Stage I HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer: Should all patients receive similar treatments?

Emi J YoshidaMichael LuuJon Mallen-St ClairAlain C MitaKevin S ScherDiana J LuAnthony T NguyenStephen L ShiaoAllen S Ho Zachary S Zumsteg

Published in: Cancer (2019)

Treatment with concurrent chemotherapy was associated with improved overall survival for patients with lymph node-positive, but not lymph node-negative, AJCC eighth edition stage I HPV-positive OPSCC undergoing definitive radiotherapy, thereby supporting different treatment paradigms for these patients.

Keyphrases

lymph node
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
locally advanced
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
neoadjuvant chemotherapy
early stage
radiation therapy
patient reported outcomes
young adults
rectal cancer
papillary thyroid
sentinel lymph node