Recurrent oral cavity cancer: Patterns of failure after salvage multimodality therapy

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Abstract

Background: We focused on a cohort of radiation naïve patients who had recurrent oral cavity cancer (recurrent OCC) to assess their outcomes with salvage multimodal therapy. Methods: A retrospective single institutional study was performed of patients with recurrent OCC. Disease recurrence and survival outcomes were assessed. Results: Seventy-eight patients were analyzed. All patients had salvage surgery and intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) and 74% had chemotherapy. Five-year overall survival, recurrence-free survival, and locoregional control rates were 59%, 60%, and 74%, respectively. Conclusion: Outcomes of radiation naïve patients with recurrent OCC are fair, and seem similar with patients with locally advanced nonrecurrent OCC treated with multimodal therapy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)633-638
Number of pages6
JournalHead and Neck
Volume39
Issue number4
DOIs
StatePublished - Apr 1 2017

Keywords

  • early stage
  • intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT)
  • oral cavity cancer
  • radiotherapy
  • salvage

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

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