2023
Treating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Treating Head and Neck Cancer in the Age of Immunotherapy: A 2023 Update. Drugs 2023, 83: 217-248. PMID: 36645621, DOI: 10.1007/s40265-023-01835-2.Commentaries, Editorials and LettersConceptsNeck cancerRecurrent/metastatic settingImmune checkpoint inhibitor nivolumabNeck squamous cell carcinomaAge of immunotherapyLate stage HNSCCImmune checkpoint inhibitionPlatinum-containing chemotherapyFirst-line treatmentGrowth factor receptor overexpressionCheckpoint inhibitor nivolumabSquamous cell carcinomaEpidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) overexpressionPathogenesis of HNSCCTreatment of patientsTreatment of HNSCCManagement of headMonoclonal antibody cetuximabCurative intentPalliative chemotherapyAdvanced diseaseInhibitor nivolumabLocoregional failureMetastatic settingMultimodality therapy
2020
Prediction of post-radiotherapy locoregional progression in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using machine-learning analysis of baseline PET/CT radiomics
Haider SP, Sharaf K, Zeevi T, Baumeister P, Reichel C, Forghani R, Kann BH, Petukhova A, Judson BL, Prasad ML, Liu C, Burtness B, Mahajan A, Payabvash S. Prediction of post-radiotherapy locoregional progression in HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma using machine-learning analysis of baseline PET/CT radiomics. Translational Oncology 2020, 14: 100906. PMID: 33075658, PMCID: PMC7568193, DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2020.100906.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaLocoregional progressionSquamous cell carcinomaRisk stratificationCell carcinomaPrimary tumorBaseline PET/CT scansPET/CT scansBaseline PET/CTKaplan-Meier analysisPET/CT RadiomicsMetastatic cervical lymphPET/CTObjective imaging biomarkersLog-rank p-valueMedian C-indexCervical lymphCT radiomic featuresLocoregional failurePatient selectionTherapeutic challengeObjective biomarkersC-indexCT scanIndependent cohort