Concurrent chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancers in older patients: Outcomes and their determinants

CONCLUSION: CCRT should be considered standard of care in those over seventy with good performance status. Patients with tube dependence have a higher risk of persistent disease or treatment related mortality.

Source: Indian Journal of Cancer - July 18, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Vijay K Srinivasalu Narayana Subramaniam Deepak Balasubramanian Narender Kumar Arun Philip Annu Susan KU Pushpaja Anoop R Nair Krishnakumar Thankappan Wesley Jose Subramania Iyer Pavithran Keechilat Source Type: research