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Experiences with intra‐arterial chemotherapy for head and neck cancer
Author(s) -
Jussawalla D. J.,
Shetty P. A.
Publication year - 1978
Publication title -
journal of surgical oncology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.201
H-Index - 111
eISSN - 1096-9098
pISSN - 0022-4790
DOI - 10.1002/jso.2930100106
Subject(s) - medicine , chemotherapy , radiation therapy , head and neck , head and neck cancer , disease , complete response , surgery , cancer
During the 10‐year period from 1966–1975, 250 patients with various head and neck cancers were treated by intra‐arterial chemotherapy using single agents or various combinations. Only 15 patients showed response of I‐C category according to Karnofsky's criteria, and 100 patients had I‐B response. Another 100 patients showed I‐A category of response and 35 patients had progressive disease out of which 5 patients exhibited excessive toxicity to drugs, eventually succumbing to it. A majority of patients in nonresponding (O‐O) category and I‐A category were earlier treated by radiotherapy, and intra‐arterial chemotherapy was given for recurrent disease. The responses were relatively good whenever chemotherapy was given as a primary treatment before surgery and radiotherapy. Again response was additive when chemotherapy was given concurrently with radiotherapy.