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Efficacy of the Additional Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials

Yu-Pei Chen1†, Rui Guo1†, Na Liu1†, Xu Liu1, Yan-Ping Mao1, Ling-Long Tang1, Guan-Qun Zhou1, Ai-Hua Lin2, Ying Sun1, Jun Ma1✉

1. Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center of Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
2. Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, School of Public Health, Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, People's Republic of China
† These authors contributed equally to this work.

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Chen YP, Guo R, Liu N, Liu X, Mao YP, Tang LL, Zhou GQ, Lin AH, Sun Y, Ma J. Efficacy of the Additional Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Cancer 2015; 6(9):883-892. doi:10.7150/jca.11814. https://www.jcancer.org/v06p0883.htm
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Abstract

Background: Due to the lack of studies, it remains unclear whether the additional neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) to concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) is superior to CCRT alone for locoregionally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC). The main objective of this Bayesian network meta-analysis was to determine the efficacy of NACT+CCRT as compared with CCRT alone.

Methods: We comprehensively searched databases and extracted data from randomized controlled trials involving NPC patients who received NACT+CCRT, CCRT, NACT+radiotherapy (RT), or RT. Overall survival (OS) with hazard ratio (HR), and locoregional recurrence rate (LRR) and distant metastasis rate (DMR) with relative risks (RRs), were concerned.

Results: Nine trials involving 1988 patients were analyzed. In the network meta-analysis, there was significant benefit of NACT+CCRT over CCRT for DMR (RR=0.54, 95% credible interval [CrI]=0.27-0.94). However, NACT+CCRT had a tendency to worsen locoregional control significantly as compared with CCRT (RR =1.71, 95%CrI =0.94-2.84), and no significant improvement in OS was found (HR =0.73, 95%CrI=0.40-1.23).

Conclusions: NACT+CCRT is associated with reduced distant failure as compared with CCRT alone, and whether the additional NACT can improve survival for locoregionally advanced NPC should be further explored. Optimizing regimens and identifying patients at high risk of metastasis may enhance the efficacy of NACT+CCRT.

Keywords: concurrent chemoradiotherapy, induction chemotherapy, meta-analysis, nasopharyngeal neoplasms, radiotherapy.


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Chen, Y.P., Guo, R., Liu, N., Liu, X., Mao, Y.P., Tang, L.L., Zhou, G.Q., Lin, A.H., Sun, Y., Ma, J. (2015). Efficacy of the Additional Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. Journal of Cancer, 6(9), 883-892. https://doi.org/10.7150/jca.11814.

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Chen, Y.P.; Guo, R.; Liu, N.; Liu, X.; Mao, Y.P.; Tang, L.L.; Zhou, G.Q.; Lin, A.H.; Sun, Y.; Ma, J. Efficacy of the Additional Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J. Cancer 2015, 6 (9), 883-892. DOI: 10.7150/jca.11814.

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Chen YP, Guo R, Liu N, Liu X, Mao YP, Tang LL, Zhou GQ, Lin AH, Sun Y, Ma J. Efficacy of the Additional Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Cancer 2015; 6(9):883-892. doi:10.7150/jca.11814. https://www.jcancer.org/v06p0883.htm

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Chen YP, Guo R, Liu N, Liu X, Mao YP, Tang LL, Zhou GQ, Lin AH, Sun Y, Ma J. 2015. Efficacy of the Additional Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy to Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy for Patients with Locoregionally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma: a Bayesian Network Meta-analysis of Randomized Controlled Trials. J Cancer. 6(9):883-892.

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