Research Article

[Retracted] Treatment Protocols in the Efficacy and Safety of Anti-EGFR Medicines in Combination with Standard Therapy for Patients with Nasopharyngeal Cancer: A Meta-Analysis

Table 1

Characteristics of included studies.

Author (yr)Age (years), median (range)Median follow-up
Anti-EGFRControlAnti-EGFRControl

Wu (2014)36 (26-57)47 (32-63)RT+h-R3RT
Mei (2018)45 (25-68)44 (15-67)CTX/NTX+CCRTIC+CCRT
You (2017)45 (12-69)46 (15-74)CTX/NTX+CCRTCCRT
Mao (2019)44 (17-72)43 (13-73)NTX/CTX+CRTCRT
Hao (2018)42 (36-51)44 (36-51)CTX/NTX+ICIC
Wu (2007)36 (26-57)47 ()RT+h-R3RT
Wang (2019)44 (34-55)44 (32-55)NTZ+IMRTIMRT
Li (2016)60 (25-68)60 (25-67)RT+h-R3RT+CDDP
Xia (2017)44 (32-52)44 (32-52)CTX+CCRTCCRT
Yang (2017)46 (25-64)46 (28-66)CTX+CCRTCCRT
You (2017)46 (18-75)47 (15-74)CTX/NTX+IMRTIMRT+CDDP

Note: anti-EGFR: anti-epidermal growth factor receptor. CTX; NTX; h-R3; IMRT; CDDP.