[Association of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the treatment of advanced cancer of the head and neck].
At the Head and Neck and Roentgentherapy Services of Fundaçao Antonio Prudente, São Paulo, Brazil, 38 patients with advanced cancer of the oral cavity and oropharynx, were divided into two groups: the first, submmited to treatment with Bleomycin and Linear Acelerator, and the second to isolated irradiation. Both groups received 7 000 rads in 32 days, and to the association group, Bleomycin was administered in dosis of 300 mgs. The authors concluded that, that Chemo-Radiotherapic association didn't increase the survival rate.
D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage
D001761:Bleomycin
Association chimio-radiothérapique dans le traitement des cancers avancés de la téte et du cou.