Split-Course radiotherapy: A nonideal treatment in a nonideal patient

Background: Radical chemoradiation is the standard of care for locally advanced head-and-neck cancer. However, patients with pretreatment poor risk features exhibit a poor tolerance to these rigorous regimens and are then usually prescribed short-course palliative radiotherapy which provides symptom...

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Published in:	Journal of Head & Neck Physicians and Surgeons
Main Authors:	Pragyat Thakur, Bhavana Rai, Sushmita Ghoshal, Rohit Mahajan
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Subjects:	Carcinoma oropharynx overall survival progression-free survival split-course radiotherapy toxicity
Online Access:	http://www.jhnps.org/article.asp?issn=2347-8128;year=2018;volume=6;issue=1;spage=43;epage=47;aulast=Thakur