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Joyita Banerjee Sujata Satapathy Ashish Dutt Upadhyay Sada Nand Dwivedi Prasun Chatterjee Lalit Kumar Goura Kishor Rath Aparajit Ballav Dey 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):222-228
Introduction
With rise in incidence and prevalence of cancers in the ageing population, the need for an age sensitive comprehensive assessment measure has been felt. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) is often difficult to implement due to time and logistic constraints. A brief assessment tool encompassing the specific domains of the CGA would be a better way to assess older adults with cancer. These tools exist but have not necessarily been culturally adapted. The main aim of the study was to develop a culturally relevant short geriatric assessment tool and explore its psychometric properties.Methodology
An initial item pool was formed after review of the literature and study of the existing scales. This draft tool was then pre and pilot tested to finalize the items and check the feasibility of application. The final tool was validated by exploratory factor analysis on a sample of 100 older patients with cancer.Results
After pre and pilot study on fifteen and thirty older patients with cancer respectively, this tool consisting of a total of 38 items spread over eight domains was developed and validated on a sample of 100 subjects. Due to co-linearity, three items were deleted after exploratory factor analysis, bringing the final item number to35. The Cronbach's alpha was 0.93 and the intra-class correlation co-efficient (ICC) was 0.94. Thus, the final tool had 13 questions with sub-parts (35 items in total). The time taken to administer the tool was around 25?min.Conclusion
The tool developed is valid and reliable and can be used for the initial assessment and further care planning of older Indian patients with cancer. 相似文献2.
Timothy H.M. To Wee Kheng Soo Heather Lane Adnan Khattak Christopher Steer Bianca Devitt Haryana M. Dhillon Anne Booms Jane Phillips 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):216-221
Introduction
Geriatric assessment (GA) is a multidimensional health assessment of the older person to evaluate their physical and cognitive function, comorbidities, nutrition, medications, psychological state, and social supports. GA may help oncologists optimise care for older patients with cancer. The aim of this study was to explore the views of Australian medical oncologists regarding the incorporation of geriatric screening tools, GA and collaboration with geriatricians into routine clinical practice.Methods
Members of the Medical Oncology Group of Australia were invited to complete an online survey that evaluated respondent demographics, practice characteristics, treatment decision-making factors, use of GA, and access to geriatricians.Results
Sixty-nine respondents identified comorbidities, polypharmacy, and poor functional status as the most frequent challenges in caring for older patients with cancer. Physical function, social supports and nutrition were the most frequent factors influencing treatment decision-making. The majority of respondents perceived value in GA and geriatrician review, although access was a barrier for referral. Such services would need to be responsive, providing reports within two weeks for the majority of respondents.Conclusion
Despite an emerging evidence base for the potential benefits of GA and collaboration with geriatricians, medical oncologists reported a lack of access but a desire to engage with these services. 相似文献3.
Lorenzo Dottorini Laura Catena Italo Sarno Giandomenico Di Menna Annamaria Marte Eugenio Novelli Carmen Rusca Emilio Bajetta 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):356-358
Background
Endocrine therapy is the main treatment in hormonosensitive breast cancer; the most frequent side effects are arthralgia, osteoporosis, depression, dyslipidemia and hypertension. G8 is a simple test developed to identify older patients who could benefit from a comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA). The aim of this study is to evaluate the possible role of G8 in predicting side effects from treatment with aromatase inhibitor in women ≥65?years old.Matherial and method
Women ≥65?years old affected by breast cancer about to start a therapy with an aromatase inhibitor, in the adjuvant setting, were evaluated with the G8 tool. Patients were classified as “fit” with G8 score?>?14 or “vulnerable” with G8 score?≤?14; they then started treatment and clinical-instrumentalfollow-up.Results
From April 2016 to February 2018, 50 consecutive patients were screened. Median age was 75.1 (range 65–86). G8 identified 30 patients (60%) as “fit” (score?>?14) and 20 (40%) as “vulnerable” (score?≤?14). The grade of concordance between G8 score and the appearance/absence of adverse events were statistically significant (41/50 patients, 82%, p?=?0.0002); sensitivity resulted in 78% and specificity was 81%; positive predictive value was 70% and negative predictive value was 87%. The most frequent adverse event was arthromyalgia.Conclusion
The G8 screening tool has a potential role in predicting side effects during a treatment with aromatase inhibitor. G8 could be very useful in everyday clinical practice for this population. 相似文献4.
Scott Kizy Ariella M. Altman Schelomo Marmor Jason W. Denbo Eric H. Jensen Todd M. Tuttle Jane Yuet Ching Hui 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):322-329
Introduction
The 21-gene recurrence score (RS) (Oncotype Dx, Genomic Health, Redwood City Ca) has not been validated in an older cohort with estrogen receptor (ER)-positive breast cancer. The objective of this study was to evaluate RS validity in a group of older women with ER-positive breast cancer.Methods
Utilizing the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results Program (SEER) database with available RS, we evaluated women with ER-positive breast cancer aged 18–69 and those 70?years of age and older from 2004 to 2014. We utilized multivariable logistic regression models to evaluate factors associated with RS testing as well as a high-risk categorization for those who underwent testing. Survival was analyzed using Kaplan Meier curves and Cox proportional hazard models.Results
We identified 363,876 women aged 18–69?years and 147,107 women aged 70?years and older. A smaller proportion of patients in the older group (8%) underwent RS testing than in the younger group (18%). Of the patients who underwent testing, distribution of RS was similar between groups. High-risk categorization independently predicted a higher likelihood of death for older patients (hazard ratio 1.47, 95% confidence interval 1.15–1.90). Among patients with high-risk RS, chemotherapy was associated with a decreased risk of death in the younger group, but not in the older group.Conclusion
Older women are less likely to receive RS testing, but when tested, older patients have a similar distribution of RS as compared to younger patients. While high-risk categorization in the older cohort was prognostic, chemotherapy was not associated with improved survival. 相似文献5.
Tomohiro F. Nishijima Allison M. Deal Jennifer L. Lund Kirsten A. Nyrop Hyman B. Muss Hanna K. Sanoff 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):279-284
Background
Our aim was to evaluate the prognostic impact of three inflammatory markers - neutrophil lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet lymphocyte ratio (PLR) and lymphocyte monocyte ratio (LMR) - on overall survival (OS) in older adults with cancer.Materials and Methods
Our sample includes 144 patients age?≥?65?years with solid tumor cancer who completed a cancer-specific Geriatric Assessment (GA) from 2010 to 2014 and had pretreatment CBC with differential. NLR was dichotomized a previously reported cut-off value of 3.5, while PLR and LMR were dichotomized at the median. Cox proportional hazards models evaluated whether NLR, PLR and LMR were predictive of OS independent of covariates including a recently developed 3-item GA-derived prognostic scale consisting of (1) “limitation in walking several blocks”, (2) “limitation in shopping”, and (3) “≥ 5% unintentional weight loss in 6 months”.Results
Median age was 72?years, 53% had breast cancer, 27% had stage 4 cancer, 14% had Karnofsky Performance Status (KPS)?<?80, 11% received less intensive than standard treatment for stage, and 39% had NLR?>?3.5. In univariable analysis, higher NLR and PLR and lower LMR were significantly associated with worse OS. NLR remained a significant predictor of OS (HR?=?2.16, 95% CI; 1.10–4.25, p?=?.025) after adjusting for cancer type, stage, age, KPS, treatment intensity, and the GA-derived prognostic scale.Conclusion
NLR?>?3.5 is predictive of poorer OS in older adults with cancer, independent of traditional prognostic factors and the GA-derived prognostic scale. 相似文献6.
Francisco J. Tarazona-Santabalbina Jorge Llabata-Broseta Ángel Belenguer-Varea David Álvarez-Martínez David Cuesta-Peredo Juan A. Avellana-Zaragoza 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):298-303
Objectives
Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has shown to benefit older patients undergoing urological and orthopedic surgery. However, this approach has been scarcely assessed in patients elected for colorectal surgery.Materials and Methods
Retrospective cohort of patients aged ≥70?years admitted for elective colorectal cancer surgery to a single hospital between 2008 and 2012. Upon admission, patients were assigned to a usual care (UC) plan or a CGA-based care (GS) plan conducted by a multidisciplinary team, according to standard clinical criteria.Analyzed outcomes included the incidence of delirium and other geriatric syndromes during hospital stay, mortality, readmissions, andnumber of perioperative complications.Results
The cohort included 310 patients, 203 assigned to the GS group and 107 to the UC group. Patients in the GS group had significantly lower Barthel and Lawton scores, higher prevalence of dementia and heart failure, and higher comorbidity burden. Fifty-four (17.5%) patientsexperienced delirium (23 [11.3%] and 31 [29.2%] in the GS and UC groups, respectively; p?<?.001), and 49 (15.8%) patient experienced other geriatric syndromes (21 [10.3%] and 28 [26.2%] in the GS and UC groups, respectively; p?<?.001). Serious complications were more frequent in the GS group: 154 (75.9%) vs 60 (56.1%) in the UC group; p?<?.001. No significant differences were observed between groups regarding readmissions, and in-hospital and post-discharge (1?year follow-up) mortality.Conclusions
Despite the poorer clinical condition of patients in the GS group, the CGA-based intervention resulted in a lower incidence of delirium and other geriatric syndromes compared with the UC group. 相似文献7.
Arti Hurria Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis Suzette Blanchard Peggy Burhenn Christina Haeyoung Yeon Yuan Yuan Daneng Li Vani Katheria James Ross Waisman Thehang H. Luu George Somlo Anne M. Noonan Ty Lee Nimit Sudan Samuel Chung Arnold Rotter Anait Arsenyan Abrahm Levi Joanne E. Mortimer 《Clinical breast cancer》2019,19(2):89-96
Introduction
Phase II clinical trials including geriatric assessment (GA) measures are critical for improving the evidence base for older adults with cancer. We assessed the efficacy and tolerability of nab-paclitaxel in older adults with metastatic breast cancer (MBC).Patients and Methods
Patients aged ≥ 65 years with MBC and ≤ 1 previous line of chemotherapy received 100 mg of nab-paclitaxel on days 1, 8, and 15 of a 28-day cycle. A GA was completed pre-chemotherapy, and the validated Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) chemotherapy toxicity risk score was calculated. Relationships between tolerability (number of courses, hospitalizations, dose reductions, and toxicity) and risk score were assessed using general linear models, Student t tests, and the Fisher test. Response rate and progression-free survival were evaluated using the Kaplan-Meier method.Results
Forty patients (mean age, 73 years; range, 65-87 years) were included. The median number of cycles was 6, 75% (n = 30) of patients had ≥ 1 dose hold, and 50% (n = 20) had ≥ 1 dose reduction. Fifty-eight percent (n = 23) had treatment-related ≥ grade 3 toxicities, and 30% (n = 12) were hospitalized owing to toxicity. Thirty-five percent (n = 14) responded, and the median progression-free survival was 6.5 months (95% confidence interval, 5.5 months to undefined). Patients with intermediate/high toxicity risk scores had higher risk of grade ≥ 3 toxicity than those with low risk scores (odds ratio, 5.8; 95% confidence interval, 1.3-33.1; P = .01). A higher mean risk score was associated with higher likelihood of dose reductions and hospitalizations.Conclusions
Among older adults with MBC receiving weekly nab-paclitaxel, more than one-half experienced ≥ grade 3 chemotherapy toxicity. However, a GA-based risk score could predict treatment tolerability. 相似文献8.
F.P. Lubotzky P. Butow C. Hunt D.S.J. Costa R. Laidsaar-Powell S. Carroll S.R. Thompson M. Jackson A. Tewari K. Nattress I. Juraskova 《Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))》2019,31(2):124-131
Aims
Women treated with pelvic radiation therapy (PRT) for gynaecological or anorectal cancer report a high number of sexual problems and unmet post-treatment psychosexual information needs. Currently, there is suboptimal adherence to recommended rehabilitation aids, such as vaginal dilators, and a paucity of resources to facilitate post-radiation rehabilitation and reduce distress in this population. This randomised controlled trial aimed to evaluate the effectiveness of a study-developed psychosexual rehabilitation booklet in this setting.Materials and methods
Eighty-two women scheduled for PRT to treat gynaecological/anorectal cancer were randomised to receive the intervention booklet (n = 44) or standard information materials (n = 38). Self-report questionnaires administered at pre-treatment baseline and at 3, 6 and 12 months post-treatment assessed adherence with rehabilitation aids, booklet knowledge, anxiety, depression and sexual functioning/satisfaction.Results
Dilator adherence and booklet knowledge were significantly higher in the intervention group than in the control group (averaged over time points), with scores significantly increasing over time. Younger age and gynaecological cancer were significant predictors of greater dilator adherence. No significant group differences were found on psychological and sexual measures.Conclusions
The psychosexual rehabilitation booklet was effective in educating women with gynaecological and anorectal cancers about PRT-related psychosexual side-effects and rehabilitation options, as well as promoting uptake of vaginal dilator use. Future research should elucidate the effectiveness of this booklet in women with greater psychological and sexual functioning needs. 相似文献9.
Audrey Rambeau Bérengère Beauplet Heidi Laviec Idlir Licaj Alexandra Leconte Claire Chatel Priscille Le Bon Julie Denhaerynck Bénédicte Clarisse Nicole Frenkiel Marie Lange Florence Joly 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):235-240
Introduction
Among the various instruments recommended by the International Society of Geriatric Oncology, the Mini Mental State Examination (MMSE) is the most commonly used cognitive screening test before oncological treatment. Although the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) has been shown to be more sensitive than the MMSE in several pathologies, no specific data exist for older patients with cancer. We aimed to compare the proportions of older patients with cancer who had screened positive for cognitive impairment according to the MMSE and MoCA scores obtained during a pretherapeutic geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology.Patients and methods
This prospective study was conducted among 66 patients older than 70?years who were candidates for a first-line treatment for either a solid tumor or hematological malignancy. Patients with brain tumor or previously known dementia were ineligible. During GA, cognitive function was assessed using both the MoCA and the MMSE tests administered in a random order.Results
Median age was 78?years. Most patients (n?=?43, 65.2%) had a solid tumor. The median scores were 26 [11–30] for MMSE and 24 [8–30] for MoCA. Thirteen (19.7%) and 44 (66.7%) patients were screened positive for cognitive impairment according to MMSE and MoCA scores, respectively. Overall, 55 (66.7%) patients were screened positive: 12 (21.8%) on both scores, 32 (70.5%) with the MoCA only, and one patient with MMSE only (p?<?0.0001).Conclusion
The MoCA test seems to be most relevant to screen for cognitive impairment in older patients with cancer. 相似文献10.
Leigha Rowbottom Allison Loucks Rana Jin Henriette Breunis Ali Taqi Syed Sarah Watt Narhari Timilshina Martine Puts Daniel Yokom Arielle Berger Shabbir M.H. Alibhai 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):229-234
Purpose
Geriatric assessment (GA) is recommended for older adults?≥?70?years with cancer to guide treatment selection. Screening tools such as the Vulnerable Elders Survey (VES-13) and G6 have been used to identify patients at highest need of GA. Whether either tool predicts a change in oncologic treatment following GA is unclear.Methods
Patients attending a geriatric oncology clinic between July 2015 and June 2017 who completed a VES-13 and underwent subsequent GA were included. Clinical information was extracted from a prospectively maintained database. G6 scores were assigned retrospectively. Patients were stratified into those who were “VES-13 positive” (score?≥?3) and “VES-13 negative” (score?<?3). Logistic regression was used to explore the relationship between VES-13 score, G6 score, and treatment modification.Results
Ninety-nine patients were seen prior to initiating cancer treatment. The median VES-13 score was 7; with 81.8% of patients scoring ≥3. The treatment plan was modified in 47.5% of patients after GA. VES-13 score was predictive of treatment plan modification (63.0% among VES-13 positive versus 16.7% among VES-13 negative patients; p?=?0.001). G6 performed similarly to the VES-13. The only statistically significant predictor of treatment change in multivariable analysis was performance status.Conclusion
VES-13 positive patients are more likely to undergo treatment modification to reduce treatment intensity or supportive care only. The VES-13 may provide oncologists with a rapid, reliable way of identifying vulnerability in older adults with cancer who may need further GA prior to commencing cancer treatment. 相似文献11.
Purpose
To assess the pharmacologic costs of second-line treatments for metastatic renal-cell cancer (mRCC).Methods
The present evaluation was restricted to pivotal phase 3 randomized controlled trials in second-line for mRCC. We calculated the pharmacologic costs necessary to get the benefit in progression-free survival and overall survival (OS) for each trial. The costs of drugs are at the pharmacy of our hospital and are expressed in euros.Results
Our analysis evaluated 5 phase 3 randomized controlled trials including 3112 patients. The lowest cost per month of progression-free survival and OS gained was associated with the use of cabozantinib (€2006 and €1473, respectively), while everolimus had the highest cost per month of OS gained (€28,590).Conclusion
Combining pharmacologic costs of drugs with the measure of efficacy represented by OS, cabozantinib is a cost-effective second-line treatments for patients with mRCC. 相似文献12.
Bernardo Cacho-Díaz Héctor Spínola-Maroño Nancy Reynoso Alberto González-Aguilar Alejandro Mohar-Betancourt 《Clinical breast cancer》2019,19(2):e394-e398
Introduction
Breast cancer (BC) is the most common cancer in women, and the incidence of brain metastasis (BM) from BC ranges from 20% to 30%, with a median survival of 10 to 15 months. Previous reports have shown that the presence of obesity or diabetes negatively impacts survival. The present study investigates the association between obesity or diabetes mellitus (DM) and overall survival of patients with BC with BM.Materials and Methods
A database from 2 referral centers for the period of July 2014 to February 2018 was analyzed. The inclusion criteria were as follows: patients who had a confirmed diagnosis of BC with BM were followed and treated at these centers. Demographic data, body weight and height, clinical and oncologic history, functional status, prognostic scales, and prognoses were examined.Results
A total of 228 patients were included. The median age at BM was 50 years; the median survival after diagnosis was 12.1 months; 108 patients had a body mass index (BMI) ≥ 25, and 40 (17%) patients had DM. The association between survival and the presence of BMI > 25 exhibited a P value of 0.3.Discussion
We found no association between overweight, obesity, or DM and survival in patients with BC with BM. The role of obesity in cancer is a robust research topic, as there are many questions to be answered.Conclusion
Obesity as a prognostic indicator should be further studied, because we found no association between overall survival and either patients with BM from BC with a BMI > 25 or those with normal weight. 相似文献13.
K. Seejore G.E. Gerrard V.M. Gill R.D. Murray 《Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))》2019,31(4):219-224
Aims
The 2014 British Thyroid Association thyroid cancer guidelines recommend lifelong follow-up of thyroid cancer patients. This is probably unnecessary, can cause patient anxiety, is time consuming and places significant demand on National Health Service resources. It has been suggested that low-risk differentiated thyroid cancer (DTC) patients could be discharged to primary care once they are 5 years from diagnosis and treatment. The aim of this study was to investigate the potential safety of this practice.Materials and methods
In total, 756 patients with dynamically risk-stratified (DRS) low-risk/excellent response to treatment DTC treated over 2001–2013 in the Leeds region were followed after diagnostic surgery and the recurrence rate calculated.Results
The median follow-up time was nearly 10 years (5–17 years). Radiological recurrence occurred in 13/756 (1.7%) patients and was always preceded by raised thyroglobulin/ thyroglobulin antibody levels. In all 13 patients elevation of thyroglobulin occurred within 5 years of diagnosis. Two additional patients were found to have rising thyroglobulin at almost 9 and 10.5 years from diagnosis, although to date radiological recurrence has not been detected. Assuming these two patients developed recurrence with longer duration of follow-up, then 0.26% (2/756) of patients would not have their recurrence discovered within 5 years of diagnosis. To detect 100% of patients with a putative recurrence in our cohort would require 10.5 years of follow-up. Four patients had transiently raised thyroglobulin, which became undetectable within 2 years (in three patients), without any treatment and radiological recurrence was not discovered.Conclusion
Discharge of DRS low-risk DTC patients to primary care after 5 years of secondary care follow-up is reasonable, accepting that late recurrence may occur in a very small minority of individuals (0.26%, ～1:400). A more cautious approach would be to continue monitoring for 10 years, although the frequency of assessments could be reduced with increasing duration of follow-up. 相似文献14.
Paola Morelato Assunção Tamires Prates Lana Márcia Torresan Delamain Gislaine Oliveira Duarte Roberto Zulli Irene Lorand-Metze Carmino Antonio de Souza Erich Vinicius de Paula Katia Borgia Barbosa Pagnano 《Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia》2019,19(3):162-166
Background
Cardiovascular events (CVEs) have been observed in patients with chronic myeloid leukemia treated with second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors.Patients and Methods
We retrospectively evaluated the incidence of CVEs on 233 consecutive patients with chronic myeloid leukemia, of which 116 were treated with imatinib, 75 with dasatinib, and 42 with nilotinib. The median follow-up was 2047, 1712, and 1773 days, respectively.Results
The cumulative incidence of CVEs was 4.29%. Three events occurred during dasatinib treatment, 6 during nilotinib treatment, and none during imatinib treatment (P ≤ .001). Arterial occlusive events occurred in 2 (2.6%) of 75 patients treated with dasatinib and in 6 (14.2%) of 42 patients treated with nilotinib (P ≤ .001). Furthermore, all of them occurred in patients with high-risk (n = 2) and very high-risk (n = 6) cardiovascular risk, contributing to 4.3% of mortality.Conclusion
CVEs were more frequent in patients treated with second-generation tyrosine kinase inhibitors. Arterial occlusive events were more frequent in patients treated with nilotinib, with high and very high cardiovascular risk. 相似文献15.
Omar Abdel-Rahman 《Clinical genitourinary cancer》2019,17(2):e329-e338
Background
The objective of the study was to evaluate the outcomes of clinically localized prostate cancer treated with prostatectomy versus radiation therapy within the context of a prospective prostate cancer screening study.Patients and Methods
Within the PLCO (Prostate, Lung, Colorectal, and Ovary) trial, patients who were diagnosed with clinically localized prostate cancer and subsequently received treatment with prostatectomy or radiation therapy (with or without hormonal treatment) were included. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were then performed to determine factors affecting overall and prostate cancer-specific survival. Factors with P < .05 in univariate analysis were included in the multivariate analysis.Results
A total of 3953 patients were included in the current analysis. These included 2044 patients treated with prostatectomy and 1909 patients treated with radiation therapy with or without hormonal treatment. In an adjusted multivariate analysis for factors affecting overall survival, prostatectomy was associated with better overall survival compared with radiation therapy (hazard ratio, 0.548; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.440- 681; P < .001). Likewise, in an adjusted multivariate analysis for factors affecting prostate cancer-specific survival, prostatectomy was associated with better prostate cancer-specific survival compared with radiation therapy (hazard ratio, 0.485; 95% CI, 0.286- 0.822; P = .007). Similar findings were found with propensity score matching and repeating the same analyses on the post-matching cohort.Conclusion
Prostatectomy seems to predict better overall and prostate cancer-specific survival compared with radiation therapy among patients with clinically localized prostate cancer diagnosed within the PLCO trial. 相似文献16.
Robin W.M. Vernooij Inge van Oort Theo M. de Reijke Katja K.H. Aben 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):252-258
Objectives
To examine the clinical features, applied treatments, and survival of older patients with prostate cancer compared with younger patients.Material and Methods
All patients diagnosed with prostate cancer between 2005 and 2015 in the Netherlands were identified from the nationwide population-based Netherlands Cancer Registry (NCR). Patient and tumour characteristics, as well as applied treatments, were described by age groups and prognostic risk groups. Relative survival rates were determined, including multivariable relative survival regression analyses. Additionally, to assess if age was associated with receiving curative treatment, a multivariable logistic regression analysis was performed.Results
In total, 48% of all patients were 70?years of age or older. Older patients had a higher prostate specific antigen (PSA) level, a higher Gleason score, as well as a higher disease stage at diagnosis. The 10-year relative survival decreased with increasing age, and after adjustment for disease stage, Gleason score, PSA level, and comorbidities, older patients had a worse survival rate. Older patients with intermediate- or high-risk disease appeared to be treated less often with curative intent compared with younger patients after adjustment for tumour stage, Gleason score, PSA level, and comorbidities. Older patients with intermediate/high risk prostate cancer treated with curative intent showed a 10-year relative survival rate similar to younger patients.Conclusion
The survival of older patients was worse than younger patients. This might be due to suboptimal treatment, as older patients were less often treated with curative intent. Although the increased risk of treatment complications should be considered, age alone should not be a decisive factor when offering a treatment. 相似文献17.
Kurtis D. Davies Aprille Lomboy Carolyn A. Lawrence Michael Yourshaw Gregary T. Bocsi D. Ross Camidge Dara L. Aisner 《Journal of thoracic oncology》2019,14(4):737-741
Introduction
Genomic variants that lead to MET proto-oncogenem receptor tyrosine kinase (MET) exon 14 skipping represent a potential targetable molecular abnormality in NSCLC. Consequently, reliable molecular diagnostic approaches that detect these variants are vital for patient care.Methods
We screened tumor samples from patients with NSCLC for MET exon 14 skipping by using two distinct approaches: a DNA-based next-generation sequencing assay that uses an amplicon-mediated target enrichment and an RNA-based next-generation sequencing assay that uses anchored multiplex polymerase chain reaction for target enrichment.Results
The DNA-based approach detected MET exon 14 skipping variants in 11 of 856 NSCLC samples (1.3%). The RNA-based approach detected MET exon 14 skipping in 17 of 404 samples (4.2%), which was a statistically significant increase compared with the DNA-based assay. Among 286 samples tested by both assays, RNA-based testing detected 10 positives, six of which were not detected by the DNA-based assay. Examination of primer binding sites in the DNA-based assay in comparison with published MET exon 14 skipping variants revealed genomic deletion involving primer binding sequences as the likely cause of false negatives. Two samples positive via the DNA-based approach were uninformative via the RNA-based approach due to poor-quality RNA.Conclusions
By circumventing an inherent limitation of DNA-based amplicon-mediated testing, RNA-based analysis detected a higher proportion of MET exon 14 skipping cases. However, RNA-based analysis was highly reliant on RNA quality, which can be suboptimal in some clinical samples. 相似文献18.
Atsunari Kawashima Takayuki Kanazawa Kentaro Jingushi Taigo Kato Takeshi Ujike Akira Nagahara Kazutoshi Fujita Akiko Morimoto-Okazawa Kota Iwahori Motohide Uemura Ryoichi Imamura Hisashi Wada Norio Nonomura 《Clinical genitourinary cancer》2019,17(2):114-124
Background
There are no previous reports directly evaluating immunologic conditions in tumor microenvironment including both bladder cancer (BCa) and upper urinary tract carcinoma (UTUC). In this study, we aimed to clarify the difference of immunity status and its clinical significance depending on the tumor site in urothelial carcinoma.Patients and Methods
Tumor tissue–infiltrating lymphocytes were extracted from 70 urothelial cancer patients who underwent surgical resection (52 cases of BCa and 18 cases of UTUC). The immunologic classification was established by unsupervised clustering analysis according to the expression ratio of 9 extracellular surface markers measured by flow cytometry, and we examined the relationship between immunologic classification and clinical importance such as pathologic status and prognosis (progression-free survival and cancer-specific survival).Results
The immunologic condition was classified into 2 groups. Group 1 (n = 41) comprised the CD4 T-cell–dominant group and group 2 (n = 29) the immunologically activated group. This immunologic classification was significantly correlated with tumor grade (P = .020) but not tumor location in multivariate analysis. In invasive BCa patients (n = 33), progression-free survival and cancer-specific survival of group 2 were significantly worse than those of group 1 (P = .021 and P = .022, respectively), while there was no significant difference between groups 1 and 2 in patients with invasive UTUC (n = 17).Conclusion
Although there was no difference in the local immunologic condition of urothelial carcinoma between BCa and UTUC, its significance as a prognostic predictor might vary depending on tumor site. 相似文献19.
Erin B. Moth Belinda E. Kiely Natalie Stefanic Vasikaran Naganathan Andrew Martin Peter Grimison Martin R. Stockler Philip Beale Prunella Blinman 《Journal of Geriatric Oncology》2019,10(2):210-215
Background
The use of geriatric assessment (GA) and the Cancer and Aging Research Group (CARG) Toxicity Score by Australian oncologists is low. We sought oncologists' views about the value of GA and the CARG Score when making decisions about chemotherapy for their older patients.Methods
Patients aged ≥65?yrs. with a plan to start chemotherapy for a solid organ cancer underwent a GA and had their CARG Score calculated. Results of the GA and CARG Score were provided to treating oncologists who then completed a questionnaire on the value of these measures for each patient.Results
We enrolled 30 patients from eight oncologists. Patients had a median age of 76?years and most (77%) were ECOG performance status 0 or 1. Risk category for severe chemotherapy toxicity by CARG Score was low in 7 patients (23%), intermediate in 18 (60%), and high in 5 (17%). The GA provided oncologists new information for 12 patients (40%), most frequently in the domains of function and nutrition. Knowledge of the GA prompted supportive interventions for 7 patients (23%). Oncologists considered modifications to recommended chemotherapy based on the CARG Score for 2 patients (7%) (one more intensive and one less intensive), and based on GA for no patients. Oncologists judged the GA and CARG Score as useful in 26 (87%) and 25 (83%) patients, respectively.Conclusion
Although oncologists valued the GA and CARG Score, they rarely used them to modify chemotherapy. The GA provided new information that prompted supportive interventions in one quarter of patients. 相似文献20.
Seán Fitzgerald Julie-Ann O&#x;Reilly Erin Wilson Ann Joyce Richard Farrell Dermot Kenny Elaine Williamson Kay Jenny Fitzgerald Barry Byrne Gregor Stefan Kijanka Richard O&#x;Kennedy 《Clinical colorectal cancer》2019,18(1):e53-e60