2021
Toxicity Profiles and Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy vs Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy
Li X, Kitpanit S, Lee A, Mah D, Sine K, Sherman EJ, Dunn LA, Michel LS, Fetten J, Zakeri K, Yu Y, Chen L, Kang JJ, Gelblum DY, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Riaz N, Lee NY. Toxicity Profiles and Survival Outcomes Among Patients With Nonmetastatic Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Treated With Intensity-Modulated Proton Therapy vs Intensity-Modulated Radiation Therapy. JAMA Network Open 2021, 4: e2113205. PMID: 34143193, PMCID: PMC8214161, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2021.13205.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional failure-free survivalNonmetastatic nasopharyngeal carcinomaProgression-free survivalIntensity-modulated radiation therapyIntensity-modulated proton therapyCurative-intent radiotherapyIMPT groupIMRT groupAdverse eventsOncologic outcomesOverall survivalSurvival outcomesNasopharyngeal carcinomaMAIN OUTCOMERadiation therapyToxicity profileHigher acute adverse eventsSimilar progression-free survivalTertiary academic cancer centerTreatment-related adverse eventsPropensity score-matched analysisTreatment-related toxic effectsMultivariable logistic regression analysisPoor progression-free survivalChronic grade 3Any day, split halfway: Flexibility in scheduling high‐dose cisplatin—A large retrospective review from a high‐volume cancer center
Kang JJ, Tchekmedyian V, Mohammed N, Rybkin A, Kitpanit S, Fan M, Wang H, Lobaugh SM, Zhang Z, Lee A, Chen L, Yu Y, Zakeri K, Gelblum DY, Riaz N, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Cohen MA, Cracchiolo JR, Morris LG, Singh B, Patel S, Ganly I, Boyle JO, Wong RJ, Eng J, Zhi WI, Ng K, Ho AL, Dunn LA, Michel L, Fetten JV, Pfister DG, Lee NY, Sherman EJ. Any day, split halfway: Flexibility in scheduling high‐dose cisplatin—A large retrospective review from a high‐volume cancer center. International Journal Of Cancer 2021, 149: 139-148. PMID: 33586179, PMCID: PMC9380235, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.33518.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTotal cumulative doseHigh-dose cisplatinLocoregional failureOverall survivalOropharyngeal cancerDistant metastasisRegional failureHigh-volume cancer centerLocal failureAlternate dosing schedulesHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusKarnofsky performance statusCooperative group trialsAdvanced oropharyngeal cancerLarge retrospective reviewStandard of careMultivariable regression modelsDefinitive chemoradiationInduction chemotherapyPerformance statusDosing schedulesTherapy startAdministration dayRetrospective reviewRenal toxicity
2019
Platinum‐based regimens versus cetuximab in definitive chemoradiation for human papillomavirus‐unrelated head and neck cancer
Beckham TH, Barney C, Healy E, Wolfe AR, Branstetter A, Yaney A, Riaz N, McBride SM, Tsai CJ, Kang J, Yu Y, Chen L, Sherman E, Dunn L, Pfister DG, Tan J, Rupert R, Bonomi M, Zhang Z, Lobaugh SM, Grecula JC, Mitchell DL, Wobb JL, Miller ED, Blakaj DM, Diavolitsis VM, Lee N, Bhatt AD. Platinum‐based regimens versus cetuximab in definitive chemoradiation for human papillomavirus‐unrelated head and neck cancer. International Journal Of Cancer 2019, 147: 107-115. PMID: 31609479, DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32736.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarboplatinCetuximabChemoradiotherapyCisplatinFemaleHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPapillomaviridaePapillomavirus InfectionsRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckSurvival RateConceptsLocoregional failureOverall survivalDistant metastasisReduced hazardMultivariable analysisKaplan-MeierHuman papillomavirus-unrelated headNeck squamous cell carcinomaPlatinum-based regimensSquamous cell carcinomaSuperior locoregional controlCumulative incidence functionDefinitive chemoradiationDefinitive radiotherapyLocoregional controlAdvanced headClinical characteristicsCumulative incidenceConcurrent cetuximabPropensity matchingYear OSCell carcinomaHuman papillomavirusNeck cancerProportional hazards