Treatment outcomes of radiotherapy with concurrent weekly cisplatin in older patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Treatment outcomes of radiotherapy with concurrent weekly cisplatin in older patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma

Abstract Background Tri-weekly cisplatin and radiotherapy (CDDP + RT) is a standard of care for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) but is sometimes challenging to complete in older patients. Weekly CDDP + RT has shown mild toxicity compared to tri-weekly CDDP + RT for...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Uchinami, Koichi Yasuda, Satoshi Kano, Manami Otsuka, Seijiro Hamada, Takayoshi Suzuki, Nayuta Tsushima, Shuhei Takahashi, Yoshihiro Fujita, Tomohiko Miyazaki, Hajime Higaki, Jun Taguchi, Yasushi Shimizu, Tomohiro Sakashita, Akihiro Homma, Hidefumi Aoyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Springer 2023-12-01
Series:Discover Oncology
Subjects:
Chemoradiotherapy
Head and neck cancer
Older patients
Treatment outcomes
Weekly cisplatin
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-023-00844-7

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https://doi.org/10.1007/s12672-023-00844-7

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