Novel therapeutics for head and neck cancer
Kim ES, Kies M, Herbst RS. Novel therapeutics for head and neck cancer. Current Opinion In Oncology 2002, 14: 334-342. PMID: 11981281, DOI: 10.1097/00001622-200205000-00014.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaNeck cancerSurvival rateCell carcinomaLeading causeEpidermal growth factor receptor blockersAnti-epidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodyNeck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patientsSquamous cell carcinoma patientsEpidermal growth factor receptor monoclonal antibodiesLong-term survival ratesGrowth factor receptor blockersNovel biologic agentsCell carcinoma patientsMedian survival rateReceptor monoclonal antibodyChemotherapy of headSixth leading causeCancer-related deathFifth leading causeTyrosine kinase inhibitorsFarnesyl transferase inhibitorsProcess of tumorigenesisReceptor blockers