Transoral Surgery Versus Radiotherapy as Primary Treatment for HPV-Related Oropharyngeal Cancer in the Elderly.

Head & neck 2025 Vol.47(7) p. 1867-1877

Costantino A, Haughey B, Zhu J, Alamoudi U, Magnuson JS

Abstract

[BACKGROUND] This study compares the oncological outcomes of primary transoral surgery (TOS) and primary radiotherapy (RT) in elderly patients with HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC).

[METHODS] This retrospective cohort study included patients with cT1-2 HPV-related OPSCC from the National Cancer Database (NCDB).

[RESULTS] A total of 2566 patients were included, with 73.9% receiving primary RT and 22.3% undergoing primary TOS. Subgroup analysis showed a higher 5-year overall survival (OS) rate for primary TOS (81.6%; 95% CI: 79.6%-83.6%) compared to primary RT (70.7%; 95% CI: 68.3%-73.1%), with an adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 0.64 (95% CI: 0.50-0.81; p < 0.001) after propensity score matching. Notably, only (13.6%) of patients diagnosed in 2020 underwent primary TOS, with a significant decline over the study period.

[CONCLUSIONS] This study suggests that primary TOS may offer better survival outcomes for elderly patients with HPV-related OPSCC compared to primary RT.

추출된 의학 개체 (NER)

유형영어 표현한국어 / 풀이UMLS CUI출처등장
약물 TOS → transoral surgery C2984589
Transoral Laser Microsurgery
scispacy 1
약물 [BACKGROUND] scispacy 1
약물 [RESULTS] A scispacy 1
약물 [CONCLUSIONS] scispacy 1
질환 Oropharyngeal Cancer C0153382
Malignant neoplasm of oropharynx
scispacy 1
질환 HPV-related oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma scispacy 1
질환 OPSCC → oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma C0280313
Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma
scispacy 1
질환 Cancer C0006826
Malignant Neoplasms
scispacy 1
질환 HPV-related OPSCC scispacy 1
질환 cT1-2 HPV-related OPSCC scispacy 1
질환 TOS → transoral surgery scispacy 1
기타 patients scispacy 1
기타 TOS → transoral surgery scispacy 1

MeSH Terms

Humans; Oropharyngeal Neoplasms; Aged; Retrospective Studies; Male; Female; Papillomavirus Infections; Aged, 80 and over; Treatment Outcome; Propensity Score; Carcinoma, Squamous Cell; Middle Aged; Natural Orifice Endoscopic Surgery; Databases, Factual; Survival Rate