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HEAD AND NECK-JOURNAL FOR THE SCIENCES AND SPECIALTIES OF THE HEAD AND NECK
卷 31, 期 5, 页码 611-617出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/hed.20989
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induction chemotherapy; speech; swallowing; oral tongue cancer; head and neck cancer
资金
- NCI NIH HHS [P30 CA016672] Funding Source: Medline
Background. Swallowing physiology, diet, and patient-reported outcomes were evaluated after induction chemotherapy for oral tongue cancer. Methods. Fifteen of 23 patients enrolled in a phase II clinical trial of induction chemotherapy followed by surgical resection for oral tongue cancer underwent instrumental and perceptual analysis of speech and swallowing. Oropharyngeal swallow efficiency (OPSE) was calculated. Patient-reported outcomes were collected. We compared pre- and postchemotherapy results. Results. OPSE scores were not significantly different (p >.05) after induction chemotherapy; however, patient-reported swallowing and diet levels were significantly higher (p < 0.001 and p=.015, respectively). Diet levels improved from soft-chewable to full diet in most patients. Speech intelligibility did not change (p=.328). Conclusion. It appears that induction chemotherapy has a negligible effect on speech and swallowing physiology but may provide symptomatic improvement of pain and swallowing after treatment. Further investigations are needed to corroborate these findings. (C) 2008 Wiley Periodicals, Inc, Head Neck 31: 611-617, 2009
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