-8, 2006 May 01.
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| ID: mdl-16542792
ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
To report on our experience in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) by radical radiotherapy alone in our institution during the last decade. METHODS AND MATERIALS From January 1990 to May 1999, 905 NPC patients were treated and were studied retrospectively. Radical radiotherapy was given to this cohort by conventional technique in a routine dose of 70-72 Gy to the primary tumor and metastatic lymph nodes. In case of residual primary lesion, a boost dose of 8-24 Gy was delivered by either 192Ir afterloading brachytherapy, fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy, conformal radiotherapy, or small external-beam fields.RESULTS:
The 5-year and 10-year local-regional control, overall survival, and disease-free survival rates were 81.7% and 76.7%, 76.1% and 66.5%, 58.4% and 52.1%, respectively. In case of residual primary lesions after a dose of 70-72 Gy of conventional external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT), an additional boost was able to achieve a local control of 80.8%, similar to that obtained with primary lesions that completely disappeared at 70-72 Gy (82.6%, p = 0.892).CONCLUSIONS:
The treatment results of radical EBRT followed by a boost dose to the residual primary tumor for nasopharyngeal carcinoma in our institution are promising.
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01-internacional
Base de dados:
MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Braquiterapia
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Radioisótopos de Irídio
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Neoplasias Nasofaríngeas
Tipo de estudo:
Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
Limite:
Adolescent
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Adult
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Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys
Ano de publicação:
2006
Tipo de documento:
Article
País de afiliação:
China