Targeted intra-arterial carboplatin chemoradiotherapy and tegafur/uracil for oral and oropharyngeal cancer

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The aim of this study was to evaluate the usefulness of targeted intra-arterial carboplatin chemoradiotherapy in allowing less invasive surgery for patients with oral and oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Twenty patients with previously untreated squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx (T4; 8, T2; 12 patients) were treated with targeted transfemoral intra-arterial carboplatin infusion with concurrent hyperfractionated radiotherapy and the ad-ministration of tegafur/uracil (UFT®). Of 20 patients, 15 underwent surgery after completion of one course of targeted chemoradiotherapy, and five were given another course or radiotherapy only. Eighteen (90%) of 20 patients had a clinically complete response at the primary site and two (10%) had a partial response. Of the 15 patients who underwent tumor resection, 11 (73%) showed histopathological disappearance of cancer cells at the primary site. Sixteen (80%) of 20 tumors were controlled at the primary site within a mean follow-up of 30 months. Adverse effects were relatively mild. Targeted intra-arterial chemoradiotherapy caused a down-staging of tumors and facilitated the use of less invasive surgery in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oral cavity and oropharynx as a result of its favorable anti-tumor effect.

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Oya, R., Takagi, S., Inenaga, R., Nakamura, S., Ikemura, K., Onari, N., … Korogi, Y. (2006). Targeted intra-arterial carboplatin chemoradiotherapy and tegafur/uracil for oral and oropharyngeal cancer. Journal of UOEH, 28(4), 381–394. https://doi.org/10.7888/juoeh.28.381

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