Big data analysis of associations between patient reported outcomes, observer reported toxicities, and overall quality of life in head and neck cancer patients treated with radiation therapy.

CONCLUSIONS: PRO associations identified activity, lifestyle and fatigue as items for strong consideration for inclusion in questionnaires in the clinic, and suggest that outcome information can be captured in fewer items than the 27 in this study. The ability of clinicians to assess patient toxicities is highest with more severe toxicities, underscoring the need for PRO collection in patient visits to understand and address patient symptoms.
PMID: 31128357 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: Radiotherapy and Oncology : journal of the European Society for Therapeutic Radiology and Oncology - May 21, 2019 Category: Radiology Authors: Wilkie JR, Mierzwa ML, Yao J, Eisbruch A, Feng M, Weyburne G, Chen X, Holevinski L, Mayo CS Tags: Radiother Oncol Source Type: research