Pilot Randomized Clinical Trial of Geriatric Comanagement or Geriatric Guided Supportive Care for Older Patients with Head and Neck CancerReceiving Radiation and Chemotherapy

The standard of care for locally advanced head and neck cancer (HNC) includes radiation with concurrent chemotherapy due to superior disease control. Older adults with HNC experience higher rates of morbidity, treatment breaks, hospitalizations, and death. New strategies are needed to better support older adults with HNC through radiation and chemotherapy to minimize treatment morbidity. Geriatric assessment (GA) can be used to identify patient-specific deficits and facilitate interventions to improve patient outcomes.
Source: International Journal of Radiation Oncology * Biology * Physics - Category: Radiology Authors: Tags: 174 Source Type: research