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ArticleRadiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology2017

Dose-volume correlates of mandibular osteoradionecrosis in Oropharynx cancer patients receiving intensity-modulated radiotherapy: Results from a case-matched comparison.

MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group

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Article in Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 47 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

47 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 114 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Management of Calvarial Osteoradionecrosis After Treatment of Cutaneous Malignancy: A Systematic Review.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2025
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

1 author at 4 institutions in 3 countries.

MD Anderson Head and Neck Cancer Symptom Working Group
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · USAlexandria University · EGAin Shams University · EGInstitut Gustave Roussy · FR

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
Targeting the p53 pathway for reversal of oral premalignancyP50CA097007 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI MYERS, JEFFREY NICHOLAS · 2002 to 2012
$26.1M
Paul Calabresi Clinical Oncology AwardK12CA088084 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI David S. Hong, Scott Kopetz · 2000 to 2026
$14.0M
Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) to Establish Objective Clinical Outcome Measures for Mandibular OsteoradionecrosisR01DE025248 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI LAI, STEPHEN Y · 2016 to 2020
$2.9M
SMART-ACT: Spatial Methodologic Approaches for Risk Assessment and Therapeutic Adaptation in Cancer TreatmentR01CA214825 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO · PI CANAHUATE, GUADALUPE, FULLER, CLIFTON DAVID · 2017 to 2019
$1.1M
imaging Radiation-Associated Dysphagia (iRAD)R01CA218148 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI FULLER, CLIFTON DAVID, HUTCHESON, KATHERINE ARNOLD · 2017 to 2019
$810k
Using Dynamic Contrast-Enhanced Magnetic Resonance Imaging (DCE-MRI) to Establish Objective Clinical Outcome Measures for Mandibular OsteoradionecrosisR56DE025248 · NIDCR · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI LAI, STEPHEN Y · 2015 to 2015
$470k
NCI NIH HHS K12 CA088084NCI NIH HHS L30 CA136381NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672NCI NIH HHS P50 CA097007NCI NIH HHS R01 CA214825NCI NIH HHS R01 CA218148NIDCR NIH HHS R01 DE025248NIDCR NIH HHS R56 DE025248
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo determine dosimetric parameters associated with osteoradionecrosis (ORN) in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) patients in the IMRT era. MATERIAL AND

methodsSubsequent to institutional review board approval, we identified ORN in OPC patients treated with IMRT from 2002 to 2013. 1:2 case-control matching was implemented. Mandibular dose-volume histograms (DVH) were extracted. Dosimetric parameters were compared using non-parametric stats. Recursive partitioning analysis (RPA) was done to identify DVH correlates of ORN.

results68 ORN cases and 131 controls were matched. Median follow-up was 41months and median time to development of ORN was 16months. Mandibular mean dose was significantly higher in the ORN cohort (48.1 vs 43.6Gy, p<0.0001). However, the maximum dose was not statistically different. DVH bins from V35 to V73 were all significantly higher in the ORN cohort compared with controls (p<0.0006). Two DVH parameters were identified in RPA analysis, V43 and V58. The majority (81%) of ORN cases were observed with both V44≥42% and V58≥25%.

conclusionsOur data demonstrate that a wide range of DVH parameters in the intermediate and high beam path were all significantly higher in ORN patients. Mandibular V44<42% and V58<25% represent reasonable DVH constraints for IMRT plan acceptability, when tumor coverage is not compromised.

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AdultAgedCase-Control StudiesCohort StudiesDose-Response Relationship, RadiationFemaleHumansMaleMandibleMandibular DiseasesMiddle AgedOropharyngeal NeoplasmsOsteoradionecrosisRadiotherapy DosageRadiotherapy, Intensity-ModulatedDose-volume histogramHead and neck cancerIntensity-modulated radiotherapyMandibleOropharynx cancerOsteoradionecrosis

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PMID28733053
PMCPMC5572506
OpenAlexW2738580668

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