Sue Yom, MD, PhD

Professor and Vice Chair
Radiation Oncology
+1 415 353-9893

I am a radiation oncologist who specializes in the treatment of head and neck, lung, and skin cancers. I serve on national guidelines committees outlining the best practices for these cancers. I design clinical trials to improve treatment of these cancers. I give lectures and design courses to help others learn more about how to best treat these cancers. I am a journal editor and interested in publishing the best scientific research on these diseases.

Publications

International Consensus Guideline on Delineation of the Clinical Target Volumes (CTV) at Different Dose Levels for Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma (2024 Version).

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Lin SJ, Guo QJ, Liu Q, Ng WT, Ahn YC, AlHussain H, Chan AW, Chow J, Chua M, Corry J, Han F, Grégoire V, Harrington KJ, Hu CS, Jensen K, Langendijk JA, Le QT, Lee NY, Lee V, Lin JC, Ma J, Mendenhall WM, O'Sullivan B, Ozyar E, Rosenthal DI, Tao YG, Wang RS, Wee J, Xu ZY, Yi JL, Yom SS, Fan DM, Mai HQ, Pan JJ, Lee AWM

Association between Locoregional Failure and NFE2L2/KEAP1/CUL3 Mutations in NRG/RTOG 9512: A Randomized Trial of Radiation Fractionation in T2N0 Glottic Cancer.

Clinical cancer research : an official journal of the American Association for Cancer Research

Guan L, Torres-Saavedra PA, Zhao X, Major MB, Holmes BJ, Nguyen NK, Kumaravelu P, Hodge T, Diehn M, Zevallos JP, Holsinger FC, Emami B, Jordan RC, Hayward MC, Sagar SM, Morrison W, Schultz C, Caudell JJ, Jones CU, Bratman SV, Galloway TJ, Ma DJ, Yom SS, Kudrimoti M, Kim HE, Harris J, Le QT, Hayes DN

Accuracy and Prognosis of Extranodal Extension on Radiologic Imaging in Human Papillomavirus-Mediated Oropharyngeal Cancer: a Head and Neck Cancer International Group (HNCIG) real-world study.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Mehanna H, Abou-Foul AK, Henson C, Kristunas C, Nankivell PC, McDowell L, Leemans CR, van den Brekel MWM, von Buchwald C, Jakobsen KK, Grønhøj C, Rasmussen JH, Lydiatt WM, Gupta V, Branstetter BF, Klussmann JP, Wollenberg B, Schmidl B, Broglie MA, Hendrickx JJ, Awad DR, Prestwich R, Gaultier AL, Oliva M, Nair S, Noor A, Krishnan S, Iyizoba-Ebozue Z, Sethi M, Nauta IH, Zhao D, Yom SS

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 2.2025.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Colevas AD, Cmelak AJ, Pfister DG, Spencer S, Adkins D, Birkeland AC, Brizel DM, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Durm G, Fakhry C, Galloway T, Geiger JL, Gillison ML, Glastonbury C, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Juloori A, Kase M, Leizman D, Maghami E, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Price K, Rocco JW, Rodriguez CP, Schwartz D, Shah JP, Sher D, John MS, Wang H, Weinstein G, Worden F, Bruce JY, Yom SS, Zhen W, Montgomery S, Darlow SD

Postoperative Radiotherapy ± Cetuximab for Intermediate-Risk Head and Neck Cancer.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Machtay M, Torres-Saavedra PA, Thorstad W, Nguyen-Tân PF, Siu LL, Holsinger FC, El-Naggar A, Chung C, Cmelak A, Burtness B, Bednarz G, Quon H, Breen SL, Gwede CK, Dicker AP, Yao M, Jordan RC, Dorth J, Lee N, Chan JW, Dunlap N, Bar-Ad V, Stokes WA, Chakravarti A, Sher D, Rao S, Harris J, Yom SS, Le QT, NRG Oncology RTOG 0920 Collaborating Team, TransSCOT Consortium

Radiotherapy with cetuximab or durvalumab for locoregionally advanced head and neck cancer in patients with a contraindication to cisplatin (NRG-HN004): an open-label, multicentre, parallel-group, randomised, phase 2/3 trial.

The Lancet. Oncology

Mell LK, Torres-Saavedra PA, Wong SJ, Kish JA, Chang SS, Jordan RC, Liu T, Truong MT, Winquist EW, Takiar V, Wise-Draper T, Robbins JR, Rodriguez CP, Awan MJ, Beadle BM, Henson C, Narayan S, Spencer SA, Powell S, Dunlap N, Sacco AG, Hu KS, Park HS, Bauman JE, Harris J, Yom SS, Le QT

Reply to M. Boileau et al.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Barker CA, Yom SS

International Recommendations on Postoperative Management for Potentially Resectable Locally Recurrent Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Li JS, Blanchard P, Wong CHL, Ahn YC, Bonomo P, Bresson D, Caudell J, Chen MY, Chow VLY, Chua MLK, Corry J, Dupin C, Giralt J, Hu C, Kwong DLW, Le QT, Lee AWM, Lee NY, Li Y, Lim CM, Lin JC, Mendenhall WM, Moya-Plana A, O'Sullivan B, Ozyar E, Pan J, Qiu Q, Sher DJ, Snyderman CH, Tao Y, Tsang RK, Wang X, Wu P, Yom SS, Ng WT

Operational classification of cutaneous squamous cell carcinomas based on unsupervised clustering of real cases by experts.

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology : JEADV

Gaudy-Marqueste C, Grob JJ, Garbe C, Ascierto PA, Arron S, Basset-Seguin N, Bohne AS, Lenoir C, Dummer R, Fargnoli MC, Guminski A, Hauschild A, Kaufmann R, Lallas A, Del Marmol V, Migden M, Penicaud M, Rembielak A, Stratigos A, Tagliaferri L, Zalaudek I, Arance A, Badinand D, Bossi P, Challapalli A, Clementi M, Di Stefani A, Ferrándiz-Pulido C, Giuffrida R, Gravina GL, Ha P, Heinzerling L, Mallet S, Paradisi A, Mohr P, Piccerillo A, Rutkowski D, Saiag P, Sollena P, Trakatelli M, Wojcieszek P, Yom SS, Zelin E, Peris K, Malvehy J

Criteria for the diagnosis of extranodal extension detected on radiological imaging in head and neck cancer: Head and Neck Cancer International Group consensus recommendations.

The Lancet. Oncology

Henson C, Abou-Foul AK, Yu E, Glastonbury C, Huang SH, King AD, Lydiatt WM, McDowell L, Nagelschneider AA, Nankivell PC, O'Sullivan B, Rhys R, Xiao Y, Andrew D, Asmussen JT, Bidault F, Dankbaar JW, de Graaf P, Gebrim ES, Hu C, Ding J, Kanda T, Kim J, Kuno H, Medrano-Martorell S, Oikonomopoulos N, Goh JP, Santos-Armentia E, Schafigh DG, Subramaniam RM, Wu XC, Yom SS, Mehanna H

Standardised definitions and diagnostic criteria for extranodal extension detected on histopathological examination in head and neck cancer: Head and Neck Cancer International Group consensus recommendations.

The Lancet. Oncology

Abou-Foul AK, Henson C, Chernock RD, Huang SH, Lydiatt WM, McDowell L, O'Sullivan B, Perez-Ordonez B, Robinson M, Nankivell PC, Ruiz-Bravo E, Chiosea SI, Green TM, Hunter KD, Hwang JS, Koljenovic S, Koppes SA, Larsen SR, Lo AWI, Costes-Martineau V, Mittal N, Mori T, Nagao T, Panayiotides IG, Pinto CAL, Scheckenbach K, Seethala RR, Ulhøi BP, Vingiani A, Zhang Y, Yom SS, Mehanna H

Essential data variables for a minimum dataset for head and neck cancer trials and clinical research: HNCIG consensus recommendations and database.

European journal of cancer (Oxford, England : 1990)

Baliga S, Abou-Foul AK, Parente P, Szturz P, Thariat J, Shreenivas A, Nankivell P, Bertolini F, Biau J, Blakaj D, Brennan S, Brunet A, De Oliveira TB, Burtness B, Maseda AC, Chow VL, Chua ML, de Ridder M, Garikipati S, Hanai N, Ho FCH, Huang SH, Kiyota N, Klinghammer K, Kowalski LP, Kwong DL, McDowell LJ, Merlano MC, Nair S, Economopoulou P, Overgaard J, Psyrri A, Tribius S, Waldron J, Yom SS, Mehanna H

Operational Ontology for Oncology (O3) - A Professional Society Based, Multi-Stakeholder, Consensus Driven Informatics Standard Supporting Clinical and Research use of "Real -World" Data from Patients Treated for Cancer: Operational Ontology for Radiation

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Mayo CS, Feng MU, Brock KK, Kudner R, Balter P, Buchsbaum JC, Caissie A, Covington E, Daugherty EC, Dekker AL, Fuller CD, Hallstrom AL, Hong DS, Hong JC, Kamran SC, Katsoulakis E, Kildea J, Krauze AV, Kruse JJ, McNutt T, Mierzwa M, Moreno A, Palta JR, Popple R, Purdie TG, Richardson S, Sharp GC, Shiraishi S, Tarbox L, Venkatesan AM, Witztum A, Woods KE, Yao J, Farahani K, Aneja S, Gabriel PE, Hadjiiski L, Ruan D, Siewerdsen JH, Bratt S, Casagni M, Chen S, Christodouleas J, DiDonato A, Hayman J, Kapoor R, Kravitz S, Sebastian S, Von Siebenthal M, Xiao Y

Consensus Quality Measures and Dose Constraints for Head and Neck Cancer with an emphasis on Oropharyngeal and Laryngeal Cancer from the Veterans Affairs Radiation Oncology Quality Surveillance Program and American Society for Radiation Oncology (ASTRO) E

Practical radiation oncology

Katsoulakis E, Kudner R, Chapman C, Park J, Puckett L, Solanki A, Kapoor R, Hagan M, Kelly M, Palta J, Tishler R, Hitchcock Y, Chera B, Feygelman V, Walker G, Sher D, Kujundzic K, Wilson E, Dawes S, Yom S, Harrison L

NCCN Guidelines® Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2022.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Caudell JJ, Gillison ML, Maghami E, Spencer S, Pfister DG, Adkins D, Birkeland AC, Brizel DM, Busse PM, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Eisele DW, Galloway T, Geiger JL, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Rocco JW, Rodriguez CP, Savvides PS, Schwartz D, Shah JP, Sher D, St John M, Weber RS, Weinstein G, Worden F, Yang Bruce J, Yom SS, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD

Recommendations for postoperative radiotherapy in head & neck squamous cell carcinoma in the presence of flaps: A GORTEC internationally-reviewed HNCIG-endorsed consensus.

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

Carsuzaa F, Lapeyre M, Gregoire V, Maingon P, Beddok A, Marcy PY, Salleron J, Coutte A, Racadot S, Pointreau Y, Graff P, Beadle B, Benezery K, Biau J, Calugaru V, Castelli J, Chua M, Di Rito A, Dore M, Ghadjar P, Huguet F, Jardel P, Johansen J, Kimple R, Krengli M, Laskar S, Mcdowell L, Nichols A, Tribius S, Valduvieco I, Hu C, Liem X, Moya-Plana A, D'onofrio I, Parvathaneni U, Takiar V, Orlandi E, Psyrri A, Shenouda G, Sher D, Steuer C, Shan Sun X, Tao Y, Thomson D, Tsai MH, Vulquin N, Gorphe P, Mehanna H, Yom SS, Bourhis J, Thariat J

Practice recommendations for risk-adapted head and neck cancer radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ASTRO-ESTRO consensus statement.

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

Thomson DJ, Palma D, Guckenberger M, Balermpas P, Beitler JJ, Blanchard P, Brizel D, Budach W, Caudell J, Corry J, Corvo R, Evans M, Garden AS, Giralt J, Gregoire V, Harari PM, Harrington K, Hitchcock YJ, Johansen J, Kaanders J, Koyfman S, Langendijk JA, Le QT, Lee N, Margalit D, Mierzwa M, Porceddu S, Soong YL, Sun Y, Thariat J, Waldron J, Yom SS

Practice Recommendations for Lung Cancer Radiotherapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An ESTRO-ASTRO Consensus Statement.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Guckenberger M, Belka C, Bezjak A, Bradley J, Daly ME, DeRuysscher D, Dziadziuszko R, Faivre-Finn C, Flentje M, Gore E, Higgins KA, Iyengar P, Kavanagh BD, Kumar S, Le Pechoux C, Lievens Y, Lindberg K, McDonald F, Ramella S, Rengan R, Ricardi U, Rimner A, Rodrigues GB, Schild SE, Senan S, Simone CB 2nd, Slotman BJ, Stuschke M, Videtic G, Widder J, Yom SS, Palma D

Head and Neck Cancers, Version 2.2020, NCCN Clinical Practice Guidelines in Oncology.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Pfister DG, Spencer S, Adelstein D, Adkins D, Anzai Y, Brizel DM, Bruce JY, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Eisele DW, Fenton M, Foote RL, Galloway T, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Maghami E, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rocco JW, Rodriguez CP, Shah JP, Weber RS, Weinstein G, Witek M, Worden F, Yom SS, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD

Recommendations for head and neck surgical oncology practice in a setting of acute severe resource constraint during the COVID-19 pandemic: an international consensus.

The Lancet. Oncology

Mehanna H, Hardman JC, Shenson JA, Abou-Foul AK, Topf MC, AlFalasi M, Chan JYK, Chaturvedi P, Chow VLY, Dietz A, Fagan JJ, Godballe C, Golusinski W, Homma A, Hosal S, Iyer NG, Kerawala C, Koh YW, Konney A, Kowalski LP, Kraus D, Kuriakose MA, Kyrodimos E, Lai SY, Leemans CR, Lennon P, Licitra L, Lou PJ, Lyons B, Mirghani H, Nichols AC, Paleri V, Panizza BJ, Parente Arias P, Patel MR, Piazza C, Rischin D, Sanabria A, Takes RP, Thomson DJ, Uppaluri R, Wang Y, Yom SS, Zhu YM, Porceddu SV, de Almeida JR, Simon C, Holsinger FC

Practice Recommendations for Risk-Adapted Head and Neck Cancer Radiation Therapy During the COVID-19 Pandemic: An ASTRO-ESTRO Consensus Statement.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Thomson DJ, Palma D, Guckenberger M, Balermpas P, Beitler JJ, Blanchard P, Brizel D, Budach W, Caudell J, Corry J, Corvo R, Evans M, Garden AS, Giralt J, Gregoire V, Harari PM, Harrington K, Hitchcock YJ, Johansen J, Kaanders J, Koyfman S, Langendijk JA, Le QT, Lee N, Margalit D, Mierzwa M, Porceddu S, Soong YL, Sun Y, Thariat J, Waldron J, Yom SS

Practice recommendations for lung cancer radiotherapy during the COVID-19 pandemic: An ESTRO-ASTRO consensus statement.

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

Guckenberger M, Belka C, Bezjak A, Bradley J, Daly ME, DeRuysscher D, Dziadziuszko R, Faivre-Finn C, Flentje M, Gore E, Higgins KA, Iyengar P, Kavanagh BD, Kumar S, Le Pechoux C, Lievens Y, Lindberg K, McDonald F, Ramella S, Rengan R, Ricardi U, Rimner A, Rodrigues GB, Schild SE, Senan S, Simone CB 2nd, Slotman BJ, Stuschke M, Videtic G, Widder J, Yom SS, Palma D

Long-term Follow-up on NRG Oncology RTOG 0915 (NCCTG N0927): A Randomized Phase 2 Study Comparing 2 Stereotactic Body Radiation Therapy Schedules for Medically Inoperable Patients With Stage I Peripheral Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Videtic GM, Paulus R, Singh AK, Chang JY, Parker W, Olivier KR, Timmerman RD, Komaki RR, Urbanic JJ, Stephans KL, Yom SS, Robinson CG, Belani CP, Iyengar P, Ajlouni MI, Gopaul DD, Gomez Suescun JB, McGarry RC, Choy H, Bradley JD

In Regard to Bossi et al.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Fakhry C, Nguyen-Tân PF, Lambert L, Rosenthal DI, Weber RS, Gillison ML, Trotti AM, Barrett WL, Thorstad WL, Jones CU, Yom SS, Wong SJ, Ridge JA, Rao SSD, Bonner JA, Vigneault E, Raben D, Kudrimoti MR, Harris J, Le QT

In Regard to Beadle and Anderson.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Le QT, Yom SS, Wee JTS, Lee AWM, Grau C, Grégoire V, Porceddu S, Welch JJ, Mehanna H

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2018.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Colevas AD, Yom SS, Pfister DG, Spencer S, Adelstein D, Adkins D, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Eisele DW, Fenton M, Foote RL, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Maghami E, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rocco J, Rodriguez CP, Shah JP, Weber RS, Witek M, Worden F, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD

American Association of Physicists in Medicine Task Group 263: Standardizing Nomenclatures in Radiation Oncology.

International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics

Mayo CS, Moran JM, Bosch W, Xiao Y, McNutt T, Popple R, Michalski J, Feng M, Marks LB, Fuller CD, Yorke E, Palta J, Gabriel PE, Molineu A, Matuszak MM, Covington E, Masi K, Richardson SL, Ritter T, Morgas T, Flampouri S, Santanam L, Moore JA, Purdie TG, Miller RC, Hurkmans C, Adams J, Jackie Wu QR, Fox CJ, Siochi RA, Brown NL, Verbakel W, Archambault Y, Chmura SJ, Dekker AL, Eagle DG, Fitzgerald TJ, Hong T, Kapoor R, Lansing B, Jolly S, Napolitano ME, Percy J, Rose MS, Siddiqui S, Schadt C, Simon WE, Straube WL, St James ST, Ulin K, Yom SS, Yock TI

Delineation of the primary tumour Clinical Target Volumes (CTV-P) in laryngeal, hypopharyngeal, oropharyngeal and oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: AIRO, CACA, DAHANCA, EORTC, GEORCC, GORTEC, HKNPCSG, HNCIG, IAG-KHT, LPRHHT, NCIC CTG, NCRI, NRG Oncolog

Radiotherapy and oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology

Grégoire V, Evans M, Le QT, Bourhis J, Budach V, Chen A, Eisbruch A, Feng M, Giralt J, Gupta T, Hamoir M, Helito JK, Hu C, Hunter K, Johansen J, Kaanders J, Laskar SG, Lee A, Maingon P, Mäkitie A, Micciche' F, Nicolai P, O'Sullivan B, Poitevin A, Porceddu S, Skladowski K, Tribius S, Waldron J, Wee J, Yao M, Yom SS, Zimmermann F, Grau C

NCCN Guidelines Insights: Head and Neck Cancers, Version 2.2017.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Adelstein D, Gillison ML, Pfister DG, Spencer S, Adkins D, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Eisele DW, Fenton M, Foote RL, Gilbert J, Haddad RI, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Leizman D, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rocco J, Rodriguez CP, Shah JP, Weber RS, Witek M, Worden F, Yom SS, Zhen W, Burns JL, Darlow SD

Xerostomia health-related quality of life: NRG oncology RTOG 0537.

Quality of life research : an international journal of quality of life aspects of treatment, care and rehabilitation

Wyatt G, Pugh SL, Wong RK, Sagar S, Singh AK, Koyfman SA, Nguyen-Tân PF, Yom SS, Cardinale FS, Sultanem K, Hodson I, Krempl GA, Lukaszczyk B, Yeh AM, Berk L

Head and Neck Cancers, Version 1.2015.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Pfister DG, Spencer S, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Dunphy F, Eisele DW, Foote RL, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Haughey BH, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Kies MS, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, McCaffrey T, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rodriguez CP, Samant S, Shah JP, Weber RS, Wolf GT, Worden F, Yom SS, McMillian N, Hughes M

Reply to D. Adkins et al.

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology

Axelrod RS, Sherman E, Garden A, Nguyen-Tan PF, Trotti A, Yom SS, Zhang Q

Head and neck cancers, Version 2.2014. Clinical practice guidelines in oncology.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Pfister DG, Spencer S, Brizel DM, Burtness B, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Dunphy F, Eisele DW, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Haughey BH, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Jimeno A, Kies MS, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, Martins R, McCaffrey T, Mell LK, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Rodriguez CP, Samant S, Schuller DE, Shah JP, Weber RS, Wolf GT, Worden F, Yom SS, McMillian NR, Hughes M, National Comprehensive Cancer Network

Head and neck cancers, version 2.2013. Featured updates to the NCCN guidelines.

Journal of the National Comprehensive Cancer Network : JNCCN

Pfister DG, Ang KK, Brizel DM, Burtness BA, Busse PM, Caudell JJ, Cmelak AJ, Colevas AD, Dunphy F, Eisele DW, Gilbert J, Gillison ML, Haddad RI, Haughey BH, Hicks WL, Hitchcock YJ, Kies MS, Lydiatt WM, Maghami E, Martins R, McCaffrey T, Mittal BB, Pinto HA, Ridge JA, Samant S, Schuller DE, Shah JP, Spencer S, Weber RS, Wolf GT, Worden F, Yom SS, McMillian NR, Hughes M, National Comprehensive Cancer Network