International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 1300-1306 , 1 August 2006

Improvement of survival after addition of induction chemotherapy to radiotherapy in patients with early-stage nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Subgroup analysis of two Phase III trials

Presented in part at the Thirteenth European Cancer Congress, Paris, France, November 1, 2005.

  • Daniel T.T. Chua, F.R.C.R.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
    • Corresponding Author InformationReprint requests to: Daniel T.T. Chua, F.R.C.R., Department of Clinical Oncology, PB-115, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong. Tel: (+852) 2855-4223; Fax: (+852) 2872-6426
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  • Jun Ma, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  • Jonathan S.T. Sham, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Hai-Qiang Mai, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  • Damon T.K. Choy, F.R.C.R.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Ming-Huang Hong, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  • Tai-Xiang Lu, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China
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  • Gordon K.H. Au, F.R.C.R.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Clinical Oncology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Pokfulam, Hong Kong SAR, China
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  • Hua-Qing Min, M.D.

      Affiliations

    • Department of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma, Cancer Center and State Key Laboratory of Oncology in Southern China, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, China

Received 23 November 2005 ,Revised 20 February 2006 ,Accepted 21 February 2006.

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 Supported in part by a grant from the Research Grants Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region, China (HKU 7237/01M).

PII: S0360-3016(06)00374-9

doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2006.02.016

International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics
Volume 65, Issue 5 , Pages 1300-1306 , 1 August 2006

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