What are the symptoms of advanced lung and liver metastasis of nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

When the lung metastasis grows or the tumor invades the pleura and causes pleural effusion, the patient will experience shortness of breath, cough, and chest pain. The mediastinum is involved and compresses the recurrent laryngeal nerve, which can cause hoarseness. The left lung base metastasis involving the pleura can cause pain in the left upper abdomen. If nasopharyngeal carcinoma metastasizes to the liver and lungs, it is relatively difficult to treat. Even if radiotherapy and chemotherapy are used, it may not be able to control the further development of cancer. After all, it is already an advanced stage of nasopharynx, and it can only appropriately relieve the patient's pain. When it compresses the trachea or bronchi, causing the loss of function of a part of the lung segment or lobe.

What are the targeted drugs for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Targeted drugs for nasopharyngeal carcinoma include EGFR monoclonal antibodies, which are commonly used and suitable for patients with epidermal growth factor receptor-positive nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the middle or late stages. They can be combined with chemotherapy while undergoing targeted drug treatment to improve the efficacy. Monoclonal antibody drugs include panitumumab, bevacizumab, cetuximab, nimotuzumab, etc. Monoclonal antibody targeted drugs normally need to be combined with chemotherapy to achieve the desired therapeutic effect.

Can nasopharyngeal cancer be eradicated?

Taking a reasonable treatment plan can effectively control cancer. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a malignant tumor. At present, the cure rate of early stage is relatively high. It is clinically divided into four stages according to whether it has metastasized. Stage I nasopharyngeal carcinoma is rarely found and has a low rate of consultation. Some nasopharyngeal carcinoma patients can be cured after systematic treatment. Whether it can be cured depends on the patient's condition, personal constitution, treatment situation, mentality and other factors. To treat nasopharyngeal carcinoma, you must have confidence and go to a regular hospital to cooperate with the doctor for treatment.