2020
Pembrolizumab given concomitantly with chemoradiation and as maintenance therapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: KEYNOTE-412
Machiels JP, Tao Y, Burtness B, Tahara M, Licitra L, Rischin D, Waldron J, Simon C, Gregoire V, Harrington K, Alves GV, Lima I, Pointreau Y, Hughes B, Aksoy S, Hetnal M, Ge JY, Brown H, Cheng J, Bidadi B, Siu LL. Pembrolizumab given concomitantly with chemoradiation and as maintenance therapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: KEYNOTE-412. Future Oncology 2020, 16: 1235-1243. PMID: 32490686, DOI: 10.2217/fon-2020-0184.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsNeck squamous cell carcinomaPhase III trialsSquamous cell carcinomaChemoradiation therapyAdvanced headIII trialsCell carcinomaImmune checkpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabLarge phase III trialsCheckpoint inhibitor pembrolizumabUse of pembrolizumabCurrent treatment guidelinesAdvanced HNSCCAdvanced diseaseMaintenance therapyMetastatic HNSCCTreatment guidelinesMaintenance treatmentMultimodal treatmentPembrolizumabPatientsAntitumor activityIB dataChemoradiationHNSCC
2010
Initial Results of a Phase I Dose-Escalation Trial of Concurrent and Maintenance Erlotinib and Reirradiation for Recurrent and New Primary Head-and-Neck Cancer
Rusthoven KE, Feigenberg SJ, Raben D, Kane M, Song JI, Nicolaou N, Mehra R, Burtness B, Ridge J, Swing R, Lango M, Cohen R, Jimeno A, Chen C. Initial Results of a Phase I Dose-Escalation Trial of Concurrent and Maintenance Erlotinib and Reirradiation for Recurrent and New Primary Head-and-Neck Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 78: 1020-1025. PMID: 20231078, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.09.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAgedAged, 80 and overAntibodies, MonoclonalAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCetuximabCombined Modality TherapyDrug Administration ScheduleErlotinib HydrochlorideFeasibility StudiesFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrostomyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProtein Kinase InhibitorsQuinazolinesRadiotherapy DosageRetreatmentTreatment OutcomeConceptsDose-limiting toxicityMaintenance erlotinibPrimary HNCCohort IIICohort IINeck cancerCohort IPrimary headRadiation therapyPhase I dose-escalation trialPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placementAcute grade 3 toxicityGrade 4 acute toxicityI dose-escalation trialEndoscopic gastrostomy tube placementGrade 3 dysphagiaGrade 3 osteoradionecrosisNew primary headGrade 3 toxicityDose-escalation trialPhase I trialGastrostomy tube placementErlotinib dailyMaintenance therapyPrior radiation