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Oncology nurse navigators (ONN) may improve care coordination. This study evaluates time to PORT following transoral robotic surgery (TORS) for HPV\u2010associated oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) after ONN implementation.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Study Design<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Retrospective chart review.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Setting<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Academic tertiary care center.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>Patients with HPV\u2010associated OPSCC treated with TORS followed by PORT between January 2016 and March 2024 were included.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Ninety\u2010nine patients were included. Median age was 60 years and 85.9% were male. 57.6% were treated after ONN implementation. Most received PORT within our integrated academic health system (75.8%). Following ONN implementation, time from TORS to PORT decreased from 50 to 44 days (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.02), and was associated with treatment within the integrated academic health system (52\u201043 days,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.01), adjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT) (56\u201044 days,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.02), and adjuvant proton beam therapy (PBT) (52\u201044 days,\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.004). Among PBT\u2010treated patients, PORT initiation within 6 weeks increased from 6.7% to 38.3% (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009=\u2009.02). The proportion of patients completing their adjuvant treatment within 100 days of TORS increased from 61.9% to 93% (\n                      <jats:italic>P<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u2009&lt;\u2009.001).\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>ONN implementation is associated with earlier PORT initiation and shorter treatment package time following TORS for HPV\u2010associated OPSCC, with the greatest improvement observed among patients receiving PBT, CRT, and those treated within the integrated academic health system.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>","DOI":"10.1002\/ohn.70351","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2026,7,30]],"date-time":"2026-07-30T09:19:15Z","timestamp":1785403155000},"update-policy":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.1002\/crossmark_policy","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":1,"title":["Nurse 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