The Case Volume Issue in Head and Neck Oncology

Current Treatment Options in Oncology
Salvatore AlfieriPaolo Bossi

Abstract

In the past few years, several evidences reported better outcomes, in terms of reduced toxicities and longer survival, for head and neck cancer (HNC) patients when "regionalized," namely if they are managed at "high-volume" cancer referral centers (CRC). The benefit of case volume has been demonstrated in HNC patients primarily treated with surgery and in those receiving curative radiotherapy and chemotherapy. Many factors could explain these positive results: organization, facilities, processes of care, quality assurance programs, professional expertise, technology, and patient referral bias. In other words, the "high volume" could be linked both to all hospital-related volume and to the expertise of each involved professional figure (e.g., surgeon, radiation oncologist, medical oncologist, etc.). In this context, it is still debatable whether there is a need to understand which one of these factors is more able to influence the final outcomes of HNC patients. Considering the complexity and heterogeneity of HNC, all of these aspects are likely to impact and plot each other. However, there is no consensus regarding the criteria and the cut-off used to define as "high" the case volume. Moreover, some limitations or biases of the...Continue Reading

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