Personalized neck irradiation guided by sentinel lymph node biopsy in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx, larynx or hypopharynx with a clinically negative neck: (Chemo)radiotherapy to the PRIMary tumor only. Protocol of the PRIMO study

DISCUSSION: If this trial demonstrates that the experimental treatment is non-inferior to the standard treatment in terms of regional recurrence and is superior in terms of xerostomia-related quality of life, this will become the new standard of care.PMID:37965060 | PMC:PMC10641572 | DOI:10.1016/j.ctro.2023.100696

Source: Cancer Control - November 15, 2023 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: S van den Bosch R P Takes M de Ridder R de Bree A Al-Mamgani W H Schreuder F J P Hoebers S van Weert J B W Elbers J A Hardillo T W H Meijer B E C Plaat M A de Jong J C Jansen D J Wellenstein G B van den Broek W V Vogel A I J Arens J H A M Kaanders Source Type: research