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Title: Concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy of selected head and neck squamous cell carcinomas using bleomycin and hydroxyurea: a Southwest Oncology Group study

Journal Article · · J. Surg. Oncol.; (United States)

Forty-three patients with Stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were treated with simultaneous hydroxyurea and bleomycin in four treatment levels and with full-dose radiotherapy. Complete responses ranged from 28 to 50% (P = .47), and complete plus partial responses ranged from 57 to 84% (P = .50), in a total of 33 patients. The primary toxicity was moderate to severe mucositis and minimal leukopenia. Despite good initial response, long-term survival duration was not greater than was that for historical controls.

OSTI ID:
6581142
Journal Information:
J. Surg. Oncol.; (United States), Vol. 20:4
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English