Increased rate of recurrence and high rate of salvage in patients with human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with adverse features treated with primary surgery without recommended adjuvant therapy.
Ryan M CareyDavid ShimunovGregory S WeinsteinSteven B CannadyJohn N LukensAlexander LinSamuel Swisher-McClureJoshua M BaumlCharu AggarwalRoger B CohenJason G NewmanAra A ChalianChristopher H RassekhDevraj BasuBert W O'MalleyKarthik RajasekaranRobert M BrodyPublished in: Head & neck (2020)
Patients with HPV-associated OPSCC who do not receive indicated PORT have an increased risk of LRF but similar survival due to high salvage rates.