Sintilimab improves survival in advanced non-metastatic nasopharyngeal carcinoma
1. Patients in the sintilimab group reported a significantly greater event-free survival at 36 months compared to the standard therapy ...
Tag: otolaryngology
Inflammatory tongue conditions associated with increased risk of oral tongue cancer
1. In this case-control study, those with tongue cancer were found to have ten-fold increases in rates of inflammatory tongue ...
Parathyroidectomy does not impact renal function in adults with primary hyperparathyroidism
1. In this target emulation trial, parathyroidectomy did not affect long-term renal function in adults with primary hyperparathyroidism (PHPT). 2. ...
Hyperfractionated radiotherapy reduces complication rates compared to standard fractionation for locally advanced nasopharyngeal carcinoma
1. Fewer patients in the hyperfractionation group reported grade 3 or worse late radiation-induced complications compared to the standard fractionation ...
#StudyGraphics: Gastric bypass surgery may reduce the risk of esophagogastric cancer in patients with obesity
Click to read this study in JAMA Surgery.
#StudyGraphics: Concomitant chemoradiotherapy improves survival in elderly adults with locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Click to read this study in JAMA Network Open.
Medial retropharyngeal nodal region sparing radiotherapy for nasopharyngeal carcinoma
1. In this noninferiority trial, medial retropharyngeal lymph node (MRLN)-sparing radiotherapy was found to be noninferior with respect to local ...
Combined visual-olfactory training for COVID-19 resultant olfactory loss
1. Participants with post-viral olfactory dysfunction (PVOD) who underwent olfactory training (OT) did not have a clinically meaningful improvement when ...
#VisualAbstract: Chemoradiotherapy with carboplatin is more effective than cetuximab in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
Click to read this study in JAMA Otolaryngology - Head & Neck Surgery.