Radiation-induced toxicities and outcomes after radiotherapy are independent of patient age in elderly salivary gland cancer patients: results from a matched-pair analysis of a rare disease.

Alexander RühleSofie RothhaarErik HaehlTobias KalckreuthTanja SpraveRaluca StoianConstantinos ZamboglouEleni GkikaAndreas KnopfAnca-Ligia GrosuNils Henrik Nicolay

Published in: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery (2020)

Treatment-related toxicities as well as LRC and PFS were comparable for salivary gland cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy. Therefore, concerns for more pronounced toxicities or reduced local/locoregional response rates should not guide treatment decisions in affected elderly patients.

Keyphrases

radiation induced
radiation therapy
patients undergoing
early stage
locally advanced
squamous cell carcinoma
case report
young adults
rectal cancer
lymph node metastasis