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 25th 2024
A new drug application seeking the approval of toripalimab for the treatment of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma is under review in Hong Kong.
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FDA Grants Priority Review to Selpercatinib for RET Fusion+ NSCLC and Thyroid Cancers
January 29th 2020The FDA has granted a priority review designation to a new drug application for selpercatinib (LOXO-292) for the treatment of patients with advanced RET fusion–positive non–small cell lung cancer, RET-mutant medullary thyroid cancer, and RET fusion–positive thyroid cancer.
NICE Rejects Treatments for Head and Neck Cancer and AML
The United Kingdom’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence has issued guidelines recommending against pembrolizumab for use in treatment-naïve patients with metastatic or unresectable recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma whose tumors express PD-L1 with a combined positive score of ≥1.
Frontline Pembrolizumab Regimens Receive Japanese Approval in Head and Neck Cancer
December 20th 2019Japan's Pharmaceuticals and Medical Devices Agency has granted approval to frontline pembrolizumab as monotherapy and in combination with chemotherapy for the treatment of patients with recurrent or distant metastatic head and neck cancer.
Pembrolizumab Regimens Approved in EU for Frontline PD-L1+ HNSCC
November 20th 2019The European Commission has approved pembrolizumab as a monotherapy or in combination with platinum and 5-FU chemotherapy for the frontline treatment of patients with metastatic or unresectable recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and PD-L1 expression (composite positive score ≥1) on their tumors.
Dr. Saba on Anticipated Research in Head and Neck Cancer
October 31st 2019Nabil F. Saba, MD, FACP, director, Head and Neck Medical Oncology Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, and professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, discusses anticipated research in head and neck cancer.
SITC Introduces Guidelines for Anti–PD-1 Therapy in HNSCC
October 31st 2019Based on strong findings for efficacy and safety, as well as FDA approvals, the Society for Immunotherapy of Cancer has issued the first guidelines for the use of immunotherapy agents in patients with recurrent or metastatic head and neck squamous cell carcinoma.
EU Panel Backs Pembrolizumab Regimens for Frontline HNSCC
October 18th 2019The European Medicines Agency's Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use has recommended approval of pembrolizumab as a monotherapy or in combination with platinum and 5-FU as frontline treatment for patients with metastatic or unresectable recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma and PD-L1 expression on their tumors.
Dr. Saba Discusses Ongoing Research in Head and Neck Cancer
October 11th 2019Nabil F. Saba, MD, FACP, director, Head and Neck Medical Oncology Program, Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University, professor, Department of Hematology and Medical Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, Emory University School of Medicine, discusses ongoing research in head and neck cancer.
Dr. Bourhis on Results of the Phase II Trial With Debio 1143 in Head and Neck Cancer
October 10th 2019Jean Bourhis, MD, PhD, Radiation Oncology, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Vaudois, discusses the results of a phase II trial evaluating the addition of Debio 1143 to concurrent high-dose cisplatin and chemoradiation in high-risk patients with locally advanced squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.