Photobiomodulation During Chemoradiation for Head and Neck Cancer: Effect on Mucositis, Weight Loss, and Feeding Tube Dependence.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

The standard therapeutic approach in head and neck cancer (HNC) involves multimodality therapy, including surgery, radiation therapy (RT), or chemoradiation therapy (CRT). Treatment complications (mucositis, weight loss, and feeding tube dependence [FTD]) can result in treatment delays, incomplete treatment, and decreased quality of life. Studies on photobiomodulation (PBM) have shown promising reductions in mucositis severity but with little quantitative supporting data. We compared complications for patients with HNC receiving PBM with those in patients who did not, hypothesizing that PBM improves mucositis severity, weight loss, and FTD.

Methods and materials

Medical records of 44 patients with HNC treated with CRT or RT from 2015 to 2021 were reviewed (22 PBM, 22

SUBMITTER: Krc RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10196275 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul-Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature