title: Ongoing trials in patients with head and neck cancer.
abstract: Treatment of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck has recently undergone several important changes. New approaches to treating these tumours are now being evaluated. An overview of the surgical, radiotherapeutic and chemotherapeutic therapies or multimodality approaches currently under study are described. In addition, the design of ongoing chemoprevention trials is reported.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Oncology, University of Antwerp, Edegem, Belgium.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Schrijvers
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Lefebvre
authors.forename: J B
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Vermorken
mesh_terms: D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D017024:Chemotherapy, Adjuvant; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006258:Head and Neck Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000532:radiotherapy / Q000601:surgery / Q000628:therapy*; D006801:Humans; D018714:Radiotherapy, Adjuvant; D012074:Remission Induction