Definitive intensity-modulated radiotherapy or surgery for early oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Propensity-score-matched, nationwide, population-based cohort study

Wen Chi Liu, Hsueh Erh Liu, Yi Wei Kao, Lei Qin, Kuan Chou Lin, Chih Yuan Fang, Lo Lin Tsai, Ben Chang Shia, Szu Yuan Wu

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Abstract

Background: No evidence is currently available to estimate the outcomes of intensity-modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) and surgery for patients with early oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (E-OCSCC). Methods: We recruited patients from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database who had received a diagnosis of E-OCSCC. Propensity score matching was performed, and Cox proportional hazards model was used to analyze all-cause mortality. Results: In the multivariate Cox regression analyses, the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) (95% confidence interval [CI]) for surgery compared with definitive IMRT, T2N0M0 compared with T1N0M0, and male patients compared with female patients were 0.303 (0.245, 0.375), 1.340 (1.077, 1.668), and 2.012 (1.432, 2.826), respectively. The aHRs (95% CIs) for age 61 to 70, 71 to 80, and ≧81 years compared with <40 years were 2.984 (1.43, 4.225), 3.353 (2.578, 4.112), and 4.277 (4.104, 5.679), respectively. Conclusions: For patients with E-OCSCC, surgery may be considered the first option rather than definitive IMRT.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1142-1152
Number of pages11
JournalHead and Neck
Volume43
Issue number4
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2021

Keywords

  • early stage
  • intensity-modulated radiation therapy
  • oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
  • surgery
  • survival

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Otorhinolaryngology

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