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Table 2 Chemotherapy and radiotherapy data for LRR/NP SCCHN patients undergoing reirradiation at Mayo Clinic

From: Outcomes of patients with loco-regionally recurrent or new primary squamous cell carcinomas of the head and neck treated with curative intent reirradiation at Mayo Clinic

 

Surgery/PRRT

DRRT

P

RRT + concurrent chemotherapy

28 (67)

32 (82)

0.11

Type

 Cisplatin

17 (61)

7 (22)

0.002

 Cetuximab

8 (29)

11 (34)

 Cisplatin + cetuximab

0

3 (9)

 Carboplatin

1 (3)

5 (16)

 Other

2 (7)

6 (19)

Median primary radiotherapy dose

66 Gy (50–72 Gy)

66 Gy (26.4–79.2)

0.62

Median RRT dose

60 Gy (12–70 Gy)

69.6 Gy (48–76.8 Gy)

<0.0001

RRT dose

  < 60 Gy

11 (26)

1 (3)

-

  ≥ 60 to < 70 Gy

25 (60)

8 (20)

  ≥ 70 Gy

6 (14)

30 (77)

Primary radiotherapy technique

 IMRT

22 (52)

11 (28)

0.95

 3D conformal

13 (31)

18 (46)

 No information

7 (17)

10 (26)

RRT technique

 IMRT

36 (86)

38 (97)

0.08

 IMRT/IORT

3 (7)

0

 3D conformal

3 (7)

1 (3)x

  1. DRRT definitive reirradiation therapy, IMRT intensity modulated radiation therapy, IORT intra-operative radiation therapy, PRRT post-operative reirradiation therapy, RRT reirradiation