Concurrent weekly carboplatin and radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma: report of a joint phase II study.
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Abstract
We report a phase I/II study of weekly concurrent carboplatin and radiotherapy in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma (M0 stage). Of 47 patients registered, 45 completed the treatment course. Twenty-six (55%) (95% CI, 41-69%) patients experienced > or =grade 3 acute toxicity (RTOG). Five (11%) (95% CI, 2-20%) patients experienced > or =grade 3 chronic toxicity. This regimen appears to have acceptable toxicity compared to the experimental arm of Phase III Intergroup Study 0099, but progression-free and overall survival are probably inferior. At present, there is no data to suggest that carboplatin can replace cisplatin for concurrent chemoradiation for NPC.
Medical subject headings
- Antineoplastic Agents
- Carboplatin
- Carcinoma
- Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms