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Success of salvage treatment: a critical appraisal of salvage rates for different subsites of HNSCC

Matoscevic, Katja; Graf, Nicole; Pezier, Thomas F; Huber, Gerhard F (2014). Success of salvage treatment: a critical appraisal of salvage rates for different subsites of HNSCC. Otolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, 151(3):454-461.

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: Despite advances in interdisciplinary treatment protocols, the chance of cure for recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) following failed primary therapy is poor and often entails a high morbidity. Recurrence rates vary widely in the literature depending on tumor localization, primary tumor stage, and treatment modality, and only a minority of patients can be salvaged.
STUDY DESIGN: Historical cohort study.
SETTING: This study valuates the outcomes of patients treated for recurrent squamous cell carcinoma of the larynx, pharynx, and oral cavity in the largest tertiary referral center of Switzerland to find predictors for survival in salvage surgery with curative intent.
SUBJECTS AND METHODS: Included were 176 consecutive patients with recurrent disease after primary curative treatment of HNSCC, in locations mentioned previously. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses with log-rank testing were performed depending on T and N stage, gender, treatment, and location of first relapse to evaluate the impact on overall survival, disease specific survival, and recurrence free survival.
RESULTS: Overall successful salvage rates were 49.2% for laryngeal recurrence, 35.1% for oral cavity, 32.7% for oropharyngeal, and a mere 17.4% for hypopharyngeal recurrences. Predictive factors for better outcome were location of recurrence, female gender, lymph node status, and extent of salvage treatment.
CONCLUSION: In case of recurrent disease, laryngeal cancers showed the best salvage rates, whereas in hypopharyngeal relapses, very few patients could be successfully salvaged. Patients therefore should be carefully selected and counseled for salvage treatment according to patient motivation, age, type of previous treatment, surgical resectability, and exclusion of distant recurrence.

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Item Type:Journal Article, refereed, original work
Communities & Collections:04 Faculty of Medicine > University Hospital Zurich > Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology
Dewey Decimal Classification:610 Medicine & health
Scopus Subject Areas:Health Sciences > Surgery
Health Sciences > Otorhinolaryngology
Language:English
Date:September 2014
Deposited On:25 Feb 2015 11:13
Last Modified:12 Jun 2025 01:39
Publisher:Sage Publications Ltd.
ISSN:0194-5998
OA Status:Closed
Publisher DOI:https://doi.org/10.1177/0194599814535183
PubMed ID:24894422

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