Table 2

Data collected at follow-up assessment

ClinicalFunctional
Disease status
Alive without disease
Alive with disease
Death (disease related)
Death (non-disease related)
EORTC QLQ-C30
Smoking historyEORTC HN35
Alcohol historyVocal cord function
ACE scoreDIGEST VFSS/FEES scale
WeightPSS-HN
Presence of tube feedingMDADI
VHI-10
100 mL Water swallow test
Minimum phonation time
GRBAS scale
Voice recording
  • DIGEST, Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity; EORTC HN35, European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire; EORTC QLQ-C30, European Organization for the Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire; FEES, Fiberoptic Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing; GRBAS, Grade, Roughness, Breathiness, Aesthenia, Strain; MDADI, MD Anderson Dysphagia Inventory; PSS-HN, Performance Status Scale for Head & Neck Cancer Patients; VFSS, Videofluoroscopic Swallow Study; VHI-10, Voice Handicap Index.