Use of a Conventional Low Neck Field (LNF) and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT): No Clinical Detriment of IMRT to an Anterior LNF During the Treatment of Head-and Neck-Cancer
Turaka A, Li T, Nicolaou N, Lango MN, Burtness B, Horwitz EM, Ridge JA, Feigenberg SJ. Use of a Conventional Low Neck Field (LNF) and Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy (IMRT): No Clinical Detriment of IMRT to an Anterior LNF During the Treatment of Head-and Neck-Cancer. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2010, 79: 65-70. PMID: 20385457, PMCID: PMC3339153, DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2009.10.034.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic AgentsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChi-Square DistributionCombined Modality TherapyDisease-Free SurvivalFemaleFollow-Up StudiesGastrostomyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansLinear ModelsLymph Node ExcisionMaleMiddle AgedRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedRetrospective StudiesTreatment FailureConceptsIntensity-modulated radiotherapyLow-neck fieldLower neckDisease-free survival ratesPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubeNeck fieldSingle-institution studySquamous cell carcinomaLog-rank testTreatment of headAnterior photon fieldAnterior low-neck fieldClinical detrimentCurative intentMedian ageClinical outcomesGastrostomy tubeNeck diseasePEG tubeCell carcinomaNeck cancerPhysician preferenceRegional failureStage IIIPatientsInitial 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