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Chao Zhang Shao-lei Li Qiang Nie Song Dong Yang Shao Xue-ning Yang Yi-long Wu Yue Yang Wen-zhao Zhong 《Journal of thoracic oncology》2019,14(4):726-731
Background
Locally advanced NSCLC is one of the most heterogeneous conditions, with multidimensional treatments involved. Neoadjuvant therapy had been commonly considered an optimal management strategy for patients with operable locally advanced. However, as targeted therapy has been widely applied in advanced NSCLC, neoadjuvant targeted therapy has remained poorly explored in locally advanced disease.Methods
We have described 11 ALK receptor tyrosine kinase gene (ALK)-positive patients with pathologically confirmed N2 NSCLC who were treated with neoadjuvant crizotinib. All the patients were treatment naive and received crizotinib at a starting dose of 250 mg twice daily. Patient 3 was provided with dynamic monitoring before and after neoadjuvant therapy through next-generation sequencing of plasma and tissue. In case 4, next-generation sequencing of preoperative tissue was performed.Results
Of the 11 patients, 10 had a partial response and one was stable disease after neoadjuvant crizotinib, with one suffering from grade 4 hepatic damage. Of the 11 patients, 10 (91.0%) received an R0 resection and 2 patients achieved a pathological complete response to neoadjuvant crizotinib. Six patients had disease recurrence, with five of them receiving crizotinib as first-line treatment and achieving a long duration of response. Dynamic monitoring of both plasma and tissue simultaneously indicated a decrease in sensitive ALK signaling in patient 3 and a partial response (approximately 50% of partial response), and no ALK-dependent resistance variants were captured.Conclusion
Neoadjuvant crizotinib may be feasible and well tolerated in locally advanced disease for complete resection. Crizotinib therapy before surgery may provide thorough elimination of circulating molecular residual disease and not influence the reuse of first-line crizotinib, but ongoing prospective trials are warranted to prove its efficacy in the neoadjuvant setting. 相似文献3.
Tetsuhiko Asao Yutaka Fujiwara Kota Itahashi Shinsuke Kitahara Yasushi Goto Hidehito Horinouchi Shintaro Kanda Hiroshi Nokihara Noboru Yamamoto Kazuhisa Takahashi Yuichiro Ohe 《Clinical lung cancer》2017,18(4):e251-e258
Background
Second-generation anaplastic lymphoma kinase (ALK) inhibitors, such as alectinib and ceritinib, have recently been approved for treatment of ALK-rearranged non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC). An optimal strategy for using 2 or more ALK inhibitors has not been established. We sought to investigate the clinical impact of sequential use of ALK inhibitors on these tumors in clinical practice.Patients and Methods
Patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC treated from May 2010 to January 2016 at the National Cancer Center Hospital were identified, and their outcomes were evaluated retrospectively.Results
Fifty-nine patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC had been treated and 37 cases were assessable. Twenty-six received crizotinib, 21 received alectinib, and 13 (35.1%) received crizotinib followed by alectinib. Response rates and median progression-free survival (PFS) on crizotinib and alectinib (after crizotinib failure) were 53.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 26.7%-80.9%) and 38.4% (95% CI, 12.0%-64.9%), and 10.7 (95% CI, 5.3-14.7) months and 16.6 (95% CI, 2.9-not calculable), respectively. The median PFS of patients on sequential therapy was 35.2 months (95% CI, 12.7 months-not calculable). The 5-year survival rate of ALK-rearranged patients who received 2 sequential ALK inhibitors from diagnosis was 77.8% (95% CI, 36.5%-94.0%).Conclusion
The combined PFS and 5-year survival rates in patients who received sequential ALK inhibitors were encouraging. Making full use of multiple ALK inhibitors might be important to prolonging survival in patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC. 相似文献4.
Alona Zer Mor Moskovitz David M. Hwang Anat Hershko-Klement Ludmila Fridel Grzegorz J. Korpanty Elizabeth Dudnik Nir Peled Tzippy Shochat Natasha B. Leighl Geoffrey Liu Ronald Feld Ronald Burkes Mira Wollner Ming-Sound Tsao Frances A. Shepherd 《Clinical lung cancer》2017,18(2):156-161
Background
Patients with lung cancer are at increased risk for venous thromboembolism (VTE), particularly those receiving chemotherapy. It is estimated that 8% to 15% of patients with advanced non–small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) experience a VTE in the course of their disease. The incidence in patients with specific molecular subtypes of NSCLC is unknown. We undertook this review to determine the incidence of VTE in patients with ALK (anaplastic lymphoma kinase)-rearranged NSCLC.Patients and Methods
We identified all patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC diagnosed and/or treated at the Princess Margaret Cancer Centre (PM CC) in Canada between July 2012 and January 2015. Retrospective data were extracted from electronic medical records. We then included a validation cohort comprising all consecutive patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC treated in 2 tertiary centers in Israel.Results
Within the PM CC cohort, of 55 patients with ALK-rearranged NSCLC, at a median follow-up of 22 months, 23 (42%) experienced VTE. Patients with VTE were more likely to be white (P = .006). The occurrence of VTE was associated with a trend toward worse prognosis (overall survival hazard ratio = 2.88, P = .059). Within the validation cohort (n = 43), the VTE rate was 28% at a median follow-up of 13 months. Combining the cohorts (n = 98), the VTE rate was 36%. Patients with VTE were younger (age 52 vs. 58 years, P = .04) and had a worse Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (P = .04). VTE was associated with shorter overall survival (hazard ratio = 5.71, P = .01).Conclusion
The rate of VTE in our ALK-rearranged cohort was 3- to 5-fold higher than previously reported for the general NSCLC population. This warrants confirmation in larger cohorts. 相似文献5.
Jose M. Pacheco Dexiang Gao Derek Smith Thomas Purcell Mark Hancock Paul Bunn Tyler Robin Arthur Liu Sana Karam Laurie Gaspar Brian Kavanagh Chad Rusthoven Dara Aisner Robert Doebele D. Ross Camidge 《Journal of thoracic oncology》2019,14(4):691-700
Introduction
Clinical variables describing the natural history and longitudinal therapy outcomes of stage IV anaplastic lymphoma kinase gene rearrangement positive (ALK-positive) NSCLC and their relationship with long-term overall survival (OS) have not previously been described in detail.Methods
Patients with stage IV NSCLC treated with an ALK inhibitor at the University of Colorado Cancer Center from 2009 through November 2017 were identified retrospectively. OS curves were constructed by using Kaplan-Meier methods. Multivariate Cox proportional hazard analysis was used to determine the relationship of variables with OS.Results
Of the 110 patients with ALK-positive NSCLC who were identified, 105 received crizotinib as their initial ALK inhibitor. With a median follow-up time of 47 months, the median OS time from diagnosis of stage IV disease was 81 months (6.8 years). Brain metastases at diagnosis of stage IV disease (hazard ratio = 1.01, p = 0.971) and year of stage IV presentation (p = 0.887) did not influence OS. More organs with tumor at diagnosis of stage IV disease was associated with worse OS (HR = 1.49 for each additional organ with disease, including the CNS [p = 0.002]). Each additional month of pemetrexed-based therapy was associated with a 7% relative decrease in risk of death.Conclusion
Patients with stage IV ALK-positive NSCLC can have prolonged OS. Brain metastases at diagnosis of stage IV disease does not influence OS. Having more organs involved with tumor at stage IV presentation is associated with worse outcomes. Prolonged benefit from pemetrexed is associated with better outcomes. 相似文献6.
Caroline Brenner Thomsen Rikke Fredslund Andersen Jan Lindebjerg Torben Frøstrup Hansen Lars Henrik Jensen Anders Jakobsen 《Clinical colorectal cancer》2019,18(1):28-33.e3
Background
RAS and RAF mutations in colorectal cancer (CRC) hold value in precision medicine. Liquid biopsy is an alternative to tumor tissue biopsy, and circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) has been intensively investigated, but the clinical relevance of RAS and RAF mutations in plasma is yet to be determined. This study aimed to investigate the clinical aspects of RAS/RAF mutations during combination treatment.Patients and Methods
Patients with RAS/RAF tumor wild-type metastatic CRC treated with combination chemotherapy and an EGFR inhibitor were included. Blood samples were collected at baseline and every treatment cycle and analyzed for 31 RAS, RAF, and EGFR mutations until progressive disease or censoring using droplet digital PCR.Results
Forty-six patients were prospectively enrolled onto the study. At baseline, 7% had detectable RAS/RAF mutations in ctDNA. During the treatment course, the fraction of patients with mutated ctDNA increased to 22%. The emergence of mutations did not correlate with response or risk of progression while receiving treatment (P = 1.0).Conclusion
Emergence of plasma RAS/RAF mutations was not correlated with the effect of combination chemotherapy and EGFR inhibition in patients with RAS/RAF wild-type metastatic CRC. 相似文献7.
Jessica J. Lin Ginger Y. Jiang Nencyben Joshipura Jennifer Ackil Subba R. Digumarthy Sandra P. Rincon Beow Y. Yeap Justin F. Gainor Alice T. Shaw 《Journal of thoracic oncology》2019,14(4):683-690
Background
Central nervous system (CNS) metastases represent a significant source of morbidity and mortality for patients with ALK tyrosine kinase gene (ALK)-positive NSCLC. Alectinib has demonstrated robust CNS activity in both crizotinib-naive and crizotinib-resistant settings. However, the CNS efficacy of alectinib has not been established in patients with untreated symptomatic, large CNS metastases.Methods
In this retrospective study, patients were eligible if they had advanced ALK-positive NSCLC with large (defined as ≥1 cm) or symptomatic CNS metastases and received alectinib. Medical records and radiographic imaging were reviewed to determine treatment outcomes. CNS efficacy was assessed per the modified Response Evaluation Criteria in Solid Tumors version 1.1.Results
Of the 19 patients, 15 (79%) had measurable CNS disease at baseline and were evaluable for response. The CNS objective response rate in these patients was 73.3% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 44.9%–92.2%), the CNS disease control rate was 100.0% (95% CI: 78.2%–100.0%), and the median CNS duration of response was 19.3 months (95% CI: 14.3 months–not evaluable). In 18 evaluable patients with measurable and/or nonmeasurable baseline CNS disease, the CNS objective response rate was 72.2% (95% CI: 46.5%–90.3%), the CNS disease control rate was 100.0% (95% CI: 81.5%–100.0%), and the median CNS duration of response was 17.1 months (95% CI: 14.3 months–not evaluable). All eight patients with symptoms attributable to CNS metastases had clinical improvement upon starting alectinib therapy. Six patients (32%) eventually required salvage brain radiotherapy.Conclusions
Alectinib demonstrated meaningful CNS efficacy in patients with ALK-positive NSCLC with untreated symptomatic or large brain metastases. 相似文献8.
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9.
Semir Vranic Juan Palazzo Souzan Sanati Elena Florento Elma Contreras Joanne Xiu Jeffrey Swensen Zoran Gatalica 《Clinical breast cancer》2019,19(2):131-136
Introduction
Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the breast is a rare, special type of breast cancer, reportedly constituting 2% to 5% of all breast cancers. Although breast NEC does not have a specific targeted therapy, several new targeted therapies based on specific biomarkers were recently investigated in the NEC of lung and in other types of breast carcinoma, which may provide guidance to their feasibility in breast NEC.Materials and Methods
Twenty breast NECs were profiled for biomarkers of therapy including antibody-drug conjugates (DLL3, TROP-2, and FOLR1), histone deacetylase (H3K36Me3) inhibitors, tropomyosin receptor kinases (NTRK1/2/3 gene fusions) targeted inhibitors, alkylating agents (MGMT), and immune checkpoint inhibitors (PD-L1, TMB, and MSI) using immunohistochemistry and DNA/RNA next-generation sequencing assays.Results
Predictive expression of TROP-2, FOLR1, and H3K36Me3 were detected in different subsets of tumors and may pave the way for development of novel targeted therapies in some patients with breast NECs. There was no evidence of DLL3 expression, NTRK gene fusions, or MGMT hypermethylation. No biomarkers predictive of immune checkpoint inhibitor efficacy (programmed death-ligand 1 expression, tumor mutational burden, microsatellite instability) were identified. FGFR and CCND1 gene amplifications were detected in isolated cases.Conclusions
This study identified several potential targets for novel therapies in breast NEC, including farletuzumab and mirvetuximab soravtansine (FOLR1), sacituzumab govitecan (TROP-2), and HDAC inhibitors (H3K36Me3). In some cases, CCND1 gene amplification may indicate the usefulness of investigational therapies. The reported results should serve as an early indication of potential clinical relevance in selected patients with breast NEC. 相似文献10.
Yi-Long Wu Shun Lu Ying Cheng Caicun Zhou Jie Wang Tony Mok Li Zhang Hai-Yan Tu Lin Wu Jifeng Feng Yiping Zhang Alexander Valerievich Luft Jianying Zhou Zhiyong Ma You Lu Chengping Hu Yuankai Shi Christine Baudelet Jianhua Chang 《Journal of thoracic oncology》2019,14(5):867-875
Introduction
Data on immuno-oncology agents in Chinese patients are limited despite a need for new therapies. We evaluated the efficacy and safety of nivolumab in a predominantly Chinese patient population with previously treated NSCLC.Methods
CheckMate 078 was a randomized, open-label, phase III clinical trial in patients from China, Russia, and Singapore with squamous or nonsquamous NSCLC that had progressed during/after platinum-based doublet chemotherapy (ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT02613507). Patients with EGFR/ALK alterations were excluded. Patients (N = 504) were randomized 2:1 to nivolumab (3 mg/kg every 2 weeks) or docetaxel (75 mg/m2 every 3 weeks), stratified by performance status, tumor histology, and tumor programmed death ligand 1 expression. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS); secondary endpoints included objective response rate, progression-free survival, and safety.Results
OS was significantly improved with nivolumab (n = 338) versus docetaxel (n = 166); median OS (95% confidence interval): 12.0 (10.4–14.0) versus 9.6 (7.6–11.2) months, respectively; hazard ratio (97.7% confidence interval): 0.68 (0.52–0.90); p = 0.0006. Objective response rate was 17% with nivolumab versus 4% with docetaxel; median duration of response was not reached versus 5.3 months. Minimum follow-up was 8.8 months. The frequency of grade 3 or greater treatment-related adverse events was 10% with nivolumab and 48% with docetaxel.Conclusions
This is the first phase III study in a predominantly Chinese population reporting results with a programmed death 1 inhibitor. In this population with previously treated advanced NSCLC, nivolumab improved OS versus docetaxel. Results were consistent with global CheckMate 017 and 057 studies. 相似文献11.
Baoan Hong Lin Cai Jiangyi Wang Shengjie Liu Jingcheng Zhou Kaifang Ma Jiufeng Zhang Bowen Zhou Xiang Peng Ning Zhang Kan Gong 《Clinical genitourinary cancer》2019,17(2):97-104.e1
Background
Programmed death ligand-1 (PD-L1) is a potential predictive biomarker for immunotherapy in several malignancies. However, the expression level and clinical significance of PD-L1 in von Hippel–Lindau (VHL)-associated hereditary clear-cell renal cell carcinoma (ccRCC) remain unclear.Patients and Methods
Surgical specimens were recruited from 129 patients with sporadic ccRCC and 26 patients with VHL-associated hereditary ccRCC. The PD-L1 expression level was assessed using immunohistochemistry. Correlations between PD-L1 expression and clinicopathological features were analyzed.Results
In sporadic ccRCC, the positive expression rate of PD-L1 was 47.3% (61/129). Positive PD-L1 expression was correlated with advanced tumor T stage (P = .011), higher Fuhrman nuclear grade (P = .022), poor disease-free survival (P = .037), and sex (P = .025). In the VHL-associated hereditary ccRCC, positive PD-L1 expression rate was 34.6% (9/26), lower than that in sporadic ccRCC. Positive PD-L1 was correlated with higher Fuhrman nuclear grade (P = .008), but not with sex, age, tumor stage, or the onset age of VHL-associated tumors.Conclusion
Positive PD-L1 expression was correlated with the aggressive clinicopathological features in sporadic and VHL-associated hereditary ccRCC. Whether PD-L1 expression level in ccRCC is related to the effectiveness of programmed death-1/PD-L1 checkpoint inhibitor immunotherapy needs to be further investigated. 相似文献12.
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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14.
Irina Druzhkova Nadezhda Ignatova Natalia Prodanets Nikolay Kiselev Iliya Zhukov Marina Shirmanova Vladimir Zagainov Elena Zagaynova 《Clinical colorectal cancer》2019,18(1):e74-e86
Background
The conventional chemotherapy of colorectal cancer with irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin remains one of the front-line treatments worldwide. However, its efficacy is quite low. Recently studies of the epithelial–mesenchymal transition (EMT) have become the focus of investigations into the cause of chemoresistance in several types of cancer, including colorectal cancer. The data about the role of EMT in chemosensitivity are controversial.Materials and Methods
Human colon adenocarcinoma cell lines HT29 and HCT116 and 14 primary short-term cultures established from patient tumors were used. The chemosensitivity to irinotecan, 5-fluorouracil, and oxaliplatin was assessed using the (4,5-dimethylthiazol-2-yl)-2,5-diphenyltetrazolium bromide (MTT) test. Immunocytochemistry, immunohistochemistry, and Western blot test were used to investigate the E-cadherin expression, the loss of which is a major hallmark of EMT.Results
Elevated chemosensitivity of the cell line with EMT phenotype, HCT116, was demonstrated. Increased chemosensitivity was revealed in HT29 cell line upon EMT induction. E-cadherin–positive short-term cultures were more resistant to all the drugs tested, whereas each of E-cadherin–negative cultures showed sensitivity to at least one drug. The statistically significant dependency of cells viability on the E-cadherin expression (P < .04) was demonstrated on the short-term cultures using 2 concentrations of each drug.Conclusion
The data obtained may serve as a basis for the analysis of colon cancer chemosensitivity using short-term cultures and the assay of E-cadherin expression. 相似文献15.
Uday Yanamandra Prateek Deo Kamal Kant Sahu Ram Vasudevan Nampoothiri Nalini Gupta Anusree Prabhakaran Deb Prasad Dhibhar Alka Khadwal Gaurav Prakash Man Upadesh Singh Sachdeva Deepesh Lad Neelam Varma Subhash Varma Pankaj Malhotra 《Clinical Lymphoma, Myeloma & Leukemia》2019,19(3):183-189.e1
Background
Multiple myeloma (MM) is a hematologic malignancy of plasma cell origin. MM primarily affects bone marrow, but extramedullary sites can also be involved. Myelomatous pleural effusion (MPE) is an atypical and rare complication of MM. We aimed to systematically study the incidence and clinicopathologic profile of patients with MPE in a real-world setting.Patients and Methods
In this retrospective study, 415 consecutive patients with MM managed at a tertiary care center in North India during a study period of January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2015 were evaluated for MPE. The patients with MPE were analyzed for their clinical profile, diagnosis, treatment, and outcomes.Results
Of these 415 patients, 11 (2.65%) patients had MPE. The median age of the study population was 50 years with male preponderance. The majority of these patients had immunoglobin (Ig)G Kappa disease. All patients had higher than International Staging System stage I disease. MPE was a presenting feature at MM diagnosis in 45.45% (n = 5) of the patients, whereas the rest developed MPE during follow-up. MPE presented predominantly (81.8%) as a unilateral effusion. Concurrent extramedullary involvement at other site was seen in 45.45% (n = 5), with 3 (27%) patients having concurrent myelomatous ascites. Six of these were managed aggressively, whereas 5 patients opted for palliation. The outcomes were dismal (90.9% mortality), with a median survival of 2.47 months.Conclusion
MPE is a rare entity, and positive outcomes of therapy remain low with dismal prognosis. 相似文献16.
K. Schreuder J.H. Maduro P.E.R. Spronk N. Bijker P.M.P. Poortmans T. van Dalen H. Struikmans S. Siesling 《Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))》2019,31(4):250-259
Aims
To determine the variation in radiation therapy boost use in a nationwide study following adjustment of a national guideline in 2011, as well as to address the relationship to patient, tumour and radiation therapy institutional factors.Materials and methods
All invasive breast cancers and non-invasive breast cancers (ductal carcinoma in situ; DCIS) that received external whole-breast radiation between 2011 and 2016 were selected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Box plots were used to evaluate variation over time and logistic regression was carried out to address other factors influencing the variation. Funnel plots were constructed, with unadjusted and adjusted data for patient and tumour factors significantly affecting the use of a boost.Results
For breast cancer patients (n = 45,207), the proportion receiving a boost and its range decreased over the years from 37.3–92.7% in 2011 to 28.3–65.4% in 2016. This trend was not observed in DCIS patients (n = 6,844). Young age, large tumours, high grade and the absence of tumour-free resection margins were associated with boost use for both breast cancer and DCIS. For breast cancer, triple-negative tumour subtype and metastatic lymph node involvement were also associated with boost use. Institutional factors did not influence the use of a boost and institutional variation remained substantial after case-mix adjustments.Conclusion
Following adjustment of a nationwide implemented guideline, variation in radiation therapy boost use decreased in patients with breast cancer but not in patients with DCIS. Several tumour and patient characteristics were associated with boost use. Substantial institutional variation could not be explained by differences in patient, tumour or predefined institutional characteristics. 相似文献17.
Walker Mainwaring John Bowers Ngoc Pham Todd Pezzi Mihir Shukla Mark Bonnen Michelle Ludwig 《Clinical breast cancer》2019,19(2):e343-e351
Background
Metastases to the brain occur in 10%-16% of patients with breast cancer, with incidence reportedly increasing. Historically, brain metastases (BM) have been treated with whole-brain radiation therapy (WBRT), but stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) is an increasingly favored treatment option. In this study we used a population-level database to compare patterns of care and survival between WBRT and SRS for BM from breast cancer.Materials and Methods
The National Cancer Database was used to select patients treated with radiation for BM from primary breast cancer. Groups were classified on the basis of the modality of radiation delivered to the brain and compared across several demographic factors. A Kaplan–Meier survival curve and Cox multivariate analysis were used to compare overall survival. A matched analysis using propensity scores was used to further reduce confounders and compare survival.Results
The treatment groups were significantly different across several socioeconomic variables including income, insurance status, and treatment setting. The percentage of patients who received SRS increased dramatically in the second half of the analyzed time period (P < .001). Unadjusted median survival was significantly longer for patients who received SRS versus those who received WBRT (P < .001). This finding persisted after propensity score-matching.Conclusion
Receipt of SRS was associated with different socioeconomic variables and longer overall survival compared with WBRT, highlighting the need for less toxic treatment for patients who are now living longer. The results revealed important socioeconomic differences between patients selected for SRS versus WBRT and emphasizes disparities in access to modern radiation techniques across the United States. 相似文献18.
Tarek M.K. Motawi Nadia I. Zakhary Hebatallah A. Darwish Hassan M. Abdalla Samer A. Tadros 《Clinical breast cancer》2019,19(2):e276-e282
Background
Breast cancer is one of the most relevant malignancies among women. Molecular abnormalities in promotor region of survivin gene may account for overexpression of survivin and increased breast cancer risk. This study aimed to explore the potential association between survivin promotor gene -31G/C single nucleotide polymorphism (rs9904341) and its serum level alteration on one hand, and the risk of breast cancer in Egyptian patients on the other hand. It also aimed to assess the usefulness of survivin as an early noninvasive diagnostic biomarker and in breast cancer staging.Patients and Methods
A total of 135 patients with physically and pathologically confirmed breast cancer and 40 unrelated control subjects as well as 40 patients with benign breast mass were recruited from the early detection unit at National Cancer Institute, Cairo University. Genotyping was performed using allelic discrimination probes by real-time quantitative PCR and serum survivin by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.Results
The minor allele C of -31G/C survivin single nucleotide polymorphism was more frequent in breast cancer patients (19.3%) compared to the control group (7.5%). Furthermore, subjects with the GC + CC genotype were at increased risk of breast cancer compared to the GG genotype of the control group and also the benign group. Moreover, those patients exhibited higher serum levels of survivin compared to GG genotype. There was also significant elevation of serum survivin in different breast cancer stages.Conclusion
Genetic variation in -31G/C of the survivin gene may contribute to the disposition of breast cancer in the Egyptian population. Serum survivin alteration played a pivotal role in the pathogenesis of breast cancer. 相似文献19.
S. Ramasamy L.J. Murray K. Cardale K.E. Dyker P. Murray M. Sen R.J.D. Prestwich 《Clinical oncology (Royal College of Radiologists (Great Britain))》2019,31(6):344-351
Aims
To assess the impact of weekly scheduled peer review of head and neck contours for definitive and adjuvant radiotherapy cases based on rates of recommended changes.Materials and methods
Retrospective analysis of a prospective database. Recommended changes were prospectively classified as ‘major’ (change in gross tumour volume and/or high-dose clinical target volume, dose/fractionation) or ‘minor’ (change in intermediate or elective dose clinical target volumes or organs at risk). Univariate analysis to explore associations between recommended changes and tumour site/stage and radical/adjuvant indication.Results
In total, 307/375 (82%) head and neck cases treated with volumetric-modulated arc therapy were prospectively peer reviewed over a 12-month period; 195 (64%) cases received definitive and 112 (36%) received adjuvant radiotherapy. Overall, 43/307 (14.0%) changes were recommended within the peer review meetings. This comprised 27/307 (8.8%) major changes and 16/307 (5.2%) minor changes; 33/43 (77%) changes were in the clinical target volume. Rates of recommended changes were significantly higher for adjuvant versus definitive radiotherapy (odds ratio 2.26, P = 0.014) and for larynx compared with oropharynx (odds ratio 3.02, P = 0.02). There was no overall correlation between clinician experience and rates of change (P = 0.62).Conclusion
Routine weekly meeting contour-based peer review resulted in a number of major and minor changes to treatment. Compliance was high. Peer review was potentially beneficial for all tumour sites/stages/indications and any degree of clinician experience. 相似文献20.
Bo Lan Fei Ma Mei Han Shanshan Chen Wenna Wang Qiao Li Ying Fan Yang Luo Ruigang Cai Jiayu Wang Peng Yuan Pin Zhang Qing Li Binghe Xu 《Clinical breast cancer》2019,19(2):e370-e375