Renal function and oropharyngeal cancer

Authors :: Homma, Akihiro
Hayashi, Ryuichi
Kawabata, Kazuyoshi
Fujii, Takashi
Iwae, Shigemichi
Hasegawa, Yasuhisa
Nibu, Kenichi
Kato, Takakuni
Shiga, Kiyoto
Matsuura, Kazuto
Monden, Nobuya
Fujii, Masato
Source :: Head & neck. 38(10):1495-1500
Publication Year :: 2016
Publisher :: Wiley, 2016.
Abstract: BACKGROUND: Renal function influences decisions regarding treatment for patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the oropharynx (SCC-OP). However, the importance of renal function in SCC-OP has not yet been reported. METHODS: Four hundred and sixty patients with SCC-OP treated with curative intent between April 2005 and March 2007 in 12 institutions in Japan were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS: Four hundred and three patients (87.6%) showed a Ccr ≥50 mL/min and 57 (12.4%) a Ccr