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ASIA-PACIFIC JOURNAL OF CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
卷 11, 期 3, 页码 228-235出版社
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/ajco.12323
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chemoradiation; elderly; head and neck cancer; nutrition; survival
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AimTo evaluate treatment tolerance, toxicities and survival in elderly patients with advanced head and neck cancer who received inpatient-based intensive nutritional support with concurrent chemoradiotherapy in comparison with younger patients undergoing the same treatment. MethodsWe retrospectively analyzed the records of 126 stage III, IVA and IVB head and neck cancer patients who were treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy between 2007 and 2009 under an inpatient-based nutritional support program. The clinical characteristics, treatment tolerance, toxicities and survival of patients older than 65 years were compared with those of identically treated patients younger than 65 years. ResultsThere were 21 patients older than 65 years and 105 patients younger than 65 years. Clinical characteristics and treatment toxicities were similar between the groups, except that the elderly were less likely to tolerate cisplatin, experienced more weight loss, required more feeding tube support and tended to have >grade 3 hematological toxicities and to develop sepsis during the period of chemoradiotherapy. The 1- and 2-year disease-free survival and disease-specific survival rates were nearly identical. ConclusionAge alone should not be considered a contraindication to aggressive chemoradiotherapy for advanced head and neck cancer. Older patients require more careful multidisciplinary assessment of their supportive care needs to ensure successful completion of treatment and avoid further treatment-related toxicity.
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