Preliminary results of late-course 3 dimentional conformal radiotherapy for primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma
- VernacularTitle:鼻咽癌后程三维适形放射治疗疗效观察
- Author:
Jianji PAN
;
Shaojun LIN
;
Junxin WU
;
Chuanben CHEN
;
Yu ZHANG
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Late-course 3dimentional conformal radiotherapy;
Nasopharyngeal car-cinoma
- From:
Cancer Research and Clinic
1997;0(03):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
Objective To study the outcomes of nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by late-course 3-dimentional conformal radiotherapy(3DCRT). Methods 37 primary nasopharyngeal carcinomas were involved into the CRT group. A total dose of 70 Gy to 74 Gy was delivered by using the conventional method (36 Gy) and late-course 3DCRT technique (34 ~ 38 Gy). This group was matched with a same number of patients who were treated with conventional method alone (Routing group). The treatment results and acute toxicity between the two groups were analyzed. Results The complete response (CR) rate of primary tumor was achieved 100 % in CRT group and 86 % in routing group, respectively. The CRT group had severe mucositis and peripheral neuropathy, but the difference was not statistically significant. There was no difference in the overall survival between the two groups. Conclusion Late-course 3DCRT is an effective method in the treatment of primary nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
