 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | I had 2 out of three and I am almost 5 years out now. The added toxicity may have caused other problems anyway. The data I have read suggests about 13% improvement in survival odds (that's in addition to radiation by itself) with concurrent Cisplatin and radiation, I have never seen a number as high as 20-30%. I have also read reports that 2 Cisplatin treatments are as efficacious as 3 and in some cases maybe even more so.
Gary Allsebrook
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Dx 11/22/02, SCC, 6 x 3 cm Polypoid tumor, rt tonsil, Stage III/IVA, T3N0M0 G1/2
Tx 1/28/03 - 3/19/03, Cisplatin ct x2, IMRT, bilateral, with boost, x35(69.96Gy)
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