Management of head and neck carcinomas with synchronous or metachronous oligometastatic disease: Role of locoregional radiotherapy and metastasis-directed radiotherapy

M. Tonneau, R. Nebbache, A. Larnaudie, S. Thureau, Y. Pointreau, P. Blanchard, J. Thariat

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    Abstract

    Head and neck carcinomas are initially metastatic in about 15% of cases. Radiotherapy is a cornerstone in the multimodal strategy at the locoregional phase. In patients with head and neck cancer, often heavily pretreated and with comorbidities, who relapse locoregionally or at distant sites, radiotherapy has also become increasingly important at the metastatic phase. Data on the optimal sequence of systemic treatments and metastasis-directed treatments including stereotactic irradiation are still lacking. Several randomized head and neck trials have been initiated that should provide important answers, including one recent GORTEC trial.

    Translated title of the contributionRadiothérapie des cancers épidermoïdes métastatiques de la tête et du cou synchrones ou métachrones oligométastatiques
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)83-92
    Number of pages10
    JournalCancer/Radiotherapie
    Volume28
    Issue number1
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 1 Feb 2024

    Keywords

    • Cancer
    • Head and neck
    • Oligometastasis
    • Radiotherapy
    • Squamous cell carcinoma

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