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Comment
. 2020 Jul:106:104814.
doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104814. Epub 2020 May 22.

Oral Cancer Surgery and COVID pandemic - Metronomic Therapy shows a promising role while awaiting surgery

Mahesh Sultania  1 , Dillip Muduly  2 , Mohammed Imaduddin  2 , Madhabananda Kar  2
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Comment

Oral Cancer Surgery and COVID pandemic - Metronomic Therapy shows a promising role while awaiting surgery

Mahesh Sultania et al. Oral Oncol. 2020 Jul.

Abstract

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    Metronomic therapy is a good option for locally advanced oral cancers in COVID-19 pandemic time.

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    In the present situation there is a need for a therapy that ensure patients remain operable while awaiting surgery.

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    Metronomic therapy is easily deliverable, minimally toxic, home based and cost effective.

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Declaration of Competing Interest The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper.

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A: Patient with carcinoma lower lip cT4aN0M0 at presentation. B: Clinically complete response after 4 weeks of therapy. C: Patient with carcinoma central arch cT4aN0M0 at presentation. D: Clinically complete response after 8 weeks of therapy.
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