The treatment and prospects of locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
10.11904/j.issn.1002-3070.2015.02.012
- VernacularTitle:局部晚期鼻咽癌的治疗现状及展望
- Author:
Xiaofei YAN
;
Bo HAN
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma;
Intensity modulated conformal radiation therapy;
Chemoradio-therapy;
Targeted therapy
- From:
Practical Oncology Journal
2015;(2):149-152
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Radiotherapy is the main treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma .The intensity modulated ra-diation therapy is one of the most ideal radiotherapy technology for nasopharyngeal carcinoma .Local recurrence and distant metastasis are still the main reasons responded to the radiation fails .Therefore,chemoradiotherapy has become the most recommended treatment for nasopharyngeal carcinoma ( NPC) ,and the synchronous chemoradio-therapy is a widely accepted joint model .Neoadjuvant chemotherapy shows significant advantages comparing to concurrent chemoradiotherapy in reducing the adverse reactions ,while it is uncertain whether the follow -up ma-intenance chemotherapy can improve total survival .The understanding of targeted drugs in chemoradiotherapy is still in early stage,but the result is worth looking forward to .In addition,novel treatments and concepts ,including immune therapy and biological chemotherapy ,are attracting more and more attention .
