Background: This population-based retrospective study compares the efficacy of cisplatin (cis-RT) vs cetuximab (cetux-RT) with concurrent radiation as definitive treatment in patients with oropharyngeal carcinoma (OPC).
Methods: Patients with OPC treated in Alberta with cis-RT or cetux-RT between 2006 and 2016 were evaluated. Median disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) were assessed using the Kaplan-Meier method. Multivariable analysis (MVA) was completed with a Cox proportional hazards model.
Results: Among 546 patients with OPC, 431 (78.9%) received cis-RT and 115 (21.1%) cetux-RT. Patients treated with cetux-RT were more likely to develop a recurrence after treatment compared to cis-RT (25% vs 15%, P = .01). On MVA, current smoking, human papillomavirus (HPV)-negative status, higher Charlson comorbidity index (CCI), T-stage, and cetux-RT predicted for worse DFS and OS. Outcomes in older patients with a higher CCI still favored cis-RT.
Conclusions: Our data reaffirm results from randomized studies showing better survival outcomes with cis-RT compared to cetux-RT even among those who are >65 with CCI ≥3.
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