Radiation Oncology

Data support cetuximab/radiotherapy as a suitable option in carefully selected patients with HPV-negative squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.

A single-arm phase 2 study assessed local consolidative therapy regimens in patients with oligometastatic stage IV non–small cell lung carcinoma.

Although not hitting its primary end point, a phase 2 trial showed that SBRT plus concurrent radiotherapy improved on results elicited in other trials.

Data from the phase 3 OPERA trial support contact X-ray brachytherapy boost as a treatment option for preserving organs in smaller rectal adenocarcinoma tumors.

Analysis of NRG/RTOG 9804 and E5194 trials found tamoxifen significantly reduced invasive ipsilateral breast recurrence in patients with “good risk” DCIS treated without RT.

Although accuracy remains a focus in whole-body MRI testing in patients with Li-Fraumeni syndrome, comfortable testing experiences may ease anxiety.

Patrick Oh, MD, highlights next steps for further research in treating patients with systemic therapy in addition to radiotherapy for early-stage NSCLC.

Increased use of systemic therapies, particularly among patients with high-risk node-negative NSCLC, were observed following radiotherapy.

Heather Zinkin, MD, states that reflexology improved pain from chemotherapy-induced neuropathy in patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer.

A prospective trial may help affirm ctDNA as a non-invasive option of predicting responses to radiotherapy among those with gynecologic cancers.

Interest in novel therapies to improve outcomes initiated an investigation of the use of immunotherapy in early-stage non-small cell lung cancer.

ctDNA reductions or clearance also appeared to correlate with a decrease in disease burden during the pre-boost phase of radiotherapy.

Offering certain radiotherapy modalities based on disease burden may play a role in the outcomes of those with ES-SCLC, according to James Ninia, MD.

Investigators evaluated ctDNA as a potentially noninvasive method to predict response to radiotherapy among those with gynecologic malignancies.

Study findings reveal that patients with breast cancer reported overall improvement in their experience when receiving reflexology plus radiotherapy.

Patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer were offered 15-minute nurse-led reflexology sessions to increase energy and reduce stress and pain.

Raymond B. Mailhot, MD, MPH, discussed how radiation therapy can impact education and survivorship for pediatric survivors of brain tumors.

Bin Gui, MD, discussed how ultra-hypofractionated radiotherapy may be a convenient treatment option for elderly patients with early breast cancer.

Significant results from a retrospective analysis of brain tumor survivor academic performance after radiotherapy emerged despite small sampling size.

Findings may help providers and patients with head and neck cancer consider whether to proceed with radiotherapy modalities, such as proton therapy or IMRT.

Raymond B. Mailhot, MD, MPH, discussed methods for comparing academic performances of patients following radiation therapy with healthy control groups.

Study results appear to affirm anecdotal information from patients with head and neck cancer related to taste changes during and after radiotherapy.

Noah S. Kalman, MD, MBA, describes the rationale for using a test to measure granular details of taste change in patients undergoing radiotherapy for HNC.

No evidence indicates synergistic toxicity when combining radiation with CAR T-cell therapy in this population, according to Timothy Robinson, MD, PhD.

The addition of radiotherapy to CAR T-cell therapy may particularly benefit patients with localized disease, according to Timothy Robinson, MD, PhD.

Timothy Robinson, MD, PhD, discusses how radiation may play a role as bridging therapy to CAR T-cell therapy for patients with relapsed/refractory DLBCL.

Results showed of the phase 3 ADRIATIC study found that treatment with durvalumab elicited similar radiation pneumonitis incidences vs placebo for LS-SCLC.

James Ninia, MD, discussed a phase 2/3 trial seeking to answer whether complete consolidation offers more benefit than incomplete consolidation in SCLC.

Overall survival benefit was significant with complete vs incomplete consolidation therapy, but lost significance when stratified by disease burden.

James Ninia, MD, discussed treatment options for patients with extensive-stage small cell lung cancer undergoing metastasis-directed radiotherapy.