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CONCLUSION
Overall, our current study showed the indirect results of comparing CRT + adjuvant with induction + CRT in locoregionally advanced NPC and found that they were equally effective but both better than CRT alone. Future head-to-head clinical trials were needed to provide more conclusive evidence for optimal treatment strategy in advanced NPC.
Disclosure
The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.
Li Li,1 Wei Liang,1 Jin-Xian Zhu,1 Chun-Jie Dong,2 Yuan-Mei Zou,1 Bi-Cui Ye,1 Lin Gao1
1Department of Radiation Oncology, Wuzhou Red Cross Hospital, Wuzhou, Guangxi, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Internal Medicine, The Second Hospital of Fushun, Fushun, Liaoning, People’s Republic of China
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Originally published January 4, 2019.
