I'm sorry for the bad news. As Christine mentioned, chemo. I had heard of TPF Induction Chemo, Taxotere, Cisplatin, 5-FU, used midway or after cancer treatment, that may have be the only thing to significantly reduce or eliminate the tumors for additional treatment, surgery afterwards or to continue treatment. I hope you find other answers. I only had 5 days of TPF, and it killed all my tumors in the Tonsil, BOT, Valleculla, two lymph nodes, but it lasts less than a year before cancer returns, so further treatment is needed. Its usually 3 5 day cycles spaced 3 weeks apart. Mine lasted 8 months, but only came back in one lymph, and then had radiation to follow, then other treatments as recurrences continued. Good luck. I hope to see something else.

Forgot to add clinical trials. There are a number of them for recurrent SCCHN, especially with targeted therapies.

Last edited by PaulB; 05-28-2013 03:34 PM. Reason: Clinical trial

10/09 T1N2bM0 Tonsil
11/09 Taxo Cisp 5-FU, 6 Months Hosp
01/11 35 IMRT 70Gy 7 Wks
06/11 30 HBO
08/11 RND PNI
06/12 SND PNI LVI
08/12 RND Pec Flap IORT 12 Gy
10/12 25 IMRT 50Gy 6 Wks Taxo Erbitux
10/13 SND
10/13 TBO/Angiograph
10/13 RND Carotid Remove IORT 10Gy PNI
12/13 25 Protons 50Gy 6 Wks Carbo
11/14 All Teeth Extract 30 HBO
03/15 Sequestromy Buccal Flap ORN
09/16 Mandibulectomy Fib Flap Sternotomy
04/17 Regraft hypergranulation Donor Site
06/17 Heart Attack Stent
02/19 Finally Cancer Free Took 10 yrs