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Photobiomodulation, photomedicine, & laser surgery. 2020:38(6):355-363.DOI: 10.1089/photob.2019.4766
Photobiomodulation Therapy to Mitigate Radiation Fibrosis Syndrome
PMID: 32460618
ISSN: 2578-5478
CID: 4474262
Human papillomavirus and survival of patients with sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma
BACKGROUND:To the authors' knowledge, the question of whether human papillomavirus (HPV) infection is associated with outcomes in patients with sinonasal squamous cell carcinoma (SNSCC) is not well studied at this time. In the current study, the authors investigated patterns of HPV testing and its association with survival in patients with SNSCC using the National Cancer Data Base. METHODS:The authors selected all SNSCC cases diagnosed between 2010 and 2016. HPV testing practices, clinicodemographic factors, treatments, and survival were analyzed. Multivariable Cox regression and propensity score-matched survival analyses were performed. RESULTS:A total of 6458 SNSCC cases were identified. Of these, only 1523 cases (23.6%) were tested for HPV and included in the current study. The median patient age was 64Â years and the majority had advanced stage tumors (overall AJCC stage III-IV, 721 patients; 62.1%). HPV-positive SNSCC comprised 31.5% (447 of 1418 cases) of the final study cohort. Among 15 hospitals that routinely tested nonoropharyngeal SCCs for HPV, the percentage of HPV-positive SNSCCs was smaller (24.6%; PÂ =Â .04). Patients with HPV-positive SNSCC were younger (aged 60Â years vs 65Â years; PÂ <Â .001), with tumors that were more likely to be high grade (55.3% vs 41.7%; PÂ <Â .001), and attributed to the nasal cavity (62.2% vs 44.0%; PÂ <Â .001). HPV-positive SNSCC was associated with significantly improved overall survival in multivariable regression analysis (hazard ratio, 0.45; 95% CI, 0.28-0.72 [PÂ =Â .001]) and propensity score-matched (hazard ratio, 0.61; 95% CI, 0.38-0.96 [PÂ =Â .03]) analyses controlling for clinicodemographic and treatment factors. CONCLUSIONS:Currently, only a minority of patients with SNSCC are tested for HPV. However, a sizable percentage of SNSCC cases may be HPV related; furthermore, HPV-positive SNSCC is associated with improved overall survival. Routine HPV testing may be warranted in patients with SNSCC.
PMID: 31886908
ISSN: 1097-0142
CID: 4251152
Whole breast irradiation with high tangents in the prone position
ISI:000562705500001
ISSN: 1948-7894
CID: 4898682
Radiotherapy in Metastatic Oropharyngeal Cancer [Meeting Abstract]
ISI:000580656800182
ISSN: 0360-3016
CID: 4688612
Trimodality Treatment of Very Locally Advanced Sinonasal Cancer: A National Cancer Database Analysis [Meeting Abstract]
ISI:000582521502614
ISSN: 0360-3016
CID: 4686342
De-escalation with Definitive Unilateral Neck Radiation for T3 or N2b/N3 p16+Tonsil Squamous Cell Carcinoma Using Prospectively Defined Criteria [Meeting Abstract]
ISI:000580656800061
ISSN: 0360-3016
CID: 4688592
Human Papillomavirus in Sinonasal Squamous Cell Carcinoma [Meeting Abstract]
ISI:000580656800095
ISSN: 0360-3016
CID: 4688602
Treatment Related Risk Factors for Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy (PEG) Tube Placement in Locally Advanced Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma (LA-HNSCC) [Meeting Abstract]
ISI:000580656800260
ISSN: 0360-3016
CID: 4688632
Role of mid-treatment imaging biomarkers in phase II: Adaptive de-escalation of radiation therapy dose in HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma (ART) [Meeting Abstract]
Purpose: Concurrent chemotherapy with radiotherapy is the standard of care for locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer patients. However, the main drawback of this approach is the high toxicities experienced by the patients. This has motivated new clinical trials that investigate the role of imaging biomarkers in dose de-escalation to mitigate the side effects of treatments.
Method(s): Ten patients from an institutional phase II clinical trial were CE-CT (Contrast-Enhanced-CT) simulated prior to starting radiotherapy treatment and at week-four as part of the protocol. A radiation oncologist manually contoured the GTVn (primary nodal disease) on both scans. Based on GTVn volume variation (>=40%) patients were eligible/ineligible for dose de-escalation. CE-CT scans and contours were transfer to IBEX for texture-feature calculation. The relative net change for 77 texture-features was calculated. The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to correlate the volume change with the feature changes. Texture-features that presented an r >0.5 are possible candidates for treatment assessment. Significance level was evaluated using the t-test (P < 0.05) Results: Eight patients met criteria for mid-treatment nodal response and were de-escalated. For the two patients who proceeded with standard treatment, shape texture-features variation were low, ranging [-6% to 14%] when compared to de-escalated patients range [-0% to 60%]. Across all the patients two shape features (surface area and surface area density) showed high correlation with node-tumor volume changes, with r-values of 0.81 (P < 0.05) and -0.66 (P < 0.05). Histogram-based-likeskewness showed a medium correlation with r-value of 0.52 (P > 0.05), whereas dissimilarity feature from the Gray-Level-Occurrence-Matrix showed correlation of 0.63 (P < 0.05).
Conclusion(s): Features with high Pearson correlation values are potential candidates to be used as additional metrics for treatment assessment. The study includes other imaging modalities (e.g MRI and PET) which will be included as a future work. More analysis will be added to the study as more patients are continually enrolled in the protocol
Method(s): Ten patients from an institutional phase II clinical trial were CE-CT (Contrast-Enhanced-CT) simulated prior to starting radiotherapy treatment and at week-four as part of the protocol. A radiation oncologist manually contoured the GTVn (primary nodal disease) on both scans. Based on GTVn volume variation (>=40%) patients were eligible/ineligible for dose de-escalation. CE-CT scans and contours were transfer to IBEX for texture-feature calculation. The relative net change for 77 texture-features was calculated. The Pearson correlation coefficient (r) was used to correlate the volume change with the feature changes. Texture-features that presented an r >0.5 are possible candidates for treatment assessment. Significance level was evaluated using the t-test (P < 0.05) Results: Eight patients met criteria for mid-treatment nodal response and were de-escalated. For the two patients who proceeded with standard treatment, shape texture-features variation were low, ranging [-6% to 14%] when compared to de-escalated patients range [-0% to 60%]. Across all the patients two shape features (surface area and surface area density) showed high correlation with node-tumor volume changes, with r-values of 0.81 (P < 0.05) and -0.66 (P < 0.05). Histogram-based-likeskewness showed a medium correlation with r-value of 0.52 (P > 0.05), whereas dissimilarity feature from the Gray-Level-Occurrence-Matrix showed correlation of 0.63 (P < 0.05).
Conclusion(s): Features with high Pearson correlation values are potential candidates to be used as additional metrics for treatment assessment. The study includes other imaging modalities (e.g MRI and PET) which will be included as a future work. More analysis will be added to the study as more patients are continually enrolled in the protocol
EMBASE:628814617
ISSN: 0094-2405
CID: 4044322
Regional Radiation Therapy for Oropharyngeal Cancer in the HPV Era
Oropharyngeal carcinoma associated with the human papillomavirus is increasing in incidence and represents a unique head and neck disease with favorable treatment outcomes. This review evaluates the evolving role of radiotherapy in regional management with an overall goal of treatment de-escalation in the appropriate patient. Determining the optimal approach and selection factors for treatment de-escalation is under active investigation. Response to induction chemotherapy, refining adverse pathologic factors after a primary surgical approach, decreasing radiation dose with or without chemotherapy in the definitive or adjuvant settings as well as more selective nodal level irradiation all are current strategies for treatment de-escalation. This review details the likely changes in regional radiotherapy management for oropharyngeal carcinoma in the modern human papillomavirus era and discusses future approaches to patient selection with the goal of reducing toxicities while maintaining function preservation and quality of life in group of patients who are younger and healthier than traditional head and neck cancer patients.
PMID: 30827450
ISSN: 1532-9461
CID: 3723902
