A comparison of loco-regional relapse pattern in HPV positive vs negative oropharyngeal cancers following radiotherapy; relation to pretreatment FDG-PET and radiotherapy target volumes.

Katrin Håkansson Anne Marie LindegaardMogens BernsdorfAnita GothelfClaus Andrup KristensenLena SpechtJeppe FriborgIvan Vogelius

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2023)

There were no signs of difference in loco-regional relapse pattern between HPV positive and HPV negative patients. In agreement with previous findings, GTV-PET was the most frequent RT target volume of relapse.

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chronic kidney disease
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