[Efficacy of hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with docetaxel for treatment of bone metastasis of lung cancer].

Objective: To evaluate the efficacy of hypofractionated radiotherapy combined with docetaxel for treatment of bone metastasis of lung cancer and explore the factors related to the prognosis.

Methods: Seventy-two patients with bone metastasis of lung cancer were divided into group A with hypofractionated radiotherapy at 3.0 Gy /fraction (once a day, 5 days per week for 30 Gy) and weekly docetaxel treatment at 60 mg for 2 weeks, and group B with radiotherapy alone at 2.

[Radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy for treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma].

Objective: To evaluate the effect of radiotherapy combined with concurrent chemotherapy for the treatment of advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

Methods: From February 2001 to August 2003, 80 cases of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (stage III and IVa) were randomized into two groups to receive radiotherapy with concurrent chemotherapy (Group A, n=40) consisted of leucovorin (CF, 100 mg/m(2), days 1-5), 5-fluorouracil (5-Fu, 500 mg/m(2), days 1-5), cisplatin (DDP, 60 mg/m(2), day 1) for one course followed by another 4 weeks later, or radiotherapy alone (Group B, n=40). In all cases, the radiotherapy followed the same protocol, with the nasopharyngeal (NP) total dose (DT) of 66-76 Gy given in 6.