Role of intensive nutrition support and prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy during concomitant chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer.

Miki TakahashiNana KosakaEmi WakuiShinobu IwakiMika NishiiMasanori TeshimaHirotaka ShinomiyaKoichi MorimotoNaomi KiyotaRyohei SasakiMakoto UsamiNaoki OtsukiKen-Ichi Nibu

Published in: International journal of clinical oncology (2018)

These results suggest that INS in addition to prophylactic PEG not only decreases adverse effects but also may potentially improve oncological outcome of the patients with oropharyngeal cancer treated by CCRT.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
squamous cell
rectal cancer
ultrasound guided
lymph node metastasis
prostate cancer
minimally invasive
drug delivery
squamous cell carcinoma
radiofrequency ablation