Marur S, Forastiere A A
Department of Oncology, The Sidney Kimmel Comprehensive Cancer Center at Johns Hopkins, Bunting-Blaustein CRB1 G92 1650 Orleans Street, Baltimore, MD 21231-1000 USA.
Indian J Surg Oncol. 2010 Apr;1(2):85-95. doi: 10.1007/s13193-010-0021-y. Epub 2010 Nov 21.
Head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) is most commonly a tobacco-related disease, affecting nearly 600,000 people worldwide each year. For decades, HNSCC has been treated successfully with multimodality treatments including, surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy, though the 'perfect' treatment paradigm remains elusive. This review will discuss a number of clinical trials, comparing various combinations of chemotherapy and the settings in which they are most successful. Promising research and recent data on the combination of cytotoxic chemotherapy with new biological agents indicate chemotherapy plays a critical role in treatment of HNSCC and will only continue to improve.
头颈部鳞状细胞癌(HNSCC)最常见的是一种与烟草相关的疾病,每年在全球影响近60万人。几十年来,HNSCC一直通过包括手术、放疗和化疗在内的多模式治疗成功治愈,尽管“完美”的治疗模式仍然难以捉摸。本综述将讨论一些临床试验,比较化疗的各种组合及其最成功的应用场景。关于细胞毒性化疗与新型生物制剂联合应用的有前景的研究和最新数据表明,化疗在HNSCC的治疗中起着关键作用,并且只会不断改善。