A comparative study of treatment outcome in younger and older patients with locally advanced oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers treated by chemoradiation.

Concurrent chemoradiation disease-free survival mucositis oropharyngeal cancer xerostomia

Journal

South Asian journal of cancer
ISSN: 2278-330X
Titre abrégé: South Asian J Cancer
Pays: India
ID NLM: 101618774

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Historique:
entrez: 16 2 2019
pubmed: 16 2 2019
medline: 16 2 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Evidence suggests that older patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers may behave differently from their younger peers. The aim of this study is to determine if there is difference in responses, survival, and toxicities between young patients (≤40 years of age) with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers and older patients (>40 years of age) treated with concurrent chemoradiation. Sixty-one patients with unresectable, locally advanced oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers received concomitant chemoradiation to a dose of 70 Gray in 35 fractions over 7 weeks with concomitant weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m The overall response rate (complete responders + partial responders) evaluated using response evaluation criteria in solid tumors criteria version 1.1 was equivalent in both groups (80.76% in Arm-A and 74.28% in Arm-B; Older patients with locally advanced oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers have similar response rates and survival as compared to their younger counterparts but may experience higher treatment-related toxicities.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Evidence suggests that older patients with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers may behave differently from their younger peers.
AIM OBJECTIVE
The aim of this study is to determine if there is difference in responses, survival, and toxicities between young patients (≤40 years of age) with oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers and older patients (>40 years of age) treated with concurrent chemoradiation.
MATERIALS AND METHODS METHODS
Sixty-one patients with unresectable, locally advanced oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers received concomitant chemoradiation to a dose of 70 Gray in 35 fractions over 7 weeks with concomitant weekly cisplatin (40 mg/m
RESULTS RESULTS
The overall response rate (complete responders + partial responders) evaluated using response evaluation criteria in solid tumors criteria version 1.1 was equivalent in both groups (80.76% in Arm-A and 74.28% in Arm-B;
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Older patients with locally advanced oral cavity and oropharyngeal cancers have similar response rates and survival as compared to their younger counterparts but may experience higher treatment-related toxicities.

Identifiants

pubmed: 30766854
doi: 10.4103/sajc.sajc_7_18
pii: SAJC-8-47
pmc: PMC6348780
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

47-51

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

There are no conflicts of interest.

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Auteurs

Rituparna Biswas (R)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Anirban Halder (A)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Anshuman Ghosh (A)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

Sajal Kumar Ghosh (SK)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Institute of Post-Graduate Medical Education and Research, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.

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