Nimotuzumab plus platinum-based chemotherapy platinum-based chemotherapy alone in patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Background: Palliative chemotherapy has been the mainstay treatment for patients with recurrent or metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma (R/M-NPC). However, little is known about the efficacy and toxicity of nimotuzumab (NTZ) – a monoclonal antibody drug targeting epidermal growth factor receptor – pl...

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Main Authors: Yunshu Zhu, Sheng Yang, Shengyu Zhou, Jianliang Yang, Yan Qin, Lin Gui, Yuankai Shi, Xiaohui He
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2020-09-01
Series:Therapeutic Advances in Medical Oncology
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1758835920953738