Contouring of the Pharyngeal Superior Constrictor Muscle (PSCM). A cooperative study of the Italian Association of Radiation Oncology (AIRO) Head and Neck Group

Alterio, Daniela; Ciardo, D.; Preda, Lorenzo; Argenone, Angela; Caspiani, Orietta; Micera, R.; Redda, Maria Grazia Ruo; Russi, Elvio; Bianchi, Ernestina; Orlandi, Ester; Bacigalupo, Almalina; Busetto, M; Cante, Domenico; Deantonio, Letizia; Sanctis, Vitaliana De; Franco, Pierfrancesco; Lastrucci, Luciana; Marucci, Laura; Merlotti, Anna; Molteni, Monica; Pajar, Fabiola; Rampino, Monica; Santoro, Luigi; Ferrari, Annamaria; Bazzani, Federica; Caputo, Mariangela; Laudati, Antonio; Borzillo, Valentina; Falivene, Sara; Simoni, N.; Vigo, F.; Iannacone, Eva; Reali, Alessia; Bonanni, A.; Leone, Mariavittoria; Giannello, Luca; Taglianti, Riccardo Vigna; Orecchia, Roberto

doi:10.1016/j.radonc.2014.05.016

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“…Patients affected with HNC are frequently treated with multimodality treatment and thus can develop a wide range of acute and late side effects and long-term sequelae [3,[15][16][17][18]. The occurrence of OM in HNC patients treated with RT and/or CT is an extremely frequent finding with consistent clinical meaningfulness [7].…”

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Prospective assessment of oral mucositis and its impact on quality of life and patient-reported outcomes during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

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Oral mucositis (OM) is a common acute side effect during radiotherapy treatments for head and neck cancer (HNC), with a potential impact on patient's compliance to therapy, quality of life (QoL) and clinical outcomes. Its timely and appropriate management is of paramount importance. Several quantitative scoring scales are available to properly assess OM and its influence on patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and QoL. We prospectively assessed OM in a cohort of HNC patients submitted to radiation using the Oral Mucositis Assessment Scale (OMAS), while its impact on PROs and QoL was evaluated employing the Oral Mucositis Weekly Questionnaire-Head and Neck Cancer (OMWQ-HN) and the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck Cancer (FACT-HN). Evaluation of OMAS scores highlighted a progressive increase in OM during treatment and a partial recovery after the end of radiation. These trends were correlated to PROs and QoL as evaluated with OMWQ-HN and FACT-HN questionnaires. In the present study, we provided a quantitative assessment of OM, PROs and QoL in HNC patient undergoing radiotherapy, potentially useful for future comparison.

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Prospective assessment of oral mucositis and its impact on quality of life and patient-reported outcomes during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

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“…Accurate identification of structures involved in swallowing on RT-planning computer tomography scans is mandatory to achieve this goal. 49 In the study reported by Al-Mamgani et al, 65% of 204 patients with locally advanced oropharyngeal cancer completed treatment by employing a tube feeding. The feeding tube was inserted significantly more frequently in patients treated with CRT compared to RT alone (70% vs. 41%, p = 0.002).…”

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Malnutrition and cachexia in patients with head and neck cancer treated with (chemo)radiotherapy

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“…Pre-operative RT is a well-established option to provide tumor downsizing and downstaging and to increase loco-regional control in this setting [3] . Selection and delineation of clinical target volume (CTV) and organs at risk (OARs) are crucial steps to deliver precise and tailored radiation [4] , [5] , [6] . While the sites and subsites of irradiation are, to some extent, agreed by physicians, the boundaries of CTVs still remain controversial, leading to inhomogeneous contours and systematic errors with standard deviations as high as 1 cm, as reported in different studies [7] , [8] .…”

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Variability of clinical target volume delineation for rectal cancer patients planned for neoadjuvant radiotherapy with the aid of the platform Anatom-e

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Arcadipane

Trino

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Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology

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HighlightsDelineation of treatment volumes is a major source of uncertainties in rectal cancer radiotherapy.Anatom-e is an electronic platform working as an image-based delineation system.The use of Anatom-e was able to decrease the inter-observer variability in the delineation process of clinical target volumes for locally advanced rectal cancer.Anatom-e may be potentially helpful in increasing the compliance to common guidelines and protocols.

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Contouring of the Pharyngeal Superior Constrictor Muscle (PSCM). A cooperative study of the Italian Association of Radiation Oncology (AIRO) Head and Neck Group

Cited by 15 publications

References 19 publications

Prospective assessment of oral mucositis and its impact on quality of life and patient-reported outcomes during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Prospective assessment of oral mucositis and its impact on quality of life and patient-reported outcomes during radiotherapy for head and neck cancer

Malnutrition and cachexia in patients with head and neck cancer treated with (chemo)radiotherapy

Variability of clinical target volume delineation for rectal cancer patients planned for neoadjuvant radiotherapy with the aid of the platform Anatom-e

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