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Chemotherapy of Squamous Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing cis-Platinum and Bleomycin with Methotrexate and Vindesine

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Part of the book series: Recent Results in Cancer Research ((RECENTCANCER,volume 98))

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A series of 79 patients with locally inoperable squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck region were treated from June 1979 to December 1982. The status of inoperability was based on a surgical evaluation indicating that the tumor and/or regional nodes could not be totally resected with curative intent. The aim of this study was to compare an aggressive regimen against a mild one.

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von Heyden, HW. et al. (1985). Chemotherapy of Squamous Head and Neck Cancer: A Prospective Randomized Trial Comparing cis-Platinum and Bleomycin with Methotrexate and Vindesine. In: Metzger, U., Largiadèr, F., Senn, HJ. (eds) Perioperative Chemotherapy. Recent Results in Cancer Research, vol 98. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-82432-6_20

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