Re-examining post-operative chemoradiotherapy in head and neck cancer: an updated long-term combined analysis of RTOG 9501/EORTC 22931

Annals of Oncology | |

Post-operative chemoradiation (CRT) is generally recommended for head and neck cancer patients with extranodal extension (ENE) and/or positive margins, but not for patients without these features, based on a post hoc analysis of Radiation Therapy Oncology Group (RTOG) 9501 and European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 22931. However, this analysis lacked tests of interaction necessary to identify…

Topics: blood-cancer, head-neck-cancer, chemotherapy, radiation, research