Japanese clinical practice guidelines for oral cancer, 2023

H Kurita; N Uzawa; H Nakayama; T Abe; S Ibaraki; Y Ohyama; K Uchida; H Sato; S Miyabe; T Abé; N Kakimoto; A Kaida; T Sugiura; M Kioi; A Danjo; N Kitamura; O Hasegawa; T Tanaka; N Ueda; T Hasegawa; S Asoda; H Katsuta; S Yanamoto; S Yamada; D Takeda; T Suzuki; Y Ohta; T Kirita

doi:10.1016/j.ijom.2024.11.012

Japanese clinical practice guidelines for oral cancer, 2023

Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg. 2024 Dec 24:S0901-5027(24)00446-6. doi: 10.1016/j.ijom.2024.11.012. Online ahead of print.

Authors

H Kurita¹, N Uzawa², H Nakayama³, T Abe⁴, S Ibaraki⁵, Y Ohyama⁶, K Uchida⁷, H Sato⁸, S Miyabe⁹, T Abé¹⁰, N Kakimoto¹¹, A Kaida¹², T Sugiura¹³, M Kioi¹⁴, A Danjo¹⁵, N Kitamura¹⁶, O Hasegawa¹⁷, T Tanaka¹⁸, N Ueda¹⁹, T Hasegawa²⁰, S Asoda²¹, H Katsuta²², S Yanamoto²³, S Yamada²⁴, D Takeda²⁰, T Suzuki²⁵, Y Ohta²⁶, T Kirita¹⁹

Affiliations

¹ Committee for Revision of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Oral Cancer, Japanese Society of Oral Oncology, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Shinshu University School of Medicine, Matsumoto, Japan. Electronic address: hkurita@shinshu-u.ac.jp.
² Subcommittee for Formulation of Clinical Practice Guidelines for Oral Cancer, Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, Tokyo, Japan; Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Oncology and Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Dentistry, Suita, Japan.
³ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan.
⁴ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Graduate School of Dentistry, Kanagawa Dental University, Yokosuka, Japan.
⁵ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Pharmaceutical Sciences, Okayama University, Okayama, Japan.
⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery in Shizuoka City Shizuoka Hospital, Shizuoka, Japan.
⁷ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Yamaguchi University Graduate School of Medicine, Yamaguchi, Japan.
⁸ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Handa City Hospital, Handa, Japan.
⁹ Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Aichi Gakuin University, Nagoya, Japan.
¹⁰ Division of Oral Pathology, Faculty of Dentistry and Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata University, Niigata, Japan.
¹¹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Radiology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
¹² Department of Dental Radiology and Radiation Oncology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan.
¹³ Division of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Department of Oral Medicine and Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Dentistry, Sendai, Miyagi, Japan.
¹⁴ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery/Orthodontics, Yokohama City University Hospital, Yokohama, Kanagawa, Japan.
¹⁵ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Saga University, Saga, Japan.
¹⁶ Department of Comprehensive Dentistry, Tokushima University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Tokushima, Japan.
¹⁷ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokyo Medical University, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
¹⁸ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nihon University School of Dentistry, Tokyo, Japan.
¹⁹ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Nara Medical University, Nara, Japan.
²⁰ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Kobe University Graduate School of Medicine, Kobe, Japan.
²¹ Department of Dentistry and Oral Surgery, Keio University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan.
²² Head and Neck Oncology Center/Division of Oral Oncology, Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, School of Dentistry, Showa University, Tokyo, Japan.
²³ Department of Oral Oncology, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Sciences, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan.
²⁴ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Academic Assembly, University of Toyama, Toyama, Japan.
²⁵ Oral Cancer Center, Tokyo Dental College, Chiba, Japan.
²⁶ Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Tokai University School of Medicine, Kanagawa, Japan.

PMID: 39721909
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2024.11.012

Abstract

The Japanese Society of Oral Oncology and Japanese Society of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons have jointly developed clinical practice guidelines for oral cancer (oral squamous cell carcinoma) to improve and standardize the quality of oral cancer treatment in Japan. The first, second, and third editions were published in 2009, 2013, and 2019, respectively, and the 2023 edition was recently developed. In the development of the 2023 edition, 60 clinical questions (CQs) were listed. Systematic reviews following the GRADE approach were performed for 11 of these CQs. This article outlines the 2023 edition and describes the most relevant guidelines and CQs for the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and supportive care of oral cancer patients in Japan.

Keywords: Diagnosis; Mouth neoplasms; Patient care; Practice guideline; Therapeutics.

Publication types

Review