Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy of selected head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using bleomycin and hydroxyurea: A southwest oncology group study
β Scribed by Anatolio B. Cruz Jr.; Matilda Perkins; J. Bradley Aust; Charles A. Coltman Jr.; Ester B. Pollard; William S. Fletcher; Peter Kennedy; Daniel E. Lehane; Joaquin Mira; Joseph D. McCracken; Stephen D. Sorgen; Carey P. Page; Olga J. Pendleton; Eashwer Reddy; Joan Sapp; Frank Smith
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1982
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 446 KB
- Volume
- 20
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0022-4790
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β¦ Synopsis
Abstract
Fortyβthree patients with Stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were treated with simultaneous hydroxyurea and bleomycin in four treatment levels and with fullβdose radiotherapy. Complete responses ranged from 28 to 50% (P = .47), and complete plus partial responses ranged from 57 to 84% (P = .50), in a total of 33 patients. The primary toxicity was moderate to severe mucositis and minimal leukopenia. Despite good initial response, longβterm survival duration was not greater than was that for historical controls.
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