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Superiority of intensity-modulated radiation therapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma with skull-base invasion.

Shufang LiaoYuan XieYi FengYuanyuan ZhouYufei PanJinfang FanJinglin MiXiaoli QinDacheng YaoWei Jiang
Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2019)
IMRT significantly improved patient survival compared with 2DRT in NPC patients with severe skull-base invasion, but a similar survival rate was noted in mild invasion patients. Chemotherapy can improve survival in NPC patients with severe invasion. Among the two therapies, IMRT significantly decreased therapy-related toxicity.
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