| Literature DB >> 25411434 |
Naomi Kiyota1, Makoto Tahara2, Masato Fujii3.
Abstract
One of the mainstays of treatment for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma is surgery. However, for post-operative patients with high-risk factors for recurrence, surgery alone is insufficient and improving survival requires adjuvant treatment after surgery. Unlike with most other malignancies, the standard adjuvant treatment for post-operative head and neck cancer patients with high-risk factors for recurrence is radiotherapy concurrent with chemotherapy. This review article focuses on the history and future perspectives of adjuvant treatment for post-operative head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.Entities:
Keywords: adjuvant treatment; chemoradiotherapy; head and neck cancer; high-risk factors for recurrence
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Year: 2014 PMID: 25411434 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyu195
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Jpn J Clin Oncol ISSN: 0368-2811 Impact factor: 3.019