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ArticleHead & neck2021

Therapeutic approaches and outcomes in patients with larynx or hypopharynx high-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma: A single-center retrospective analysis.

Luana Guimaraes Sousa, Felippe Lazar Neto, Danice Karagiannis Torman, Eduardo M Diaz, David I Rosenthal, Bonnie S Glisson, Diana Bell, Renata Ferrarotto

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Article in Head & neck, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Luana Guimaraes SousaDepartment of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3516-7105
Felippe Lazar NetoDepartment of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Danice Karagiannis TormanDepartment of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Eduardo M DiazDepartment of Head and Neck Surgery, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
David I RosenthalDepartment of Radiation Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Bonnie S GlissonDepartment of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.
Diana BellDepartment of Pathology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3531-8241
Renata FerrarottoDepartment of Thoracic and Head and Neck Medical Oncology, The University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, Texas, USA.ORCID 0000-0002-3561-215X
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center · US

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundHigh-grade neuroendocrine carcinoma of the larynx (HG-NECL) is rare and aggressive with limited data regarding response to systemic therapy. We evaluated clinicopathological features, therapeutic approaches, and outcomes in patients with laryngeal or hypopharyngeal HG-NECL.

methodsData were retrospectively collected through 1997-2020. Median disease-free (mDFS), progression-free (mPFS), and overall survival (mOS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method.

resultsFifteen patients were identified; most had locoregional (N = 7) or metastatic disease (N = 5). The main curative-intent treatment was chemoradiation concurrent with platinum-based chemotherapy; the rate of complete response was 78%. Most patients (80%) developed recurrence; the mDFS was 13.1 months. For the first-line palliative therapy, the ORR and mPFS were 50% and 3.1 months, respectively. For all patients, the mOS was 17.8 months, and 8.6 months for metastatic disease.

conclusionLaryngeal HG-NEC is associated with high relapse rates and dismal prognosis for those with recurrent/metastatic disease. Novel therapeutic strategies are needed.

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Carcinoma, NeuroendocrineLaryngeal NeoplasmsLarynxHumansHypopharynxNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalRetrospective StudiesSurvival Ratelarynxneuroendocrine carcinomapalliative therapysmall cell carcinomasmoking

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PMCPMC8595607
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