Treatment de-intensification strategies for head and neck cancer
Kelly JR, Husain ZA, Burtness B. Treatment de-intensification strategies for head and neck cancer. European Journal Of Cancer 2016, 68: 125-133. PMID: 27755996, PMCID: PMC5734050, DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.09.006.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsCarcinoma, Squamous CellChemoradiotherapyCombined Modality TherapyHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansMinimally Invasive Surgical ProceduresOropharyngeal NeoplasmsOtorhinolaryngologic Surgical ProceduresPapillomavirus InfectionsRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, AdjuvantSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckConceptsHigh-risk human papillomavirus infectionHuman papillomavirus infectionLong-term morbiditySquamous cell cancerSquamous cell carcinomaDe-intensification strategiesIntensive treatment regimensAltered fractionation schemesDefinitive chemoradiationAdjuvant radiationPapillomavirus infectionCell cancerImpairs qualityTreatment regimensCell carcinomaNeck cancerRecent trialsSimilar efficacySuch cancersInvasive surgeryTreatment intensityCancerRadiation dosePreliminary dataSurgery