The purpose of this phase II trial was to evaluate the toxicity of a sequential chemoradiotherapy approach using docetaxel, cisplatin, and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) (DCF) with granulocyte colony-stimulating factor support in previously untreated patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC).
We describe a severe case of Cronkhite-Canada syndrome and review the clinical features and therapy in 49 Chinese patients. A 67-year-old man who underwent severe chronic diarrhea had typical clinical manifestations of hyperpigmentation, hair loss, and dystrophic changes in the fingernails. Although
Docetaxel (Taxotere; Rhône-Poulenc Rorer, Antony, France) has demonstrated significant activity in five phase II studies as first-line chemotherapy in the treatment of metastatic breast cancer. Overall response rates range from 55.3% to 67.7%, with responses seen at all sites of disease, including
The pathophysiologic significance of increased levels of lipoxygenase compounds in psoriatic lesions was assessed in a double-blind randomized clinical study with the 5-lipoxygenase inhibitor, benoxaprofen. Forty patients with psoriasis vulgaris were treated with 600 mg of oral benoxaprofen daily or
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