An international phase 3 trial in head and neck cancer: quality of life and symptom results: EORTC 24954 on behalf of the EORTC Head and Neck and the EORTC Radiation Oncology Group.

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Date publication

février 2014

Auteurs

Membres identifiés du Cancéropôle Est :
Pr TRUC Gilles


Tous les auteurs :
Bottomley A, Tridello G, Coens C, Rolland F, Tesselaar ME, Leemans CR, Hupperets P, Licitra L, Vermorken JB, Van Den Weyngaert D, Truc G, Barillot I, Lefebvre JL

Résumé

BACKGROUND: The European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) 24954 phase 3 randomized clinical trial compared 2 schemes of combined chemotherapy for patients with resectable cancers of the hypopharynx and larynx: sequential induction chemotherapy and radiotherapy versus alternating chemoradiotherapy. The current study reports detailed effects of both treatment arms on health-related quality of life (HRQOL) and symptoms. METHODS: A total of 450 patients aged 35 years to 76 years (World Health Organization performance status (WHO PS)

Référence

Cancer. 2014 Feb 1;120(3):390-8