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ArticleJournal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale2014

Metabolic tumour volume as a prognostic factor for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma treated with primary surgery.

Han Zhang, Hadi Seikaly, Jonathan T Abele, Dean T Jeffery, Jeffrey R Harris, Daniel A O'Connell

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Article in Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 13 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Glycolytic pathway candidate markers in the prognosis of oral squamous cell carcinoma: a systematic review with meta-analysis.Brazilian journal of medical and biological research = Revista brasileira de pesquisas medicas e biologica · 2021
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  5. Epigenetics of oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma: opportunities for novel chemotherapeutic targets.Journal of otolaryngology - head & neck surgery = Le Journal d'oto-rhino-laryngologie et de chirurgie cervico-faciale · 2017
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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Han Zhang
Hadi Seikaly
Jonathan T Abele
Dean T Jeffery
Jeffrey R Harris
Daniel A O'Connell
University of Alberta · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMetabolic tumour volume (MTV) obtained from pre-treatment 18 F-fluorodeoxydeglucose positron emission tomography with computed tomography (PET-CT) has been validated as an independent predictive factor of outcomes in head and neck cancer patients (HNC) treated with primary chemoradiotherapy (CRT). However its role in patients treated with primary surgery has not yet been studied.

objectiveTo evaluate the prognostic value of MTV in patients treated with primary surgery for oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC).

methodDemographic and survival data was obtained from patients diagnosed with OCSCC from 2008-2012 in Alberta, Canada. All patients included in the study had PET-CT scan before curative surgical resection. MTV and maximum standardized uptake value (SUVmax) value was delineated from pre-treatment PET-CT scans using Segami Oasis software (Columbus, OH). MTV and SUVmax were divided into intertertile thirds before statistical analysis to allow for in-group comparison of survival.

resultsA total of 80 patients were analyzed using SPSS ver. 20.0 (SPSS Inc, Chicago, IL). Five-year overall, and disease-free survival using Kaplan-Meier curves were 70% and 73% respectively. When the combined SUVmax (tumour primary and locoregional metastasis) was evaluated, it failed to predict overall (HR = 1.0, p = 0.99) or disease-free survival (HR = 1.0, p = 0.227).

conclusionsThis study shows that MTV is an independent adverse prognostic factor for death and disease recurrence in OCSCC treated with primary surgery.

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Positron-Emission TomographyTumor BurdenAdultAgedAged, 80 and overCarcinoma, Squamous CellFemaleFluorodeoxyglucose F18HumansMaleMiddle AgedMouth NeoplasmsMultimodal ImagingPrognosisRadiopharmaceuticalsRetrospective StudiesFluorodeoxyglucose F18Radiopharmaceuticals

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