Acupuncture for Chronic Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer
Cohen L, Danhauer S, Garcia M, Dressler E, Rosenthal D, Chambers M, Cusimano A, Brown W, Ochoa J, Yang P, Chiang J, Gordon O, Crutcher R, Kim J, Russin M, Lukenbill J, Porosnicu M, Yost K, Weaver K, Lesser G. Acupuncture for Chronic Radiation-Induced Xerostomia in Head and Neck Cancer. JAMA Network Open 2024, 7: e2410421. PMID: 38739392, PMCID: PMC11091764, DOI: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2024.10421.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSham acupunctureTrue acupunctureTreating radiation-induced xerostomiaHead and neck cancerFunctional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-General scoresRadiation-induced xerostomiaBenefits of acupunctureQuestionnaire scoresCommunity-based cancer centerNeck cancerPatient-reported outcomesRisk of biasQuality of lifeTreated 2 timesAcupuncture studiesGroup differencesStatistically significant group differencesBetween-group differencesAcupunctureXerostomia questionnaire scoreMain OutcomesSignificant group differencesFunctional assessmentStudy armsCancer CenterSurrogate endpoints in clinical trials of p16-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: an individual patient data meta-analysis
Gharzai L, Morris E, Suresh K, Nguyen-Tân P, Rosenthal D, Gillison M, Harari P, Garden A, Koyfman S, Caudell J, Jones C, Mitchell D, Krempl G, Ridge J, Gensheimer M, Bonner J, Filion E, Dunlap N, Stokes W, Le Q, Torres-Saavedra P, Mierzwa M, Schipper M. Surrogate endpoints in clinical trials of p16-positive squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: an individual patient data meta-analysis. The Lancet Oncology 2024, 25: 366-375. PMID: 38423050, PMCID: PMC10962533, DOI: 10.1016/s1470-2045(24)00016-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLocoregional progression-free survivalProgression-free survivalIntermediate clinical endpointsMetastasis-free survivalOverall survivalClinical endpointsOropharyngeal cancerComposite endpointIncidence of human papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancersP16-positive squamous cell carcinomaHuman papillomavirus (HPV)-related cancersP16-positive oropharyngeal cancerCancer treated with chemotherapyIndividual patient data meta-analysisMedian follow-upPatient data meta-analysisSquamous-cell carcinomaSquamous cell carcinomaPatient levelClinical trial endpointsTreatment effectsData meta-analysisLocoregional progressionNational Cancer InstituteDistant metastasis