Effectiveness of chemotherapy and radiotherapy compared with surgery in advanced laryngeal cancer. Systematic review

García-León FJ, García-Estepa R, Romero-Tabares A, Gomez-Millan Borrachina J.
Record ID 32018000413
Spanish
Original Title: Efectividad de la quimioterapia con radioterapia frente a cirugía en el tratamiento del cáncer de laringe avanzado. Revisión sistemática.
Authors' objectives: To compare the chemotherapy treatment with radiotherapy to surgery in terms of effectiveness (survival, function, quality of life) and safety (complications).
Authors' results and conclusions: The surgery followed by radiotherapy provides better overall and disease free survival than treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy.
Details
Project Status: Completed
Year Published: 2016
English language abstract: An English language summary is available
Publication Type: Full HTA
Country: Spain
MeSH Terms
  • Laryngeal Neoplasms
  • Drug Therapy
  • Disease-Free Survival
  • Laryngectomy
  • Radiotherapy
Keywords
  • Cáncer laringeo
  • Farmacoterapia
  • Cirugía
  • Laringe
Contact
Organisation Name: Andalusian Health Technology Assessment Area
Contact Address: Area de Evaluacion de Tecnologias Sanitarias Sanitarias de Andalucia (AETSA) Avda. Innovación, s/n Edificio Arena 1. Sevilla (Spain) Tel. +34 955 006 309
Contact Name: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
Contact Email: aetsa.csalud@juntadeandalucia.es
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