2017
LUX-head and neck 2: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial of afatinib as adjuvant therapy after chemoradiation (CRT) in primary unresected, high/intermediate-risk, squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (HNSCC) patients (pts).
Burtness B, Haddad R, Dinis J, Trigo Perez J, Yokota T, Viana L, Romanov I, Vermorken J, Bourhis J, Tahara M, Segalla J, Psyrri A, Vasilevskaya I, Nangia C, Chaves-Conde M, Wang B, Gibson N, Ehrnrooth E, Harrington K, Cohen E. LUX-head and neck 2: Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, phase III trial of afatinib as adjuvant therapy after chemoradiation (CRT) in primary unresected, high/intermediate-risk, squamous cell cancer of the head and neck (HNSCC) patients (pts). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: 6001-6001. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.35.15_suppl.6001.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchDisease-free survivalPhase III trialsIII trialsEGFR inhibitionMedian disease-free survivalRecurrent/metastatic diseaseErbB family blocker afatinibPre-planned interim analysisECOG PS 0Median treatment durationSquamous cell cancerDefinitive chemoradiationECOG PSEligible ptsAdvanced HNSCCConcurrent cisplatinN2 diseasePrimary endpointAdjuvant therapyMetastatic diseasePS 0Complete responseDisease recurrenceMedian ageNodal stage
2014
E1308: Reduced-dose IMRT in human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated resectable oropharyngeal squamous carcinomas (OPSCC) after clinical complete response (cCR) to induction chemotherapy (IC).
Cmelak A, Li S, Marur S, Zhao W, Westra W, Chung C, Gillison M, Gilbert J, Bauman J, Wagner L, Ferris R, Trevarthen D, Colevas A, Jahagirdar B, Burtness B. E1308: Reduced-dose IMRT in human papilloma virus (HPV)-associated resectable oropharyngeal squamous carcinomas (OPSCC) after clinical complete response (cCR) to induction chemotherapy (IC). Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2014, 32: lba6006-lba6006. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2014.32.18_suppl.lba6006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchClinical complete responseOropharyngeal squamous carcinomaLate grade 3 toxicityPost-treatment neck dissectionStage III/IVAHigh tumor control ratesGrade 3 toxicityWeek x 3Tumor control rateHuman papilloma virusLate toxicityPrimary endpointCurrent smokersComplete responseNeck dissectionNodal stageSquamous carcinomaControl ratePapilloma virusC-IMRTT1-3Weekly schedulePFSInvolved nodesDoseOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treatment
Marur S, Burtness B. Oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma treatment. Current Opinion In Oncology 2014, 26: 252-258. PMID: 24626127, PMCID: PMC5813288, DOI: 10.1097/cco.0000000000000072.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHigh-risk human papilloma virusOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaHPV-unrelated cancersSquamous cell carcinomaNodal stageCell carcinomaTumor stageSquamous cell carcinoma treatmentHPV-unrelated tumorsAdvanced nodal stageRisk of deathCurrent treatment paradigmsHuman papilloma virusParaffin-embedded tissue blocksImportant causative factorAdvanced nodalDistant diseaseHPV statusCurative therapyFavorable prognosisOropharyngeal cancerRetrospective studyPapilloma virusTreatment paradigmRisk groups
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