Excellent review in JAMA Otolaryngology – Head & Neck Surgery of therapeutic vaccines in HNC features this sobering table. For all the recent success with immunotherapy, most patients with R/M HNC: 1) do not respond to ICI, 2) will progress (or die) within 6m, 3) do not live beyond 12m. jamanetwork.com/journals/jamao…

Thank you to our patients and the outstanding effort by our very talented Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University #HNCA team Schmitt Lab James Bates Soumon Rudra Bill Stokes Mark McDonald Conor Steuer @JillRemickMD Suresh S. Ramalingam, MD, FASCO Sagar Lonial MD

For those #radonc & #oncology clinics who have integrated an APP-driven survivorship/follow-up model for head and neck cancer #hncsm patients after treatment, how long after RT completion do your pts transition to survivorship? ASTRO

This is horrific.

Outstanding talks and debates by our excellent ⁦Winship Cancer Institute of Emory University⁩ speakers + great visitors, couldn’t miss a min! ⁦Washington Universit⁩ ⁦MD Anderson Cancer Center⁩ ⁦Schmitt Lab⁩ Mark McDonald⁩ ⁦Bill Stokes⁩ ⁦Soumon Rudra⁩ ⁦Conor Steuer⁩

The Radiation Oncology Institute-The ASTRO Foundation Research Committee is looking for new members in 2024. Join us to develop the annual RFP, review grant applications and provide strategic direction for the ROI’s research program. Volunteer at bit.ly/3Lxawwh or learn more at the ROI booth at #ASTRO23.