American Head and Neck Society Endocrine Surgery Section and International Thyroid Oncology Group consensus statement on mutational testing in thyroid cancer …

…, BC Stack Jr, RM Tuttle, LJ Wirth, ME Zafereo Jr… - Head & …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Background The development of systemic treatment options leveraging the molecular
landscape of advanced thyroid cancer is a burgeoning field. This is a multidisciplinary evidence‐…

Thyroid disease around the world

A Maniakas, L Davies, ME Zafereo - Otolaryngologic Clinics of …, 2018 - oto.theclinics.com
Thyroid disease will affect approximately 1 in 20 Americans in their lifetime, with women being
approximately 7-fold more likely to be affected. 1 In fact, 1 in 8 women in the United States …

Facial nerve electrodiagnostics for patients with facial palsy: a clinical practice guideline

…, KD Olsen, AA Mäkitie, CE Silver, ME Zafereo… - European Archives of …, 2020 - Springer
Purpose Facial nerve electrodiagnostics is a well-established and important tool for decision
making in patients with facial nerve diseases. Nevertheless, many otorhinolaryngologist—…

Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck in never smoker–never drinkers: a descriptive epidemiologic study

KR Dahlstrom, JA Little, ME Zafereo… - Head & Neck …, 2008 - Wiley Online Library
Background. While the attributed risk factors for the vast majority of patients with squamous
cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) are smoking and alcohol abuse, there …

The role of salvage surgery in patients with recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx

ME Zafereo, MM Hanasono… - … Journal of the …, 2009 - Wiley Online Library
BACKGROUND: The objective of this study was to comprehensively review overall survival,
functional outcomes, and prognostic factors in patients who underwent salvage surgery for …

Complete Surgical Resection Following Neoadjuvant Dabrafenib Plus Trametinib in BRAFV600E-Mutated Anaplastic Thyroid Carcinoma

JR Wang, ME Zafereo, R Dadu, R Ferrarotto… - Thyroid, 2019 - liebertpub.com
Background: When achieved, complete surgical resection improves outcomes in anaplastic
thyroid carcinoma (ATC). However, most ATC patients present with advanced inoperable …

Reirradiation of head and neck cancers with proton therapy: outcomes and analyses

…, ME Zafereo, KA Hutcheson, ME Kupferman… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose Reirradiation of head and neck (H&N) cancer is a clinical challenge. Proton radiation
therapy (PRT) offers dosimetric advantages for normal tissue sparing and may benefit …

Surgery After BRAF-Directed Therapy Is Associated with Improved Survival in BRAFV600E Mutant Anaplastic Thyroid Cancer: A Single-Center Retrospective Cohort …

…, V Subbiah, MD Williams, ME Cabanillas, ME Zafereo - Thyroid, 2023 - liebertpub.com
Background: The aim of this study was to describe the oncologic outcomes of patients with
BRAF V600E -mutated anaplastic thyroid cancer (ATC) who had neoadjuvant BRAF-directed …

Survival in differentiated thyroid cancer: comparing the AJCC cancer staging seventh and eighth editions

…, ND Gross, ND Perrier, EM Sturgis, ME Zafereo - Thyroid, 2018 - liebertpub.com
Background: The American Joint Committee on Cancer Cancer Staging System for differentiated
thyroid cancer has been recently revised. The purpose of this study was to compare …

Reirradiation of head and neck cancers with intensity modulated radiation therapy: outcomes and analyses

…, D Ma, WH Morrison, M Edson, ME Zafereo… - International Journal of …, 2016 - Elsevier
Purpose To review our 15-year institutional experience using intensity modulated radiation
therapy (IMRT) to reirradiate patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC…