Long-Term Survival of Patients With Chemotherapy-Naive Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Receiving Cetuximab Plus Docetaxel and Cisplatin Regimen.

ABSTRACT: Purpose: Metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (mNPC) remains incurable. This prospective study aimed to investigate whether adding cetuximab to cisplatin-based induction therapy could improve efficacy and survival for chemotherapy-naïve mNPC patients. Patients and Methods: Eligible chemotherapy-naïve mNPC patients were enrolled, including those initially diagnosed with mNPC (IM) and those with first-relapse metastases after radiotherapy (RM). Patients all received induction chemotherapy (IC) including docetaxel and cisplatin plus cetuximab. Those who obtained objective remission after IC would continue to receive radiotherapy concurrent with cetuximab and cisplatin, and further capecitabine as maintenance. Contemporaneous patients who received conventional therapy served as co

SUBMITTER: Zhang M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7319102 | biostudies-literature | 2020

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature