Chemotherapy for recurrent disease and combined modality therapies for head and neck cancer. Review uri icon

Overview

abstract

  • The identification and development of new agents and innovative treatment approaches remain a priority. The prognosis for patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck cancer remains poor; thus participation in trials of promising investigational agents is an important option for these individuals. For patients with locally advanced tumors, combined modality treatment is undergoing rapid evolution. The optimal combination and sequence of therapies have yet to be determined. However, available data support an increasing role for chemotherapy especially as part of strategies to preserve organ function and treat unresectable disease.

publication date

  • May 1, 1995

Research

keywords

  • Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
  • Head and Neck Neoplasms
  • Neoplasm Recurrence, Local

Identity

Scopus Document Identifier

  • 0028919068

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

  • 10.1097/00001622-199505000-00009

PubMed ID

  • 7654826

Additional Document Info

volume

  • 7

issue

  • 3