Pharmacotherapy for squamous-cell carcinoma of the head and neck

被引:11
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作者
Papaspyrou, Giorgos [2 ]
Werner, Jochen A. [2 ]
Dietz, Andreas [1 ]
机构
[1] Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany
[2] Univ Marburg, Dept Otolaryngol Head & Neck Surg, D-35037 Marburg, Germany
关键词
GROWTH-FACTOR RECEPTOR; PHASE-II TRIAL; TYROSINE KINASE INHIBITOR; RECURRENT HEAD; METASTATIC/RECURRENT HEAD; ANTIBODY CETUXIMAB; PLUS CETUXIMAB; SINGLE-AGENT; CISPLATIN; CANCER;
D O I
10.1517/14656566.2011.523698
中图分类号
R9 [药学];
学科分类号
1007 ;
摘要
Areas covered: The purpose of this review is to provide an update on the pharmacotherapy for the treatment of HNSCC focusing mainly on molecular-targeted therapies. An overview of the different novel therapeutic agents that can selectively inhibit signaling pathways and receptors that are involved in the development and progression of cancer especially in HNSCC is presented. Expert opinion: The treatment of HNSCC is traditionally based on surgery and radiotherapy for early-stage HNSCC; however, chemotherapy is no longer used only for palliation, and individualized patient treatment assisted by molecular-targeted therapies represents a future therapeutic challenge.
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页码:397 / 409
页数:13
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