title: [A comparative clinical study of adjuvant chemotherapy of tumors in the head and neck areas by means of HCFU].
abstract: In order to evaluate the efficacy of HCFU as an adjuvant chemotherapy agent for squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck areas, a randomized comparative study was performed with cooperative facilities. 191 patients who had undergone radical therapy were randomly assigned to the following two groups: Group A was the control group, which underwent radical therapy only, and Group B was a group which received long-term HCFU administration (300-600 mg/day x 12 weeks or more). In the comparison of non-recurrence rate in both groups, Group B had better results among patients who were at the advanced clinical stages such as N1 through N3, Stage II (p = 0.0583) and Stage III (p = 0.0970). The adverse reactions to HCFU included pollakiuria, feverishness, and digestive symptoms, but these were mild and the recovery was possible.
authors.affiliation: Dept. of Otolaryngol, Center for Adult Diseases, Osaka, Japan.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Yoshino
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Nakai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Tanabe
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Matsunaga
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kozuka
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sakai
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Miyaguchi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nishimura
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Matsuoka
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011379:Prognosis; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; C017367:carmofur; D005472:Fluorouracil