Spots Global Cancer Trial Database for Combination of Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine Induction Chemotherapy and Intensity-modulated radiotherapyIntensity-modulated Radiotherapy With or Without Concurrent Cisplatin for NPC

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Trial Identification

Brief Title: Combination of Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine Induction Chemotherapy and Intensity-modulated radiotherapyIntensity-modulated Radiotherapy With or Without Concurrent Cisplatin for NPC

Official Title: Combination of Cisplatin Plus Gemcitabine Induction Chemotherapy and Intensity-modulated Radiotherapy With or Without Concurrent Cisplatin for Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Study ID: NCT01854203

Conditions

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Interventions

Inductive chemotherapy + concurrent cisplatin and IMRT

Inductive chemotherapy + IMRT

Study Description

Brief Summary: Concurrent cisplatin-based chemotherapy plus radiotherapy increased the risk of treatment-related death and severe acute toxicity. The survival benefit of adding concurrent chemotherapy to intensity modulated radiation in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma is unclear. Gemcitabine plus cisplatin chemotherapy combine with radiotherapy was effective and well tolerated by patients with locoregionally advanced NPC.

Detailed Description: The purpose of this study is to compare gemcitabine plus cisplatin induction chemotherapy combine intensity-modulated radiotherapy with or without concurrent cisplatin in patients with locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), in order to reevaluate the value of concurrent cisplatin when 4 cycles induction chemotherapy (gemcitabine+cisplatin) and IMRT is used.