ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2021
Predictors of the need for prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in head and neck cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy.
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- Predictors of Gastrostomy Tube Placement in Head and Neck Cancer Patients Undergoing Radiation or Chemoradiotherapy: A Systematic Review.Head & neck · 2025Pooled it
- Bacterial counts in saliva of patients with percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy: Cross-sectional research.Journal of dental sciences · 2026Article
- Revalidation of Proactive Gastrostomy Tube Placement Guidelines for Head and Neck Cancer Patients Receiving Helical Intensity-Modulated Radiotherapy.Current oncology (Toronto, Ont.) · 2024Article
- Prognosis of Pneumonia in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Patients Who Received Concurrent Chemoradiotherapy.Biomedicines · 2024Article
- Revisiting Feeding Tube Utilization in Oropharynx Cancer: 6-Year Prospective Registry Analysis.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2024Article
- A review of unplanned admissions in head and neck cancer patients undergoing oncological treatment.Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer · 2023Review
- Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Older Patients for Risk Stratification of Pneumonia.Frontiers in immunology · 2021Article
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Abstract
backgroundWe investigated whether prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) is used effectively for patients treated with definitive concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) and the predictors of the need for PEG.
methods326 patients with laryngeal, oropharyngeal or hypopharyngeal cancers were retrospectively reviewed.
resultsThe PEG tube use group had more favorable results than the total parenteral nutrition and nasogastric tube groups in terms of rate of serum albumin loss, incidence of severe fever and aspiration pneumonia, CCRT completion rate and hospitalization period. However, it was inferior to oral intake. Analysis of the relative risk of requiring enteral or parenteral nutrition revealed that performance status (PS) 2, primary site (supraglottis, oropharynx, or hypopharynx), N3 disease, and cisplatin were predictors of the need for nutritional support.
conclusionsProphylactic PEG is effective for patients treated with definitive CCRT and is especially required for patients with PS2 or oropharyngeal cancer.
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