Simultaneous evaluation of symptoms, swallowing functions, and patient-reported swallowing difficulties and their correlations with ingestion status during definitive chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer.
Ryo IshiiKengo KatoAkira OhkoshiTakeshi SatoAi HiranoTakenori OgawaYukio KatoriPublished in: Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer (2020)
The EAT-10 and pain reflected the FOIS score changes well, while two swallowing evaluations did not. To avoid aspiration, VF evaluation may not be necessary during CRT because of high correlations with pharyngeal residue on FEES.