nasopharyngeal carcinoma
Conditions
Interventions
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Age from18 to 60 years; No contraindication to chemotherapy; Pathological classification: World Health Organization (WHO) type II or III disease; The clinical stages only consisting of III, IVa stage (7th edition AJCC classification of nasopharyngeal carcinoma); All cases not received the chemotherapy, radiation therapy, surgical treatment before randomization, Karnofsky performance score (KPS) >=80 points. Normal renal function: creatinine clearance rate >=60 ml/min; normal blood routine test: white blood cells >=4000/ul, platelets>=100000/ul.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Pathological type is adenocarcinoma. Ages>60 or <18 years; karnofsky performance scores <80; first diagnosed NPC with distant metastasis; patients with not-tumor associated death; patients with heart lung liver renal insufficiency; recurrence patients. Surgical history of primary lesion and metastasis .Once received radiotherapy or chemotherapy.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| relapse free survival; | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| overall survival;acute toxicity; | — |
Countries
China