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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?
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Medical Oncology · University of North Carolina School of Medicine
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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 toxicit...

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