## Abstract ## BACKGROUND This Phase II trial was conducted to determine the response rate, particularly of the primary sites, tolerability, and toxicity of induction chemotherapy of paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and carboplatin for patients with previously untreated locally advanced squamous cell carci
Phase II study of induction chemotherapy with paclitaxel, ifosfamide, and carboplatin (TIC) for patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
โ Scribed by Robert Haddad; Marshall Posner
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2003
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 32 KB
- Volume
- 97
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0008-543X
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