showed a positive trend in PFS and OS from the addition of Cx to CT in patients who had experienced a Grade 1 skin rash compared with patients with Grade 0 skin rash. 25 A recently published study confirmed a correlation between Grade 3 skin toxicity emerged within 90 days from starting Cx therapy and benefit in OS in R/M HNSCC. 26 Generally, targeted therapy holds great promise to improve patients’ outcome while limiting toxicity as compared with CT.
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