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SUBMITTER: Haehl E
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7001207 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Feb
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Haehl Erik E Rühle Alexander A David Hélène H Kalckreuth Tobias T Sprave Tanja T Stoian Raluca R Becker Christoph C Knopf Andreas A Grosu Anca-Ligia AL Nicolay Nils H NH
Radiation oncology (London, England) 20200204 1
<h4>Background</h4>Head-and-neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is one of the most common malignancies globally, and the number of elderly patients diagnosed with HNSCC is increasing. However, as elderly HNSCC patients are underrepresented in clinical trials, current clinical decision making for this cohort largely lacks clinical evidence.<h4>Methods</h4>Elderly patients (≥65 years) with HNSCC undergoing (chemo)radiotherapy from 2010 to 2018 at Freiburg University Medical Center were assessed f ...[more]