title: A phase II study of cisplatinum versus cisplatinum + nifedipine in end-stage carcinoma of the head and neck.
abstract: Forty patients with end-stage carcinoma of the head and neck were admitted to a randomized double blind trial with cisplatinum in one arm and cisplatinum + nifedipine in the other. Nifedipine, a calcium channel blocking drug, inhibits the effect of acquired multidrug resistance in animal models. In the present study the addition of this agent had no effect on either response rate or survival in end-stage carcinoma of the head and neck. It is concluded that adding nifedipine to cisplatinum serves no useful purpose in the treatment of end-stage carcinoma of the head and neck.
authors.affiliation: Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Liverpool, UK.
authors.forename: A S
authors.initials: AS
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: D E
authors.initials: DE
authors.lastname: Phillips
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Field
mesh_terms: D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004311:Double-Blind Method; D005260:Female; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000008:administration & dosage; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D009543:Nifedipine; D002945:Cisplatin