Oncology Update

Oncology Update

Michael Smart

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ONF 2011, 39(1), 109-110. DOI: 10.1188/12.ONF.109-110

Cetuximab (Erbitux®) has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in combination with standard chemotherapy (a platinum plus 5-fluorouracil) for first-line treatment of recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).

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