Head & Neck Cancers | Specialty

Risk Stratification for HNSCC

December 22nd 2016

Biology of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Cancer (HNSCC)

December 22nd 2016

Dr. Dadu on Treatment Approaches in Medullary Thyroid Cancer

December 22nd 2016

Ramona Dadu, MD, assistant professor, Department of Endocrine Neoplasia and Hormonal Disorders, Division of Internal Medicine, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, discusses treatment approaches in medullary thyroid cancer.

Concomitant Chemo Regimens Most Effective for Locally Advanced Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma

December 22nd 2016

The addition of chemotherapy, either adjuvant or induction, to concomitant chemoradiotherapy achieved a significantly high survival benefit for patients with locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma.

In Head and Neck Cancer, a Stepped Approach to Psychosocial Care Is Cost-Effective

December 20th 2016

Patients diagnosed with head and neck or lung cancer are especially prone to feelings of distress, especially depression, and researchers in the Netherlands have found that using a gradual or “stepped” approach to providing psychosocial support not only improves their quality of life but is also cost-effective.

Dr. de Souza on Next Steps for Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer

December 20th 2016

Jonas de Souza, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses some of the upcoming next steps regarding immunotherapy in head and neck cancer.

Dr. Burtness on the Use of Immunotherapy After Chemoradiation in Head and Neck Cancer

December 15th 2016

Barbara Burtness, MD, professor of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the use of immunotherapy in patients with head and neck cancer who have residual disease following treatment with chemotherapy and radiation.

Dr. Koyfman on Risk Categories in the Reirradiation Setting of Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

December 15th 2016

Shlomo Koyfman, MD, associate staff, Radiation Oncology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses risk categories that stratified patients in a study evaluating intensity-modulated radiation therapy and stereotactic body radiation therapy to determine outcomes in the reirradiation setting for recurrent head and neck cancer.

Dr. Vokes on Curative Treatment Approaches in Head and Neck Cancer

December 2nd 2016

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses curative treatment approaches for patients with head and neck cancer.

Dr. Vokes on the Treatment Landscape of Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

November 23rd 2016

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the treatment landscape of recurrent head and neck cancer.

Dr. Shlomo Koyfman on Radiation in Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer

November 22nd 2016

Shlomo Koyfman, MD, associate staff, radiation oncology, Cleveland Clinic, discusses radiation therapy in recurrent head and neck cancer.

Vokes on Increasing Impact of Immunotherapy in Head and Neck Cancer

November 18th 2016

As immunotherapy continues to make headway in several different cancer types, these agents are only just arriving to the treatment landscape of head and neck cancer.

Lirilumab/Nivolumab Combo Highly Effective in Head and Neck Cancer

November 13th 2016

The combination of lirilumab and nivolumab resulted in an objective response rate of 24.1% in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

Dr. Vokes on Nivolumab, Pembrolizumab Approvals in Head and Neck Cancer

November 12th 2016

Everett Vokes, MD, John E. Ultmann Professor of Medicine and Radiation Oncology, physician-in-chief, University of Chicago Medical Center, chair, Department of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses the FDA approvals of the PD-L1 inhibitors nivolumab (Opdivo) and pembrolizumab (Keytruda) for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.

FDA Approves Nivolumab for Head and Neck Cancer

November 11th 2016

The FDA has approved nivolumab for patients with metastatic or recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck following progression on platinum-based therapy.

Dr. Ferris on FDA Approval of Nivolumab in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer

November 11th 2016

Robert Ferris, MD, PhD, vice chair for Clinical Operations, associate director for Translational Research, and coleader of the Cancer Immunology Program at the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, discusses the impact of the FDA approval of nivolumab (Opdivo) for the treatment of patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (SCCN).

Immune-Based Approaches in the Curative Setting of HNSCC

November 7th 2016

Emerging Concepts for Immunotherapy in HNSCC

November 7th 2016

Patient Selection for Pembrolizumab in HNSCC

November 7th 2016

Pembrolizumab and Nivolumab in Recurrent HNSCC

November 7th 2016