Resumen de SEOM clinical guidelines for the treatment of head and neck cancer (2020)

Ricard Mesía Nin, Lara Iglesias Docampo, Julio José Lambea Sorrosal, Javier Martínez Trufero, Ainara Soria, M. Taberna, José Manuel Trigo Pérez, Manuel Chaves Conde, Almudena García Castaño, Juan Jesús Cruz Hernández

• Head and neck cancers (HNC) are defined as malignant tumours located in the upper aerodigestive tract and represents 5% of oncologic cases in adults in Spain. More than 90% of these tumours have squamous histology. In an effort to incorporate evidence obtained since 2017 publication, the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology (SEOM) presents an update of the squamous cell HNC diagnosis and treatment guideline. Most relevant diagnostic and therapeutic changes from the last guideline have been updated: introduction of sentinel node biopsy in early oral/oropharyngeal cancer treated with surgery, concomitant radiotherapy with weekly cisplatin 40 mg/m2 in the adjuvant setting, new approaches for HPV-related oropharyngeal cancer and new treatments with immune-checkpoint inhibitors in recurrent/metastatic disease.