[Toxicity of docetaxel, platine, 5-fluorouracil-based induction chemotherapy for locally advanced head and neck cancer: The importance of nutritional status].

CONCLUSION: Induction chemotherapy by TPF has an strong anti-tumor efficacy (75.5% objective response) but an important morbidity with 10% toxic deaths in our very symptomatic population with a very important tumor burden. Age and nutritional status are important factors to consider. PMID: 31138520 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

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Source: Cancer Radiotherapie - May 24, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Bernadach M, Lapeyre M, Dillies AF, Miroir J, Moreau J, Kwiatkowski F, Pham-Dang N, Saroul N, Durando X, Biau J Tags: Cancer Radiother Source Type: research