TY - JOUR
T1 - Subjective functional outcomes in oropharyngeal cancer treated with induction chemotherapy using the MD Anderson Symptom Inventory (MDASI)
AU - Mott, Frank E.
AU - Sacks, Ruth
AU - Johnson, Faye
AU - Hutcheson, Katherine A.
AU - Gallagher, Natalie
AU - Varghese, Susan
AU - Zaveri, Jhankruti
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 The Authors. Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology published by Wiley Periodicals LLC on behalf of The Triological Society.
PY - 2020/12
Y1 - 2020/12
N2 - Objectives: Evaluate the use of induction chemotherapy (IC) in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) and its impact on subjective functional outcomes using a validated MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck (MDASI-HN) survey tool. Methods: A single institution retrospective review of OPC patients who received IC, including reasons given for using IC, regimens employed, responses, and patient-reported outcomes (PRO). The latter included pain, distress, dysphagia, xerostomia, and feeding tube placement and dependency. PRO's were assessed using the validated MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck (MDASI-HN) conducted at baseline, during treatment, and at six-month follow up. Results: One hundred and twenty-five patients were evaluable. They were more likely to have large primary and/or bulky or low neck nodal disease as a reason for IC. A taxane-containing regimen was most common. Primary tumor response was seen in 83.2% and the nodal response in 81.6%. Pain and xerostomia improved with IC, dysphagia was not adversely affected with IC. These symptoms all increased with consolidation chemoradiotherapy (CRT) but returned to baseline by 6 months post treatment. Feeding tube placement did not increase with IC but did with CRT, most patients were no longer feeding tube dependent at 6 months. Conclusion: This retrospective review of subjective functional outcomes, especially swallowing and feeding tube dependency, using the MDASI survey tool in 125 oropharyngeal cancer patients with large primary tumors and/or bulky adenopathy treated predominantly with platinum-taxane based induction chemotherapy showed that such outcomes were not adversely impacted. While not standard, such approach may be beneficial in such patients. Level of Evidence: 2.
AB - Objectives: Evaluate the use of induction chemotherapy (IC) in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) and its impact on subjective functional outcomes using a validated MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck (MDASI-HN) survey tool. Methods: A single institution retrospective review of OPC patients who received IC, including reasons given for using IC, regimens employed, responses, and patient-reported outcomes (PRO). The latter included pain, distress, dysphagia, xerostomia, and feeding tube placement and dependency. PRO's were assessed using the validated MD Anderson Symptom Inventory-Head and Neck (MDASI-HN) conducted at baseline, during treatment, and at six-month follow up. Results: One hundred and twenty-five patients were evaluable. They were more likely to have large primary and/or bulky or low neck nodal disease as a reason for IC. A taxane-containing regimen was most common. Primary tumor response was seen in 83.2% and the nodal response in 81.6%. Pain and xerostomia improved with IC, dysphagia was not adversely affected with IC. These symptoms all increased with consolidation chemoradiotherapy (CRT) but returned to baseline by 6 months post treatment. Feeding tube placement did not increase with IC but did with CRT, most patients were no longer feeding tube dependent at 6 months. Conclusion: This retrospective review of subjective functional outcomes, especially swallowing and feeding tube dependency, using the MDASI survey tool in 125 oropharyngeal cancer patients with large primary tumors and/or bulky adenopathy treated predominantly with platinum-taxane based induction chemotherapy showed that such outcomes were not adversely impacted. While not standard, such approach may be beneficial in such patients. Level of Evidence: 2.
KW - induction chemotherapy
KW - oropharyngeal carcinoma
KW - patient outcomes
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U2 - 10.1002/lio2.487
DO - 10.1002/lio2.487
M3 - Article
C2 - 33364400
AN - SCOPUS:85111786390
SN - 2378-8039
VL - 5
SP - 1104
EP - 1109
JO - Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology
JF - Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology
IS - 6
ER -