Nasopharyngeal carcinoma medical therapy
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Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1] Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Faizan Sheraz, M.D. [2]
Overview
The mainstay of therapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma is external beam radiotherapy, supplemented in some cases with chemotherapy.
Medical Therapy
- Standard treatments for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma include:
- Radiation therapy alone
- Concurrent chemoradiation followed by adjuvant chemotherapy
- Chemotherapy alone for metastatic disease
- Treatments under clinical evaluation for patients with nasopharyngeal cancer include the following:
- Dose escalation with new radiation therapy techniques such as stereotactic radiation therapy boost
- Brachytherapy
Undifferentiated subtype of NPC is highly radiosensitive.[1]
References
- ↑ {{cite book |author=Richard Cote, Saul Suster, Lawrence Weiss, Noel Weidner (Editor) |title=Modern Surgical Pathology (2 Volume Set) |publisher=W B Saunders |location=London |year= |pages= |isbn=0-7216-7253-1 |oclc= |doi=}