PMID- 37795033 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231030 IS - 1663-9812 (Print) IS - 1663-9812 (Electronic) IS - 1663-9812 (Linking) VI - 14 DP - 2023 TI - Locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma treatment efficacy and safety: a systematic review and network meta-analysis. PG - 1269863 LID - 10.3389/fphar.2023.1269863 [doi] LID - 1269863 AB - Head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) accounts for approximately 3% of new cancer cases and 3% of all deaths worldwide. Most HNSCC patients are locally advanced (LA) at diagnosis. The combination of radiotherapy (RT), chemotherapy, targeted therapy, and immunotherapy are the primary LA-HNSCC treatment options. Nevertheless, the choice of optimal LA-HNSCC treatment remains controversial. We systematically searched public databases for LA-HNSCC-related studies and assess treatment effectiveness and safety by assessing the objective response rate (ORR), >/=3 adverse events (AEs), overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), disease-free survival (DFS), local-region control (LRC), and disease-specific survival (DSS). 126 randomized controlled clinical trials (RCTs) were included in this study. We show that concurrent RT with nimotuzumab or conventional concurrent chemo-radiotherapy (CCRT) had significantly better efficacy and long-term survival without increasing AEs than RT alone. Accelerated fractionated radiotherapy (AFRT) showed better efficiency than conventional fractionated RT, although it had higher AEs. In addition, concurrent cetuximab combined with RT failed to show a significant advantage over RT alone. Trial registration: PROSPERO CRD42022352127. CI - Copyright (c) 2023 Wang, Zheng, Zhang, Bian, Bao, Xin and Jiang. FAU - Wang, Huanhuan AU - Wang H AD - Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Zheng, Zhuangzhuang AU - Zheng Z AD - Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Zhang, Yangyu AU - Zhang Y AD - Division of Clinical Research, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Bian, Chenbin AU - Bian C AD - Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Bao, Jindian AU - Bao J AD - Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Xin, Ying AU - Xin Y AD - Key Laboratory of Pathobiology, Ministry of Education, Jilin University, Changchun, China. AD - College of Basic Medical Sciences, Jilin University, Changchun, China. FAU - Jiang, Xin AU - Jiang X AD - Jilin Provincial Key Laboratory of Radiation Oncology and Therapy, The First Hospital of Jilin University, Changchun, China. AD - NHC Key Laboratory of Radiobiology, School of Public Health, Jilin University, Changchun, China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article PT - Review DEP - 20230919 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Pharmacol JT - Frontiers in pharmacology JID - 101548923 PMC - PMC10546034 OTO - NOTNLM OT - accelerated fractionated radiotherapy OT - concurrent chemo-radiotherapy OT - locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinoma OT - meta-analysis OT - radiotherapy COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. EDAT- 2023/10/05 06:43 MHDA- 2023/10/05 06:44 PMCR- 2023/09/19 CRDT- 2023/10/05 04:03 PHST- 2023/07/31 00:00 [received] PHST- 2023/09/04 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2023/10/05 06:44 [medline] PHST- 2023/10/05 06:43 [pubmed] PHST- 2023/10/05 04:03 [entrez] PHST- 2023/09/19 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 1269863 [pii] AID - 10.3389/fphar.2023.1269863 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Pharmacol. 2023 Sep 19;14:1269863. doi: 10.3389/fphar.2023.1269863. eCollection 2023.