Predictors of the need for prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in head and neck cancer patients treated with concurrent chemoradiotherapy

[1] Zhang Z(2016)Comparative effects of different enteral feeding methods in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy: a network meta-analysis Onco Targets Ther 9 2897-2909

[2] Zhu Y(2018)Comparison of nutritional and clinical outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy utilizing prophylactic versus reactive nutrition support approaches J Acad Nutr Diet 118 627-636

[3] Ling Y(2012)Impact of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on malnutrition and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: a randomized study Head Neck 34 1-9

[4] Brown TE(2009)Impact of the prophylactic gastrostomy for unresectable squamous cell head and neck carcinomas treated with radio-chemotherapy on quality of life: Prospective randomized trial Radiother Oncol 93 503-509

[5] Banks MD(2011)Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with advanced head and neck tumors treated by combined chemoradiotherapy J Pain Symptom Manage 42 548-556

[6] Hughes BGM(2014)Prophylactic versus reactive PEG tube placement in head and neck cancer Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 150 407-412

[7] Silander E(2018)Role of intensive nutrition support and prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy during concomitant chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer Int J Clin Oncol 23 1023-1028

[8] Nyman J(2010)Evaluating the role of prophylactic gastrostomy tube placement prior to definitive chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78 1026-1032

[9] Bove M(2001)Enteral nutrition during the treatment of head and neck carcinoma: is a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube preferable to a nasogastric tube? Cancer 91 1785-1790

[10] Salas S(2015)Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube dependence following chemoradiation in head and neck cancer patients Laryngoscope 125 1366-1371

[1] Zhang Z(2016)Comparative effects of different enteral feeding methods in head and neck cancer patients receiving radiotherapy or chemoradiotherapy: a network meta-analysis Onco Targets Ther 9 2897-2909

[2] Zhu Y(2018)Comparison of nutritional and clinical outcomes in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiotherapy utilizing prophylactic versus reactive nutrition support approaches J Acad Nutr Diet 118 627-636

[3] Ling Y(2012)Impact of prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy on malnutrition and quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: a randomized study Head Neck 34 1-9

[4] Brown TE(2009)Impact of the prophylactic gastrostomy for unresectable squamous cell head and neck carcinomas treated with radio-chemotherapy on quality of life: Prospective randomized trial Radiother Oncol 93 503-509

[5] Banks MD(2011)Prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy in patients with advanced head and neck tumors treated by combined chemoradiotherapy J Pain Symptom Manage 42 548-556

[6] Hughes BGM(2014)Prophylactic versus reactive PEG tube placement in head and neck cancer Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg 150 407-412

[7] Silander E(2018)Role of intensive nutrition support and prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy during concomitant chemoradiotherapy for oropharyngeal cancer Int J Clin Oncol 23 1023-1028

[8] Nyman J(2010)Evaluating the role of prophylactic gastrostomy tube placement prior to definitive chemoradiotherapy for head and neck cancer Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 78 1026-1032

[9] Bove M(2001)Enteral nutrition during the treatment of head and neck carcinoma: is a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube preferable to a nasogastric tube? Cancer 91 1785-1790

[10] Salas S(2015)Percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy tube dependence following chemoradiation in head and neck cancer patients Laryngoscope 125 1366-1371