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2025

Journal Article

Less of Some and More of Another: Practice-changing Head and Neck Trials Are Redefining Long-standing Treatment Paradigms and Offering Patients More Risk-adapted Care

Henson, Christina, Bakst, Richard L., Schoenfeld, Jonathan D., Huang, Shao Hui, Paterson, Claire, Ng, Wai Tong, Wilke, Christopher, McBride, Sean M. and McDowell, Lachlan (2025). Less of Some and More of Another: Practice-changing Head and Neck Trials Are Redefining Long-standing Treatment Paradigms and Offering Patients More Risk-adapted Care. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 123 (5), 1205-1212. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.09.002

Less of Some and More of Another: Practice-changing Head and Neck Trials Are Redefining Long-standing Treatment Paradigms and Offering Patients More Risk-adapted Care

2025

Journal Article

When Incidental Becomes Instrumental: A Thyroid Metastasis Unmasked

Tran, Mai N., Liefman, Dionee, Gandhi, Mitesh, Hansen, Aaron and McDowell, Lachlan (2025). When Incidental Becomes Instrumental: A Thyroid Metastasis Unmasked. Practical Radiation Oncology, 16 (4), 321-322. doi: 10.1016/j.prro.2025.11.008

When Incidental Becomes Instrumental: A Thyroid Metastasis Unmasked

2025

Journal Article

Patterns of care in de-novo oligo-metastatic and oligo-recurrent head and neck cancers: A Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) Survey

Swain, Monali, Ghosh-Laskar, Sarbani, McDowell, Lachlan, Henson, Christina, Bonomo, Pierluigi, Kannan, Sadhana, Malouff, Timothy, Homma, Akihiro, Rühle, Alexander, Lee, Anna, Caparrotti, Francesca, Bates, James, Johansen, Jorgen, Thariat, Juliette, Ferrari, Marco, Mayo-Yáñez, Miguel, Hamilton, Sarah, Yom, Sue S., Mehanna, Hisham and Szturz, Petr (2025). Patterns of care in de-novo oligo-metastatic and oligo-recurrent head and neck cancers: A Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) Survey. Oral Oncology, 170 107647, 1-9. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107647

Patterns of care in de-novo oligo-metastatic and oligo-recurrent head and neck cancers: A Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) Survey

2025

Journal Article

Accuracy and prognosis of extranodal extension on radiologic imaging in human papillomavirus-mediated oropharyngeal cancer: A Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) real-world study

Mehanna, Hisham, Abou-Foul, Ahmad K., Henson, Christina, Kristunas, Caroline, Nankivell, Paul C., McDowell, Lachlan, Leemans, C. René, van den Brekel, Michiel W.M., von Buchwald, Christian, Jakobsen, Kathrine Kronberg, Grønhøj, Christian, Rasmussen, Jacob Høygaard, Lydiatt, William M., Gupta, Vishal, Branstetter, Barton F., Klussmann, Jens Peter, Wollenberg, Barbara, Schmidl, Benedikt, Broglie, Martina A., Hendrickx, Jan-Jaap, Awad, Daniel R., Prestwich, Robin, Gaultier, Anne-Laure, Oliva, Marc, Nair, Sudhir, Noor, Anthony, Krishnan, Suren, Iyizoba-Ebozue, Zsuzsanna, Sethi, Mantegh ... Yom, Sue S. (2025). Accuracy and prognosis of extranodal extension on radiologic imaging in human papillomavirus-mediated oropharyngeal cancer: A Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) real-world study. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 123 (2), 432-441. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.04.003

Accuracy and prognosis of extranodal extension on radiologic imaging in human papillomavirus-mediated oropharyngeal cancer: A Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) real-world study

2025

Journal Article

Primary target volume delineation for radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: CSTRO, CACA, CSCO, HNCIG, ESTRO, and ASTRO guidelines and contouring atlas

Tang, Ling-Long, Huang, Cheng-Long, Lin, Shao-Jun, Le, Quynh-Thu, O'Sullivan, Brian, Yom, Sue S, Huang, Shao Hui, Chan, Annie W, Lee, Nancy, Pan, Jian-Ji, Mejia, Michael Benedict A, Ahn, Yong Chan, Wong, Kenneth C W, McDowell, Lachlan, Orlandi, Ester, Friborg, Jeppe, Chen, Yu-Pei, Yasuda, Koichi, Kodaira, Takeshi, Whitley, Alexander C, King, Ann D, Prajogi, Gregorius Ben, Hahn, Ezra, Lin, Jin-Ching, Kiyota, Naomi, Lee, Victor, Ji, Peng-Jie, Hitchcock, Ying, Hoebers, Frank ... Ma, Jun (2025). Primary target volume delineation for radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: CSTRO, CACA, CSCO, HNCIG, ESTRO, and ASTRO guidelines and contouring atlas. The Lancet Oncology, 26 (9), e477-e487. doi: 10.1016/s1470-2045(25)00326-2

Primary target volume delineation for radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: CSTRO, CACA, CSCO, HNCIG, ESTRO, and ASTRO guidelines and contouring atlas

2025

Journal Article

Red Journal Reviews: Typology, Methodology, and Standards

Smith, Justin, Dickstein, Daniel R., Mitta, Alekhya, Sher, David, Yom, Sue S. and McDowell, Lachlan (2025). Red Journal Reviews: Typology, Methodology, and Standards. International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics, 124 (1), 20-26. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.08.004

Red Journal Reviews: Typology, Methodology, and Standards

2025

Conference Publication

Deep Learning-Based Synthetic CT Generation from MRI for Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy Planning

Liefman, D., Ramachandran, P., Jones, C., Gould, C., Devlin, A., McDowell, L.J. and Liu, H. (2025). Deep Learning-Based Synthetic CT Generation from MRI for Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy Planning. ASTRO 2025: 67th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA United States, 28-30 September 2025. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.06.2315

Deep Learning-Based Synthetic CT Generation from MRI for Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy Planning

2025

Journal Article

Target volume delineation of the neck for radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: CSTRO, CACA, CSCO, HNCIG, ESTRO, and ASTRO guidelines and contouring atlas

Tang, Ling-Long, Huang, Cheng-Long, Lin, Shao-Jun, Le, Quynh-Thu, O'Sullivan, Brian, Yom, Sue S, Huang, Shao Hui, Chan, Annie W, Lee, Nancy, Pan, Jian-Ji, Mejia, Michael Benedict A, Ahn, Yong Chan, Wong, Kenneth C W, McDowell, Lachlan, Orlandi, Ester, Friborg, Jeppe, Chen, Yu-Pei, Yasuda, Koichi, Kodaira, Takeshi, Whitley, Alexander C, King, Ann D, Prajogi, Gregorius Ben, Hahn, Ezra, Lin, Jin-Ching, Kiyota, Naomi, Lee, Victor, Ji, Peng-Jie, Hitchcock, Ying, Hoebers, Frank ... Ma, Jun (2025). Target volume delineation of the neck for radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: CSTRO, CACA, CSCO, HNCIG, ESTRO, and ASTRO guidelines and contouring atlas. The Lancet Oncology, 26 (9), e488-e498. doi: 10.1016/s1470-2045(25)00327-4

Target volume delineation of the neck for radiotherapy in nasopharyngeal carcinoma: CSTRO, CACA, CSCO, HNCIG, ESTRO, and ASTRO guidelines and contouring atlas

2025

Conference Publication

Anxiety, Depression and Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer (HPVOPC) Survivors Treated with Chemoradiation (CRT): Implications for Contemporary Clinical Care

McDowell, L.J., Corry, J., Fua, T., Coleman, A., Drosdowsky, A., Rischin, D. and Gough, K. (2025). Anxiety, Depression and Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer (HPVOPC) Survivors Treated with Chemoradiation (CRT): Implications for Contemporary Clinical Care. ASTRO 2025: 67th Annual Meeting, San Francisco, CA United States, 28-30 September 2025. Philadelphia, PA United States: Elsevier. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.06.2331

Anxiety, Depression and Fear of Cancer Recurrence (FCR) in HPV-Associated Oropharyngeal Cancer (HPVOPC) Survivors Treated with Chemoradiation (CRT): Implications for Contemporary Clinical Care

2025

Journal Article

Multidisciplinary care of locally advanced mucosal head and neck cancer: An Australian perspective

Corry, June, Brungs, Daniel, Liu, Jia, McDowell, Lachlan, Thornton, Rob, Mar, Gary, Nicholls, Tracey and Ooi, Eng H. (2025). Multidisciplinary care of locally advanced mucosal head and neck cancer: An Australian perspective. Asia-Pacific Journal of Clinical Oncology, 22 (3) ajco.70005, 351-361. doi: 10.1111/ajco.70005

Multidisciplinary care of locally advanced mucosal head and neck cancer: An Australian perspective

2025

Journal Article

Final results from a longitudinal observation study evaluating sexual health and facial appearance and distress in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer survivors treated with chemoradiotherapy

McDowell, Lachlan, Gough, Karla, Fua, Tsien, Coleman, Andrew, Drosdowsky, Allison, Rischin, Danny and Corry, June (2025). Final results from a longitudinal observation study evaluating sexual health and facial appearance and distress in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer survivors treated with chemoradiotherapy. International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics, 122 (2), 355-364. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2025.02.004

Final results from a longitudinal observation study evaluating sexual health and facial appearance and distress in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer survivors treated with chemoradiotherapy

2025

Journal Article

Trends in investigations for suspected head and neck carcinoma of the unknown primary: A HNCIG and IFHNOS international survey of practice

Williamson, Andrew, Nankivell, Paul, Abou-Foul, Ahmad K., Ahmed, Mohamed, Mehanna, Hisham, Nankivell, Paul, Mehanna, Hisham, Paleri, Vinidh, Williamson, Andrew, Holsinger, Chris, McDowell, Lachlan (HNCIG and IFHNOS CUP programme), Henson, Christina, Gomes, Ana, Parente, Pablo, Hardman, John, Patel, Snehal, Iyer, Gopal, Caroline, Kristunas, Abdul Rashid, Yasmin, Alpuim Costa, Diogo, Ando, Mizuo, Arthur, Charpentier, Bilic, Mario, Brennan, Sinead, Brunner, Markus, Caudell, Jimmy, Chow, Ling-Yu Velda, Danos, Kornel, Doležal, Pavel ... HNCIG and IFHNOS CUP programme (2025). Trends in investigations for suspected head and neck carcinoma of the unknown primary: A HNCIG and IFHNOS international survey of practice. Head and Neck, 47 (5), 1478-1486. doi: 10.1002/hed.28065

Trends in investigations for suspected head and neck carcinoma of the unknown primary: A HNCIG and IFHNOS international survey of practice

2025

Journal Article

Feasibility and acceptability of the Fear-Less screening and stratified-care model for fear of cancer recurrence among people affected by early-stage Cancer

Tran, Mei Jun, Jefford, Michael, Fua, Tsien, Smith, Ben, McDowell, Lachlan, Dhillon, Haryana M., Lynch, Fiona, Shaw, Joanne, White, Alan, Wiesenfeld, David, McNally, Orla and Ftanou, Maria (2025). Feasibility and acceptability of the Fear-Less screening and stratified-care model for fear of cancer recurrence among people affected by early-stage Cancer. Psycho-Oncology, 34 (2) e70070, 1-10. doi: 10.1002/pon.70070

Feasibility and acceptability of the Fear-Less screening and stratified-care model for fear of cancer recurrence among people affected by early-stage Cancer

2025

Journal Article

Predictors of distant metastatic recurrence in head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with lymph node metastases treated with curative intent: A multicenter study

Ebrahimi, Ardalan, Gupta, Ruta, McDowell, Lachlan, Magarey, Matthew J. R., Smith, Paul N., Schulte, Klaus-Martin, Perriman, Diana M., Veness, Michael, Porceddu, Sandro, Low, Tsu-Hui Hubert, Fowler, Allan and Clark, Jonathan R. (2025). Predictors of distant metastatic recurrence in head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with lymph node metastases treated with curative intent: A multicenter study. Head and Neck, 47 (1), 254-262. doi: 10.1002/hed.27912

Predictors of distant metastatic recurrence in head and neck cutaneous squamous cell carcinoma with lymph node metastases treated with curative intent: A multicenter study

2025

Journal Article

Looking Forward and Looking Back: Cutting-Edge Advances and Long-Standing Controversies in Head and Neck Cancer Management

Ng, Wai Tong, Huang, Shao Hui, Henson, Christina, Bakst, Richard L., Paterson, Claire, Schoenfeld, Jonathan D., Wilke, Christopher and McDowell, Lachlan (2025). Looking Forward and Looking Back: Cutting-Edge Advances and Long-Standing Controversies in Head and Neck Cancer Management. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 121 (1), 1-7. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.10.031

Looking Forward and Looking Back: Cutting-Edge Advances and Long-Standing Controversies in Head and Neck Cancer Management

2025

Book Chapter

Quality of life in radiation therapy

Turaka, Aruna, Izzuddeen, K.N.Yousra, McDowell, Lachlan, Venkatesulu, Bhanu Prasad and Koneru, Bobby Nagendra (2025). Quality of life in radiation therapy. Radiation Oncology – Principles, Precepts and Practice: Volume I – Technical Aspects. (pp. 505-529) Singapore: Springer. doi: 10.1007/978-981-97-8389-2_20

Quality of life in radiation therapy

2024

Journal Article

Early return to work is possible after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in carefully selected patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

Green, Lorne, McDowell, Lachlan, Ip, Fiona, Tapia, Mario, Zhou, Meiling, Fahey, Michael T., Dixon, Benjamin and Magarey, Matthew (2024). Early return to work is possible after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in carefully selected patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncology, 159 107032. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.107032

Early return to work is possible after transoral robotic surgery (TORS) in carefully selected patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma

2024

Journal Article

A Millstone Around Your Neck

Liefman, Dionee and McDowell, Lachlan (2024). A Millstone Around Your Neck. International Journal of Radiation Oncology Biology Physics, 120 (5), 1208-1209. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.09.026

A Millstone Around Your Neck

2024

Journal Article

A hard truth to swallow: Critically evaluating the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) as an endpoint in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer trials

McDowell, Lachlan, King, Madeleine T., Hutcheson, Katherine A., Ringash, Jolie, Yom, Sue S., Corry, June, Henson, Christina, Mehanna, Hisham and Rischin, Danny (2024). A hard truth to swallow: Critically evaluating the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) as an endpoint in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer trials. International Journal of Radiation: Oncology - Biology - Physics, 120 (3), 805-822. doi: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2024.05.005

A hard truth to swallow: Critically evaluating the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) as an endpoint in human papillomavirus-associated oropharyngeal cancer trials

2024

Journal Article

Sexual Health, sexuality and sexual intimacy in patients with head and neck cancer – a narrative review

McDowell, Lachlan, Gough, Karla, White, Isabel, Corry, June and Rischin, Danny (2024). Sexual Health, sexuality and sexual intimacy in patients with head and neck cancer – a narrative review. Oral Oncology, 157 106975, 106975. doi: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106975

Sexual Health, sexuality and sexual intimacy in patients with head and neck cancer – a narrative review