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Dose and Volume De-Escalation for Elective Nodal Regions in Patients With Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPC) Undergoing Curative-Intent Concurrent Chemoradiation (CCRT)
Tsai C, McBride S, Riaz N, Kang J, Spielsinger D, Waldenberg T, Yu Y, Chen L, Zakeri K, Wong R, Dunn L, Sherman E, Lee N. Dose and Volume De-Escalation for Elective Nodal Regions in Patients With Human Papillomavirus (HPV)-Positive Oropharyngeal Cancer (OPC) Undergoing Curative-Intent Concurrent Chemoradiation (CCRT). International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2021, 111: s142-s143. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2021.07.321.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConcurrent chemoradiationDe-escalation strategiesOropharyngeal cancerGross diseaseNodal recurrenceDisease recurrenceOPC patientsLevel IbHPV-positive OPC patientsLocoregional recurrence-free survivalElective nodal regionsFavorable locoregional controlFeeding tube dependenceHigh-dose cisplatinPositive oropharyngeal cancerPrimary concurrent chemoradiationRecurrence-free survivalNode-positive neckFeeding tube placementLong-term resultsNode-negative neckDe-escalation approachMATERIAL/METHODSHigh control ratesRadiation treatment plans
2024
Long-Term Results of External Beam Radiation Therapy (RT) with or without Concurrent Chemotherapy in Loco-Regionally Advanced or Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC)
Choi J, Sherman E, Youssef I, Kang J, Zakeri K, Yu Y, Chen L, Shamseddine A, McBride S, Riaz N, Hung T, Wong W, Michel L, Dunn L, Ho A, Tuttle R, Morris L, Shaha A, Wong R, Lee N. Long-Term Results of External Beam Radiation Therapy (RT) with or without Concurrent Chemotherapy in Loco-Regionally Advanced or Recurrent Differentiated Thyroid Cancer (DTC). International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: e743-e744. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.1633.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchResults of external beam radiation therapyLocoregional controlRadioactive iodine therapyOverall survivalMultivariate analysisIodine therapyAdvanced diseaseBackward stepwise Cox regressionExternal beam radiation therapyRecurrent differentiated thyroid cancerProton beam RTBeam radiation therapyIntensity-modulated RTSingle-institution experienceTreated with RTMedian follow-upKaplan-Meier methodDay of RTStepwise Cox regressionGroup of patientsLong-term resultsBeam RTLate toxicityNon-medullaryConcurrent chemotherapy