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Original Research

A triplet chemotherapy regimen of cisplatin, fluorouracil and paclitaxel for locoregionally recurrent nasopharyngeal carcinoma cases contraindicated for re-irradiation/surgery

Yun WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Zhi-qiang WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Yuan-xue JiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Feng-hua WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Hui-yan LuoState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Ying LiangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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De-shen WangState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. China
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Yu-hong LiState Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, P.R. China;Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, Guangzhou, P.R. ChinaCorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 1585-1590 | Received 17 Feb 2016, Accepted 17 Jun 2016, Published online: 30 Jun 2016

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