ORAL METHOTREXATE AS SECOND LINE CHEMOTHERAPY IN PLATINUM-REFRACTORY OR RELAPSED SQUAMOUS CELL CARCINOMA OF THE HEAD AND NECK

Purpose: Platinum-refractory or relapsed squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is considered to have poor prognosis. Although cetuximab is currently recommended as category 1 in this group of patients, the use of it is hampered in low- and middle-income countries (LMICs) like Pakistan...

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Main Authors: Muhammad Irfan, Arif Jamshed, Irfan Haider, Raza Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Shaukat Khanum Memorial Trust 2016-08-01
Series:Journal of Cancer and Allied Specialties
Online Access:http://journals.sfu.ca/jcas/index.php/jcas/article/view/75