The analysis of the treatment outcomes of 196 patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by radiotherapy

Objective:To analyze the results of nasopharyngeal carcinoma treated by radical radiotherapy.and explore the prognostic factors of patients.Methods:One hundred and ninty six patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma who were treated in our department were analyzed retrospectively.All patients were irradiated with 6-MV photons and the total dose rang was 64-80Gy.Only 37 patients received additional chemotherapy.Results:The 5-year and 10-year overall survival rates were 53.10% and 39.90%,respectively.Single factors analysis showed that sex,clinical stage,T-stage,N-stage,dose of primary lesions and dose of low neck were prognostic factors;Multivariate analysis revealed that only clinical stage was independent factors for overall survival.Conclusion:The treatment results of nasopharyngeal carcinoma were confirmed,clinical stage,T-stage,N-stage were most important prognostic factors.