The PDQ cancer information summaries are reviewed regularly and updated as new information becomes available. This section describes the latest changes made to this summary as of the date above.

Treatment Option Overview

Added text about the possible benefits of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (cited Pow et al. as reference 11 and Kam et al. as reference 12 and level of evidence 1iiC).

Stage IV Nasopharyngeal Cancer

Added text and a related study about concurrent radiation therapy with chemotherapy as a treatment option under clinical evaluation (cited Chitapanarux et al. as reference 22 and level of evidence 1iiA).

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