The OncLive Head and Neck Cancer condition center page is a comprehensive resource for clinical news and expert insights on treatment for patients with head and neck cancer. This page features news articles, interviews in written and video format, and podcasts that focus on unmet needs, treatment advances, and ongoing research within head and neck cancer.
April 11th 2024
Experts from across the oncology field highlight their biggest takeaways and the hottest topics from the 2024 AACR Annual Meeting.
The Latest on Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia
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A Focus on Acute Myeloid Leukemia
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Updates in Myelodysplastic Syndromes
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Equalizing Inequities™ in Multiple Myeloma Care: Shining a Light on Current Barriers and Opportunities for Improved Outcomes
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Medical Crossfire®: Critical Questions on Diagnosis, Sequencing, and Selection of Systemic and Radioligand Therapy Options for Patients with GEP-NETs
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Medical Crossfire®: Expert Exchanges to Maximize Clinical Outcomes for Patients with CRPC Through Evidence-Based Personalized Therapy
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Patient, Provider, and Caregiver Connection: Addressing Pediatric and AYA Patient Concerns While Managing Hodgkin Lymphoma
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Live “Hot Seat”: Experts Face Your Hot-Button Questions on Maximizing PARP Inhibitors in Patients With CRPC
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Everything You Need to Know About PARP Inhibitor Combinations in Prostate Cancer Care: Why? For Whom? And When?
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Multidisciplinary Management of TNBC: Immunotherapy, PARP, TROP2, Oh My!
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Community Practice Connections™: The Advent of TROP2-Targeted Treatment Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer
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Show Me the Data™: Do We Have Sea Change for Novel Approaches in HR+/HER2- Breast Cancer? CDK, PI3K/AKT, ADC, and Next-Gen SERD Strategies Assessed
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Community Practice Connections™: Controversies and Conversations About HER2- Expressing Breast Cancer…Advances in Management of HER2-Low to -Positive Disease
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B-Cell Tumor Board: Rendering Real World Personalized Treatment Plans in CLL/SLL and MCL Through the Lens of Emerging BTKi Evidence
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates from Chicago in Breast Cancer
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8th Annual School of Nursing Oncology™
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Cancer Summaries and Commentaries™: Clinical Updates in RCC from Chicago
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2023 ASCO Direct™ Highlights: Practice-Changing Data From the Leading Oncology Conference
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Applying New Evidence in Multiple Myeloma Care from Frontline to R/R Disease
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Medical Crossfire®: How Do Clinicians Integrate the Latest Evidence in Treating Ovarian Cancer to Personalize Care?
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Medical Crossfire®: How Does Recent Evidence on PARP Inhibitors and Combinations Inform Treatment Planning for Prostate Cancer Now and In the Future?
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How CEACAM5 Expression Can Be Measured and Leveraged in NSCLC Care: Current Developments & Future Therapeutic Opportunities
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Medical Crossfire®: Where Are We in the World of ADCs? From HER2 to CEACAM5, TROP2, HER3, CDH6, B7H3, c-MET and Beyond!
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Community Oncology Connections™: Overcoming Barriers to Testing, Trial Access, and Equitable Care in Cancer
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Translating New Evidence into Treatment Algorithms from Frontline to R/R Multiple Myeloma: How the Experts Think & Treat
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Medical Crossfire: How Has Iron Supplementation Altered Treatment Planning for Patients with Cancer-Related Anemia?
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Dialogues With the Surgeon on Integration of Systemic Therapies in Perioperative Settings for NSCLC: Looking at EGFR, ALK, IO, and Beyond…
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The Next Wave in Biliary Tract Cancers: Leveraging Immunogenicity to Optimize Patient Outcomes in an Evolving Treatment Landscape
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The Evolving Tool Box in Advanced HR+/HER2– Breast Cancer: What You Need to Know About Next-Generation SERDs, PI3K/AKT, ADCs, CDK4/6 and Beyond…
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Tumor-Infiltrating Lymphocyte Therapy Advances Into Melanoma
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Photodynamic Therapy: Looking at Treatment of Early-Stage Oral Cancer in a New Light
October 24th 2017Although surgery and radiotherapy are standard treatment modalities for grade T1/T2 oral cavity cancer, both approaches have well-documented limitations, including their association with adverse effects that lower quality of life for patients.
Novel Approach Reduces Treatment Toxicities in Patients With HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer
October 5th 2017The incidence of mouth and throat cancer is on the rise due to transmission of the human papilloma virus, but physicians at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center have managed to significantly reduce the intensity of treatment and improve quality of life for these patients.
Dr. Zandberg on Durvalumab Trial in Head and Neck Cancer
September 22nd 2017Dan Zandberg, MD, assistant professor, medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, discusses the HAWK trial of durvalumab (Imfinzi) in patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Mixed Results for Pembrolizumab in Phase III HNSCC Study
Pembrolizumab (Keytruda) reduced the risk of death compared with standard of care therapy in patients with relapsed/metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, but the difference fell just shy of statistical significance.
Neoadjuvant Nivolumab Reduces Tumor Size Regardless of HPV Status in Head and Neck Cancer
Two doses of nivolumab given about 1 month prior to surgery are well tolerated and reduces tumor size in about half of patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
FDG-PET/CT Scanning a Reliable Imaging Surveillance Technique in LAHNSCC
18Fluorodeoxyglucose-positron emission tomography/computed tomography scanning reliably detected residual neck disease in newly diagnosed patients with locoregionally advanced head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma.
Study Supports Active Surveillance for Some Thyroid Cancer Patients
Results from an analysis of 3D tumor volume measurements shows papillary thyroid cancers ≤1.5 cm grew slowly during a period of active surveillance, suggesting that surgery may not be necessary for all patients.
Dr. Siegel on Benefits With Transoral Surgery and Chemotherapy for Head and Neck Cancer
August 24th 2017Robert Siegel, MD, chair, professor of medicine, director, Division of Hematology/Oncology, George Washington University, discusses the benefits of chemotherapy and transoral surgery for patients with head and neck cancer.
Dr. Siegel on Study of Induction Chemotherapy and Transoral Surgery in Oropharyngeal Cancer
August 23rd 2017Robert Siegel, MD, chair, professor of medicine, director, Division of Hematology/Oncology, George Washington University, discusses a study of induction chemotherapy and transoral surgery in patients with oropharyngeal cancer.
Dr. Siegel on the Da Vinci Robotic Assisted Surgery Technique in Head and Neck Cancer
August 18th 2017Robert Siegel, MD, chair, professor of medicine, director, Division of Hematology/Oncology, George Washington University, discusses the da Vinci robotic-assisted surgery technique in head and neck cancer.