Chemo-immunotherapy for advanced-stage malignancies and its impact on quality of life: multidimensional evaluation in ten cancer patients

Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer
L CurreliG Mantovani

Abstract

The aim of our study was to compare the impact of chemotherapy alone with that of chemotherapy plus immunotherapy on the quality of life (QL) of patients affected by advanced-stage malignancies (eight head and neck squamous-cell carcinomas, two melanomas). Ten patients receiving chemotherapy and immunotherapy sequentially were evaluated. The impact on QL was assessed by both objective and subjective scales. Evaluation was performed before the first cycle of therapy, at the end of chemotherapy, and after immunotherapy. The analysis of our data showed that the association of chemotherapy and immunotherapy did not significantly worsen the QL of patients as compared to chemotherapy alone.

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Apr 30, 2003·Supportive Care in Cancer : Official Journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer·Kathleen M BeusterienSanjiv S Agarwala

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