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In what situation, if any, would you combine immunotherapy concurrently with radiation for patients with head and neck cancer?

What about in the metastatic and non-metastatic setting, specifically? Any additional treatment (dose/fractionation) or toxicity considerations for this combination?
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Radiation Oncology · University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health
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In the definitive setting I would only use this combination in the setting of a clinical trial. In the recurrent/metastatic setting would consider for patients in need of palliation or with progression in a limited number of sites (with good responses elsewhere). I would prefer this be done on proto...

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