Safe, successful swallowing depends on complex events affected by head and neck cancers
and their treatment. This article reviews the swallowing process, how it is affected by …

Background We conducted a multinational, randomized study to compare radiotherapy
alone with radiotherapy plus cetuximab, a monoclonal antibody against the epidermal …

Radiotherapy and concurrent chemotherapy (CRT) is superior to radiotherapy alone for the
treatment of locally advanced, nonmetastatic squamous carcinoma of the head and neck …

Purpose To determine the association between tumor hypoxia, treatment regimen, and
locoregional failure (LRF) in patients with stage III or IV squamous cell carcinoma of the …

Background Former meta-analyses have shown a survival benefit for the addition of
chemotherapy (CHX) to radiotherapy (RT) and to some extent also for the use of …

Purpose: To report on our experience in the treatment of nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC)
by radical radiotherapy alone in our institution during the last decade. Methods and …

Purpose Cetuximab is a chimeric monoclonal antibody that targets the epidermal growth
factor receptor. Cetuximab has activity in squamous cell carcinoma and enhances both …

Purpose: To review the Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center's experience in using
intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) for the treatment of oropharyngeal cancer …

BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: We would like to assess the prevalence of aspiration
before and following chemoradiation for head and neck cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS …

Purpose To describe patient-reported outcomes of mouth and throat soreness (MTS) and
related sequelae on daily activities from a phase III study of palifermin in the autologous …