Combination of chemotherapy with radiotherapy: review of previous studies and new perspectives.
A review is made of the effectiveness of various combinations of radio- and chemotherapy in head and neck cancers and it is suggested that cisplatin combined with radiotherapy is likely to produce the most favourable results.
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D000970:Antineoplastic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000970:Antineoplastic Agents; D011838:Radiation-Sensitizing Agents; D001761:Bleomycin; D002945:Cisplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil; D006918:Hydroxyurea; D008727:Methotrexate