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ArticleCancer medicine2019

Comparing high-dose cisplatin with cisplatin-based combination chemotherapy in definitive concurrent chemoradiation setting for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (LAHNSCC).

Muhammad Furqan, Travis P Snyders, Mohammed U Saqlain, Sarah L Mott, Douglas Laux, Anthony Snow, Carryn M Anderson, John M Watkins, Gerald H Clamon

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Article in Cancer medicine, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5citing papers in PubMed
1.7field-weighted citation impact, top 18% of its field
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3 · Its place in the literature

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Muhammad FurqanDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.ORCID 0000-0003-3137-2053
Travis P SnydersDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Mohammed U SaqlainDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Sarah L MottBiostatistics Core, Holden Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Douglas LauxDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Anthony SnowDepartment of Pathology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Carryn M AndersonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
John M WatkinsDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
Gerald H ClamonDepartment of Internal Medicine, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, Iowa City, Iowa.
University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics · US

Funding

Viral VectorP30CA086862 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF IOWA · PI Douglas Robert Spitz · 2000 to 2026
$70.0M
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh-dose cisplatin (Cis) is a preferred systemic agent for concurrent chemoradiation (CRT) in locally advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer (LAHNSCC) patients. As some patients are unable to tolerate Cis, this study compares the toxicity and efficacy of weekly cisplatin-paclitaxel (CP) regimen with Cis.

methodsPatients with LAHNSCC receiving definitive chemoradiation either with Cis (Cisplatin-100 mg/m

resultsCis and CP groups were comprised of 114 and 111 subjects, respectively. Complete response for Cis versus CP groups was 88% versus 88%, respectively. Median follow-up for the study was 58.5 months. After adjusting for potential treatment selection bias, no significant differences were evident between Cis and CP groups for overall survival (hazard ratios [HR] 0.85, 95% CI 0.59-1.21, P = 0.36), progression free survival (HR 0.88, 95% CI 0.62-1.24, P = 0.46), locoregional control (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.52-1.15, P = 0.21), and distant control (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.61-1.23, P = 0.42). Patients in the CP group had less acute and chronic toxicities.

conclusionsWeekly CP regimen can serve as an alternative systemic therapy with radiation in patients with LAHNSCC who are not fit for Cis.

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AdultAgedAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsChemoradiotherapyCisplatinCombined Modality TherapyComorbidityFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingRadiation-Sensitizing AgentsSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckAntineoplastic AgentsCisplatinRadiation-Sensitizing AgentschemotherapyHead and neck cancerradiation therapy

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PMID30968604
PMCPMC6558467
OpenAlexW2939095932

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