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Caterina Finizia
Professor/ Chief Physician
Department of OtorhinolaryngologyAbout Caterina Finizia
Professor Caterina Finizia Dept of ENT/H&N Surgery; Sahlgrenska University Hospital
Since 1994 working as an ENT-specialist at Sahlgenska Univeristy Hospital (SU) Present postgraduate appointment ENT-specialist Sahlgrenska University Hospital 20%, chief of internship education SU 60%, 20% of working hours assigned to research work as ENT professor. Principle supervisor of eight accomplished PhD theses.
Head and neck cancer treatment Clinical and translational research applied to risk organs and intervention for complications following head and neck cancer treatment
Purpose and Aims The overall goal of our proposed project is to reduce incidence and severity of complications following treatment for head and neck cancer (HNC) by identifying patients at risk and implementing interventions based on clinical and translational research. In Sweden, approximately 1300 patients are diagnosed with HNC annually. They are generally treated with chemoradiotherapy (CRT) and/or surgery. The oncologic treatment yields severe complications in up to 50% of the patients, affecting communication, swallowing and mouth-opening ability (trismus). There is currently a significant gap in our knowledge on how to best care for these patients, both in terms of how to manage the complications and how to prevent them.
Improve health related quality of life During the last decade, we have focused on identifying and treating long-term complications following oncologic treatment in HNC patients, aiming to improve health related quality of life (HRQL), optimising rehabilitation and reduce health care costs. Based on this research, we have now expanded our research aims with focus on identification of patients and organs at risk using genetic and dose studies and prevention studies of HNC treatment complications. We have also developed and/or translated several validated patient reported instruments, which have then been used to assess outcomes and efficacy in clinical intervention studies. Our team includes otolaryngologists, oncologists, radiologists, odontologists, speech-language pathologists, medical physicists and mathematicians. We are therefore in an excellent position to fill the knowledge gap identified above. Our strategy for doing so is defined in the following. Specific aims: 1. To clarify the mechanisms involved in trismus and dysphagia complications by using whole genome genetic analysis as well as targeted gene analysis in head and neck cancer patients 2. To identify risk structures for radiation induced trismus and dysphagia through predictive modelling of normal tissue response and to avoid these conditions through altered treatment planning of radiotherapy 3. To develop and implement more efficient interventions and measures of complications after oncologic treatment for head and neck cancer
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Translation and Validation of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire-2 into Italian
Language
Andrea Frosolini, Lisa Tuomi, Olindo Massarelli, Caterina Finizia, Simone Benedetti, Lisa Catarzi, Andrea Lovato, Guido Gabriele, Paolo Gennaro
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MEDICINE - 2025 -
Validation of the Swedish Eating Assessment Tool, S-EAT-10, for patients with head and neck
cancer.
Linnéa Ekström, Lotta Sjökvist Wilk, Caterina Finizia, Lisa Tuomi
Scientific reports - 2025 -
Genetic, clinical, lifestyle and sociodemographic risk factors for head and neck cancer: A UK Biobank
study.
Lisa Tuomi, Toshima Z Parris, Araz Rawshani, Erik Andersson, Alina Orozco, Caterina Finizia
PLOS ONE - 2025 -
Preventing radiation-induced dysphagia and trismus in head and neck cancer—A randomized controlled
trial
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi
Head and Neck - 2025 -
Degree of Preoperative Bilateral Hearing Affects Patient-Reported Outcome in Primary
Stapedotomy
Ulrica Thunberg, Taj Tahir, Ylva Dahlin Redfors, Caterina Finizia
OTOLOGY & NEUROTOLOGY - 2025 -
Reply to letter to the editor: Trismus, health-related quality of life, and trismus-related symptoms up to 5-years post-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer treated between
2007-2012.
Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, Susan Aghajanzadeh, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer - 2024 -
Do Effects of Voice Rehabilitation in Patients Irradiated for Laryngeal Cancer Remain 5 Years
Postradiotherapy?
Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation - 2024 -
Postradiation trismus in head and neck cancer survivors: a qualitative study of effects on life, rehabilitation, used coping strategies and support from the healthcare
system
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY - 2024 -
Explorative study of stimulated saliva proteome in head and neck cancer patients pre- and
post-treatment
Ulrica Almhöjd, Amela Fisic, Hülya Cevik-Aras, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Annica Almståhl
Heliyon - 2024 -
Dizziness, physical capacity, and health-related aspects among 70-year-olds in an urban
population
Ellen Lindell, Caterina Finizia, Kerstin Frändin, Hanna Falk Erhag, Therese Rydberg Sterner, Ingmar Skoog, Lena Kollén
JOURNAL OF GERONTOLOGY AND GERIATRICS - 2024 -
Jaw exercise in head and neck cancer patients for prevention of temporomandibular disorders: a randomized controlled
trial
Ellie Saghafi, Kalid Kadhim, Charlotte Andren Andås, Birgitta Johansson Cahlin, Caterina Finizia, Therese Axelsson, Göran Kjeller, Lisa Tuomi
JOURNAL OF CANCER SURVIVORSHIP - 2024 -
Sex Differences in Health-Related Quality of Life in Patients With Head and Neck Cancer-A Prospective
Study
Niklas Bohm, Charlott Karlsson, Caterina Finizia, Jessica Skoogh Andersson, Annica Almståhl
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF DENTAL HYGIENE - 2024 -
Validation of the Swedish Dynamic Imaging Grade of Swallowing Toxicity for Flexible Endoscopic Evaluation of Swallowing
(DIGEST-FEES)
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi
DYSPHAGIA - 2024 -
Prevalence of benign paroxysmal positional vertigo in a population-based setting among
75-year-olds
Ellen Lindell, Caterina Finizia, Hugo Davidsson, Lena Kollén, Silke Kern, Ingmar Skoog, Lina Rydén
JOURNAL OF VESTIBULAR RESEARCH-EQUILIBRIUM & ORIENTATION - 2024 -
Introduction of a Novel Patient Safety Advisory: Evaluation of Perceived Information With a Modified QPP Questionnaire-A Case-Control
Study
Bojan Tubić, Margareta Bånnsgård, Susanne Gustavsson, My Engström, Johanna Moreno, Caterina Finizia
JOURNAL OF PATIENT SAFETY - 2024 -
Decreased Rates of Radiation-induced Trismus and Lowered Mastication Structure Doses in Patients Treated for Head and Neck Cancer During the Last Two
Decades
Niclas Pettersson, Emelie Andersson, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, C. E. Olsson
CLINICAL ONCOLOGY - 2024 -
Prospective study on health-related quality of life, oral mucositis and oral health on during treatment of head and neck
cancer
Charlott Karlsson, Niklas Bohm, Jessica Skoogh Andersson, Caterina Finizia, Annica Almståhl
BMC ORAL HEALTH - 2024 -
Long-term effects on swallowing and laryngeal function after treatment for severe COVID-19 disease in intensive
care
Hans Dotevall, Lisa Tuomi, Ellen Lindell, Caterina Finizia
EUROPEAN ARCHIVES OF OTO-RHINO-LARYNGOLOGY - 2024 -
Psychometric properties of the Swedish version of the international outcome inventory - alternative interventions (IOI-AI) - ear surgery
(IOI-AI<SUP>op</SUP>)
Ylva Dahlin Redfors, Andreas Björsne, Caterina Finizia
INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF AUDIOLOGY - 2024 -
A translation and validation of the French version of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire 2
(F-GTQ-2)
Marion Girod-Roux, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Anais Beldjoudi, Claire Metayer, Floriane Faraoni, Lucile Fiot, Guillaume Buiret
JOURNAL OF ORAL REHABILITATION - 2024 -
Trismus in head and neck cancer: translation and validation of the Chinese version of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire-2
(C-GTQ-2)
Chia-Hui Shao, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Chia-Yu Wu, Rou-Han Chen, Chia-Jung Chan, Ya-Jen Chen, Chia-Hsin Lee, Wei-Chin Chang, Shu-Chun Tsai, Tsai-Wei Huang
CLINICAL ORAL INVESTIGATIONS - 2024 -
A randomized controlled study evaluating the head-lift exercise in head and neck cancer patients with radiation-induced dysphagia: effect on swallowing function and health-related quality of life over 12
months
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Nina Pauli, Hans Dotevall, Lisa Tuomi
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - 2023 -
Communicating Patient Safety Information Through Video and Oral Formats—A
Comparison.
Margareta Bånnsgård, Nouri Arazoo, Caterina Finizia, My Engström, Johanna Moreno, Ulrika Roos, Bojan Tubić
Journal of patient safety - 2023 -
Patients' experience of patient safety information and participation in care during a hospital
stay
Bojan Tubić, Caterina Finizia, A. Z. Kamil, P. Larsson, My Engström
Nursing Open - 2023 -
Are there differences in revision stapes surgery outcomes between university and county clinics? A study from the quality register for otosclerosis surgery in
Sweden
Nina Pauli, Caterina Finizia, L. Lundman, Andreas Björsne, Ylva Dahlin Redfors
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - 2023 -
Voice Outcomes Following Head-Lift Exercises in Head and Neck Cancer: A Randomized Controlled
Study.
Hedvig Eriksson, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Journal of voice : official journal of the Voice Foundation - 2023 -
Trismus, health-related quality of life, and trismus-related symptoms up to 5 years post-radiotherapy for head and neck cancer treated between 2007 and
2012
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
Treatment with head-lift exercise in head and neck cancer patients with dysphagia: results from a randomized, controlled trial with flexible endoscopic evaluation of swallowing
(FEES)
Hans Dotevall, Lisa Tuomi, Kerstin Petersson, H. Löfhede, Henrik Bergquist, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
Facial pain, health-related quality of life and trismus-related symptoms up to 5 years post-radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, My Engström, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2023 -
A pilot study using pre-treatment physical activity level to predict long-term health-related quality of life in patients with head and neck
cancer
Lisa Tuomi, J. Magnusson-Sandkvist, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Daniel Arvidsson, Mats Börjesson, Caterina Finizia
Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck - 2023 -
A prospective 5-year study of trismus prevalence and fluctuation in irradiated head and neck cancer
patients
Susan Aghajanzadeh, Therese Karlsson, My Engström, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Acta Oto-Laryngologica - 2022 -
Effect of voice rehabilitation following radiotherapy for laryngeal cancer - a 3-year follow-up of a randomised controlled
trial
Therese Karlsson, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
Acta Oncologica - 2022 -
Dizziness Symptoms, Balance Confidence, and Vestibular Function in Older Women Reporting Dizziness and
Unsteadiness
Ellen Lindell, Lena Kollén, Caterina Finizia
Otology & Neurotology - 2022 -
The effect of the Shaker head-lift exercise on swallowing function following treatment for head and neck cancer: Results from a randomized, controlled trial with videofluoroscopic
evaluation
Lisa Tuomi, Hans Dotevall, Henrik Bergquist, Kerstin Petersson, M. Andersson, Caterina Finizia
Head and Neck-Journal for the Sciences and Specialties of the Head and Neck - 2022 -
Temporomandibular disorder as risk factor for radiation-induced trismus in patients with head and neck
cancer
Nina Pauli, Bodil Fagerberg-Mohlin, Christina Mejersjö, Caterina Finizia
Clinical and Experimental Dental Research - 2022 -
A validation study of the Swedish version of the Glasgow hearing aid benefit profile evaluated in otosclerosis
subjects
Ylva Dahlin Redfors, Radoslava Jönsson, Caterina Finizia
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology - 2022 -
Strategiska satsningar skapar attraktiva
forskningsmiljöer
Paulin Andrell, My Engström, Dragana Skiljic, Caterina Finizia
Läkartidningen - 2022 -
A Survey of Psychiatric Healthcare Workers' Perception of Working Environment and Possibility to Recover Before and After the First Wave of COVID-19 in
Sweden
Eirini Alexiou, Steinn Steingrimsson, Magnus Åkerström, Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Linda Åhlström, Caterina Finizia, Helle Wijk, Alessio Degl'Innocenti
Frontiers in Psychiatry - 2021 -
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo and vestibular impairment among older adults with
dizziness.
Ellen Lindell, Therese Karlsson, Lena Kollén, Mia Johansson, Caterina Finizia
Laryngoscope investigative otolaryngology - 2021 -
Jaw exercise therapy for the treatment of trismus in head and neck Cancer: a prospective three-year follow-up
study
Ove Karlsson, Therese Karlsson, Nina Pauli, Paulin Andréll, Caterina Finizia
Supportive Care in Cancer - 2021 -
A pre/post analysis of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on the psychosocial work environment and recovery among healthcare workers in a large university hospital in
Sweden.
Ingibjörg H Jonsdottir, Alessio Degl'Innocenti, Linda Åhlström, Caterina Finizia, Helle Wijk, Magnus Åkerström
Journal of public health research - 2021 -
Predictors of severe dysphagia following radiotherapy for head and neck
cancer
Kerstin Petersson, Caterina Finizia, Lisa Tuomi
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology - 2021 -
Dizziness and health-related quality of life among older adults in an urban population: a cross-sectional
study
Ellen Lindell, Lena Kollén, Mia Johansson, Therese Karlsson, Lina Rydén, Madeleine Mellqvist Fässberg, Hanna Falk Erhag, Ingmar Skoog, Caterina Finizia
Health and Quality of Life Outcomes - 2021 -
Characterization of dysphagia and laryngeal findings in COVID-19 patients treated in the ICU-An observational clinical
study
H. Osbeck Sandblom, Hans Dotevall, Kristina Svennerholm, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia
PLoS ONE - 2021 -
Benign paroxysmal positional vertigo, dizziness, and health-related quality of life among older adults in a population-based
setting
Ellen Lindell, Lena Kollén, Mia Johansson, Therese Karlsson, Lina Rydén, Hanna Falk Erhag, Hanna Wetterberg, Anna Zettergren, Ingmar Skoog, Caterina Finizia
European Archives of Oto-Rhino-Laryngology - 2021 -
Low physical activity in patients diagnosed with head and neck
cancer
Magdalena Karczewska-Lindinger, Lisa Tuomi, Jonatan Fridolfsson, Daniel Arvidsson, Mats Börjesson, Caterina Finizia
Laryngoscope Investigative Otolaryngology - 2021 -
Feasibility of Mastication-Structure-Sparing Radiotherapy for Head and Neck
Cancer
C. E. Olsson, I. Raunert, Nina Pauli, Lisa Tuomi, Caterina Finizia, Niclas Pettersson
International journal of radiation oncology, biology, physics - 2021 -
Translation of the Gothenburg Trismus Questionnaire-2 into Telugu and its Validation for use in Indian
Patients
B. Bhanu Prakash, S. Chava, J. T. Gondi, L. M. C. S. Rao S, Caterina Finizia, T. S. Rao, H. O. Nemade
Indian Journal of Surgical Oncology - 2021 -
The Convention on the Rights of the Child (UNCRC) and its implementation in paediatric clinical
research
Jenny Kindblom, Tina Kjellén, Caterina Finizia, Ian Milsom
Acta Paediatrica, International Journal of Paediatrics - 2020 -
Well-Being of Caregivers of Patients with Laryngeal Cancer Treated by
Radiotherapy
Therese Karlsson, Mia Johansson, Caterina Finizia
International Archives of Otorhinolaryngology - 2020
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