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Sleimann M, Balcerek M, Cytera C, Richter F, Borgmann-Staudt A, Wörmann B, Kronziel LL, Calaminus G, Kock-Schoppenhauer AK, Grabow D, Baust K, Neumann A, Langer T, Gebauer J. Implementation of a clinical long-term follow-up database for adult childhood cancer survivors in Germany: a feasibility study at two specialised late effects clinics. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:12855-12866. [PMID: 37462771 PMCID: PMC10587240 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05145-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/07/2023] [Accepted: 07/08/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Childhood cancer survivors (CCS) are at risk for increased morbidity and reduced quality of life associated with treatment-related late effects. In Germany, however, only a few of the more than 40,000 CCS registered in the German Childhood Cancer Registry (GCCR) currently benefit from adequate clinical long-term follow-up (LTFU) structures. To establish a comprehensive knowledge base on CCS' long-term health in Germany, a database was developed in cooperation with the GCCR. Following a first evaluation phase at two German university centres, this database will be implemented more widely within Germany allowing longitudinal documentation of clinical LTFU data. METHODS The feasibility study cohort comprised 208 CCS aged 18 or older whose medical, mental and psychosocial health data were collected during routine LTFU or first clinic visits in adult care. CCS were enrolled from 04/2021 to 12/2022, and data entry was completed by 03/2023. Descriptive data analysis was conducted. All CCS were stratified into three risk groups (RG) based on their individual risk for developing late effects resulting from their respective diagnoses and treatments. RESULTS Chronic health conditions of various organ systems associated with late and long-term effects of cancer therapy affected CCS in all RG supporting the clinical relevance of risk-adapted LTFU. Enrolment into the database was feasible and broadly accepted amongst CCS. CONCLUSION Implementation of a clinical follow-up care infrastructure and database in Germany will pave the way to collect clinically evaluated and regularly updated health data of potentially over 40,000 German CCS and facilitate future national and international cooperation.
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- Madelaine Sleimann
- Medizinische Klinik 1, Abteilung für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Stoffwechselmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Mittelallee 6A, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Mittelallee 6A, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus A, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus A, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Mittelallee 6A, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Haematology, Oncology and Tumor Immunology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin Institute of Health, Campus Virchow-Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, Mittelallee 11, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Institut für Medizinische Biometrie und Statistik (IMBS), Universität zu Lübeck, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, V24, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Pädiatrische Hämatologie/Onkologie, Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- Division of Childhood Cancer Epidemiology/German Childhood Cancer Registry, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Centre of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, 55101 Mainz, Germany
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- Pädiatrische Hämatologie/Onkologie, Zentrum für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany
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- IT Center for Clinical Research, Lübeck, Universität zu Lübeck, Haus 32, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23562 Lübeck, Germany
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- Klinik für Kinder- und Jugendmedizin, Pädiatrische Onkologie und Hämatologie, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, Haus A, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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- Medizinische Klinik 1, Abteilung für Endokrinologie, Diabetologie und Stoffwechselmedizin, Universitätsklinikum Schleswig-Holstein, Campus Lübeck, Ratzeburger Allee 160, 23538 Lübeck, Germany
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Lago BM, Bello SDS, Gondim GRM, Makdissi FBA, Bitencourt AGV. Breast cancer after thoracic radiotherapy in young patients: what does the radiologist need to know? Radiol Bras 2023; 56:145-149. [PMID: 37564077 PMCID: PMC10411773 DOI: 10.1590/0100-3984.2022.0065-en] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/22/2022] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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Radiation-induced secondary tumors constitute a rare complication of radiation therapy and typically occur in or near the irradiated area. Women who undergo thoracic radiotherapy before 30 years of age have a significantly greater lifetime risk of developing breast cancer than do those in the general population. It is recommended that a patient who has previously received thoracic radiotherapy with a radiation dose ≥ 10 Gy subsequently undergo annual screening with mammography and magnetic resonance imaging, beginning eight years after the initial treatment or when the patient has reached 25 years of age (whichever comes later). The treatment of secondary breast cancer in this population should be individualized and should be discussed with a multidisciplinary team to avoid toxicity related to the treatment of the primary cancer.
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Chikarmane SA. Invited Commentary: Hodgkin Lymphoma and Beyond: Breast Cancer Screening in Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Radiographics 2023; 43:e220203. [PMID: 36927128 DOI: 10.1148/rg.220203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 03/18/2023]
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- Sona A Chikarmane
- From the Department of Radiology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, 75 Francis St, Boston, MA 02115
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Alchin JE, Signorelli C, McLoone JK, Wakefield CE, Fardell JE, Johnston K, Cohn RJ. Childhood Cancer Survivors' Adherence to Healthcare Recommendations Made Through a Distance-Delivered Survivorship Program. J Multidiscip Healthc 2022; 15:1719-1734. [PMID: 35983228 PMCID: PMC9380825 DOI: 10.2147/jmdh.s363653] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/25/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Purpose Ongoing survivorship care allows childhood cancer survivors the opportunity to address treatment-related health problems and improve their quality of life. However, many survivors do not adhere to their healthcare professionals’ recommendations and the factors supporting their adherence remain unclear. Patients and Methods Long-term childhood cancer survivors completed the “Re-engage” program, which assessed survivors’ heath needs and provided individualised recommendations for health interventions and surveillance developed by an expert multi-disciplinary team (MDT). We measured survivors’ recall of, and adherence to, their individualised healthcare recommendations at one and six months post-intervention. We conducted a series of univariate negative binomial regressions to investigate factors associated with the total number of recommendations that were correctly recalled and adhered to. Results We analysed the data of 25 childhood cancer survivors who participated in Re-engage (mean age = 31.9 years). On average, survivors were provided with 6.6 recommendations (range = 1–11). Survivors accurately recalled receiving 3.0 recommendations at one month post-intervention and 1.9 at six months. Survivors had adhered to an average of 1.3 recommendations by six-month follow-up. In total, 56% of participants reported that they did not adhere to any recommendations. By six-month follow-up, greater adherence to MDT recommendations was associated with having a history of a second cancer (B = 1.391; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.686 to 2.097; p < 0.001) and reporting a greater level of worry about late effects (B = 1.381; 95% CI, 0.494 to 2.269; p = 0.002). Conclusion Survivors reported sub-optimal levels of adherence and demonstrated limited recall of their healthcare recommendations. Effective communication of recommendations and clear discussion of barriers limiting adherence, coupled with late effects education, may be critical to ensure that survivors engage with their recommendations, to improve their quality of life and health outcomes. Trial Registration Number ACTRN12618000194268.
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- Joseph Elliot Alchin
- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health,UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health,UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health,UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health,UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health,UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia
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- Kids Cancer Centre, Sydney Children's Hospital, Randwick, NSW, Australia.,School of Women's and Children's Health,UNSW Medicine, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Sung H, Siegel RL, Hyun N, Miller KD, Yabroff KR, Jemal A. Subsequent primary cancer risk among five-year survivors of adolescent and young adult cancers. J Natl Cancer Inst 2022; 114:1095-1108. [PMID: 35511931 PMCID: PMC9360462 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djac091] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/27/2021] [Revised: 12/15/2021] [Accepted: 03/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND A comprehensive examination of the incidence and mortality of subsequent primary cancers (SPCs) among adolescent and young adult (AYA) cancer survivors in the US is lacking. METHODS Cancer incidence and mortality among 170,404 ≥ 5-year cancer survivors aged 15-39 years at first primary cancer diagnosis during 1975-2013 in 9 Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries were compared to those in the general population using standardized incidence ratio (SIR), absolute excess incidence (AEI), standardized mortality ratio (SMR), and absolute excess mortality (AEM). RESULTS During a mean follow-up of 14.6 years, 13,420 SPC cases and 5,008 SPC deaths occurred among survivors (excluding the same-site as index cancer), corresponding to 25% higher incidence (95%CI = 1.23-1.27; AEI = 10.8 per 10,000) and 84% higher mortality (95%CI = 1.79-1.89; AEM = 9.2 per 10,000) than that in the general population. Overall SPC risk was statistically significantly higher for 20 of 29 index cancers for incidence and 26 for mortality, with the highest SIR among female Hodgkin lymphoma survivors (SIR = 3.05, 95%CI = 2.88-3.24; AEI = 73.0 per 10,000) and the highest SMR among small intestine cancer survivors (SMR = 6.97, 95%CI = 4.80-9.79; AEM = 64.1 per 10,000). Type-specific SPC risks varied substantially by index cancers; however, SPCs of the female breast, lung, and colorectum combined constituted 36% of all SPC cases and 39% of all SPC deaths, with lung cancer alone representing 11% and 24% of all cases and deaths, respectively. CONCLUSION AYA cancer survivors are almost twice as likely to die from a new primary cancer as the general population, highlighting the need for primary care clinicians to prioritize cancer prevention and targeted surveillance strategies in these individuals.
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- Hyuna Sung
- Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, GA, US
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- Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, GA, US
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- Division of Biostatistics, Kaiser Permanente Washington Health Research Institute, Seattle, WA, US
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- Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, GA, US
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- Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, GA, US
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- Surveillance and Health Equity Science, American Cancer Society, Kennesaw, GA, US
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Shahani SA, Marcotte EL. Landscape of germline cancer predisposition mutations testing and management in pediatrics: Implications for research and clinical care. Front Pediatr 2022; 10:1011873. [PMID: 36225340 PMCID: PMC9548803 DOI: 10.3389/fped.2022.1011873] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/04/2022] [Accepted: 09/05/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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As germline genetic testing capacities have improved over the last two decades, increasingly more people are newly diagnosed with germline cancer susceptibility mutations. In the wake of this growth, there remain limitations in both testing strategies and translation of these results into morbidity- and mortality-reducing practices, with pediatric populations remaining especially vulnerable. To face the challenges evoked by an expanding diversity of germline cancer mutations, we can draw upon a model cancer-associated genetic condition for which we have developed a breadth of expertise in managing, Trisomy 21. We can additionally apply advances in other disciplines, such as oncofertility and pharmacogenomics, to enhance care delivery. Herein, we describe the history of germline mutation testing, epidemiology of known germline cancer mutations and their associations with childhood cancer, testing limitations, and future directions for research and clinical care.
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- Shilpa A Shahani
- Department of Pediatrics, City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, Duarte, CA, United States
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- Division of Epidemiology and Clinical Research, Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States.,Masonic Cancer Center, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis, MN, United States
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