{"id":54728,"date":"2021-08-21T19:38:37","date_gmt":"2021-08-21T23:38:37","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/?p=54728"},"modified":"2023-06-06T18:13:28","modified_gmt":"2023-06-06T22:13:28","slug":"new-therapies-for-elderly-frail-patients-with-head-and-neck-cancer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/new-therapies-for-elderly-frail-patients-with-head-and-neck-cancer\/","title":{"rendered":"New Therapies For Elderly, Frail Patients With Head and Neck Cancer"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_41040\" class=\"thumbnail wp-caption alignright\" style=\"width: 310px\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/03\/jared-weiss-LCCC-photo.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-41040\" src=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/945\/2020\/03\/jared-weiss-LCCC-photo-300x232.jpg\" alt=\"jared-weiss-LCCC-photo\" width=\"300\" height=\"232\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"caption wp-caption-text\">Jared Weiss, MD<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/directory\/jared-weiss-md\/\">Jared Weiss<\/a>, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of oncology, commented on one of two treatment regimens that have shown promise for treating elderly or frail patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to researchers.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThese results are consistent with those observed in the dose-escalation part of the study and suggest durable efficacy,\u201d said Jared Weiss, MD, referring to the nanoparticle NBTXR3 followed by radiotherapy.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis nanoparticle along with radiotherapy also appears to work with immunotherapy. If large studies confirm the results seen thus far, this is a winner. It looks like the mechanism of action is broadly applicable,\u201d Weiss added.<\/p>\n<p>Read the article in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cancertherapyadvisor.com\/home\/cancer-topics\/head-and-neck-cancer\/head-neck-cancer-new-therapy-horizon-elderly-frail-treatment\/\">Cancer Therapy Advisor<\/a><\/em>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jared Weiss, MD, associate professor of medicine in the division of oncology, commented on one of two treatment regimens that have shown promise for treating elderly or frail patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, according to researchers. \u201cThese results are consistent with those observed in the dose-escalation part of the study and suggest &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.med.unc.edu\/medicine\/news\/new-therapies-for-elderly-frail-patients-with-head-and-neck-cancer\/\" aria-label=\"Read more about New Therapies For Elderly, Frail Patients With Head and Neck Cancer\">Read 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