The optimum number of induction chemotherapy cycles for N3M0 stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma based on pre-treatment plasma EBV DNA
Youliang Weng,
Sunqin Cai,
Chao Li
et al.
Abstract:Background
The objective of this study was to examine the significance of pre-treatment Epstein-Barr virus DNA (pre-DNA) in determining the optimal number of induction chemotherapy cycles (ICC) prior to concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) in patients with stage N3M0 nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).
Methods
In this research, we used propensity score matching to divide enrolled patients into 3 cycles (IC = 3) or 4 cycles (IC = 4) group based on the number of ICC. To assess the disparity in survival and toxiciti… Show more
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