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Purpose: Treatment de-intensification for p16 + oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) is an area of active research to reduce the side effects and improve patients' quality of life (QoL). In this paper we evaluated the Overall Survival (OS), the Disease-Free Survival (DFS) and the QoL of patients affected by p16 + OPSCC according to their prognostic stage group (PSG) and different treatments.
Methods: Patients were selected retrospectively through our Electronic Tumor Board Database according to prespecified inclusion criteria. Basic data of eligible patients were recorded and analyzed. Then, OS and DFS were evaluated according to the PSG and the treatments performed. Patients alive completed three questionnaires: the QoL Questionnaire Core 30 (QLQ-C30), the QoL Questionnaire Head & Neck 43 (QLQ-HN43) and the MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory (MDADI) questionnaire.
Results: Sixty-one patients were included in this study. Eight patients died from the disease and the remaining 53 patients completed the 3 questionnaires. Fifteen (25%) patients were treated with upfront surgery, 6 (10%) patients with definitive radiotherapy and 40 (65%) patients with concomitant chemoradiotherapy. Comparing the DFS and the OS of PSG I patients by the different treatments performed, no statistically significant difference was identified. Patients treated with upfront surgery showed better outcomes in some aspects of their QoL.
Conclusion: For p16 + OPSCC PSG I patients, upfront surgery can be considered a valid alternative to radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy while maintaining a comparable DFS and OS and giving patients better results in terms of specific aspects of their QoL.
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