2021
Updated report of a phase II randomized trial of transoral surgical resection followed by low-dose or standard postoperative therapy in resectable p16+ locally advanced oropharynx cancer: A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN cancer research group (E3311).
Ferris R, Flamand Y, Weinstein G, Li S, Quon H, Mehra R, Garcia J, Ringash J, Lewin J, Duvvuri U, O'Malley B, Ozer E, Thomas G, Koch W, Kupferman M, Bell R, Saba N, Lango M, Wagner L, Burtness B. Updated report of a phase II randomized trial of transoral surgical resection followed by low-dose or standard postoperative therapy in resectable p16+ locally advanced oropharynx cancer: A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN cancer research group (E3311). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2021, 39: 6010-6010. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2021.39.15_suppl.6010.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPrimary transoral surgeryOropharynx cancerArm BPatient-reported outcomesPostoperative RTTransoral surgeryArm AHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharynx cancerECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupAdvanced oropharynx cancerArm DStandard postoperative therapyPhase II trialProportion of patientsCancer Research GroupNeck cancer-specific qualityPre-specified endpointsTransoral surgical resectionDeintensification strategiesFavorable QOLIneligible patientsPathologic riskPostoperative chemoradiationAdjuvant therapyII trial
2015
Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Defining Risk Groups and Clinical Trials
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Defining Risk Groups and Clinical Trials. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 3243-3250. PMID: 26351343, PMCID: PMC5814107, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.61.2358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsRisk groupsHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharynx cancerHPV-negative OPCPoor-risk subsetTreatment-related morbidityDe-escalation trialsPrognostic risk groupsClinical trial optionsYounger median ageNew treatment strategiesIdeal patient groupNovel therapeutic targetInvasive surgical techniquesDeintensification trialsTreatment deintensificationOropharynx cancerSmoking exposureMetastatic diseaseModality therapyFavorable prognosisMedian ageBetter prognosisSuperior prognosisIntense therapy