“…We thank Dr. Somay and Dr. Topkan for the interest in our study about the association between antibiotic application and oncological outcomes in head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) patients undergoing (chemo)radiation [1]. We would like to shortly respond to their letter, in which they addressed the unequal distribution in the treatment type and cancer stage in our cohort, two aspects that are closely linked [2].…”