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SUBMITTER: Oertel K
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3485626 | biostudies-literature | 2012 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Oertel Katrin K Spiegel Karin K Schmalenberg Harald H Dietz Andreas A Maschmeyer Georg G Kuhnt Thomas T Sudhoff Holger H Wendt Thomas G TG Guntinas-Lichius Orlando O
BMC cancer 20121020
<h4>Background</h4>Induction chemotherapy (ICT) with docetaxel, cisplatin and fluorouracil (TPF) followed by radiotherapy is an effective treatment option for unresectable locally advanced head and neck cancer. This phase I study was designed to investigate the safety and tolerability of a split-dose TPF ICT regimen prior to surgery for locally advanced resectable oral and oropharyngeal cancer.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients received TPF split on two dosages on day 1 and 8 per cycle for one or three 3- ...[more]