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ABSTRACT:
SUBMITTER: Karabajakian A
PROVIDER: S-EPMC6357133 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Cancers 20181222 1
Induction chemotherapy (IC) in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA HNSCC) has been used for decades. However, its role is yet to be clearly defined outside of larynx preservation. Patients with high risk of distant failure might potentially benefit from sequential treatment. It is now widely accepted that TPF (docetaxel, cisplatin, and fluorouracil) is the standard IC regimen. Essays that have compared this approach with the standard of care, concurrent chemoradiotherapy ( ...[more]