Postoperative radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma in patients with three or more minor risk factors: a propensity score matching analysis

Postoperative radiotherapy with or without concurrent chemotherapy for oral squamous cell carcinoma in patients with three or more minor risk factors: a propensity score matching analysis

Abstract Background To investigate the advantage of concurrent chemotherapy with postoperative radiotherapy (RT) of oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) in patients with three or more minor risk factors. Methods Minor risk factors included pT4 disease, pN1 disease, margin ≤ 4 mm, poor differentiation...

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Main Authors: Kang-Hsing Fan, Yen-Chao Chen, Chien-Yu Lin, Chung-Jan Kang, Li-Yu Lee, Shiang-Fu Huang, Chun-Ta Liao, Shu-Hang Ng, Hung-Ming Wang, Joseph Tung-Chieh Chang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-11-01
Series:Radiation Oncology
Subjects:
Head and neck cancer
Oral cavity cancer
Radiotherapy
Concurrent chemotherapy
Postoperative radiotherapy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13014-017-0910-0

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