Clinical recommendations for defining platinum unsuitable head and neck cancer patient populations on chemoradiotherapy: A literature review

• Main Authors: Myung Ju Ahn, Anil D'Cruz, Jan B. Vermorken, Jo Pai Chen, Imjai Chitapanarux, Huy Quoc Thinh Dang, Alex Guminski, Danita Kannarunimit, Tong Yu Lin, Wai Tong Ng, Keon Uk Park, Anthony Tak Cheung Chan
• Format: Journal
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology; Dentistry; Medicine
• Online Access: https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?partnerID=HzOxMe3b&scp=84953365115&origin=inward; http://cmuir.cmu.ac.th/jspui/handle/6653943832/55244
• Institution: Chiang Mai University

© 2015 The Authors. Published by Elsevier Ltd. Toxicities resulting from platinum based chemotherapy in head and neck cancer is a cause for much concern. There is a lack of clinical criteria for defining these patient populations, which has posed serious problems associated with increased morbidity...