Accelerated vs. conventionally fractionated adjuvant radiotherapy in high-risk head and neck cancer: a meta-analysis

Accelerated vs. conventionally fractionated adjuvant radiotherapy in high-risk head and neck cancer: a meta-analysis

Abstract Background Adjuvant radiotherapy in advanced head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) reduces the risk of local-regional failure and most likely increases the survival rate. Patients at high risk for tumor recurrence may benefit from more aggressive altered fractionation schedules in orde...

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Main Authors: Christiane Matuschek, Jan Haussmann, Edwin Bölke, Stephan Gripp, Patrick J. Schuler, Bálint Tamaskovics, Peter Arne Gerber, Freddy-Joel Djiepmo-Njanang, Kai Kammers, Christian Plettenberg, Bahar Anooshahr, Klaus Orth, Wilfried Budach
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Radiation therapy
Head and neck cancer
High risk
Adjuvant therapy
Conventional fractionation
Accelerated fractionation
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-018-1133-8

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