Induction chemotherapy-based organ-preservation protocol improve the function preservation compared with immediate total laryngectomy for locally advanced hypopharyngeal cancer-Results of a matched-pair analysis.
Yifan YangLing FengQi ZhongYang ZhangZhigang HuangShurong ZhangShuling LiJunmao GaoLizhen HouHongzhi MaShizhi HeQian ShiMeng LianYanming ZhaoXixi ShenJiaming ChenLingwa WangHaiyang LiShaoshi ChenJiaqi XuRu WangJugao FangPublished in: Cancer medicine (2023)
Survival outcomes did not significantly differ between the two groups. The organ-preservation approach allowed more than 70% of the survivors to retain their larynx function.