ArticleLaryngoscope investigative otolaryngology2021
Quality of life after radiation and transoral robotic surgery in advanced oropharyngeal cancer.
Article in Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.
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8 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 11 citations in OpenAlex.
- A Meta-analysis of Functional Outcomes and Recovery Metrics Comparing Transoral Robotic Surgery and (Chemo)Radiotherapy.Otolaryngology--head and neck surgery : official journal of American Academy of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery · 2026Pooled it
- Impact of Transoral Robotic Surgery Versus Radiation on Swallowing Function in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients: A Sub-Study From a Randomized Trial.Head & neck · 2025Trial
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- Role of TORS as De-Escalation Strategy in HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer, What We Need to Know.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Review
- Quality of Life and Depression Symptoms After Therapy De-Escalation in HPV+ Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma: A Nonrandomized Controlled Trial.JAMA otolaryngology-- head & neck surgery · 2024Article
- Patient-Reported Outcome Measures of Psychosocial Quality of Life in Oropharyngeal Cancer Patients: A Scoping Review.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- Quality of life after radiation and transoral robotic surgery in advanced oropharyngeal cancer.Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology · 2021Article
- Psychosocial aspects of quality of life outcomes in post-treatment human papillomavirus-associated cancer survivors in the United States: A scoping review.Health psychology openReview
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Abstract
objectivesOropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) treatment results in impaired swallowing and quality of life (QOL). We analyzed a cross-section of advanced stage OPSCC patients treated with multimodal therapies at our Survivorship Clinic to investigate treatment factors associated with QOL.
methodsRetrospective analysis of patient-reported outcomes (PROMs) after primary OPSCC treatment using AJCC seventh edition staging.
resultsA total of 73 patients were included (90.1% human papillomavirus positive [HPV+]). There were no QOL differences between robotic surgery with radiation
conclusionsIn advanced, mostly HPV+, OPSCC, we did not find clinically significant differences between QOL PROMs between surgical and radiation LEVEL OF EVIDENCE: 4.
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