902P Clinical profile and treatment outcomes of patients treated with induction chemotherapy for locally advanced carcinoma oral tongue: A retrospective analysis
Abstract:Background: Locally advanced carcinoma oral tongue (stage III and IVa) is treated with surgery followed by adjuvant treatment. Induction chemotherapy (IC) has shown a reduction in mandible resection without compromising locoregional control (LRC) or overall survival (OS). This study is intended to evaluate the role of IC in locally advanced oral tongue retrospectively.Methods: Patients with oral tongue cancers stage III and stage IVa who received IC either with cisplatin+5-FU (PF) or docetaxel+cisplatin+5-FU (… Show more
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