Abstract:Background: The treatment of locally advanced head and neck carcinoma has been a combination of chemotherapy and radiation. The higher incidences of recurrence and metastasis warrant the search for an alternative therapy for better patient outcomes. This study was designed to evaluate the effect of gefitinib in conjunction with concurrent chemoradiation in locally advanced stages III and IV head and neck cancer.Methodology: The patients were equally divided into two groups: Group I received cisplatin 100 mg/m2… Show more
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