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Clinical Trial
. 1977 Oct;134(4):474-8.
doi: 10.1016/0002-9610(77)90381-6.

Results of BCG adjuvant immunotherapy in 100 patients with epidermoid carcinoma of the head and neck

J Y Suen, S P Richman, R B Livingston, E M Hersh, R Craig, K Tonymon
Clinical Trial

Results of BCG adjuvant immunotherapy in 100 patients with epidermoid carcinoma of the head and neck

J Y Suen et al. Am J Surg. 1977 Oct.

Abstract

One hundred patients with advanced, recurrent, or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck were treated with chemotherapy and BCG as adjuvant immunotherapy. The overall response rate was 35 per cent, and the median duration of response was seventeen weeks. BCG does not prolong duration of remission or survival time.

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