Association of Symptoms and Clinical Findings With Anticipated Outcomes in Patients With Recurrent Head and Neck Cancer.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Despite advances in treatment over the last decades, recurrent head and neck cancer continues to have a poor prognosis. Prognostic accuracy may help in patient counseling.

Objective

To explore whether symptoms and clinical variables can predict prognosis in the setting of recurrent head and neck cancer.

Design, setting, and participants

In this retrospective cohort study, patients treated for head and neck cancer with curative intent at Siteman Cancer Center in St Louis, Missouri (a tertiary cancer center) between January 1, 2007, and December 31, 2014, were reviewed. The dates of data analysis were October 2016 to June 2017. Patients who developed a recurrent cancer were included, with 196 patients meeting inclusion criteria.

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SUBMITTER: Pipkorn P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6143002 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature