Assessment for Vulnerability Improves Outcomes for Patients With HNC Undergoing Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy
Comprehensive geriatric assessment was shown to effectively identify vulnerability to AEs in patients with HNC across all ages.
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Progression-Free Rate With Maintenance Therapy in Some Esophageal or Gastric Cancers May Be Associated With PD-L1 Level
In this interim analysis, PFS rates were compared in PD-L1–defined biomarker subsets of patients receiving maintenance durvalumab or capecitabine.
No Local Control or OS Benefit Seen With RT Dose Escalation in Inoperable Esophageal Cancer
In this study, patients were randomly assigned to receive standard-dose RT or standard-dose RT plus an integrated RT boost to the primary tumor.
Mortality Risk in Oropharynx Cancer Varies Based on HPV Status
Patients with OPC with HPV-negative tumors have increased risk for head and neck cancer mortality.
Routine HPV Testing May Be Warranted for Sinonasal Cancers
HPV-positive sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma associated with improved overall survival.
Endoscopic Approaches Feasible in Surgery for Sinonasal Cancer
Overall, 87.4 percent of 239 patients achieved negative margins with endoscopic resection.
U.S. Incidence of Thyroid Cancer Plateaued in 2009
Significant slowing found in rate of increase from 2009 to 2014, followed by stable rate since 2014.
Initial Therapy of Advanced Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer via Targeting VEGFR-2: A Case Report
[OncoTargets and Therapy] Researchers outline the case of a 93-year-old female with advanced ATC who received initial treatment with apatinib.
Strategies for Managing Postradiotherapy Cerebral Radiation Necrosis in Nontarget Brain Tissue
This review seeks to shed light on a relatively common but poorly understood adverse effect of radiotherapy for primary and metastatic brain or head and neck tumors.
Pembrolizumab Prolongs Survival in Advanced Head, Neck Cancer
Authors recommend pembrolizumab, with or without chemotherapy, as first-line treatment.
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