Validation of the 8th edition UICC/AJCC TNM staging system for HPV associated oropharyngeal cancer patients managed with contemporary chemo-radiotherapy.

Kirsten van GysenMark StevensLinxin GuoDasantha JayamanneDavid VeiversAndrew WignallLeo PangAlexander GuminskiAdrian LeeGeorge HrubyPaula MacleodAlon TaylorThomas Eade

Published in: BMC cancer (2019)

The new 8th Ed UICC/AJCC TNM staging system better discriminates between stage I and Stage II HPV OPSCC with respect to OS compared with the 7th Ed staging system. Further investigation is required for stage III or IV patients.

Keyphrases

lymph node
emergency department
pet ct
end stage renal disease
high grade
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
radiation therapy
photodynamic therapy
prognostic factors
squamous cell carcinoma
patient reported outcomes
combination therapy
cervical cancer screening