2018
HPV status in unknown primary head and neck cancer: Prognosis and treatment outcomes
Cheraghlou S, Torabi SJ, Husain ZA, Otremba MD, Osborn HA, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Judson BL. HPV status in unknown primary head and neck cancer: Prognosis and treatment outcomes. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 684-691. PMID: 30151832, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-negative patientsTreatment deintensificationCN3 diseaseHPV statusNeck cancerUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisTumor human papillomavirus (HPV) statusCox survival regressionHPV-negative diseaseIdentifiable primary tumorUnknown primary headHPV-positive patientsHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusTumor HPV statusKaplan-Meier analysisTreatment-related outcomesSignificant prognostic valuePoor patient survivalCases of headDefinitive chemoradiotherapyDefinitive radiotherapyMetastatic nodesNodal classificationUnknown primaryTherapeutic challenge
2015
Cost effectiveness of transoral robotic surgery for the treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review
Judson B, Aaronson N, Neubauer P. Cost effectiveness of transoral robotic surgery for the treatment of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review. Robotic Surgery Research And Reviews 2015, Volume 2: 59-63. DOI: 10.2147/rsrr.s64869.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaTransoral robotic surgeryCell carcinomaTreatment of OPSCCSystematic reviewDa Vinci robotic surgical systemRobotic surgeryHigh functional morbidityNon-surgical treatmentHuman papilloma virusCost of treatmentDa Vinci robotSubsequent FDA approvalAdjuvant treatmentHospital stayLonger hospitalizationRobotic surgical systemOropharyngeal cancerUnknown primaryCase seriesGastrostomy tubeOpen surgeryTransoral resectionFunctional morbidity