Performance status predicted patient-reported toxicity better than age after head and neck RT
Patients aged ≥70 reported similar or lower symptom burden, whereas PS ≥2 consistently predicted worse toxicity and slower recovery after radical RT.
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patient-reported-outcomes
SPPORT intensification did not worsen long-term quality of life
Short-term androgen deprivation impaired early sexual and hormonal quality of life, but treatment-arm differences were not clinically significant at five years.
International consensus supported acute radiation dermatitis scoring tool
An international Delphi panel approved a three-step acute radiation dermatitis tool integrating patient-reported symptoms and clinician assessment.
Severe late toxicity was generally uncommon after prostate radiotherapy in REQUITE
Across 1,760 patients, most grade 3 adverse events remained below 1.5%, although post-prostatectomy urinary incontinence reached 10.2% by eight years.