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BackgroundCurrent organ‐preserving dose‐intensified modalities have apparently reached the limit of human tolerance. To optimize the therapeutic ratio, we evaluated the utility of a chemoradioselection strategy for the treatment of advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma.
MethodsFifty‐five patients with advanced hypopharyngeal carcinoma were enrolled in our algorithm‐based protocol. After 40 Gy of concurrent...
BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to evaluate outcome and toxicity profile after primary brachytherapy for squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule.
MethodsA retrospective study was conducted for patients with Wang classification T1 to 2 cN0 squamous cell carcinoma of the nasal vestibule who received primary treatment with brachytherapy between 1992 and 2010. Tumor control, acute skin,...
BackgroundPatients with primary head and neck cancer managed with radiation therapy (RT) +/‐ chemotherapy may experience significant treatment‐related toxicities. We assessed hospitalization as a metric for severe treatment‐related toxicities and evaluated patient and treatment factors for possible association.
MethodsA retrospective review was performed on 147 patients with head and neck cancer...
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