Bleeding complications in patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck.
Date
2021-06-12ICR Author
Author
Bergamini, C
Ferris, RL
Xie, J
Mariani, G
Ali, M
Holmes, WC
Harrington, K
Psyrri, A
Cavalieri, S
Licitra, L
Type
Journal Article
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Hemorrhage in recurrent and/or metastatic (R/M) head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) may be attributed to chemotherapy and local tumor irradiation. Evidence of the relationship between hemorrhage in R/M HNSCC and targeted therapies, including epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) inhibitors, or immune checkpoint inhibitors, is limited. We aimed to identify epidemiological and clinical data related to the occurrence of hemorrhage in R/M HNSCC and to explore its relationship with various therapies. We describe information obtained from literature searches as well as data extracted from a commercial database and a database from the author's institution (Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori of Milan). Evidence suggests that most bleeding events in R/M HNSCC are minor. Clinical trial safety data do not identify a causal association between hemorrhage and anti-EGFR agents or immune checkpoint inhibitors. In contrast, anti-VEGF agents are associated with increased, and often severe/fatal, hemorrhagic complications.
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Subject
antiangiogenic drugs
head and neck squamous cell carcinoma
hemorrhage
immune checkpoint inhibitors
molecular targeted therapies
Carcinoma, Squamous Cell
Head and Neck Neoplasms
Humans
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Squamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and Neck
Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A
Research team
Targeted Therapy
Language
eng
Date accepted
2021-05-20
License start date
2021-06-12
Citation
Head and Neck: journal for the sciences and specialities of the head and neck, 2021, 43 (9), pp. 2844 - 2858
Publisher
WILEY