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TPF Survival Benefit Sustained in TAX 324 Trial
TPF Survival Benefit Sustained in TAX 324 Trial
P Wendling
20090915
2009 Oct 15
Elsevier Global Medical News
TPF Survival Benefit Sustained in TAX 324 Trial
Elsevier Global Medical News. 2009 Oct 15, P Wendling
BERLIN (EGMN) - Induction chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil offers a sustained survival advantage in locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck, according to the most recent results of a key clinical trial.At a minimum 5 years' follow-up in 88% of the 501 participants in the phase III TAX 324 trial, 52% of those treated with the combined regimen of docetaxel (Taxotere), cisplatin, and 5-FU (the TPF regimen) were alive vs. 42% of those who were treated with...