Quality of life following surgery for head and neck cancer: Evidence from ACRIN 6685
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Hollenbeak, C.,
Duan, F.,
Subramaniam, R.,
Taurone, A.,
Sicks, J.,
Lowe, V.,
&
Stack, B.
(2024).
Quality of life following surgery for head and neck cancer: Evidence from ACRIN 6685.
Head and Neck: Journal for the sciences and specialities of the head and neck, 46 (8), 1988-1998.
Abstract
Background: This study examined the trajectory of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) for patients with clinical stage N0 HNSCC enrolled in ACRIN6685 who underwent elective neck dissection(s).
Methods: HRQoL of 230 patients in the ACRIN 6685 trial was measured pro-spectively up to 2 years following surgery using the University of Washington Quality of Life instrument.
Results: General Health Within the Last 7 Days did not differ significantly from baseline at any follow-up. General Health Relative to Before Cancer fell significantly by 5.8 points following surgery (p = 0.048), and then returned to3.0 points above baseline at 1 year (p = 0.65). For Overall Quality of Life, HRQoL fell significantly by 4.3 points following surgery (p = 0.031) and then returned to levels not significantly different from baseline.
Conclusions: Patients with stage N0 HNSCC experience significant declines in HRQoL immediately following surgery, including neck dissection, which recovers to near or better than baseline within 1–2 years
Keywords
ACRIN 6685, clinical trial, head and neck squamous cell carcinoma, health-related quality of life, longitudinal study, neck dissection
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