LESS RADIATION, SAME EFFICACY? FOR HPV POSITIVE THROAT CANCER, IT MAY NOW BE POSSIBLE

Until now, patients with HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC) have received a one-size-fits-all regimen of 70 Gray (Gy) of radiation therapy. Effective, but with severe long-term morbidity: risk of osteoradionecrosis requiring jaw resection, significant weight loss requiring feeding tube placement, and long-term dysphagia. What if we could give less radiation to those who don’t need it? […]