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Platin-based exclusive chemotherapy for selected patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and pharynx†

  1. F. Christopher Holsinger MD1,‡,*,
  2. Heather Y. Lin MD, PhD2,
  3. Vincent Bassot MD3,
  4. Ollivier Laccourreye MD4

Article first published online: 23 JUN 2009

DOI: 10.1002/cncr.24477

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Cancer

Cancer

Volume 115, Issue 17, pages 3909–3918, 1 September 2009

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Holsinger, F. C., Lin, H. Y., Bassot, V. and Laccourreye, O. (2009), Platin-based exclusive chemotherapy for selected patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx and pharynx. Cancer, 115: 3909–3918. doi: 10.1002/cncr.24477

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  1. 1

    Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  2. 2

    Division of Quantitative Sciences, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas

  3. 3

    Department of Medical Oncology, St. Francis Clinic, Mainvilliers, France

  4. 4

    Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Cervico-facial Surgery Service, University Descartes-Paris V, Hospital European Georges Pompidou, Public Assistance Hospitals of Paris, Paris, France

  1. ‡

    Fax: (713) 794-4662

*Department of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard, Box 441, Houston, TX 77030-4009

  1. †

    Presented at the 43rd Annual Meeting of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, Chicago, Illinois, June 1-5, 2007.

Publication History

  1. Issue published online: 20 AUG 2009
  2. Article first published online: 23 JUN 2009
  3. Manuscript Accepted: 22 JAN 2009
  4. Manuscript Revised: 14 JAN 2009
  5. Manuscript Received: 29 SEP 2008

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