Concurrent chemoradiotherapy using cisplatin, tegafur, and leucovorin for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx and oropharynx

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy using cisplatin, tegafur, and leucovorin for advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the hypopharynx and oropharynx

Background: To evaluate the efficacy and adverse events of cisplatin, tegafur, and leucovorin concomitantly with radiotherapy for patients with advanced, non-metastatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the oropharynx and hypopharynx. Methods: The PTL regimen consisted of cisplatin (P) 50 mg/m 2 on...

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Main Authors: Hung-Ming Wang, Cheng-Lung Hsu, Chia-Hsun Hsieh, Kang-Hsing Fan, Chien-Yu Lin, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang, Shiang-Fu Huang, I-How Chen, Chun-Ta Liao, Shu-Kung Ng
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2014-06-01
Series:Biomedical Journal
Subjects:
chemoradiotherapy
chemotherapy
head and neck cancer
leucoverin
radiotherapy
tegafur
Online Access:http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2014;volume=37;issue=3;spage=133;epage=140;aulast=Wang

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http://www.biomedj.org/article.asp?issn=2319-4170;year=2014;volume=37;issue=3;spage=133;epage=140;aulast=Wang

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