Systemic inflammation plays a key prognostic role in patients with head and neck cancer treated with immunotherapy and is linked to CT-based body composition metrics

To investigate the prognostic significance of pretreatment inflammatory markers and their association with computed tomography (CT)-based body composition (BC) metrics in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) treated with immunotherapy.

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Main Authors: Jungbauer, Frederic (Author) , Ludwig, Sonja (Author) , Huber, Lena (Author) , Affolter, Annette (Author) , Lammert, Anne (Author) , Rotter, Nicole (Author) , Scherl, Claudia (Author) , Seiz, Elena (Author) , Vahidi Noghani, Farroch (Author) , Schönberg, Stefan (Author) , Haubold, Johannes (Author) , Arndt, Clara (Author) , Ludwig, Johannes Maximilian (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 15 March 2026
In: European archives of oto-rhino-laryngology and head & neck

ISSN:1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-026-10159-2
Online Access:Verlag, kostenfrei, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00405-026-10159-2
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Author Notes:Frederic Jungbauer, Sonja Ludwig, Lena Huber, Annette Affolter, Anne Lammert, Nicole Rotter, Claudia Scherl, Elena Seiz, Farroch Vahidi Noghani, Stefan O. Schönberg, Johannes Haubold, Clara Arndt, Johannes M. Ludwig
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Summary:To investigate the prognostic significance of pretreatment inflammatory markers and their association with computed tomography (CT)-based body composition (BC) metrics in patients with recurrent and/or metastatic head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) treated with immunotherapy.
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ISSN:1434-4726
DOI:10.1007/s00405-026-10159-2