Current status of systemic therapy in head and neck cancer

There are several controversies in the management of head and neck cancer (SCCHN). Although combined modality treatment is standard in locally advanced SCCHN (LA-SCCHN), the optimal timing of chemotherapy has been debated. Toxicity concerns with chemoradiation (CRT) using high dose cisplatin have prompted use of less intensive approaches. Weekly cisplatin and targeted therapies have been explored in randomized trials. Benefit of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in LA-SCCHN is debated due to lack of impact on overall survival, however, it remains a viable option in the Indian setting where many patients are not eligible for upfront surgery or definite CRT due to advanced stage and poor performance status (PS). The complexity of data of immune check point inhibitors (ICPi) in metastatic setting needs cautious interpretation till an ideal biomarker for their benefit is identified. Their significant cost and promising data of oral metronomic therapy has made the treatment landscape of metastatic SCCHN even more complex. To address these burning issues, we did a critical review of evidence of systemic therapy in SCCHN.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

Journal of chemotherapy (Florence, Italy) - 34(2022), 1 vom: 30. Feb., Seite 9-24

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Mittal, Abhenil [VerfasserIn]
Sharma, Atul [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Adjuvant chemotherapy
Concurrent chemotherapy
EC 2.7.10.1
ErbB Receptors
Head and neck cancer
Immune Checkpoint Inhibitors
Immunotherapy in SCCHN
Journal Article
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
Receptors, Chimeric Antigen
Review
Systemic therapy

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Date Completed 21.02.2022

Date Revised 21.02.2022

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1080/1120009X.2021.1955201

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM328536075