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Lookup NU author(s): Dr Charles Kelly, Dr Michael DrinnanORCiD, Professor Vinidh Paleri
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© 2018 John Wiley & Sons Ltd Background: The long-term effect of concurrent chemoradiation on voice outcomes in the context of non-laryngeal head and neck cancer is not established. Methods: A prospective, observational study to evaluate the voice quality in disease-free patients receiving concurrent chemoradiation for advanced non-laryngeal squamous cell carcinoma of the upper aerodigestive tract. Voice assessment occurred at four distinct time-points: pretreatment, 3, 12 and 92.6 months (mean) post-treatment in 34, 21 and nine patients, respectively. The authors used a combination of subjective (VoiSS questionnaire), expert rater-assessed (GRBAS scale) and acoustic analysis of the fundamental frequency to assess voice outcomes. Ethical approval was obtained from the United Kingdom National Research Ethics Service. Results: Both the VoiSS impairment and GRBAS domains continued to deteriorate over time from pre-treatment to 92.6 months post-treatment (P = 0.03). There was a strong correlation between increase in total VoiSS and GRBAS scores (r = 0.93). Acoustic analysis demonstrated no statistically significant variation in fundamental frequency. Conclusion: Radiation therapy for advanced non-laryngeal head and neck has a significant, deleterious effect on voice, which is apparent up to eight years post-treatment.
Author(s): Davies-Husband C, Murphy J, Kelly C, Drinnan M, Paleri V
Publication type: Article
Publication status: Published
Journal: Clinical Otolaryngology
Year: 2018
Volume: 43
Issue: 6
Pages: 1494-1499
Print publication date: 01/12/2018
Online publication date: 01/08/2018
Acceptance date: 08/07/2018
ISSN (print): 1749-4478
ISSN (electronic): 1749-4486
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
URL: https://doi.org/10.1111/coa.13204
DOI: 10.1111/coa.13204
PubMed id: 30066393
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