Grand Rounds: Linda X. Yin, MD

Date
March 18, 2026
Time
06:45am - 07:30am
Location

Zoom

Description

Speaker:
Linda X. Yin, MD
Assistant Professor
Associate Program Director
Department of Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery
Mayo Clinic Rochester

Title:
Biomarker Informed Adjuvant Treatment in Head and Neck Cancer: Lessons learned from de-escalation trials and future trial concepts

Learning objectives:

  1. Review the trial evidence for surgical-based de-escalation in HPV related oropharyngeal cancer
  2. Understand the rationale for ctDNA detection of minimal residual disease and biomarker-informed surgical de-escalation in HPV related oropharyngeal cancer
  3. Explore the possibility for ctDNA detection of minimal residual disease in HPV unrelated head and neck cancer and future trial concepts