Institution-level Patterns of Care for Early-stage Oropharynx Cancers in the United States.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

The adoption of transoral robotic surgery and shifting epidemiology in oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer have stimulated debate over upfront and adjuvant treatment. Institutional variation in practice patterns can be obscured in patient-level analyses. We aimed to characterize institutional patterns of care as well as identify potential associations between patterns of care and survival.

Methods

This was a retrospective cohort study of patients identified from 2004-2015 in the National Cancer Database. We analyzed 42,803 cases of oropharyngeal squamous cell cancer Stage cT1-2N0-2bM0 (AJCC 7th edition) treated with curative intent surgery and/or radiotherapy. We defined facility-4-year periods to account for changing institutional practice patterns. The 42,803 pat

SUBMITTER: Janopaul-Naylor JR 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11502270 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature