Induction Chemotherapy in Locally Advanced Pharyngolaryngeal Cancers with Stridor: Is It Feasible and Safe?

Table 1

Doses given in the regimens. In 2-drug regimen either paclitaxel or docetaxel was used and the choice of platinum was based on the serum creatinine clearance.

3-drug regimen (DCF)
Docetaxel	75 mg/m^2 on D1
Cisplatin	75 mg/m^2 on D1
5-FU	750 mg/m^2 from D1–D5
2-drug regimen
Paclitaxel (P) or docetaxel (D)	P—175 mg/m^2 on D1 or D—75 mg/m^2 on D1
Carboplatin (carbo) or cisplatin (cis)	Carboplatin (AUC 5) or cisplatin 75 mg/m^2