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General Information About

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma +
Cellular Classification of
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma +
Stage Information for
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma +
Treatment Option Overview for
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma −

Table 6. Treatment Options for

Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

Stage Treatment Options

Stage I Radiation therapy

nasopharyngeal
carcinoma

Stages II, III, and IV Radiation therapy

nasopharyngeal
carcinoma
Concurrent
chemoradiation

Neoadjuvant
chemotherapy and
concurrent
chemoradiation

Concurrent
chemoradiation and
adjuvant
chemotherapy

Neoadjuvant
chemotherapy
followed by radiation
therapy alone

Recurrent Radiation therapy

nasopharyngeal
carcinoma

Treatment of Stage I
Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma +
Treatment of Stages II, III, and IV
Nonmetastatic Nasopharyngeal
Carcinoma
+
Treatment of Metastatic and
Recurrent Nasopharyngeal
Carcinoma
+
Changes to This Summary
(07/13/2022) +
About This PDQ Summary +
Updated: July 13, 2022

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