TABLE 90-3
| Table 90-3. Therapeutic Approaches in Head and Neck Cancer |
Established Definitive surgery (S) Definitive radiation therapy (RT) Surgery and planned preoperative or postoperative RT Definitive radiation therapy (RT) with surgery reserved for salvage of recurrence Palliative RT Palliative chemotherapy Investigational Induction chemotherapy and S or RT Induction chemotherapy with curative RT (organ perservation) Concomitant chemoradiotherapy S or RT and adjuvant chemotherapy RT and adjunctive hyperthermia or radiosensitizers Altered fractionation RT Immunobiologic therapy Chemoprevention |