title: [Contribution of chemotherapy in the treatment of cancer of the cavum (UCNT): apropos of 47 cases].
abstract: The authors present, from a 47 patients retrospective study, the place of BAC chemotherapy in the treatment of undifferenciated nasopharyngeal carcinoma. Twenty three patients treated with exclusive radiation therapy are compared with 24 patients treated with three courses of BAC chemotherapy prior to and after radiation therapy. The procedure using associated chemotherapy permits to increase the 5 years survival rate up to 20% more and to obtain a 100% primary response of the tumor. This encouraging results should be confirmed by a prospective randomized study about a great number of patients.
authors.affiliation: Service ORL, hôpital de la Croix-Rousse, Lyon, France.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Poupart
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Damiano
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Bolot
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Biron
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Caldentey
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Ardiet
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Pignat
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001761:Bleomycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D002277:Carcinoma / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009303:Nasopharyngeal Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000628:therapy; D009362:Neoplasm Metastasis; D009364:Neoplasm Recurrence, Local; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011879:Radiotherapy Dosage; D012074:Remission Induction; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D001761:Bleomycin; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin