## BACKGROUND. The combination of cisplatin and 5-flurouracil (5-FU) is considered standard therapy for patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Paclitaxel has exhibited single-agent activity in patients with this disease. The authors conducted thi
Cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil chemotherapy in advanced or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
β Scribed by Richard J. Mercier; G. David Neal; Douglas E. Mattox; George A. Gates; Thomas C. Pomeroy; Daniel D. von Hoff
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 404 KB
- Volume
- 60
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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