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Metastasis-directed stereotactic body radiation therapy in the management of oligometastatic head and neck cancer.

Ciro FranzeseM BadalamentiA TeriacaA De VirgilioG MercanteR CavinaD FerrariA SantoroG SprianoM Scorsetti
Published in: Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology (2021)
SBRT can be considered a safe metastasis-directed therapy in oligometastatic HNC. Efficacy of the treatment seems to be higher when administered upfront in the management of metastatic disease; however, selection of patients need to be improved due to the relevant risk of appearance of new metastatic site after SBRT.
Keyphrases
  • radiation therapy
  • small cell lung cancer
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • replacement therapy