title: Concurrent chemoradiotherapy with new platinum compound nedaplatin in oral cancer.
abstract: Eleven patients with oral cancer were treated with the new platinum agent, nedaplatin, and 5-fluorouracil and simultaneous radiation therapy. The regimen was of 5 days' duration: 5-fluorouracil 400-500 mg/m(2) (days 1-5), nedaplatin 80-90 mg/m(2) (day 4), and a total radiation dose of 8-10 Gy (days 1-5). Of the 11 patients, 4 (36.4%) showed complete response and 5 (45.4%) showed partial response; the total response rate was 81.8%. Major side effects were hypochromia (27%), leukopenia (64%), granulocytopenia (55%), thrombocytopenia (36%), nausea and vomiting (82%), and mucositis (45%). Toxicity was grade 2 or less in most of the 11 patients. The results indicate that the regimen composed of combination chemotherapy with nedaplatin and radiation therapy is effective in the treatment of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral region.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yamaguchi University School of Medicine, 1-1-1 Minamikogushi, Ube, Yamaguchi 755-8505, Japan. ita@po.cc.yamaguchi-u.ac.jp
authors.forename: Masamichi
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ita
authors.forename: Masaki
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Okafuji
authors.forename: Kazuhiko
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Fukuda
authors.forename: Kouji
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Mitsuoka
authors.forename: Tomoya
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hanakita
authors.forename: Yoshikazu
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Hayatsu
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D005260:Female; D005472:Fluorouracil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009062:Mouth Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000473:pathology / Q000532:radiotherapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D009944:Organoplatinum Compounds; C053989:nedaplatin; D005472:Fluorouracil