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Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie 4/2023

03-03-2023 | Literatur kommentiert

Kein Vorteil einer Erhaltungstherapie mit Afatinib in der adjuvanten Therapie von Kopf-Hals-Tumoren

Author: Alexander Maximilian Ziebolz

Published in: Strahlentherapie und Onkologie | Issue 4/2023

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Für operativ versorgte fortgeschrittene Plattenepithelkarzinome der Kopf-Hals-Region ab dem Stadium III oder IV bzw. für Stadium I/II mit Risikofaktoren stellt die adjuvante Radiotherapie bzw. Radiochemotherapie den Therapiestandard dar [1]. Die zusätzliche simultane Chemotherapie wird dabei bei randbildender Resektion (R1) oder bei extrakapsulärem Lymphknotenbefall empfohlen [2, 3]. In der vorliegenden Studie wurde die Option einer Erhaltungstherapie mit dem Tyrosinkinaseinhibitor (TKI) Afatinib untersucht [4]. …
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Metadata
Title
Kein Vorteil einer Erhaltungstherapie mit Afatinib in der adjuvanten Therapie von Kopf-Hals-Tumoren
Author
Alexander Maximilian Ziebolz
Publication date
03-03-2023
Publisher
Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Published in
Strahlentherapie und Onkologie / Issue 4/2023
Print ISSN: 0179-7158
Electronic ISSN: 1439-099X
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00066-023-02069-7

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