The association between health-related quality of life and five-year overall survival among head and neck cancer patients: A prospective cohort study
Higher HRQOL at baseline (how patients enter the cancer trajectory) was associated with longer OS, but (change in) HRQOL at 6 months (how they overcome cancer treatment) was not. This knowledge is important to personalize treatment plans.
Authors
- Johannes A. Langendijk (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1083-372X)
- Robert Paul Takes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4784-0499)
- Laurien M. Buffart (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8095-436X)
- Birgit I. Lissenberg‐Witte (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9448-1826)
- José A. Hardillo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5580-5613)
- Femke Jansen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0111-0557)
- C. René Leemans (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7887-083X)
- Femke Lamers (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4344-5766)
- Remco de Bree (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7128-5814)
- Irma M. Verdonck-de Leeuw
Institutions
- University Medical Center Groningen (NL)
- Radboud University Nijmegen (NL)
- Radboud University Medical Center (NL)
- University Medical Center Utrecht (NL)
- Amsterdam Neuroscience (NL)
- Erasmus MC Cancer Institute (NL)
- Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Oral Oncology
- Published
- 2025-05-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.oraloncology.2025.107367
- Citations
- 6
- Primary Topic
- Head and Neck Cancer Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 11.09
Funders
- KWF Kankerbestrijding