Publication date: September 2018
Source: Oral Oncology, Volume 84
Author(s): Michelle M. Chen, A. Dimitrios Colevas, Uchechukwu Megwalu, Vasu Divi
Abstract
Objectives
The National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines state that surgical patients with advanced-stage head and neck cancer (HNC) and risk factors other than extranodal extension (ENE) or positive margins should consider post-operative chemoradiation (POCRT). The goal of our study was to determine if POCRT is associated with overall survival (OS) compared with post-operative radiation therapy (PORT) and whether this varies with patient age.
Material and Methods
We conducted a retrospective study of 5319 adult patients with stage III-IV HNC who received primary surgical treatment with POCRT or PORT in the National Cancer Database (2010–2013). Patients with distant metastases, ENE, and positive margins were excluded. Intermediate risk features included pT3-T4, pN2-N3 disease, and lymphovascular invasion. Our main outcome was overall survival (OS). Statistical analysis included chi-squared tests and Cox proportional hazards regressions.
Results
On multivariable analysis for non-oropharyngeal cancer patients <70 years, POCRT was associated with improved OS for T1-4N2-3 disease (hazard ratio [HR], 0.73, 95% confidence interval [CI]; 0.58–0.93) but was not associated with OS for T3-4N0-1 disease (HR, 0.92; 95% CI, 0.71–1.19). For patients ≥70 years, POCRT was not associated with improved OS for patients with T1-4N2-3 disease (HR, 1.21; 95% CI, 0.79–1.86) or T3-4N0-1 disease (HR, 1.08; 95% CI, 0.71–1.65). For oropharyngeal cancer patients with HPV-positive disease, POCRT was associated with decreased OS (HR, 9.52; 95% CI, 2.38–38.08).
Conclusion
Chemoradiation may offer a survival benefit for non-oropharyngeal intermediate-risk advanced-stage HNC patients <70 years of age with T1-4N2-3 disease, but may not benefit those ≥70 years of age or those with T3-4N0-1 disease.
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