2019
Role of Treatment Deintensification in the Management of p16+ Oropharyngeal Cancer: ASCO Provisional Clinical Opinion
Adelstein DJ, Ismaila N, Ku JA, Burtness B, Swiecicki PL, Mell L, Beitler JJ, Gross N, Jones CU, Kaufman M, Le QT, Semrad TJ, Siu LL, Ridge JA. Role of Treatment Deintensification in the Management of p16+ Oropharyngeal Cancer: ASCO Provisional Clinical Opinion. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2019, 37: jco.19.00441. PMID: 31021656, DOI: 10.1200/jco.19.00441.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProvisional clinical opinionASCO's provisional clinical opinionsTreatment deintensificationOropharyngeal cancerClinical opinionClinical trialsGood prognosis subsetPractice-changing dataTransoral surgical techniquesAmerican Joint CommitteeCancer (AJCC) staging systemEarly-stage diseaseCurrent treatment standardsCurrent treatment approachesCurrent eighth editionLong-term toxicityBetter treatment resultsLate toxicitySystemic treatmentStaging systemIntensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) planningSurgical techniqueTherapeutic decisionsAmeliorate toxicityASCO's membership
2016
Pretreatment predictors of adjuvant chemoradiation in patients receiving transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: a case control study
Subramanian HE, Park HS, Barbieri A, Mahajan A, Judson BL, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Husain ZA. Pretreatment predictors of adjuvant chemoradiation in patients receiving transoral robotic surgery for squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx: a case control study. Cancers Of The Head & Neck 2016, 1: 7. PMID: 31093337, PMCID: PMC6460847, DOI: 10.1186/s41199-016-0008-7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchTransoral robotic surgeryPositive lymph nodesPreoperative patient characteristicsLymph node sizePositive surgical marginsExtracapsular extensionLymph nodesPatient characteristicsSurgical marginsAdjuvant chemoradiationNeck dissectionIndependent predictorsPositive marginsLymph node extracapsular extensionSingle-institution retrospective studyNode sizeLogistic regressionRobotic surgeryNodal extracapsular extensionPreoperative lymph nodeEarly-stage diseaseMajority of patientsSquamous cell carcinomaCase-control studyPrimary oropharyngeal cancer
2012
Informational needs of head and neck cancer patients
Fang CY, Longacre ML, Manne SL, Ridge JA, Lango MN, Burtness BA. Informational needs of head and neck cancer patients. Health And Technology 2012, 2: 57-62. PMID: 22518350, PMCID: PMC3327509, DOI: 10.1007/s12553-012-0020-9.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHNSCC patientsNeck squamous cell carcinomaEarly-stage diseaseMajority of patientsSquamous cell carcinomaConsiderable functional impairmentNeck cancer patientsInformational needsPatients' informational needsQuality of lifeInternet-based programAdvanced diseaseMost patientsYounger patientsMale patientsFemale patientsMajority of participantsCell carcinomaPatient populationCancer patientsTreatment optionsFunctional impairmentPatientsPsychosocial needsEmotional stress