A TRIAL OF INDIVIDUAL DOSE INTENSITY AND RELATIVE PERFORMANCE-FACTORS IN TEGAFUR MAINTENANCE CHEMOTHERAPY FOR HEAD AND NECK-CANCER

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SAWAKI, S
WATANABE, H
SHIN, T
KUBOTA, T
KOMIYAMA, S
UMEZAKI, T
NAHM, I
机构
[1] SAGA MED SCH,DEPT OTOLARNYGOL HEAD & NECK SURG,SAGA 849,JAPAN
[2] YOKOHAMA CITY UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL,YOKOHAMA 236,JAPAN
[3] SHOWA UNIV,FUJIGAOKA HOSP,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL,YOKOHAMA 227,JAPAN
[4] KYUSHU UNIV,FAC MED,DEPT OTOLARYNGOL,FUKUOKA 812,JAPAN
关键词
HEAD AND NECK CANCER; CHEMOTHERAPY; INDIVIDUAL DOSE INTENSITY; RELATIVES PERFORMANCE;
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R76 [耳鼻咽喉科学];
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摘要
Tegafur (Sunfural-S), as masked compound of a 5-fluorouracil derivative, was administered orally as a maintenance chemotherapeutic agent at a dose of 600 mg/day in 98 cases of head and neck epithelial cancer. The effectiveness of the drug was evaluated by a statistical method involving two formulae: individual dose intensity (IDI) and relative performance (RP). When comparing patients rated above a reference IDI value of 1.0 with those rated below 1.0, it was not possible to predict patient survival or tumor-free rates. In contrast, the value of the RP did show such a correlation. These findings support the effectiveness of Tegafur as a maintenance chemotherapeutic treatment for head and neck cancer patients.
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