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ASTRO Guideline on Radiation Therapy for HPV-Positive Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma

Published: Web posted June 2024

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This guideline addresses five key questions on the use of radiation therapy (RT) for management of HPV-associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. These questions include the use of systemic therapy for patients treated with definitive RT; indications for adjuvant RT and chemoradiation for patients treated with primary surgery; dose-fractionation regimens and volumes for treatment with definitive and postoperative RT and chemoradiation; preferred treatment techniques and normal tissue constraints for definitive and postoperative RT; and initial post-treatment restaging and management of the neck. This guideline replaces ASTRO's original 2017 guideline on radiation therapy for oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma.

Developed in collaboration with:

  • American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery
  • American Society of Clinical Oncology
  • European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology 

Endorsed by:

  • European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology 
  • Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Radiologists

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