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Head and Neck Cancers • Medical Oncology
What is your preferred first-line regimen for metastatic head and neck cancer?
Do you typically use 5-FU/cisplatin/cetuximab, or do you prefer other options?
Answer from: Medical Oncologist at Academic Institution
5-FU/platinum/cetuximab is probably the textbook answer given that the study evaluating it, EXTREME represents the only positive phase III study ever in 1st line palliative head/neck treatment. However, in my practice, I reject it for human reasons. Simply put, the study was well named - the toxic...
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