Survival outcomes in hypopharyngeal cancer in the West of Scotland Cancer Network

Poon, W.-Y., Paterson, C., McLoone, P. , Grose, D., Schipani, S., Lamb, C., James, A. and Wilson, C. (2023) Survival outcomes in hypopharyngeal cancer in the West of Scotland Cancer Network. Clinical Otolaryngology, 48(2), pp. 235-239. (doi: 10.1111/coa.14003) (PMID:36344424)

Abstract

1. Most patients (82%) present with locally advanced disease. 2. Most patients (90%) have a smoking history, over one third have poor PS and all have co-morbidities (58% single, 42% multiple). 3. 7% of patients were unsuitable for investigations to obtain a histological diagnosis, nearly half of patients were unsuitable for anti-cancer treatment. 4. In those treated radically, the pattern of treatment failure is loco-regional. 5. Multi-modality treatment with surgery and RT appears to confer a survival advantage in patients with stage 4a/b disease.

• Item Type: Articles
• Status: Published
• Refereed: Yes
• Glasgow Author(s) Enlighten ID: Schipani, Dr Stefano and McLoone, Mr Philip and Paterson, Dr Claire and Poon, Dr Wai-Yan and Grose, Dr Derek and James, Dr Allan
• Authors: Poon, W.-Y., Paterson, C., McLoone, P., Grose, D., Schipani, S., Lamb, C., James, A., and Wilson, C.
• College/School: College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Cancer Sciences; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Health & Wellbeing > Public Health; College of Medical Veterinary and Life Sciences > School of Medicine, Dentistry & Nursing
• Journal Name: Clinical Otolaryngology
• Publisher: Wiley
• ISSN: 1749-4478
• ISSN (Online): 1749-4486
• Published Online: 07 November 2022
• Copyright Holders: Copyright © 2022 John Wiley & Sons
• First Published: First published in Clinical Otolaryngology 48(2):235-239
• Publisher Policy: Reproduced in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher