How long can a patient with nasopharyngeal carcinoma survive after radiotherapy and chemotherapy

How long can patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma survive after chemotherapy and radiotherapy?

1. In the late stage of nasopharyngeal cancer, if regular chemotherapy is given, the patient can survive for three to five years, but this also depends on the malignancy and metastasis of the individual's disease, and whether the patient's physique can tolerate it. Every day, you should pay attention to maintaining a good mental state, staying happy, working and resting, and paying attention to diet. It is uncertain how long you can live.

2. The specific survival time mainly depends on the changes in his condition, the control of his condition after radiotherapy or chemotherapy, and of course, the mental state after the illness is also a very critical issue.

What drugs are used in chemotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma?

Nasopharyngeal carcinoma is a common malignant tumor of the head and neck. It may be infected with the Epstein-Barr virus. It has a high incidence in Guangdong Province and is also called Guangdong cancer. It can be diagnosed through nasopharyngeal endoscopy and pathological examination. It can be diagnosed after radiotherapy. There is no special drug for the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma, but radiotherapy can be combined with synchronous chemotherapy, such as cisplatin, to enhance the effect of radiotherapy.

The main chemotherapy drugs are fluorouracil and taxane combined with platinum chemotherapy, and the targeted drugs are mainly cetuximab. Usually two or three of them are used in combination to form different combination drug regimens to jointly kill nasopharyngeal cancer cells.