Patterns of Care in Adjuvant Therapy for Resected Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Cancer in Elderly Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To characterize the patterns of care and potential barriers to access to care for elderly patients with oral cavity cancer in the adjuvant setting.

Methods and materials

We performed a retrospective cohort study using the National Cancer Data Base and identified patients with resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma diagnosed between 2004 and 2012, who survived for ≥3 months after surgery. We used logistic regression models to assess the association between age (<70, 70-79, and ≥80 years) and the receipt of adjuvant therapy within 3 months of surgery. We additionally assessed the association between patient and tumor characteristics and the receipt of adjuvant therapy among those aged ≥70 years.

Results

A total of 25,829 patients were included in the study

SUBMITTER: Pollom EL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6240349 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature