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Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Impact of Clear Margin Distance on Locoregional Control in Patients Undergoing Postoperative Radiotherapy.

Erkan Topkan, Efsun Somay, Ugur Selek

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Erkan TopkanDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Baskent University, Adana, Turkey.
Efsun SomayDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Baskent University, Ankara, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8251-6913
Ugur SelekDepartment of Radiation Oncology, School of Medicine, Koc University, Istanbul, Turkey.ORCID 0000-0001-8087-3140

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We congratulate Lang and colleagues for their study investigating the impact of resection margin (RM) size on locoregional control (LC) outcomes, overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and treatment-related toxicity in 162 patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) who received postoperative radiotherapy (PORT).1 In this study, 77 (47.5%), 22 (13.6%), and 63 (38.9%) patients had involved (5 mm) RM, respectively. A RM of ≤5 mm was found to be a significant predictor for worse LC (HR 2.6), but not for OS (HR 1.2) or PFS (HR 1.2). The findings of this study provide important insights into how the status of RM affects the local control and survival outcomes of OCSCC patients who undergo PORT. However, we have two concerns that we believe need to be addressed to interpret the results more comprehensively and guide future research on this critical topic.

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Carcinoma, Squamous CellMargins of ExcisionMouth NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm StagingPrognosisRadiotherapy, AdjuvantTreatment Outcomelocoregional controloral cavity squamous cell carcinomaoverall survivalpostoperative radiotherapyprogression-free survival

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PMID39902806
PMCPMC11795598

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