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Should chemoradiotherapy to primary and neck be offered to patients with Stage IVC nasopharyngeal carcinoma with limited osseous disease?

What are the data for loco-regional and distant recurrence rates with and without local therapy? What is the OS advantage?
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Radiation Oncology · Medical University of South Carolina (Charleston)
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Yes. Please refer to the recent small phase III randomized trial: You et al., PMID 32701129.

Anecdotally, I have treated an Asian patient with EBV-associated NPC who had a single sternal met at presentation with definitive chemoxrt (no induction) who is is ~7 years post treatment and is NED.

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