Radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Objective To compare the result and side-effect of radiation therapy combined with chemotherapy(CRT) and radiation therapy alone(RT) for locally advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma. Mehods 43 patients with for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma were radomized into two groups:21 entred in the CRT and 22 in the RT group. Results The survival rates of all the patients at 1 and 3-year were 88.4%,51.2%. The survival rates at 1 and 3-year were 90.5%, 57.1% in the CRT group and86.4%, 45.5% in the RT gro...