Maintenance capecitabine is beneficial in NPC

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David Killock. Nat Rev Clin Oncol. 2022 Apr.

. 2022 Apr;19(4):220.

doi: 10.1038/s41571-022-00618-0.

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Effect of Capecitabine Maintenance Therapy Plus Best Supportive Care vs Best Supportive Care Alone on Progression-Free Survival Among Patients With Newly Diagnosed Metastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Who Had Received Induction Chemotherapy: A Phase 3 Randomized Clinical Trial.
Liu GY, Li WZ, Wang DS, Liang H, Lv X, Ye YF, Zhao C, Ke LR, Lv SH, Lu N, Bei WX, Cai ZC, Chen X, Liang CX, Guo X, Xia WX, Xiang YQ. Liu GY, et al. JAMA Oncol. 2022 Apr 1;8(4):553-561. doi: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.7366. JAMA Oncol. 2022. PMID: 35175316 Free PMC article. Clinical Trial.

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