To Intensify or Not to Intensify? Consideration of Competing Risks in the Management of Locoregionally Advanced p16+ Oropharyngeal Cancer

A 65-year-old man with a history of preventricular contractions treated with bisoprolol, a glomerular filtration rate of 64 to 78 mL/min/1.73 m2, a body mass index of 26.5, no significant tobacco history, and Zubrod performance status of 0 presented to his general practitioner with a sore throat. He underwent an esophagoscopy to evaluate for esophagitis and was found to have a large mass in the tongue base, obliterating the epiglottis. A biopsy...