Subjects were 20 patients with tongue cancer treated between April 1996 and December 2002 with intraarterial infusion of cisplatin (60-120mg/mm2) (and docetaxel 10-30mg/mm2) and intravenous infusion of sodium thiosulfate followed by 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (800-1000mg/mm2) for 3 to 5 days. All patients underwent radiation (50-80 Gy). Ten had stage II, 4 stage III, and 6 stage IV A disease. Complete response at the primary site was achieved in 50% for T2, 67% for T3, and 0% for T4 lesions in those undergoing IA cisplatin followed by systemic 5-FU with concurrent radiation.Complete response at the primary site was achieved in all patients given IA cisplatin and docetaxel followed by systemic 5-FU with concurrent radiation. Disease-specific survival was 75% and overall survival 69% at 5 years. Side effects of treatment were tolerable, except for grade three radiomucositis in 70% of patients and grade three bone marrow depression in one treated with weekly LA chemotherapy.
This paper analyses the in¯uence of the number of past transactions on the continuity of the transaction relationship between a bank and a borrower. It is shown that banks, in deciding whether or not to maintain a transaction relationship with a borrower, fall into one of two categories: if the average of past returns from borrowers is equal, either a bank is more likely to maintain transaction relationships with those whose number of past transactions is larger, or it is indifferent to the number of past transactions. This result holds whether the bank is risk-averse or risk-neutral. JEL Classi®cation number: G21.
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