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CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
Volume 26, Issue 2, Pages 103-109Publisher
ELSEVIER SCIENCE LONDON
DOI: 10.1016/j.clon.2013.10.005
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Chemoradiotherapy; gastrostomy; nasogastric tube; oropharynx cancer; swallow; toxicity
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- Department of Health [DRF-2012-05-201] Funding Source: Medline
- National Institute for Health Research [ACF-2006-02-005, ACF-2010-02-003, DRF-2012-05-201] Funding Source: researchfish
- National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR) [DRF-2012-05-201] Funding Source: National Institutes of Health Research (NIHR)
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Aims: Two contrasting approaches of a prophylactic gastrostomy or a nasogastric tube as needed are widely used to support patients receiving chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer. The influence of the type and timing of enteral feeding tube support upon long-term swallowing is uncertain. This study analysed the patients' perspective on long-term swallowing, comparing two groups of patients who received chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer managed with the two approaches. Materials and methods: The MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) was posted to 63 consecutive patients with oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy between January 2007 and June 2009, who had not required therapeutic enteral feeding before treatment and who were disease free on follow-up at least 2 years after treatment. Results: In total, 56/63 patients completed questionnaires; 43 had been managed with a prophylactic gastrostomy and 13 with a policy of nasogastric tube as needed. There were no significant differences in all global, emotional, physical or functional domains of the MDADI according to enteral feeding strategy. Diet at 6 months after treatment was significantly correlated with better MDADI scores. Conclusions: In this study, the choice of a prophylactic gastrostomy or nasogastric tube as needed did not seem to influence long-term swallowing function. (C) 2013 The Royal College of Radiologists. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
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