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HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
Volume 37, Issue 4, Pages 518-523Publisher
WILEY-BLACKWELL
DOI: 10.1002/hed.23626
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chemoradiotherapy; osteoradionecrosis; feeding tube; head and neck cancer; organ preservation
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BackgroundThe purpose of this study was to compare survival and functional outcomes in patients with advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) treated with either surgery+adjuvant radiotherapy (RT) or concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CRT). MethodsPatients treated with curative intent by either surgery+RT or concurrent CRT were identified over a 6-year period (2001-2007). Disease and functional outcomes were analyzed on an intention-to-treat basis. ResultsFifty-four patients underwent surgical excision and received postoperative RT. Fifty patients underwent concurrent CRT. Overall survival (OS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) was significantly higher in the surgically treated group (p<.001). Long-term enteral feeding tube support was more commonly required in those treated with CRT, whereas osteoradionecrosis rates were comparable between the 2 groups. ConclusionTreatment by surgery+adjuvant RT for advanced oral cavity SCC resulted in better disease control than treatment with CRT. This supports traditional surgical treatment algorithms for oral cavity cancer. (c) 2014 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. Head Neck37: 518-523, 2015
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