Delays Starting Postoperative Radiotherapy Among Head and Neck Cancer Patients: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis.
Kelsey A DuckettMohamed Faisal KassirShaun A NguyenEmily A BrennanBhishamjit S CheraKatherine Regan SterbaChanita Hughes HalbertElizabeth G HillJessica McCaySidharth V PuramVlad C SandulacheRussel KahmkeSalma RamadanBrian NussenbaumAnthony J AlbergEvan M GraboyesPublished in: Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery (2023)
Delays in initiating guideline-adherent PORT occur in approximately half of patients with HNSCC. These meta-analytic data can be used to set national benchmarks and assess progress in reducing delays.