Novel Therapies in Head and Neck Cancer: Beyond the Horizon

Novel Therapies in Head and Neck Cancer: Beyond the Horizon, Volume Twelve, provides a high-level synthesis of the latest treatments and outcomes relating to head and neck cancer. Chemotherapy and immunotherapy for those cancer types are rapidly evolving, and an updated source based on the expertise of internationally renowned researchers is necessary. This book discusses the outcome of recent trials using chemotherapy, novel approaches for HPV+ SCCA, cases in which immunotherapy is more likely to be successful, and precision medicine based on target therapies. Additionally, new approaches for rare diseases in head and neck and novel drug delivery platforms are presented.

This book will be a very useful source so that students, scientists and clinicians who can be facile with the data, build on what is known, and continue to offer cutting-edge, validated therapies to all patients.

Covers new chemotherapy trials, specifically on HPV and non-HPV related cancer typesDiscusses the application of immunotherapy to treat rare types of head and neck cancerPresents updated information on targeted therapies, specifically focusing on skin cancer in the region

1. Chemotherapy: What we have learned from Trials and where are we heading
2. Chemotherapy: The resistant Setting 3. HPV+ SCCA: Novel approaches
4. Immunotherapy: Where and when
5. Radiation: De-escalation
6. Immunotherapy and Chemotherapy: When two is better than one
7. Targeted Therapy: The future of Precision
8. Rare Diseases in Head and Neck: New Approaches
9. Skin Cancers: Beneath the surface
10. The Promise of tomorrow: Novel Drug Delivery Platforms