Utility of Prophylactic Percutaneous Gastrostomy in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer Receiving Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy: A Multicenter Analysis.
Maria Teresa NevesAndré FerreiraVanessa BrancoMaria AbreuFátima R AlvesCarlota BaptistaJoana GraçaFilipa FerreiraMariana MalheiroAna MartinsPublished in: Cureus (2023)
In this study using real-world data, we found a potentially protective effect of PEG in underweight patients with locally advanced HNC performing CCRT in order to complete three cycles of treatment.
Keyphrases
- locally advanced
- rectal cancer
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy
- squamous cell carcinoma
- radiation therapy
- phase ii study
- drug delivery
- minimally invasive
- electronic health record
- big data
- clinical trial
- combination therapy
- double blind
- machine learning
- artificial intelligence
- lymph node
- deep learning
- data analysis
- open label