I had Cisplatin and IMRT x35 last year. I just had a neck dissection last week for mets to a jugular lymph node. They weren't able to get clear margins because the cancer had invaded down to my carotid artery, so now I'm facing more radiation (localized to the area of concern in my lower neck). I haven't started yet (have to give the surgery a couple more weeks to heal) but I'm told I will be starting on
Erbitux as well. My MO and RO say it's being used more for recurrence events and they believe it's promising. My RO specifically said he's seen a lot of good reports especcially over the last 12 months which indicate
Erbitux an effective tool in combination with other therapies (chemo/rad).