## Abstract ## BACKGROUND The current Phase I/II study assessed induction docetaxel/carboplatin given weekly for 4 weeks, followed by weekly docetaxel/carboplatin and concomitant boost radiotherapy (CBβXRT) for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. ## METHODS Twenty patients wi
Phase I/II trial of weekly docetaxel and concomitant radiotherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck
β Scribed by Masato Fujii; Mamoru Tsukuda; Bunsuke Satake; Akira Kubota; Akinori Kida; Naoyuki Kohno; Kenji Okami; Yukio Inuyama
- Publisher
- Springer
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 428 KB
- Volume
- 9
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1341-9625
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## Abstract ## Purpose The combination of chemotherapy and irradiation is considered the standard of care for the treatment of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck (SCCHN). Paclitaxel has shown a singleβagent activity in SCCHN. Besides, this drug is a promising radiosensitizer for som