Abstract:Objective To analyze the efficacy of induction chemotherapy combined with intensity-modulated radiotherapy/concurrent chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma in the real world.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on 821 newly treated patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma who received induction chemotherapy combined with radical radiotherapy/concurrent chemoradiotherapy in Hunan Cancer Hospital from January 2018 to January 2019. Induction chemotherapy regimens included TP, TPF, GP or PF. The efficacy and toxicity of different regimens were compared.Results The median follow-up time was 61.3 months (IQR 57.3~64.8 months). After propensity score matching (PSM), 5-year overall survival (OS) rate of the TP, TPF and PF group was respectively 85.8%, 79.6% and 81.6% (P=0.222). The local relapse-free survival (LRRFS) rate of the three groups was respectively 93.1%, 89.6%, and 91.9% (P=0.515). The distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rate of the three groups were 86.0%, 79.6%, and 85.6%, respectively (P=0.314). Progression free survival (PFS) rate of the three groups were 76.5%, 71.4%, and 74.1%, respectively (P=0.373). During induction chemotherapy, the incidences of hematological toxicity of the TPF and GP group were significantly higher than those of the TP and PF groups.Conclusion For patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma, the efficacy of different induction chemotherapy regimens was similar. High-intensity induction chemotherapy regimens represented by TPF and GP did not bring overall survival benefits for patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.