학술논문

Cisplatin and fluorouracil alone or with docetaxel in head and neck cancer
Document Type
Clinical report
Source
The New England Journal of Medicine. Oct 25, 2007, Vol. 357 Issue 17, p1705, 11 p.
Subject
Chemotherapy -- Usage
Chemotherapy -- Comparative analysis
Cisplatin -- Dosage and administration
Cisplatin -- Comparative analysis
Docetaxel -- Dosage and administration
Docetaxel -- Comparative analysis
Squamous cell carcinoma -- Drug therapy
Cancer -- Chemotherapy
Cancer -- Usage
Cancer -- Comparative analysis
Drug therapy, Combination
Language
English
ISSN
0028-4793
Abstract
A randomized phase 3 trial results of the treatment of squamous-cell carcinoma of head and neck is presented. Patients receiving docetaxel plus cisplatin and fluorouracil induction chemotherapy plus chemoradiotherapy showed longer survival than those receiving cisplatin and fluorouracil induction chemotherapy plus chemoradiotherapy.