How are you approaching head and neck re-irradiation cases if the recurrent cancer has been resected but with high risk features such as ECE etc.?

Topics: Head and Neck Cancers • Radiation Oncology • Re-irradiation

Can you comment on fractionation schedules with and without chemotherapy or immunotherapy.

Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Community Practice

These are challenging situations with no correct answer.I assume we are talking about squamous cell ca and not other histologies.There is one randomized study from Europe addressing salvage surgery and re-RT vs observation. The study was conducted from 1999-2005 so much of the RT techniques and deli...

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Radiation Oncologist at Radiation Oncology of Atlanta
Would you offer adjuvant RT for an isolated neck n...

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