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ArticleJournal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences2023

Comparison of Post-Operative Complications in Oral Cancer Treated with and without Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy.

Mridul Kumar Sarma, Ajit K Missong, Moitrayee Sharma, Asim Debnath, Neelakshi Mahanta, Mrinmoy M Choudhury

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Article in Journal of pharmacy & bioallied sciences, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Mridul Kumar SarmaDepartment of Head and Neck Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Guwahati Medical College, Assam, India.
Ajit K MissongDepartment of Head and Neck Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Guwahati Medical College, Assam, India.
Moitrayee SharmaDepartment of Head and Neck Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Guwahati Medical College, Assam, India.
Asim DebnathDepartment of Head and Neck Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Guwahati Medical College, Assam, India.
Neelakshi MahantaDepartment of Medical Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Guwahati Medical College, Assam, India.
Mrinmoy M ChoudhuryDepartment of Head and Neck Oncology, State Cancer Institute, Guwahati Medical College, Assam, India.
Cancer Institute (WIA) · INGauhati Medical College and Hospital · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Aim: The aim of the present study was to compare the treatment outcome in oral cancer cases treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and upfront surgery in localized advance disease. Materials and Methods: A randomized, prospective study was conducted in 20 cases. Patients were divided into two groups. Group A was taken up for upfront surgery and group B was taken up for surgery after two to three cycles of NACT based on patients' response, performance, and compliance. Results: Neither group showed statistically significant differences in clinical characteristics. In the present study, satisfactory outcomes were seen in nine patients belonging to NACT group and eight patients of non-NACT group had satisfactory outcomes after surgery, which were found to be statistically significant ( Conclusion: NACT may be considered as a treatment option for oral squamous cell carcinoma patients, particularly those with locally advanced tumors. Further prospective studies are needed to validate these findings in patients.

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Neoadjuvant chemotherapyoral canceroral squamous cell carcinomaupfront surgery

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PMID37694015
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