Simultaneous radiochemotherapy versus radiotherapy alone in advanced head and neck cancer: a randomized multicenter study

Journal of Clinical Oncology : Official Journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology
T G WendtA Schalhorn

Abstract

A prospective randomized multicenter trial was performed to evaluate the contribution of simultaneously administered chemotherapy (CT) and radiotherapy (RT) in previously untreated patients with unresectable stage III/IV head and neck cancer. Patients with locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer were treated either with RT alone (arm A) or simultaneous RT plus CT (RCT; arm B). RT was identical in both arms and administered in three courses with 13 fractions of 1.8 Gy each twice daily. During one course, from day 3 to 11, 23.4 Gy was delivered. In arm B, cisplatin (CDDP) 60 mg/m2, fluorouracil (5-FU) 350 mg/m2 by intravenous (i.v.) bolus, and leucovorin (LV) 50 mg/m2 by i.v. bolus were given on day 2, and 5-FU 350 mg/m2/24 hour by continuous infusion and LV 100 mg/m2/24 hours by continuous infusion were given from day 2 to 5. Treatment was repeated on days 22 and 44; a total RT dose of 70.2 Gy was administered. Treatment breaks were scheduled from days 12 to 21 and days 34 to 43. From 1989 to 1993, 298 patients were enrolled and 270 patients were assessable. Acute mucositis grade 3 or 4 was more frequent in arm B (38%) than in arm A (16%) (P < .001). Total treatment time was significantly longer in arm B than in arm A (P < ...Continue Reading

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