A pre-operative prognostic score for the selection of patients for salvage surgery after recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinomas

Salvage surgery in recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma has a poor outcome, both in terms of survival and quality of life. Therefore, the identification of pre-operative prognostic factors to improve the selection of patients who could benefit the most from salvage surgery is clinically r...

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Published in:Scientific reports 2021-01, Vol.11 (1), p.502-502, Article 502
Main Authors: Lupato, Valentina, Polesel, Jerry, La Torre, Fabio Biagio, Fanetti, Giuseppe, Fratta, Elisabetta, Gobitti, Carlo, Baldassarre, Gustavo, Vaccher, Emanuela, Franchin, Giovanni, Giacomarra, Vittorio
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Language:English
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Head & neck cancer
Head and neck carcinoma
Humanities and Social Sciences
Medical prognosis
multidisciplinary
Prognosis
Quality of life
Science
Science (multidisciplinary)
Squamous cell carcinoma
Surgery
Survival
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Summary:Salvage surgery in recurrent head and neck squamous cell carcinoma has a poor outcome, both in terms of survival and quality of life. Therefore, the identification of pre-operative prognostic factors to improve the selection of patients who could benefit the most from salvage surgery is clinically relevant. The present study is a single-center retrospective analysis of 164 patients treated with salvage surgery after recurrence of head and neck cancer. Progression free survival and overall survival were calculated through Kaplan–Meier method. Hazard risk (HR) and corresponding confidence intervals (CI) were estimated through Cox proportional hazard model, adjusting for potential confounders. Significant predictors were combined into a prognostic score, attributing one point to each factor. Progression-free survival and overall survival were respectively 50.3% and 56.5% at 2 years, and 36.6% and 44.2% at 5 years. Four pre-operative factors were independently associated with poor prognosis: age > 70 years (HR = 2.18; 95% CI 1.27–3.73), initial stage IV (HR = 2.37; 95% CI 1.18–4.76), disease free interval  70 years, initial stage IV, disease-free interval 
ISSN:2045-2322
2045-2322
DOI:10.1038/s41598-020-79759-0