Subsite-dependent prognostic impact of age in patients with nasopharyngeal and oropharyngeal cancer

Backgroud: Outcome results in elderly head and neck cancer (HNC) patients (pts) treated with concurrent chemoradiation are controversial. Comparative effectiveness analyses showed a lack of benefit in multimodal treatment; however, retrospective highly selected series reported older patients to have similar outcome compared to younger ones albeit with high burden of toxicities. Material and methods: Locally advanced oropharyngeal (OPC) and...