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ABSTRACT: Purpose
To investigate the effects of preexisting sleep disorders on the oncologic outcomes of patients receiving standard treatments for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC).Methods
The patients recruited from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database who had received surgery for stage I-IVB OSCC. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze all-cause mortality, locoregional recurrence (LRR), and distant metastasis (DM). The patients were categorized into those with and without sleep disorders (Groups 1 and 2, respectively) through propensity score matching.Results
In the multivariate Cox regression analysis, the adjusted hazard ratios for all-cause mortality, LRR, and DM for Group 1 compared with Group 2 were 1.19 (95% confidence interval (CI): 1.04-1.36; p = 0.011), 1.47 (95% CI: 1.23-1.75; p < 0.001), and 1.15 (95% CI: 1.02-1.44; p = 0.025), respectively.Conclusion
OSCC patients with sleep disorders demonstrated poorer oncologic outcomes than did those without sleep disorders. Therefore, before OSCC surgery, patients with OSCC should be screened for preexisting sleep disorders because they may serve as predictors for survival in these patients. Future studies investigating the survival benefits of pharmacological and behavioral treatments for sleep problems in patients with OSCC are warranted.
SUBMITTER: Ou SH
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9318372 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ou Shih-Hao SH Chen Wan-Ming WM Shia Ben-Chang BC Wu Szu-Yuan SY Lin Hsuan-Chih HC
Cancers 20220714 14
Purpose: To investigate the effects of preexisting sleep disorders on the oncologic outcomes of patients receiving standard treatments for oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC). Methods: The patients recruited from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database who had received surgery for stage I−IVB OSCC. The Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze all-cause mortality, locoregional recurrence (LRR), and distant metastasis (DM). The patients were categorized into those with and without sleep diso ...[more]