If you have a choice, Carboplatin is purportedly less toxic than cisplatin on your normal cells. I had no ringing in my ears or other symptoms with the carboplatin which was so much easier on me than the Erbitux. Good luck
Charm


65 yr Old Frack
Stage IV BOT T3N2M0 HPV 16+
2007:72GY IMRT(40) 8 ERBITUX No PEG
2008:CANCER BACK Salvage Surgery
25GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin
Apaghia /G button
2012: CANCER BACK -left tonsilar fossa
40GY-CyberKnife(5) 3 Carboplatin

Passed away 4-29-13