Does induction chemotherapy have a role in the management of locoregionally advanced squamous cell head and neck cancer?

DJ Adelstein, M LeBlanc - Journal of clinical oncology, 2006 - ascopubs.org
The use of systemic chemotherapy before definitive locoregional management, or induction
chemotherapy, has been a theoretically attractive and well-studied approach in the …

[图书][B] Рак гортани. Современные аспекты лечения и реабилитации

ЕЛ Чойнзонов, МР Мухамедов, ЛН Балацкая - 2006 - elibrary.ru
Монография посвящена сложной проблеме клинической онкологии-лечению,
реабилитации и качеству жизни больных раком гортани после комбинированного …

Examining the need for neck dissection in the era of chemoradiation therapy for advanced head and neck cancer

LA Goguen, MR Posner, RB Tishler… - … –Head & Neck …, 2006 - jamanetwork.com
Objectives To (1) determine clinical factors that predict pathologic complete response (pCR)
on neck dissection after sequential chemoradiotherapy (SCRT) for advanced head and neck …

Reassessment of the role of induction chemotherapy for head and neck cancer

MK Gibson, AA Forastiere - The Lancet Oncology, 2006 - thelancet.com
Head and neck cancers are a complex group of diseases defined by variations in
histological features, anatomical location, and cause. Once the realm of surgeons and …

Planned neck dissection following chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer: is it necessary for all?

PK Pellitteri, A Ferlito, A Rinaldo… - Head & Neck …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
In the absence of large‐scale randomized trials evaluating dissection versus observation of
the involved neck after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy, there is a need to collect data that …

EGFR-targeting monoclonal antibodies in head and neck cancer

I Astsaturov, RB Cohen… - Current cancer drug targets, 2006 - ingentaconnect.com
The epidermal growth factor (EGF) and its receptor were discovered nearly 40 years ago.
Over the past decade interruption of this pathway has been exploited in the treatment of …

Relationship between clinical factors and the incidence of toxicity after intra-arterial chemoradiation for head and neck cancer

GB van den Broek, AJM Balm… - Radiotherapy and …, 2006 - Elsevier
BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Concomitant chemoradiation is more and more used for
advanced head and neck cancer. It improves local control and survival compared to …

Dysphagia severity following chemoradiation and postoperative radiation for head and neck cancer

NP Nguyen, CC Moltz, C Frank, U Karlsson… - European journal of …, 2006 - Elsevier
OBJECTIVE: The purpose of the study is to evaluate dysphagia severity following
chemoradiation and postoperative radiation for head and neck cancer, and particularly the …

Long-term results of conventional radiotherapy versus accelerated hyperfractionated radiotherapy versus concomitant radiotherapy and chemotherapy in …

C Fallai, A Bolner, M Signor, A Gava… - Tumori …, 2006 - journals.sagepub.com
Aims and Background To compare conventional fractionation (CF) radiation therapy (RT),
arm A, versus a split-course accelerated hyperfractionated schedule (S-AHF), arm B, versus …

Benefit of postoperative chemoradiotherapy for patients with unknown primary squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck

NJ Shehadeh, JF Ensley, O Kucuk, C Black… - Head & …, 2006 - Wiley Online Library
Background. Postopertative adjuvant chemoradiotherapy recently became an established
modality for patients with selected high‐risk locally advanced head and neck cancers. The …