Open AccessPatterns of failure and survival in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy in Saudi Arabia
Author(s) -
Ahmed Maklad,
Yasser Bayoumi,
Mohamed Abdalazez Senosy Hassan,
AbuSaleh A. Elawadi,
Hussain AlHussain,
Ashraf Elyamany,
Saleh Aldhahri,
Khalid AlQahtani,
Mohammed Alqahtani,
Mutahir A. Tunio
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
oncotargets and therapy
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.054
H-Index - 60
ISSN - 1178-6930
DOI - 10.2147/ott.s95457
Subject(s) - medicine , nasopharyngeal carcinoma , otorhinolaryngology , radiation oncology , oncology , radiation therapy , head and neck cancer , surgery
We aimed to investigate the patterns of failure (locoregional and distant metastasis), associated factors, and treatment outcomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients treated with intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) combined with chemotherapy.