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- Evidence-based guideline diagnosis, treatment, prevention and aftercare of oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal carcinoma.German medical science : GMS e-journal · 2025Guideline
- Treatment options for cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review.Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology · 2024Pooled it
- [Combination of radiotherapy and medicinal anticancer therapy with curative intent].Radiologie (Heidelberg, Germany) · 2026Article
- Carboplatin/Paclitaxel can be an effective alternative for cisplatin-ineligible patients with locally advanced HNSCC.Strahlentherapie und Onkologie : Organ der Deutschen Rontgengesellschaft ... [et al] · 2026Article
- Molecular Targets for Pharmacotherapy of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinomas.Current issues in molecular biology · 2025Review
- A New Prognostic Instrument for Predicting the Probability of Completion of Cisplatin during Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer.Journal of personalized medicine · 2023Article
- Chemoradiation with Cisplatin vs. Carboplatin for Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN).Cancers · 2023Article
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Abstract
BACKGROUND/
aimThe implementation of a platinum-containing regimen is recommended for definitive and adjuvant therapy of patients with locally advanced head and neck tumour. We compared the conditions for the use of cisplatin or carboplatin/paclitaxel or for changing between these two regimens on a clinic-specific basis. PATIENTS AND
methodsWe evaluated 150 patients with advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma who received simultaneous radiochemotherapy at our institution between 2012 and 2017. Chemotherapy with weekly doses of cisplatin (40 mg/m
resultsWe examined 99, 30, and 21 patients in each group who received at least 1 course of chemotherapy. Group 3 patients switched from cisplatin to carboplatin/paclitaxel after a median of 3 courses due to nephrotoxicity (95.2%). The target of at least 5 chemotherapy courses was most frequently achieved by patients in group 1 (69.7%), followed by group 3 (61.9%) and then group 2 (40.0%). Multivariate analysis revealed that patients who switched groups were more likely to be over 60 years old (p=0.021), undergo definitive radiochemotherapy (p=0.049) and develop higher nephrotoxicity (p=0.036) than group 1 patients. Outcomes did not differ between groups.
conclusionWhen cisplatin application is contraindicated due to renal- or cardiotoxicity, carboplatin/paclitaxel is an appropriate option.
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