Combined modality treatment with full-dose chemotherapy and concomitant boost radiotherapy for advanced head and neck carcinoma
✍ Scribed by Jürg Kutter; Mahmut Ozsahin; Philippe Monnier; Roger Stupp
- Book ID
- 106082553
- Publisher
- Springer-Verlag
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Volume
- 262
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0302-9530
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Background. Definitive radiotherapy (RT) for head and neck cancer is increasingly used to preserve organ function, whereas surgery is reserved for treatment failure. However, data are sparse regarding the feasibility of salvage surgery, particularly for unselected patients after accelerated RT. Met
## Purpose: The purpose of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of rapid superselective high-dose cisplatin infusion with concomitant radiotherapy for previously untreated patients with advanced head and neck cancer. ## Methods: Forty-three patients for whom surgery was contraindicated or who