Adjuvant radiation for positive margins in adult head and neck sarcomas is associated with improved survival: Analysis of the National Cancer Database.
Richard B CannonAmanda J KullPatrick S CarpenterSam FrancisLuke O BuchmannMarcus M MonroeShane LloydYing J HitchcockDonald CannonJohn R WeisJeffrey J HoultonJason P HuntPublished in: Head & neck (2019)
PORT provides a significant survival benefit for adult H&N sarcoma patients with either a microscopic or macroscopic positive margin; however, PORT is underutilized. Treatment at academic/research cancer programs was associated with increased utilization of PORT and improved survival outcomes.