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 Ohio State University James Cancer Center 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...