Standards for palliative systemic therapy in Germany – A survey of the DGHNO Oncology Working Group

Introduction Medical tumor therapy (MTT) of head and neck tumors (HNT) is gaining increasing importance. Since the last survey on medical tumor therapy (2013/14), new drugs have been approved for palliative systemic therapy of HNT. There is room for interpretation in the selection of systemic therapy. This survey aims to provide an overview of standards in MTT for head and neck tumors.