SU‐GG‐T‐178: Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Clinical Outcomes and Relation of Parotid Gland Volume with Xerostomia
Turaka A, Weinberg B, Li T, Nicos N, Burtness B, Lango M, Ridge J, Feigenberg S. SU‐GG‐T‐178: Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) in the Treatment of Oropharyngeal Carcinoma: Clinical Outcomes and Relation of Parotid Gland Volume with Xerostomia. Medical Physics 2010, 37: 3226-3226. DOI: 10.1118/1.3468568.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchIntensity-modulated radiation therapyParotid gland volumeRT dosesPercent weight lossWeight lossGland volumeMedian percent weight lossUse of IMRTPG volumesFox Chase Cancer CenterGrade 3 xerostomiaAddition of chemotherapyLocoregional control rateOverall survival rateSquamous cell cancerWeeks of treatmentPatterns of failureCurative intentMedian followToxicity scoringDefinitive RTMedian doseNeck dissectionOropharyngeal carcinomaMedian ageSU‐GG‐T‐180: Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for the Para‐Nasal Sinus (PNS) Malignancies: Outcomes from Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC)
Turaka A, Cattaneo R, Nicos N, Lango M, Burtness B, Ridge J, Feigenberg S. SU‐GG‐T‐180: Intensity‐Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT) for the Para‐Nasal Sinus (PNS) Malignancies: Outcomes from Fox Chase Cancer Center (FCCC). Medical Physics 2010, 37: 3226-3226. DOI: 10.1118/1.3468570.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchFox Chase Cancer CenterIntensity-modulated radiation therapySquamous cellsStage III/IV diseaseMedian age 68 yearsStage I/IILocoregional control rateAge 68 yearsOverall survival rateParanasal sinus tumorsBase of skullMedian followMedian doseLocal recurrenceMucosal melanomaSinus malignanciesClinical outcomesDistant metastasisNeck diseasePerineural invasionSinus tumorClinical stageHigher complicationsNegative marginsOptic apparatus