Brachytherapy boost in loco-regionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma: A prospective randomized trial of the International Atomic Energy Agency

• Main Authors: Eduardo Rosenblatt, May Abdel-Wahab, Mahmoud El-Gantiry, Inas Elattar, Jean M. Bourque, M'hamed Afiane, Nouredine Benjaafar, Shahid Abubaker, Yaowalak Chansilpa, Bhadrasain Vikram, Peter Levendag
• Other Authors: International Atomic Energy Agency, Vienna
• Format: Article
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Medicine
• Online Access: https://repository.li.mahidol.ac.th/handle/123456789/34285
• Institution: Mahidol University

Background: The purpose was to determine whether a brachytherapy boost improves outcomes in patients with advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated with standard chemo-radiotherapy.Methods: Patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma WHO grades I-III and TNM stages III or non-metastatic stage IV were eli...