2024
Outcomes of Reduced Elective Nodal Radiation Dose for Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal and p16 Negative Oropharyngeal Cancers
Zakeri K, Shang T, Yu Y, Chen L, Shamseddine A, Kang J, Tsai C, Sherman E, Wong R, McBride S, Gelblum D, Riaz N, Lee N. Outcomes of Reduced Elective Nodal Radiation Dose for Laryngeal, Hypopharyngeal and p16 Negative Oropharyngeal Cancers. International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: e807. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.1772.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchP16-negative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaNegative oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomasOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaDistant recurrenceSquamous cell carcinomaNodal recurrenceRadiotherapy doseLocoregional recurrenceP16 statusCell carcinomaHypopharynx cancerP16-negative oropharyngeal cancerHead and neck cancer patientsRadiation doseElective nodal volumesP16-negative diseaseNode-positive diseaseDecrease treatment toxicityNeck cancer patientsPrimary outcome measureConcurrent cetuximabConcurrent chemotherapyLocoregional controlMedian followNodal disease
2022
Evaluation of Substantial Reduction in Elective Radiotherapy Dose and Field in Patients With Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Definitive Chemoradiotherapy
Tsai CJ, McBride SM, Riaz N, Kang JJ, Spielsinger DJ, Waldenberg T, Gelblum D, Yu Y, Chen LC, Zakeri K, Wong RJ, Dunn L, Pfister DG, Sherman EJ, Lee NY. Evaluation of Substantial Reduction in Elective Radiotherapy Dose and Field in Patients With Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Definitive Chemoradiotherapy. JAMA Oncology 2022, 8: 364-372. PMID: 35050342, PMCID: PMC8778604, DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2021.6416.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsDistant metastasis-free survivalProgression-free survivalMetastasis-free survivalOropharyngeal carcinomaConcurrent chemoradiotherapyDe-escalation strategiesRadiotherapy doseTotal doseSubclinical regionsLocoregional controlGross diseaseCohort studyOverall survivalClinical outcomesHuman Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal CarcinomaHigh-dose cisplatin therapyHPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinomaTarget volumeBilateral level IBGy of radiotherapyPrimary concurrent chemoradiotherapyRetrospective cohort studyFavorable clinical outcomeAmerican Joint CommitteeLong-term follow