Welcome to OCF! Im very sorry your father is going thru this. We will do our best to help but please understand we are not physicians and do not have knowledge of how medical systems operate in other countries.

The conventional method of chemo (cisplatin) and radiation treatments sounds to be what our US patients do and what works. At this time surgery, radiation with or without chemo are the only known cures for this type of cancer. Immunotherapy drugs here have just been fast tracked thru the trials and are working for some patients. So far, only opdivo/keytruda (pembrolizumab) has shown great promise being used in recurrences where there are mets to the lungs. Other things like what the doctors are doing in Bangkok I do not have any info about if it is successful or not. As far as I know, its not done like that here in the US.

Best wishes!

Christine
SCC 6/15/07 L chk & by L molar both Stag I, age44
2x cispltn-35 IMRT end 9/27/07
-65 lbs in 2 mo, no caregvr
Clear PET 1/08
4/4/08 recur L chk Stag I
surg 4/16/08 clr marg
215 HBO dives
3/09 teeth out, trismus
7/2/09 recur, Stg IV
8/24/09 trach, ND, mandiblctmy
3wks medicly inducd coma
2 mo xtended hospital stay, ICU & burn unit
PICC line IV antibx 8 mo
10/4/10, 2/14/11 reconst surg
OC 3x in 3 years
very happy to be alive smile