When, if ever, would you consider dose de-escalation for HPV-associated non-oropharyngeal HNSCC?
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
This is a very complex question, as the issues of dose, and de-escalation can be difficult to sum up in an hour lecture let alone a Mednet query. Personally, for me, efforts to lessen volume and doses to subclinical disease are a bit more interesting.Quoting Cmelak et al., PMID 34043410 (2021) in an...
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Radiation Oncologist at Genesis Healthcare Partners- San Diego Thanks for the summary, Dr. @Adam S. Garden.
Radiation Oncologist Agree with Dr. @Adam S. Garden's summary.
Radiation Oncologist at The Ohio State University - James Cancer Hospital and Solove Research Institute Many thanks for this nuanced and thoughtful discus...
Radiation Oncologist at University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center I did miss that! However, the answer doesn't chang...
Answer from: Radiation Oncologist at Academic Institution
HPV+ status is not an independent prognostic factor in non-OPhx primaries as has been proven to be in OPhx primaries (or at least not anywhere near the same strength of association), and thus, I would not recommend any consideration of de-intensifying therapy in a HPV+ Non-OPhx cancer in the absence...
Thanks for the summary, Dr. @Adam S. Garden.
Agree with Dr. @Adam S. Garden's summary.
Many thanks for this nuanced and thoughtful discus...
I did miss that! However, the answer doesn't chang...