Association between the diagnosis-to-treatment interval and overall survival in Taiwanese patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma

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• 作者：Chun-Ta Liao^a ; ¹ ; Hsin-Ni Chen^b ; ¹ ; Yu-Wen Wen^c ; ¹ ; Shu Ru Lee^c ; Shu-Hang Ng^d ; Tsang-Wu Liu^e ; Sen-Tien Tsai^f ; Ming-Hsui Tsai^g ; Jin-Ching Lin^h ; Pei-Jen Louⁱ ; Cheng Ping Wangⁱ ; Pen-Yuan Chu^j ; Yi-Shing Leu^k ; Kuo-Yang Tsai^l ; Shyuang-Der Terng^m ; Tsung-Ming Chenⁿ ; Cheng-Hsu Wang^o ; Chih-Yen Chien^p ; Wen-Cheng Chen^q ; Li-Yu Lee^r ; Chien-Yu Lin^s ; Hung-Ming Wang^t ; Chih-Hung Lin^u ; Tuan-Jen Fang^a ; Shiang-Fu Huang^a ; Chung-Jan Kang^a ; Kai-Ping Chang^a ; Lan Yan Yang^v ; ^{lyyang0111@gmail.com} ; Tzu-Chen Yen^w ; ^{yentc1110@gmail.com}
• 刊名：European Journal of Cancer
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：February 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：72
• 期：Complete
• 页码：226-234
• 全文大小：1177 K
• 卷排序：72

文摘

It is still unclear whether delayed treatment can negatively affect survival in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. A prolonged diagnosis-to-treatment interval (DTI) was an adverse prognostic factor. A DTI longer than 20–30 days may potentially decrease overall survival.