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  • Oncology
  • Radiotherapy
  • Medical Informatics

Background:

  • Nutritional status is critical for head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) patients undergoing treatment.
  • Effective management of nutrition impacts treatment outcomes and patient recovery.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a predictive model for identifying HNSCC patients at high risk of requiring nasogastric tube (NGT) feeding during radiotherapy.
  • To stratify patients based on clinical and treatment factors to guide enteral feeding decisions.

Main Methods:

  • Retrospective analysis of 225 HNSCC patients treated with definitive (chemo)radiotherapy.
  • Development of a multivariate logistic regression model incorporating clinical and dosimetric parameters.
  • Internal validation using 80:20 data splits for training and testing.

Main Results:

  • A predictive model was developed using tumor site, tumor stage, chemotherapy use, and contralateral parotid gland dose.
  • The model achieved an Area Under the Curve (AUC) of 0.745, indicating good discriminative performance.
  • Key predictors for requiring NGT feeding for over 4 weeks were identified.

Conclusions:

  • An accessible prediction model integrating clinical and dosimetric data for HNSCC patients was created.
  • External validation is needed for this model to inform personalized treatment planning.
  • The model can aid clinical decisions regarding prophylactic versus reactive enteral feeding strategies.