Complete clinical response after induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: Impact on oncologic outcomes

Objective: Concomitant chemoradiation (RCT) represents the standard of care for locally-advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC).Nevertheless induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by RCT is currently an attractive approach.Some trials showed a survival benefit of this therapeutic strategy.The aim of this study was to analyze complete clinical response (CCR) after IC and to assess its impact on disease control and survival.