Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events.
<h4>Background</h4>We conducted a multicenter retrospective analysis to describe the characteristics, frequency of skeletal-related events (SREs), and prognosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) in patients with bone metastases (BM).<h4>Patients and methods</h4>The data of 192 HN...
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| author | Salvatore Grisanti Susanna Bianchi Laura D Locati Luca Triggiani Stefania Vecchio Alberto Bonetta Cristiana Bergamini Pierfranco Conte Mario Airoldi Marco Merlano Paolo Carlini Toni Ibrahim Ciro Rossetto Salvatore Alfieri Paolo Pronzato Sandro Tonoli Roberto Maroldi Piero Nicolai Carlo Resteghini Stefano M Magrini Alfredo Berruti |
| author_facet | Salvatore Grisanti Susanna Bianchi Laura D Locati Luca Triggiani Stefania Vecchio Alberto Bonetta Cristiana Bergamini Pierfranco Conte Mario Airoldi Marco Merlano Paolo Carlini Toni Ibrahim Ciro Rossetto Salvatore Alfieri Paolo Pronzato Sandro Tonoli Roberto Maroldi Piero Nicolai Carlo Resteghini Stefano M Magrini Alfredo Berruti |
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| description | <h4>Background</h4>We conducted a multicenter retrospective analysis to describe the characteristics, frequency of skeletal-related events (SREs), and prognosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) in patients with bone metastases (BM).<h4>Patients and methods</h4>The data of 192 HNC patients with BMs were collected. Analyses were conducted separately in 64 nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) patients and in 128 non-NPC patients.<h4>Results</h4>SREs occurred in 34 (27%) non-NPC and in 6 (9%) NPC patients, respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was 25 and 6 months in NPC and non-NPC patients, respectively. Locoregional recurrence (hazard ratio [HR] 2.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1-4.93), synchronous BM (HR 0.25, 95% CI 0.59-0.71) and bone-directed therapies (BDT) (HR 0.26, 95% CI 0.10-0.68) were independent prognostic factors for OS in NPC patients. Combined bone radiotherapy (RT) and BDT in NPC patients obtained longer survival (38 months) than either therapy alone (25 months) or neither of these therapies (8 months).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Patients with BMs from non-NPC have a poor prognosis and are at high risk of SREs. NPC patients with BMs are at relatively low risk of SREs. BDT may potentially improve survival, particularly when combined with bone RT. This last finding deserves prospective confirmation. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-12766a287d7e486cbd01dd8c5c581fac2022-12-21T19:10:27ZengPublic Library of Science (PLoS)PLoS ONE1932-62032019-01-01143e021393410.1371/journal.pone.0213934Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events.Salvatore GrisantiSusanna BianchiLaura D LocatiLuca TriggianiStefania VecchioAlberto BonettaCristiana BergaminiPierfranco ConteMario AiroldiMarco MerlanoPaolo CarliniToni IbrahimCiro RossettoSalvatore AlfieriPaolo PronzatoSandro TonoliRoberto MaroldiPiero NicolaiCarlo ResteghiniStefano M MagriniAlfredo Berruti<h4>Background</h4>We conducted a multicenter retrospective analysis to describe the characteristics, frequency of skeletal-related events (SREs), and prognosis of head and neck cancer (HNC) in patients with bone metastases (BM).<h4>Patients and methods</h4>The data of 192 HNC patients with BMs were collected. Analyses were conducted separately in 64 nasopharyngeal cancer (NPC) patients and in 128 non-NPC patients.<h4>Results</h4>SREs occurred in 34 (27%) non-NPC and in 6 (9%) NPC patients, respectively. Median overall survival (OS) was 25 and 6 months in NPC and non-NPC patients, respectively. Locoregional recurrence (hazard ratio [HR] 2.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) 1.1-4.93), synchronous BM (HR 0.25, 95% CI 0.59-0.71) and bone-directed therapies (BDT) (HR 0.26, 95% CI 0.10-0.68) were independent prognostic factors for OS in NPC patients. Combined bone radiotherapy (RT) and BDT in NPC patients obtained longer survival (38 months) than either therapy alone (25 months) or neither of these therapies (8 months).<h4>Conclusions</h4>Patients with BMs from non-NPC have a poor prognosis and are at high risk of SREs. NPC patients with BMs are at relatively low risk of SREs. BDT may potentially improve survival, particularly when combined with bone RT. This last finding deserves prospective confirmation.https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213934 |
| spellingShingle | Salvatore Grisanti Susanna Bianchi Laura D Locati Luca Triggiani Stefania Vecchio Alberto Bonetta Cristiana Bergamini Pierfranco Conte Mario Airoldi Marco Merlano Paolo Carlini Toni Ibrahim Ciro Rossetto Salvatore Alfieri Paolo Pronzato Sandro Tonoli Roberto Maroldi Piero Nicolai Carlo Resteghini Stefano M Magrini Alfredo Berruti Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events. PLoS ONE |
| title | Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events. |
| title_full | Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events. |
| title_fullStr | Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events. |
| title_full_unstemmed | Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events. |
| title_short | Bone metastases from head and neck malignancies: Prognostic factors and skeletal-related events. |
| title_sort | bone metastases from head and neck malignancies prognostic factors and skeletal related events |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213934 |
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