Abstract
Patients with advanced lymph node metastases from head and neck tumors at stage N2/N3 (i.e. UICC IV) present a difficult therapeutic problem. Despite combined radio-chemotherapy and hyperfractionated and/or accelerated fractionation regimens, local control of these tumors remains unsatisfactory. For this reason, the value of local radio wave/microwave hyperthermia was examined for this patient group in a phase I/II study.
Publication types
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Clinical Trial
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Clinical Trial, Phase I
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Clinical Trial, Phase II
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English Abstract
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Aged
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Combined Modality Therapy
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Female
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / mortality
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / pathology
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Head and Neck Neoplasms / therapy*
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Humans
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Hyperthermia, Induced / instrumentation
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Hyperthermia, Induced / methods*
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Hyperthermia, Induced / statistics & numerical data
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Lymphatic Metastasis
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Male
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Middle Aged
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / mortality
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / pathology
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Neoplasm Recurrence, Local / therapy*
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Neoplasm Staging
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Prognosis
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Remission Induction
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / mortality
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / pathology
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Soft Tissue Neoplasms / therapy*
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Survival Analysis