Head & Neck Cancers

Researchers are hoping to build on the success of the KEYNOTE-012 and CheckMate-141 trials, which led to the approvals of pembrolizumab and nivolumab, respectively, by examining anti–PD-1/PD-L1 agents in the frontline and as a part of combination regimens for patients with head and neck cancer.

Louise Davies, MD, discusses the experience of patients with incidentally identified thyroid cancer who choose to not receive treatment.

Sophie Papa, PhD, MBBS, MRCP, medical oncologist, Clinical Academic Group, Department of Research Oncology, King’s College London, discusses leukapheresis manufacturing approach in head and neck cancer.

The US Preventive Services Task Force announced that it recommends against screening for thyroid cancer in asymptomatic adults.

High PD-L1 expression is closely associated with local failure following radiotherapy in HPV-negative head and neck squamous cell carcinomas, according to recent study.

Aarti Bhatia, MD, highlights the newer single agents and combination treatments being investigated for patients with head and neck cancer.

Lynn Acton, MS, CCC (SLP), discusses the significance of swallowing modalities for patients with head and neck cancer.

Dhanya K. Nambiar, PhD, Stanford University, explains the rationale behind targeting Galectin-1 (Gal-1) in head and neck cancer.

Benjamin L. Judson, MD, highlights the importance of a multidisciplinary team and shares insight on some of the advancements related to surgery for patients with head and neck cancer.

Barbara Burtness, MD, professor of Medicine, Yale Cancer Center, discusses the evolution of molecular testing in head and neck cancer.

Tanguy I. Seiwert, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses some final opinions on immunotherapy agents in the landscape of head and neck cancer.

A feasibility study of a smartphone application that patients undergoing radiation therapy for head and neck cancer can use to regularly report mucositis symptoms.

Sophie Papa, PhD, MBBS, MRCP, medical oncologist, Clinical Academic Group, Department of Research Oncology, King’s College London, discusses the impact of a recent study of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T cells in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.

Dhanya K. Nambiar, PhD, Stanford University, discusses combinations with radiation therapy for patients with head and neck cancer.

Barbara Burtness, MD, discusses her presentation on the current and emerging role of immunotherapy for patients with head and neck cancer.

Tanguy I. Seiwert, MD, assistant professor of Medicine, University of Chicago Medicine, discusses managing toxicities associated with immunotherapy for patients with head and neck cancer.

Dhanya K. Nambiar, PhD, Stanford University, discusses the next steps with targeting galectin-1 with radiation therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors in patients with head and neck cancer.

Joseph Ciccolini, PhD, assistant professor in Pharmocokinetics, Aix-Marseille University, discusses dose levels of cetuximab (Erbitux) in patients with head and neck cancer.

Sophie Papa, MD, discusses the early-phase results and the logic behind studying CAR T-cell therapy in solid tumors, such as head and neck cancer.

Shlomo Koyfman, MD, discusses the findings of a recent study of patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal cancer treated with cisplatin-based chemoradiotherapy or cetuximab-based bioradiotherapy.

Dhanya Nambiar, PhD, discusses the role of galectin-1 in the tumor microenvironment, and the potential for targeting this protein in patients with head and neck cancer.

Joseph Ciccolini, PhD, assistant professor in Pharmocokinetics, Aix-Marseille University, discusses investigating the residual concentrations of other agents for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer.

Pembrolizumab has shown durable, clinically significant responses in patients with locally advanced head and neck cancer who are refractory to platinum-based chemotherapy and cetuximab, according to results from the single-arm, phase II KEYNOTE-055 study.

Dhanya K. Nambiar, PhD, Stanford University, discusses targeting galectin-1 with radiation therapy and immune checkpoint inhibitors in head and neck cancer.

Sophie Papa, PhD, MBBS, MRCP, King’s College London in the United Kingdom, discusses chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy for patients with head and neck cancer.