Effect of Total Dose and Fraction Size on Survival of Patients With Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: A Phase 2, Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial
Effect of Total Dose and Fraction Size on Survival of Patients With Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy: A Phase 2, Single-Center, Randomized Controlled Trial
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DOI:
10.1002/cncr.28934
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发表时间:
2014-11-15
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影响因子:
6.2
通讯作者:
Han, Fei
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作者:
Tian, Yun-ming;Zhao, Chong;Han, Fei
BACKGROUND The optimal model of total dose and fraction size for patients with locally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) remains unclear. The authors designed a randomized phase 2 clinical trial to investigate the efficacy of 2 different models, with the objective of determining an optimal model. METHODS Between January 2003 and December 2007, a total of 117 patients with locally recurrent nonmetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma were randomized to 2 different models of total dose and fraction size: group A (59 patients) received 60 gray in 27 fractions and group B (58 patients) received 68 gray in 34 fractions. Both groups received 5 daily fractions per week. All patients received IMRT alone. RESULTS The median follow-up was 25.0 months. The 5-year overall survival in group A was higher than that in group B (44.2% vs 30.3%; P =.06), and the local failure-free survival in group A was slightly lower than that in group B (63.7% vs 71.0%; P =.41). Severe late complications were the main cause of death. The incidences of mucosal necrosis and massive hemorrhage in patients in group B were significantly higher than those among patients in group A at 50.8% versus 28.8% (P =.02) and 31.0% versus 18.6% (P =.12), respectively. Tumor volume (P