Advanced recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Results of a chemotherapeutic regimen with adriamycin, bleomycin, 5-fluorouracil, methotrextate, and vitamin A.
Abstract
Twenty-five patients with advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were entered into this study. All patients had previously been irradiated and the majority had also undergone surgery for recurrent tumor. A low-dose regimen consisting of adriamycin, bleomycin, 5-fluorouracil, methotrexate, and vitamin A was prescribed, the median number of courses was four and a total of 95 were administered. Ten patients (40%) achieved objective responses (7 partial, 3 complete). The median duration of response was 14 weeks (range, nine to 60 weeks) with a median survival time of 38.5 weeks (range, eight to 72 weeks). The nonresponding patient group's survival time was significantly reduced (P = 0.002; median, 12 weeks; range, three to 40 weeks). The treatment was given on an outpatient basis and no serious hematologic toxic reactions were encountered. Mucositis was uncommon. This regimen produced an acceptable response rate without serious side-effects. The use of Vitamin A may have helped to prevent further impairment of the patient's nutritional status by ameliorating drug-induced mucositis.Citation
Advanced recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck. Results of a chemotherapeutic regimen with adriamycin, bleomycin, 5-fluorouracil, methotrextate, and vitamin A. 1980, 46 (6):1324-8 CancerJournal
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