Laryngeal preservation with combined modality therapy involving radiotherapy and chemotherapy is usually the treatment of choice for patients with good performance status and with locoregionally advanced laryngeal cancer with a functional larynx. Surgical management with total laryngectomy with neck dissection, followed by adjuvant radiation or chemoradiation, is recommended for patients not eligible for laryngeal preservation. This article provides an overview of the current therapeutic approaches used to treat locoregionally advanced laryngeal cancer and outlines other currently investigated therapies.
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