Does Modified 5‐Item Frailty Index Correlate With Survival in Oropharyngeal Squamous Cell Carcinoma?
Survival in patients with OPSCC decreases significantly with increasing frailty as measured by the mFI-5. However, PS and HPV status are better predictors of OS and DSS.
Authors
- Katrina Knight (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0300-546X)
- Josh McGovern (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6889-6240)
- Rhona Hurley (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3632-7606)
- Claire Paterson (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1691-5016)
- Matthew Donachie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6627-9233)
- Nicholas J. W. Rattray (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3528-6905)
- Michel Slim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1442-8804)
- Catriona M. Douglas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5564-1513)
- Nichola Philp (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6704-6025)
- Jan Horackiewicz
- Marta Chmielecka (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0625-4285)
Institutions
- University of Strathclyde (GB)
- Beatson West of Scotland Cancer Centre (GB)
- Glasgow Royal Infirmary (GB)
- Forth Valley Royal Hospital (GB)
- Queen Elizabeth University Hospital (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Head & Neck
- Published
- 2025-08-08
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1002/hed.70005
- Primary Topic
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Oracle Cancer Trust
- Cancer Research UK