Weight Loss and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement during Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Oropharynx Do Not Negatively Impact Outcomes

Weight Loss and Percutaneous Endoscopic Gastrostomy Tube Placement during Chemoradiotherapy for Locally Advanced Cancer of the Oropharynx Do Not Negatively Impact Outcomes

ObjectivesConcurrent chemoradiotherapy is standard of care in locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer (LA-OPC). This treatment regimen results in significant acute toxicities. This study investigates the effect of treatment-related toxicity on patient outcomes.MethodsPatient information was retrospect...

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Main Authors: Michael J. Baine, Timothy Dorius, Nathan Bennion, Lynette Smith, Weining Zhen, Apar Kishor Ganti
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
head and neck cancer
squamous cell carcinoma
oropharyngeal cancer
toxicity
chemoradiotherapy
Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fonc.2017.00299/full

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