2023
Pembrolizumab versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab in recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-040): Subgroup analysis by pattern of disease recurrence
Harrington K, Cohen E, Soulières D, Dinis J, Licitra L, Ahn M, Soria A, Machiels J, Mach N, Mehra R, Burtness B, Swaby R, Lin J, Ge J, Lerman N, Tourneau C. Pembrolizumab versus methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab in recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (KEYNOTE-040): Subgroup analysis by pattern of disease recurrence. Oral Oncology 2023, 147: 106587. PMID: 37925894, DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106587.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsSubgroup analysisRecurrence patternsNeck squamous cell carcinomaDisease recurrence patternsPlatinum-containing treatmentSquamous cell carcinomaLonger OSProlonged OSAdvanced diseaseData cutoffDefinitive therapyMetastatic headDurable responsesHazard ratioDisease recurrenceMetastatic HNSCCTreatment armsCell carcinomaM diseaseInvestigator's choicePatientsPembrolizumabRecurrentOnly subgroupSubgroups
2020
Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer
Saeed NA, Kelly JR, Deshpande HA, Bhatia AK, Burtness BA, Judson BL, Mehra S, Edwards HA, Yarbrough WG, Peter PR, Holt EH, Decker RH, Husain ZA, Park HS. Adjuvant external beam radiotherapy for surgically resected, nonmetastatic anaplastic thyroid cancer. Head & Neck 2020, 42: 1031-1044. PMID: 32011055, DOI: 10.1002/hed.26086.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAnaplastic thyroid cancerLonger OSAdjuvant EBRTThyroid cancerAdjuvant external beam radiotherapyNational Cancer DatabaseExternal beam radiotherapyConcurrent chemoradiationConcurrent chemotherapyImproved survivalMedian ageCancer DatabaseRetrospective analysisBeam radiotherapyEBRTChemotherapyPatientsCancerUVAChemoradiationResectionRadiotherapy