2023
Top advances of the year: Head and neck cancer
Verma A, Burtness B. Top advances of the year: Head and neck cancer. Cancer 2023, 129: 1308-1312. PMID: 36692372, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalFavorable-risk patientsRisk patientsNeck cancerHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancerGemcitabine/cisplatin chemotherapyImmature survival dataVirus-related cancersIntermediate-risk patientsFirst-line treatmentPhase 3 trialCooperative group trialsTreatment deintensificationMetastatic headOverall survivalPostoperative therapySmoking historyOropharyngeal cancerAntibody nivolumabCisplatin chemotherapyTransoral resectionTransoral surgeryNasopharyngeal cancerGroup trialsGy radiation
2010
Increased Recurrences Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in the Postoperative Setting
Turaka A, Li T, Sharma NK, Li L, Nicolaou N, Mehra R, Burtness B, Cohen RB, Lango MN, Horwitz EM, Ridge JA, Feigenberg SJ. Increased Recurrences Using Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy in the Postoperative Setting. American Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2010, 33: 599-603. PMID: 21063195, DOI: 10.1097/coc.0b013e3181c4c3cc.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAge DistributionAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellCohort StudiesFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeck DissectionNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalNeoplasm StagingPostoperative CarePostoperative PeriodPrognosisRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentSex DistributionSurvival AnalysisTreatment FailureConceptsPatterns of failurePostoperative therapyRadiation therapyLocal failureMarginal failureNeck cancerRegional failureRetrospective single-institution studyFox Chase Cancer CenterHigh-risk PTVLocoregional failure rateAddition of chemotherapySingle-institution studySquamous cell carcinomaIntensity-modulated radiation therapyPersistence of diseaseLow-risk PTVConcurrent cisplatinCurative intentDefinitive radiationDefinitive RTNodal recurrencePostoperative settingMedian ageNodal stage