2021
Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): An update on 107 randomized trials and 19,805 patients, on behalf of MACH-NC Group
Lacas B, Carmel A, Landais C, Wong SJ, Licitra L, Tobias JS, Burtness B, Ghi MG, Cohen EEW, Grau C, Wolf G, Hitt R, Corvò R, Budach V, Kumar S, Laskar SG, Mazeron JJ, Zhong LP, Dobrowsky W, Ghadjar P, Fallai C, Zakotnik B, Sharma A, Bensadoun RJ, Redda M, Racadot S, Fountzilas G, Brizel D, Rovea P, Argiris A, Nagy ZT, Lee JW, Fortpied C, Harris J, Bourhis J, Aupérin A, Blanchard P, Pignon JP, Group M, Adelstein D, Alfonsi M, Belkacemi Y, Bar-Ad V, Bernier J, Bratland Å, Calais G, Campbell B, Caudell J, Chabaud S, Chamorey E, Chaukar D, Choi K, Choussy O, Collette L, Cruz J, Dani C, Dauzier E, Forastiere A, Garaud P, Gregoire V, Hackshaw A, Haddad E, Haffty B, Hansen A, Hayoz S, Horiot J, Jeremic B, Karrison T, Langendijk J, Lapeyre M, Lartigau E, Leong T, Le Q, Lee P, Lewin F, Lin A, Lopes A, Mehta S, Moon J, Moyal E, Occéan B, Olmi P, Orecchia R, O'Sullivan B, Overgaard J, Petit C, Quon H, Sanguineti G, Satar T, Simes J, Simon C, Sire C, Staar S, Stromberger C, Strojan P, Temam S, Thomson D, Timochenko A, Torri V, Tseroni V, Vermorken J, Vokes E, Waldron J, Wernecke K, Widder J, Zackrisson B. Meta-analysis of chemotherapy in head and neck cancer (MACH-NC): An update on 107 randomized trials and 19,805 patients, on behalf of MACH-NC Group. Radiotherapy And Oncology 2021, 156: 281-293. PMID: 33515668, PMCID: PMC8386522, DOI: 10.1016/j.radonc.2021.01.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsLoco-regional treatmentConcomitant CTConcomitant chemotherapyOverall survivalNeck cancerNon-metastatic headPoor performance statusSquamous cell headIndividual patient dataNon-metastatic carcinomasAddition of inductionFixed-effects modelPerformance statusPatient ageDistant metastasisRandomized trialsMain endpointCell headStage IIIMeta-AnalysisPatientsChemotherapyPatient dataTrialsCancer
2017
Purpose of Induction Chemotherapy in E1308 and Importance of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Deintensification Trials
Marur S, Cmelak AJ, Burtness B. Purpose of Induction Chemotherapy in E1308 and Importance of Patient-Reported Outcomes in Deintensification Trials. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2017, 35: jco.2017.72.291. PMID: 28430529, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2017.72.2918.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsChemoradiotherapyHumansInduction ChemotherapyOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomaviridaePatient Reported Outcome Measures
2016
E1308: Phase II Trial of Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Reduced-Dose Radiation and Weekly Cetuximab in Patients With HPV-Associated Resectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx— ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group
Marur S, Li S, Cmelak AJ, Gillison ML, Zhao WJ, Ferris RL, Westra WH, Gilbert J, Bauman JE, Wagner LI, Trevarthen DR, Balkrishna J, Murphy BA, Agrawal N, Colevas AD, Chung CH, Burtness B. E1308: Phase II Trial of Induction Chemotherapy Followed by Reduced-Dose Radiation and Weekly Cetuximab in Patients With HPV-Associated Resectable Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Oropharynx— ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group. Journal Of Clinical Oncology 2016, 35: 490-497. PMID: 28029303, PMCID: PMC5455313, DOI: 10.1200/jco.2016.68.3300.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsCarcinoma, Squamous CellCetuximabChemoradiotherapyDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Administration ScheduleExanthemaFemaleHuman papillomavirus 16HumansInduction ChemotherapyMaleMiddle AgedNeutropeniaOropharyngeal NeoplasmsPapillomavirus InfectionsRadiotherapy DosageRemission InductionConceptsOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinomaComplete clinical responseCycle of ICPhase II trialProgression-free survivalSquamous cell carcinomaWeekly cetuximabII trialCell carcinomaPack-year smoking historyResectable squamous cell carcinomaFavorable-risk patientsPrimary end pointOverall survival rateHigh cure ratesCancer Research GroupGy of radiationRadiation doseLong-term toxicityRadiation dose reductionChemoradiation resultsICS respondersInduction chemotherapyLate sequelaeClinical response
2014
Prognostic Biomarkers in Phase II Trial of Cetuximab-Containing Induction and Chemoradiation in Resectable HNSCC: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group E2303
Psyrri A, Lee JW, Pectasides E, Vassilakopoulou M, Kosmidis EK, Burtness BA, Rimm DL, Wanebo HJ, Forastiere AA. Prognostic Biomarkers in Phase II Trial of Cetuximab-Containing Induction and Chemoradiation in Resectable HNSCC: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group E2303. Clinical Cancer Research 2014, 20: 3023-3032. PMID: 24700741, PMCID: PMC4049169, DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-14-0113.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdultAgedAntibodies, Monoclonal, HumanizedAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsBiomarkers, TumorCarboplatinCarcinoma, Squamous CellCetuximabChemoradiotherapyDisease-Free SurvivalDrug Resistance, NeoplasmFemaleFluorescent Antibody TechniqueHead and Neck NeoplasmsHumansInduction ChemotherapyKaplan-Meier EstimateMaleMiddle AgedMitogen-Activated Protein Kinase KinasesPaclitaxelPhosphatidylinositol 3-KinasesPrognosisProportional Hazards ModelsProto-Oncogene Proteins c-aktRas ProteinsSignal TransductionSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckTissue Array AnalysisConceptsProgression-free survivalEvent-free survivalPhase II trialOverall survivalII trialTissue microarrayStage III/IV headMultivariable Cox proportional hazards modelsMultivariable Cox regression analysisNeck squamous cell cancerRAS/MAPK/ERKCox proportional hazards modelInsulin-like growth factor 1 receptorLarge prospective studiesCox regression analysisInferior overall survivalKaplan-Meier methodSquamous cell cancerLog-rank testGrowth factor 1 receptorProportional hazards modelPI3K/Akt pathwayFactor 1 receptorPI3K/AktEGF receptor