 Patient Advocate (old timer, 2000 posts)
Joined: Nov 2002 Posts: 3,552 | Cisplatin isn't supposed to have as great an effect on the bone marrow so stem cell transplants are typically not necessary. There are other forms of chemo that will take out the bone marrow so BMT's must be done. Attached is an interesting analysis of efficacy for induction ct for H&N patients in the Journal of Clinical Oncology http://www.jco.org/cgi/content/full/23/6/1059 And a recent clinical trial link for induction ct http://www.clinicaltrials.gov/ct/gui/show/NCT00117572
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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