Evaluating compliance with process‐related quality metrics and survival in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: Multi‐institutional oral cavity collaboration study

Background Process‐related measures have been proposed as quality metrics in head and neck cancer care. A recent single‐institution study identified four key metrics associated with increased survival. This study sought to validate the association of these quality metrics with survival in a multi‐in...

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Published in:Head & neck 2021-01, Vol.43 (1), p.60-69
Main Authors: Liu, Sara W., Woody, Neil M., Wei, Wei, Appachi, Swathi, Contrera, Kevin J., Tsai, Jillian C., Ghanem, Ahmed I., Matia, Brian, Joshi, Nikhil P., Geiger, Jessica L., Ku, Jamie A., Burkey, Brian B., Scharpf, Joseph, Prendes, Brandon L., Caudell, Jimmy J., Dunlap, Neal E., Adelstein, David J., Porceddu, Sandro, Liu, Howard, Siddiqui, Farzan, Lee, Nancy Y., Koyfman, Shlomo, Lamarre, Eric D.
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Language:English
Subjects:
Compliance
Head & neck cancer
head and neck cancer survival
multi‐institutional study
Oral cavity
oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma
process‐related metrics
quality metrics
Squamous cell carcinoma
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Summary:Background Process‐related measures have been proposed as quality metrics in head and neck cancer care. A recent single‐institution study identified four key metrics associated with increased survival. This study sought to validate the association of these quality metrics with survival in a multi‐institutional cohort. Methods Multicenter retrospective study of patients with oral cavity squamous cell (1/2005‐1/2015). Baseline patient and disease characteristics and compliance with quality metrics was evaluated. Association between compliance with quality metrics with overall survival (OS), disease‐free survival (DFS), and disease‐specific survival (DSS) was evaluated using Cox proportional hazards models. Results Failure to comply with two or more of the quality metrics was associated with worse OS, DFS, and DSS. Adherence to all or all but one of the quality metrics was found to be associated with improved survival. Conclusions Process‐related quality metrics are associated with increased survival in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma in a multi‐institutional cohort.
ISSN:1043-3074
1097-0347
DOI:10.1002/hed.26454