Chemotherapy before Chemoradiation Shows No Survival Advantage in Head and Neck Cancer (University of Colorado Cancer Center)

Head and neck cancer patients who receive chemotherapy prior to radiation therapy (induction chemotherapy or IC) rather than the standard treatment that combines chemotherapy with radiation (chemoradiation or CRT) show no survival benefit and are less likely to receive a full course of radiation, according to research from the University of Colorado Cancer Center presented at the 2016 Multidisciplinary Head and Neck Cancer Symposium. The study, which examined more than 8,000 patient records in t...
Source: National Comprehensive Cancer Network - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news