Outcomes for Organ Preservation with Chemoradiation Therapy for T4 Larynx and Hypopharynx Cancer
Eita A, Mohamed N, Rybkin A, Kang J, Fiasconaro M, Zhigang Z, Zakeri K, Yu Y, Sadaka E, Sherman E, Dunn L, Cracchiolo J, Wong R, Cohen M, Lee N. Outcomes for Organ Preservation with Chemoradiation Therapy for T4 Larynx and Hypopharynx Cancer. The Laryngoscope 2022, 133: 1138-1145. PMID: 35801573, PMCID: PMC10547133, DOI: 10.1002/lary.30279.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUnivariate analysisLocoregional failureT4 laryngealNonoperative managementHypopharyngeal cancerRadiation therapyPercutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tubeHypopharynx cancer patientsYear OS ratesDisease-free survivalNon-surgical managementHypopharynx groupsInoperable diseaseLast followUnresectable diseaseChemoradiation therapyNodal statusGastrostomy tubeHypopharynx cancerOS ratesStage T4Cancer patientsFunctional outcomeTracheostomy tubeOrgan preservation