Use of the penetration-aspiration scale in dysphagia research: a systematic review

JC Borders, D Brates - Dysphagia, 2020 - Springer
The penetration-aspiration scale (PAS) is an 8-point scale used to characterize the depth
and response to airway invasion during videofluoroscopy. Though widely used in the field of …

Pharmacological management of neuropathic pain after radiotherapy in head and neck cancer patients: a systematic review

M Kouri, M Rekatsina, A Vadalouca, I Siafaka… - Journal of Clinical …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Background: Neuropathic pain (NP) in head and neck cancer (HNC) patients represents a
treatment challenge. Most studies investigating drugs against NP are conducted in patients …

Method, system and computer-readable media for treatment plan risk analysis

T Mcnutt, J Moore, S Robertson, F Marungo - US Patent 11,495,355, 2022 - Google Patents
(57) ABSTRACT A method, system and computer readable medium of: pro viding feature
data of at least one organ at risk or target volume of said patient from a database of non …

Severe oral mucositis after intensity-modulated radiation therapy for head and neck cancer

AJ Iovoli, L Turecki, ML Qiu, M Khan, K Smith… - JAMA Network …, 2023 - jamanetwork.com
Importance Oral mucositis (OM) is a common and debilitating adverse effect observed in
patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) receiving radiation therapy (RT). Previous …

Preventive use of gabapentin to decrease pain and systemic symptoms in patients with head and neck cancer undergoing chemoradiation

DK Smith, A Cmelak, K Niermann, M Ghiam… - Head & …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Radiation for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) is associated with
painful mucositis that impacts the delivery of treatment and contributes to high symptom …

Patient experiences of swallowing exercises after head and neck cancer: a qualitative study examining barriers and facilitators using behaviour change theory

R Govender, CE Wood, SA Taylor, CH Smith, H Barratt… - Dysphagia, 2017 - Springer
Poor patient adherence to swallowing exercises is commonly reported in the dysphagia
literature on patients treated for head and neck cancer. Establishing the effectiveness of …

A single‐institution, randomized, pilot study evaluating the efficacy of gabapentin and methadone for patients undergoing chemoradiation for head and neck …

GM Hermann, AJ Iovoli, AJ Platek, C Wang, A Miller… - Cancer, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background The objective of the current study was to compare the safety and efficacy
between 2 analgesic regimens for patients with head and neck cancer (HNC) undergoing …

Chronic opioid use in patients undergoing treatment for oropharyngeal cancer

N Silver, J Dourado, K Hitchcock, A Fullerton… - The …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Objectives/Hypothesis Head and neck cancer pain is a prevalent problem, and the current
opioid crisis has highlighted concerns raised in chronic pain management. This study …

Randomized phase 3, double-blind, placebo-controlled study of prophylactic gabapentin for the reduction of oral mucositis pain during the treatment of oropharyngeal …

A Cook, A Modh, H Ali, J Sheqwara, S Chang… - International Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Purpose The purpose of this paper is to determine whether prophylactic gabapentin usage
in patients undergoing definitive concurrent chemotherapy and radiation therapy (chemoRT) …

Predictive factors for prophylactic percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube placement and use in head and neck patients following intensity-modulated …

W Yang, TR McNutt, SA Dudley, R Kumar, HM Starmer… - Dysphagia, 2016 - Springer
The prophylactic placement of a percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) tube in the
head and neck cancer (HNC) patient is controversial. We sought to identify factors …