1. [Four cases of hypopharyngeal cancer treated with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU followed by radiotherapy and/or neck dissection].
- Author
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Miyahara H, Nario K, Matsushiro N, Sasai H, and Kajikawa H
- Subjects
- Aged, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols adverse effects, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Cisplatin administration & dosage, Cisplatin adverse effects, Docetaxel, Drug Administration Schedule, Fluorouracil administration & dosage, Fluorouracil adverse effects, Humans, Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms surgery, Leukopenia chemically induced, Male, Middle Aged, Neck Dissection, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Prognosis, Radiotherapy Dosage, Taxoids administration & dosage, Taxoids adverse effects, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols therapeutic use, Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms drug therapy, Hypopharyngeal Neoplasms radiotherapy
- Abstract
We treated 4 patients with hypopharyngeal cancer, each of whom had a complete response after 2 cycles of chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU followed by radiation and/or neck dissection. Twenty-one months to 2 years after this therapy, 3 patients had no recurrence and no metastasis with their laryngeal framework and function preserved. Chemotherapy including docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-FU is a useful treatment for early head and neck cancer.
- Published
- 2004