A comparison of overall survival for patients with T4 larynx cancer treated with surgical versus organ-preservation approaches: A National Cancer Data Base analysis
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- 作者：William A. Stokes ; Bernard L. Jones ; Shilpa Bhatia ; Ayman J. Oweida ; Daniel W. Bowles ; David Raben ; Julie A. Goddard ; Jessica D. McDermott and Sana D. Karam
- 刊名：Cancer
- 出版年：2017
- 出版时间：February 15, 2017
- 年：2017
- 卷：123
- 期：4
- 页码：600-608
- 全文大小：262K
- ISSN：1097-0142
文摘
Although laryngectomy is the treatment of choice for patients with T4 larynx cancer, many patients are unable or unwilling to undergo laryngectomy and instead pursue larynx-preservation strategies combining radiotherapy (RT) and chemotherapy. Herein, the authors analyzed the National Cancer Data Base to evaluate overall survival (OS) between patients treated with surgical and organ-preserving modalities.