Improving survival prediction of oesophageal cancer patients treated with external beam radiotherapy for dysphagia.

Paul M Jeene Steven C Kuijper Héctor G van den Boorn Sherif Y El SharouniPètra M BraamVera Oppedijk Rob H A Verhoeven Maarten C C M Hulshof Hanneke W M van Laarhoven

Published in: Acta oncologica (Stockholm, Sweden) (2022)

The SOURCE model was found to be a more useful decision aid than the Steyerberg model. Results showed that the SOURCE model could be used for three-month survival predictions for patients that are considered for palliative treatment of dysphagia caused by oesophageal cancer in addition to clinicians' judgement.

Keyphrases

papillary thyroid
end stage renal disease
palliative care
chronic kidney disease
squamous cell
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
early stage
squamous cell carcinoma
radiation therapy
radiation induced
locally advanced
lymph node metastasis
patient reported