The influence of facility volume on patient treatments and survival outcomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

The influence of facility volume on patient treatments and survival outcomes in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Background This study evaluates the influence of facility case‐volume on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treatments and overall survival (OS). Methods The 2004–2015 National Cancer Database was queried for patients with NPC receiving definitive treatment. Results A total of 8260 patients (5‐year OS:...

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Veröffentlicht in:Head & neck 2021-09, Vol.43 (9), p.2755-2763
Hauptverfasser: Goshtasbi, Khodayar, Abiri, Arash, Lehrich, Brandon M., Haidar, Yarah M., Tjoa, Tjoson, Kuan, Edward C.
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
facility volume
hospital volume
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma
outcomes
overall survival
Patients
Survival
Throat cancer
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Zusammenfassung:Background This study evaluates the influence of facility case‐volume on nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) treatments and overall survival (OS). Methods The 2004–2015 National Cancer Database was queried for patients with NPC receiving definitive treatment. Results A total of 8260 patients (5‐year OS: 63.4%) were included. The 1114 unique facilities were categorized into 854 low‐volume (treating 1–8 patients), 200 intermediate‐volume (treating 9–23 patients), and 60 high‐volume (treating 24–187 patients) facilities. Kaplan–Meier log‐rank analysis demonstrated significantly improved OS with high‐volume facilities (p 
ISSN:1043-3074
1097-0347
DOI:10.1002/hed.26739