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- Title
Toxicity of concomitant cetuximab and radiotherapy with or without initial taxane-based induction chemotherapy in locally advanced head and neck cancer.
- Authors
Levy, Antonin; De Felice, Francesca; Bellefqih, Sara; Guigay, Joël; Deutsch, Eric; Nguyen, France; Blanchard, Pierre; Tao, Yungan
- Abstract
Background The purpose of this study was to evaluate the tolerability of concurrent radiotherapy and cetuximab (bioradiotherapy [BRT]) after taxane-based induction chemotherapy in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). Methods One hundred four patients with HNSCC received BRT with (29%) or without (71%) prior taxane-based induction chemotherapy. Results Radiodermatitis (97%) and skin rash (65%) occurred frequently, but there was no difference of occurrence or the grade of the rash observed in the 2 populations. However, patients receiving taxane-based induction chemotherapy had a less severe rash as compared with patients without induction chemotherapy. Mucositis and dysphagia were frequent and comparable in the 2 groups. The occurrence of a skin rash (at any grade) did not predict an increased overall survival (OS) in the overall population, but it was associated with an improved 3-year OS in patients receiving taxane-based induction chemotherapy. OS was not influenced by the skin rash grade in the overall population of the 2 treatment subgroups. Conclusion Taxane-based induction chemotherapy did not increase the rate of cetuximab-related toxicities. © 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck 38: E905-E910, 2016
- Subjects
HEAD &; neck cancer treatment; CANCER radiotherapy research; CANCER treatment; SQUAMOUS cell carcinoma; CETUXIMAB; CHEMORADIOTHERAPY
- Publication
Head & Neck, 2016, Vol 38, pE905
- ISSN
1043-3074
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1002/hed.24125