title: [Clinical study of transcatheter arterial chemotherapy and embolization in patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  To study the significance of transcatheter arterial chemotherapy and embolization for patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma.
  
  
  METHODS
  Eighty-seven patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma were randomized into third groups: 1. A group (transcatheter arterial chemotherapy and radiotherapy), 26 cases; 2. B group (radiotherapy and chemotherapy), 29 cases; 3. C group (simple radiotherapy), 32 cases.
  
  
  RESULTS
  All patients were followed up for 38-72 months. The immediate response (CR) of A group, B group and C group were 92.3% and 72.4% and 68.8%, respectively (P < 0.05). The 3 years survival of A group was 88.5%, higher than those of B group and C group, which were 69.0%, and 62.5% respectively (P < 0.05).
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  Radiotherapy plus transcatheter arterial chemotherapy embolization simultaneously have synergic effect on patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma, this method was worthy further study.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otolaryngology, Chaozhou Central Hospital, Chaozhou 521021.
authors.forename: Jinsheng
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Chen
authors.forename: Xirong
authors.initials: X
authors.lastname: Wen
authors.forename: Jiakun
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Yongzhong
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Zhan
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D016461:Chemoembolization, Therapeutic; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005263:Femoral Artery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*