Multicenter Phase III Trial of Chemoradiation (CRT) with IMPT vs. IMRT for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OPSCC): Secondary Analysis of Association of Lymphopenia with Treatment Modality, Emergency Room (ER) Visits and Hospital Admission (HA)
Grippin A, Foote R, Busse P, Rosenthal D, Hernandez M, Garden A, Sturgis E, Ferrarotto R, Gunn G, Patel S, Lee N, Lin A, Snider J, McDonald M, Henson C, Bajaj G, Kalman N, Parvathaneni U, Frank S. Multicenter Phase III Trial of Chemoradiation (CRT) with IMPT vs. IMRT for Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma (OPSCC): Secondary Analysis of Association of Lymphopenia with Treatment Modality, Emergency Room (ER) Visits and Hospital Admission (HA). International Journal Of Radiation Oncology • Biology • Physics 2024, 120: e755. DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.07.1658.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensity modulated proton therapyOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaAbsolute lymphocyte countAbsolute lymphocyte count nadirBaseline absolute lymphocyte countGrade 4 lymphopeniaMultivariate analysisTreatment modalitiesHospital admissionAdvanced stage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaStage oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaMulticenter phase III trialPhase III randomized controlled trialsEmergency roomPhase III non-inferiority trialAssociation of lymphopeniaBilateral neck radiationBody mean doseStage III-IVAEffectiveness of treatment modalitiesSquamous cell carcinomaAssociated with increased ratesClinical implicationsER visitsSecondary analysisDyadic Yoga for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation and their Family Caregivers
Milbury K, Rosenthal D, Li Y, Ngo-Huang A, Mallaiah S, Yousuf S, Fuller C, Lewis C, Bruera E, Cohen L. Dyadic Yoga for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Chemoradiation and their Family Caregivers. Journal Of Pain And Symptom Management 2024, 67: 490-500. PMID: 38447621, PMCID: PMC11349719, DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2024.02.565.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchEmergency department visitsHead and neck cancerWaitlist controlHead and neck cancer patientsFamily caregiversYoga groupDepartment visitsYoga therapyHospital admissionPatient emergency department visitsPatient's last daysActive study participantsUnplanned hospital admissionsFeeding tube placementWaitlist control groupSupportive care strategiesQuality of lifeDyadic yogaYoga interventionYoga programCaregiver efficacyPilot RCTSF-36Care strategiesSymptom interference