## Abstract ## Background. The purpose was to evaluate the efficacy of tumor volumetry on MRI as predictive of response to treatment with induction chemotherapy, comparing the results with endoscopy. ## Methods: Fifty patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SSCHN) wh
Prognostic value of c-erbB2 and other markers in patients treated with chemotherapy for recurrent head and neck cancer
β Scribed by Hideaki Shiga; Audrey A. Rasmussen; Patrick G. Johnston; Miles Langmacher; Alfred Baylor; Michele Lee; Kevin J. Cullen
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2000
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 611 KB
- Volume
- 22
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 1043-3074
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