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
2022
Reduced Aspiration Rates for 50 Gy Postoperative Radiation in HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer in E3311: A Trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Hutcheson K, Peterson C, Barbon C, Quon H, Mehra R, Ringash J, Lewin J, Flamand Y, Duvvuri U, Ozer E, Thomas G, Kupferman M, Koch W, Bell R, Saba N, Panwar A, Annino D, Wagner L, Ferris R, Burtness B. Reduced Aspiration Rates for 50 Gy Postoperative Radiation in HPV-Associated Oropharynx Cancer in E3311: A Trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2022, 114: s27-s28. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2022.07.380.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransoral surgerySite cliniciansCentral reviewPostoperative radiotherapyOropharyngeal cancerExact testECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupMD Anderson Cancer CenterIntermediate-risk HPVPrimary transoral surgeryBarium swallow studyCancer Research GroupAnderson Cancer CenterAspiration rateFisher's exact testExcellent disease controlOropharynx cancerPostoperative radiationRisk HPVRandomized armTrials databasesCancer CenterFunctional outcomeMBS studiesSwallow studyOutcomes by tobacco history in E3311, a phase II trial of transoral surgery (TOS) followed by pathology-based adjuvant treatment in HPV-associated (HPV+) oropharynx cancer (OPC): A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group.
Mehra R, Flamand Y, Quon H, Garcia J, Weinstein G, Duvvuri U, O'Malley B, Ozer E, Thomas G, Koch W, Gross N, Bell R, Saba N, Lango M, Bayon R, Burtness B, Ferris R. Outcomes by tobacco history in E3311, a phase II trial of transoral surgery (TOS) followed by pathology-based adjuvant treatment in HPV-associated (HPV+) oropharynx cancer (OPC): A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2022, 40: 6077-6077. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2022.40.16_suppl.6077.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchProgression-free survivalOropharynx cancerOverall survivalSmoking statusTransoral surgeryAdjuvant treatmentPerformance statusPrimary siteECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research GroupFirst treatment approachHistory of smokingPhase II trialKaplan-Meier methodLog-rank testCancer Research GroupSignificant differencesWilcoxon rank sum testChi-square testRank sum testDefinitive chemoradiationEvaluable ptsOS ratesEfficacy outcomesExtranodal extensionII trial
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
2020
A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311
Ferris RL, Flamand Y, Holsinger FC, Weinstein GS, Quon H, Mehra R, Garcia JJ, Hinni ML, Gross ND, Sturgis EM, Duvvuri U, Méndez E, Ridge JA, Magnuson JS, Higgins KA, Patel MR, Smith RB, Karakla DW, Kupferman ME, Malone JP, Judson BL, Richmon J, Boyle JO, Bayon R, O'Malley BW, Ozer E, Thomas GR, Koch WM, Bell RB, Saba NF, Li S, Sigurdson ER, Burtness B. A novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process using transoral surgery for oropharyngeal cancer in ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group Trial E3311. Oral Oncology 2020, 110: 104797. PMID: 32679405, PMCID: PMC7771718, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.104797.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsOropharyngeal cancerTransoral surgeryOropharyngeal bleedingPositive marginsTransoral resectionGrade III/IVSurgical oncology trialsPost-operative therapySurgical quality assuranceSurgical pathology reportsFinal pathologic marginsMulti-institutional dataPathologic marginsBleeding rateClinical trialsPathology reportsLower incidenceOngoing quality assuranceOncology trialsSurgical expertiseMeticulous evaluationSurgeon expertiseTransoral headPatientsSurgery
2016
E3311 trial of transoral surgery for oropharynx cancer: Implementation of a novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process.
Li S, Ferris R, Holsinger F, Weinstein G, Quon H, Mehra R, Garcia J, Chung C, Gillison M, Wagner L, Ringash J, Lewin J, Mendez E, Ridge J, Richmon J, Magnuson S, Bell R, Smith R, Thomas G, Burtness B. E3311 trial of transoral surgery for oropharynx cancer: Implementation of a novel surgeon credentialing and quality assurance process. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 34: 6054-6054. DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.34.15_suppl.6054.Peer-Reviewed Original Research
2012
Management of Human Papillomavirus–Positive and Human Papillomavirus–Negative Head and Neck Cancer
Mehra R, Ang KK, Burtness B. Management of Human Papillomavirus–Positive and Human Papillomavirus–Negative Head and Neck Cancer. Seminars In Radiation Oncology 2012, 22: 194-197. PMID: 22687943, DOI: 10.1016/j.semradonc.2012.03.003.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-positive diseaseNeck carcinomaClinical trialsHuman papillomavirus-negative headOncogenic human papillomavirus (HPV) infectionPack-year smoking historyCurative treatment regimensHPV-negative diseaseHuman Papillomavirus–PositiveHuman papillomavirus infectionSquamous cell headProspective clinical trialsTraditional risk factorsSquamous cell carcinomaHPV-negative headCurrent clinical trialsCombination of radiationIntermediate riskPapillomavirus infectionSmoking historySystemic therapyTreatment regimensCell carcinomaTransoral surgeryNeck cancer