Cisplatin and 5-FU infusions in therapy of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck in 50 Indian patients

Abstract

Fifty patients of advanced squamous cell carcinoma of head and neck received infusions of cisplatin 50 mg and 5-FU 500 mg weekly for 4 wk. At the end of chemotherapy, complete remission was seen in 14, partial remission in 25, minor remission in 5, and no response in 6 patients.