OBJECTIVE:To observe therapeutic efficacy and safety of applying dexamethasone+docetaxel+cisplatin+fluoroura-cil(DCF)regimen induction chemotherapy before Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage oral squamous cell carcinoma resection. METHODS:A total of 120 patients with Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage oral squamous cell carcinoma were randomly divided into control group(60 cases)and observation group (60 cases). Both groups were given oral cancer resection,control group received radiotherapy 4-6 weeks after surgery,observation group was additionally given Dexamethasone acetate tablets 0.75 mg orally once a day,d1-7+Docetaxel injection 80 mg/m2 added in-to 0.9% Sodium chloride solution 250 mL intravenously for 2 h,d2+Cisplatin injection 80 mg/m2 added into 0.9% Sodium chloride solution 250 mL intravenously for 1 h,d2+Fluorouracil injection 750 mg/m2 added into 0.9% Sodium chloride solution 500 mL in-travenously,d2-5. Treatment course of 2 groups lasted for 7 d. Clinical efficacies of 2 groups were observed as well as EORTC QLQ-C30 score before and after treatment,recurrence rate 12,24,36 months and the occurrence of ADR. RESULTS:The short-term total response rate of observation group was significantly higher than that of control group;12,24,36 months fol-low-up recurrence rate of observation group were significant lower than those of control group;the incidence ofⅠ-Ⅱ degree nausea and vomiting,leucopenia in observation group were significantly higher than control group,with statistical significance (P<0.05);there was no statistical significance in the incidence of Ⅲ-Ⅳ degree nausea and vomiting,leucopenia andⅠ-Ⅱ,Ⅲ-Ⅳ de-gree diarrhea between 2 groups (P>0.05). Before treatment,there was no statistical significance in EORTC QLQ-C30 score be-tween 2 groups(P>0.05). After treatment,EORTC QLQ-C30 score of 2 groups were significantly lower than before,with statisti-cal significance (P<0.05),but there was no statistical significance between 2 groups (P>0.05). CONCLUSIONS:The applying of DCF regimen induction chemotherapy can improve short-term efficacy before Ⅲ-Ⅳ stage oral squamous cell carcinoma resec-tion,reduce reoccurrence risk but induce high incidence ofⅠ-Ⅱ degree nausea and vomiting,leucopenia.