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Observational studyBMC oral health2024

Prospective observational study of surgery alone for locally advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma: a real-world study.

Zhen-Hu Ren, Keyue Liu, Yiming Chen, Zhi-Min Yang, Kun Wu, Han-Jiang Wu

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Observational study in BMC oral health, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.5field-weighted citation impact, top 8% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Survival behavior of patients treated with curative and palliative electrochemotherapy for oral and oropharyngeal cancer: a systematic review.European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology : official journal of the European Federation of Oto-Rhino-Laryngological Societies (EUFOS) : affiliated with the German Society for Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - Head and Neck Surgery · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

6 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Zhen-Hu RenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Second Xiangya hospital of Central South University, No.139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Keyue Liu *Department of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Second Xiangya hospital of Central South University, No.139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Yiming ChenDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial-Head and Neck Oncology, Shanghai Ninth People's Hospital, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, School of Medicine, No.639, Zhizaoju Road, Shanghai, 200011, China.
Zhi-Min YangDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Second Xiangya hospital of Central South University, No.139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China.
Kun WuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Second Xiangya hospital of Central South University, No.139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China. wukun1302@csu.edu.cn.
Han-Jiang WuDepartment of Oral and Maxillofacial surgery, Second Xiangya hospital of Central South University, No.139 Renmin Road, Changsha, 410011, Hunan, China. wuhanjiang@csu.edu.cn.
Central South University · CNShanghai Jiao Tong University · CNShanghai Ninth People's Hospital · CN

Funding

Hainan Provincial Natural Science Foundation of China 821RC1137
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionA prospective observational study was modified to assess the efficacy of surgery alone for the treatment of locally advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma. (LA-OSCC) MATERIALS AND

methodsThis prospective, single-institution, single-arm study involved 174 patients who underwent major surgery for LA-OSCC. Participating patients did not receive postoperative radiation. After initial curative treatment, patients were routinely monitored via clinical examination and imaging. The follow-up period was 3-70 months. Tumour recurrence and death were considered as the Clinical End Point in Research.

resultsThe 5-year overall survival (OS), disease-free survival (DFS), and locoregional control rates for 174 patients were 66.7% (95% confidence interval [CI], 59.8 to 73.6), 66.1% (95% CI, 59.2 to 73.0), and 82.4% (95% CI, 76.5 to 88.3), respectively.

conclusionA study of patients with LA-OSCC treated with surgery alone may have the optimal therapeutic impact for LA-OSCC, as evidenced by solid data for our next RCT trial. This conclusion still needs to be validated in higher-level RCTs.

Indexed as

Carcinoma, Squamous CellHead and Neck NeoplasmsMouth NeoplasmsHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalProspective StudiesSquamous Cell Carcinoma of Head and NeckAdvanced oral squamous cell carcinomaPrognosisRadiotherapySurgery

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PMID38297336
PMCPMC10832330
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