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SUBMITTER: Hutcheson KA
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5511776 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Hutcheson Katherine A KA Yuk Maggie M Hubbard Rachel R Gunn Gary B GB Fuller C David CD Lai Stephen Y SY Lin Heather H Garden Adam S AS Rosenthal David I DI Hanna Ehab Y EY Kies Merrill S MS Lewin Jan S JS
Head & neck 20170428 8
<h4>Background</h4>The purpose of this study was to examine swallowing-related lower cranial nerve palsy (LCNP) in oropharyngeal cancer (OPC) survivors after intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT).<h4>Methods</h4>Patients treated with definitive IMRT (66-72 Gy) were pooled from institutional trial databases. Prospective analyses on parent trials included videofluoroscopy, clinical LCNP examination, and questionnaires pre-IMRT, 6 months post-IMRT, 12 months post-IMRT, and 24 months post-IMRT. Ti ...[more]