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In a patient with very advanced head and neck cancer treated with induction chemotherapy and then definitive radiation do you recommend adding concurrent chemotherapy with the radiation?

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Medical Oncology · University of Michigan Medical School

Sequential chemotherapy does not provide a survival benefit over definitive chemoradiation. [1], [2], [3]. Hence, reasons to consider induction chemotherapy are for local control of disease and to delay the onset of distant metastases. Additionally, there are concerns for increased toxicity and dela...

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Radiation Oncology · University of Florida

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