Combined treatment for unresectable head and neck tumors using radiotherapy in combination with regional chemotherapy.

Autor: Sedakov IE, Semikoz NG, Ostapenko YV, Gonchar AG, Bondar AV, Gorovenko RE
Jazyk: ruština
Zdroj: Voprosy onkologii [Vopr Onkol] 2016; Vol. 62 (3), pp. 451-9.
Abstrakt: This article is concerned with treatment for unresectable epithelial tumors of the head and neck. It gives a detailed account of the experience of radiation therapy in combination with selective regional chemotherapy administration as a method of combined treatment. According to the study result the complete tumor responce was demonstrated in 5.3% cases; participal tumor responce - in 80.4%; stable disease - in10.7%; progression of the tumor proces - in 3.6%. The reported adveres events and their treatment details are described for all severity as per NCI-CTCAE. The performed analysis suggests the preliminary study treatment results and the advantages of the selected scheme.
Databáze: MEDLINE