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Clinical predictors of premature radiotherapy terminations in senior adults with oral cavity and laryngeal carcinoma.

Dylan Jacob CooperIsabella TravagliaMeytal GullerWesley J TalcottMaged GhalyBrett A MilesDouglas FrankNagashree SeetharamuBhupesh Parashar
Published in: Head & neck (2023)
This analysis demonstrated over 1 in 10 patients had premature RT termination, which prognosticated inferior survival outcomes. Poor performance status may highlight patients at risk for premature termination and thus identify good candidates for hypofractionated protocols.
Keyphrases
  • end stage renal disease
  • ejection fraction
  • chronic kidney disease
  • newly diagnosed
  • prognostic factors
  • squamous cell carcinoma
  • small cell lung cancer