John Cramer, MD
@Jdcramer
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Assistant Professor at Wayne State University. Head & Neck Oncologic Surgeon. Health services, quality improvement & outcomes researcher. All opinions my own.
Detroit, MI
Joined June 2009
New AJCC9V staging for HPV+ OPC refines nodal classification by incorporating ENE. Modest improvement—but we still face a disconnect between pathologic and clinical staging systems. #HNSCC #HPV #AJCC.
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The AJCC9V HPV-positive oropharyngeal carcinoma staging classification confers an improved schema for guiding prognostication and management compared to AJCC8E. Incorporating ENE and correcting...
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RT @AAOHNS: In our latest Voices of #Otolaryngology episode, Amanda Dilger, MD, and Neelima Tummala, MD, share game-changing sustainability….
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RT @rbryanbell: Boom!💥 @FDA approves neoadjuvant and adjuvant pembrolizumab for resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous cell c….
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On June 12, 2025, the Food and Drug Administration approved pembrolizumab (Keytruda, Merck) for adults with resectable locally advanced head and neck squamous c
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What changed in E3311 long-term data?. ✔️Transoral surgery + 50 Gy = durable control in intermediate-risk HPV+ OPC. ✔️No OS or PFS difference by smoking or subsite.⚠️Observation alone in N1? Late recurrences → risky. 🔑Pathologic risk-based adjuvant therapy works.
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RT @rbryanbell: Great to be @ASCO for yet another plenary session featuring HNSCC. NIVOPOSTOP is POSITIVE! Exciting advance & option for hi….
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RT @AHNSinfo: This #WorldNoTobaccoDay, learn how quitting can lower your risk of cancer in the mouth, throat & voice box: .
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RT @DrMLChua: Very powerful and insightful discussion by Prof Kevin Harrington @royalmarsden on KN-630 and C-POST. The slides speak volumes….
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Adjuvant cemiplimab improves DFS in high-risk cSCC (HR 0.32). Among the strongest DFS signals I've seen. Starting ICI after RT may be key—avoids immune suppression. OS flat, likely due to high crossover. 🔗
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Patients who have cutaneous squamous-cell carcinoma with high-risk features are at risk for recurrence after definitive local therapy. The benefit of systemic adjuvant therapy options has not been ...
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RT @CJTsaiMDPhD: #ASCO25 KEYNOTE-630. 📒Adjuvant pembro after surgery and PORT for up to 9 cycles in high-risk locally advanced cutaneous sq….
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RT @CJTsaiMDPhD: On the contrary, adjuvant cemiplimab improved DFS in a similar population of cSCC after surgery and PORT. @DrNeilGross @M….
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RT @VSandulache2025: Proposal: for new oncology drugs or regimens for which clinical trial data conflict or are limited the FDA should offe….
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RT @PBlanchardMD: SBRT (6*6Gy) is a new treatment option for small oral cavity cancers (T1-2) at risk of local recurrence after resection (….
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4/ Surgical pathways + perioperative ICI seem to better leverage immune recovery.• Tumor debulking.• Less treatment-induced immunosuppression.• A window to target micrometastatic disease.Timing is critical — surgery plus ICI may be the winning sequence.
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3/ Similar patterns across cancers:. ✅NSCLC: CheckMate-816 (neoadj nivolumab + surgery) → EFS benefit. ✅Esophageal: CheckMate-577 (adjuv nivolumab after surgery) → DFS improvement. 🚫CRT + ICI (lung, bladder, esophageal) → mostly disappointing.
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2/ Surgical pathways remove the bulk tumor and much of the immunosuppressive microenvironment. In contrast, concurrent CRT + ICI is less effective: CRT causes lymphopenia and T-cell dysfunction.
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