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ArticleRadiation oncology (London, England)2019

3-weekly or weekly cisplatin concurrently with radiotherapy for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck - a multicentre, retrospective analysis.

Seth Helfenstein, Oliver Riesterer, Urs R Meier, Alexandros Papachristofilou, Benjamin Kasenda, Miklos Pless, Sacha I Rothschild

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Article in Radiation oncology (London, England), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  9. Comparison of the Effect of Weekly Cisplatin Versus Three Weekly Cisplatin in Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy of Head and Neck Cancer: A Pilot Study.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2025
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  11. Treatment-related hearing loss in weekly versus triweekly cisplatin chemoradiation for head and neck cancer.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2024
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  14. Oxidative Stress and Age-Related Tumors.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024
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  17. Making In Vitro Tumor Models Whole Again.Advanced healthcare materials · 2023
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  20. A Prospective Randomised Comparative Study Between Weekly Cisplatin Versus Three Weekly Cisplatin with Radiotherapy in Unresectable Locally Advanced Head and Neck Cancer.Indian journal of otolaryngology and head and neck surgery : official publication of the Association of Otolaryngologists of India · 2022
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Seth HelfensteinDepartment Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Medical Oncology, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
Oliver RiestererClinic for Radiation Oncology, University Hospital and University of Zürich, Rämistrasse 100, 8091, Zürich, Switzerland.
Urs R MeierCantonal Hospital Winterthur, Clinic for Radiation Oncology, Brauerstrasse 15, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Alexandros PapachristofilouClinic for Radiotherapy and Radio-Oncology, University Hospital Basel, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
Benjamin KasendaDepartment Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Medical Oncology, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland.
Miklos PlessMedical Oncology, Cantonal Hospital Winterthur, Brauerstrasse 15, 8400, Winterthur, Switzerland.
Sacha I RothschildDepartment Internal Medicine, University Hospital Basel, Medical Oncology, Petersgraben 4, 4031, Basel, Switzerland. sacha.rothschild@usb.ch.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-1304-9340

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundConcurrent chemoradiotherapy with cisplatin is standard for patients (pts) with loco-regionally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (LA-SCCHN) and for patients with resected SCCHN with high-risk features. The standard regimen includes 3-weekly cisplatin, but weekly regimens are often used to lower toxicity. Reaching a cumulative dose of ≥200 mg/m

methodsMulticentre, retrospective analysis of all patients undergoing combined RCT with cisplatin treated at 3 centres in Switzerland between 06/2008 and 12/2015.

resultsThree hundred fourteen pts. were included (3-weekly, N = 127; weekly, N = 187). Median cumulative cisplatin dose was 200 mg/m

conclusionsSignificantly more patients receive a cumulative cisplatin dose of ≥200 mg/m

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AdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsChemoradiotherapyCisplatinDrug Administration ScheduleFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinChemo-radiotherapyCisplatinDoseHead and neck squamous carcinomaTreatment

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PMID30744643
PMCPMC6371614

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