2023
Top advances of the year: Head and neck cancer
Verma A, Burtness B. Top advances of the year: Head and neck cancer. Cancer 2023, 129: 1308-1312. PMID: 36692372, DOI: 10.1002/cncr.34654.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsProgression-free survivalFavorable-risk patientsRisk patientsNeck cancerHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancerGemcitabine/cisplatin chemotherapyImmature survival dataVirus-related cancersIntermediate-risk patientsFirst-line treatmentPhase 3 trialCooperative group trialsTreatment deintensificationMetastatic headOverall survivalPostoperative therapySmoking historyOropharyngeal cancerAntibody nivolumabCisplatin chemotherapyTransoral resectionTransoral surgeryNasopharyngeal cancerGroup trialsGy radiation
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
2018
HPV status in unknown primary head and neck cancer: Prognosis and treatment outcomes
Cheraghlou S, Torabi SJ, Husain ZA, Otremba MD, Osborn HA, Mehra S, Yarbrough WG, Burtness BA, Judson BL. HPV status in unknown primary head and neck cancer: Prognosis and treatment outcomes. The Laryngoscope 2018, 129: 684-691. PMID: 30151832, DOI: 10.1002/lary.27475.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsHPV-negative patientsTreatment deintensificationCN3 diseaseHPV statusNeck cancerUnivariate Kaplan-Meier analysisTumor human papillomavirus (HPV) statusCox survival regressionHPV-negative diseaseIdentifiable primary tumorUnknown primary headHPV-positive patientsHuman papillomavirus (HPV) statusTumor HPV statusKaplan-Meier analysisTreatment-related outcomesSignificant prognostic valuePoor patient survivalCases of headDefinitive chemoradiotherapyDefinitive radiotherapyMetastatic nodesNodal classificationUnknown primaryTherapeutic challenge
2015
Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Defining Risk Groups and Clinical Trials
Bhatia A, Burtness B. Human Papillomavirus–Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer: Defining Risk Groups and Clinical Trials. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2015, 33: 3243-3250. PMID: 26351343, PMCID: PMC5814107, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.61.2358.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsClinical trialsRisk groupsHuman papillomavirus-associated oropharynx cancerHPV-negative OPCPoor-risk subsetTreatment-related morbidityDe-escalation trialsPrognostic risk groupsClinical trial optionsYounger median ageNew treatment strategiesIdeal patient groupNovel therapeutic targetInvasive surgical techniquesDeintensification trialsTreatment deintensificationOropharynx cancerSmoking exposureMetastatic diseaseModality therapyFavorable prognosisMedian ageBetter prognosisSuperior prognosisIntense therapy