Weekly versus triweekly cisplatin treatment in patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer during concurrent chemoradiotherapy
Xin Li,
Lei Li,
Ruimei Sun
et al.
Abstract:Background
For patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal cancer (LA-NPC), concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is the standardized treatment. However, whether a weekly or triweekly cisplatin regimen should be used during CCRT is controversial. Therefore, we conducted this meta-analysis to explore differences in the effects and toxicities of the two regimens.
Methods
We searched PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library (until June 10, 2022). We e… Show more
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