Publications by authors named "Kate Cardale"
Purpose And Objective: A proportion of patients receiving radiotherapy for head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) require treatment re-planning. The aim of this retrospective study is to analyze the patients who required re-planning and to identify factors, which may predict need for re-planning.
Materials And Methods: A single center evaluation of all patients receiving radical or adjuvant (chemo)radiotherapy (CRT) for HNSCC between January and December 2016 was undertaken.
Prior reports have raised concerns that a prophylactic gastrostomy may be detrimental to long-term swallow function. This study evaluates patient-reported swallow function following chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma in relation to the use of a prophylactic gastrostomy or nasogastric (NG) tube as required. The MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) was posted to 204 disease-free patients at least 2 years following chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma between 2010 and 2014.
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- The study investigates long-term swallowing outcomes in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma who underwent chemoradiotherapy at two UK centers, aiming to gather patient-reported results and identify influencing factors.
- After excluding patients needing enteral feeding or those with disease relapse, 201 out of 242 eligible patients completed a swallowing inventory two years post-treatment, revealing a median score indicating varying degrees of swallowing function.
- Findings indicate that many patients experience long-term swallowing dysfunction, particularly those with poor pre-treatment diets or who required feeding tubes, highlighting the need for better management strategies in these groups.