C/T ratio	consolidation tumor ratio
CEA	carcinoembryonic antigen;
CT	computed tomography
CTCs	circulating tumor cells
ctDNA	circulating tumor DNA
CV	coefficient of variation
ECOG	Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group
EMT	epithelial-mesenchymal transition
IRB	Institutional Review Board
MMRM	Mixed model repeated measures;
MRD	minimal residual disease
MRI	Magnetic resonance imaging
PET	positron emission tomography
POD	postoperative day
SCC	squamous cell carcinoma;
SD	standard deviation
TTF-1	thyroid transcription factor-1