Improved outcomes for HPV-positive head and neck cancer with cetuximab and IMRT, study suggests

Monday, October 25, 2010 - 13:40 in Health & Medicine

Studies have shown higher survival rates for people with head and neck cancers that test positive for HPV when they are treated with systemic chemotherapy and radiation therapy. Now a new study suggests outcomes are also better when radiation therapy is combined with cetuximab, a targeted therapy.

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