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Peacock HM, Van Meensel M, Van Gool B, Silversmit G, Dekoninck K, Brierley JD, Van Eycken L. Cancer incidence, stage shift and survival during the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic: A population-based study in Belgium. Int J Cancer 2024; 155:1212-1224. [PMID: 38728107 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.35001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Revised: 04/02/2024] [Accepted: 04/16/2024] [Indexed: 05/12/2024]
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The COVID-19 pandemic was associated with a profound decline in cancer diagnoses in 2020 in Belgium. Disruption in diagnostic and screening services and patient reluctance to visit health facilities led to fewer new cases and concerns that cancers may be diagnosed at more advanced stages and hence have poorer prognosis. Using data from mandatory cancer registration covering all of Belgium, we predicted cancer incidence, stage distribution and 1-year relative survival for 2020 using a Poisson count model over the preceding years, extrapolated to 2020 for 11 common cancer types. We compared these expected values to the observed values in 2020 to specifically quantify the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, accounting for background trends. A significantly lower incidence was observed for cervical, prostate, head and neck, colorectal, bladder and breast cancer, with limited or no recovery of diagnoses in the second half of 2020 for these cancer types. Changes in stage distribution were observed for cervical, prostate, bladder and ovarian and fallopian tube tumours. Generally, changes in stage distribution mainly represented decline in early-stage than in late-stage tumours. One-year relative survival was lower than predicted for lung cancer and colorectal cancer. Stage shifts are hypothesised to result from alterations in access to diagnosis, potentially due to prioritisation of symptomatic patients, and patient reluctance to contact a physician. Since there were over 5000 fewer cancer diagnoses than expected by the end of 2020, it is critical to monitor incidence, stage distribution and survival for these cancers in the coming years.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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Oyama R, Endo M, Shimada E, Matsunobu T, Setsu N, Ishihara S, Kanahori M, Kawaguchi K, Hirose T, Nabeshima A, Fujiwara T, Yoshimoto M, Maekawa A, Hanada M, Yokoyama N, Matsumoto Y, Nakashima Y. Impact of COVID-19 pandemic on bone and soft tissue sarcoma patients' consultation and diagnosis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:20627. [PMID: 39232087 PMCID: PMC11374780 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-71830-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 08/30/2024] [Indexed: 09/06/2024] Open
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The coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic negatively affected the diagnosis and treatment of several cancer types. However, this pandemic's exact impact and extent on bone and soft tissue sarcomas need to be clarified. We aimed to investigate the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic and emergency declaration by the local government on consultation behavior and clinical stage at diagnosis of bone and soft tissue sarcoma. A total of 403 patients diagnosed with bone and soft tissue sarcoma who initially visited three sarcoma treatment hospitals between January 2018 and December 2021 were included. The monthly number of newly diagnosed soft tissue sarcoma patients was reduced by 25%, and the proportion of soft tissue patients with stage IV disease at diagnosis significantly increased by 9% during the COVID-19 pandemic compared to before the COVID-19 pandemic. Furthermore, the monthly number of new primary bone and soft tissue sarcoma patients significantly decreased by 43% during the state of emergency declaration. The COVID-19 pandemic had a negative impact on soft tissue sarcoma patients' consultation behavior and increased the proportion of advanced-stage patients at initial diagnosis. An emergency declaration by the local government also negatively affected primary bone and soft tissue sarcoma patients' consultation behavior.
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- Ryunosuke Oyama
- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan.
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Kyushu Rosai Hospital, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kyushu Cancer Center, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Orthopaedic Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, 3-1-1 Maidashi, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka, 812-8582, Japan
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Ho VKY, Deijen CL, Hemmes B, van Erning FN, Snaebjornsson P, van Triest B, Grotenhuis BA. Trends in epidemiology and primary treatment of anal squamous cell carcinoma in the Netherlands (1990-2021). Int J Cancer 2024; 154:1569-1578. [PMID: 38151810 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34811] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/24/2023] [Revised: 10/20/2023] [Accepted: 11/07/2023] [Indexed: 12/29/2023]
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A rapid increase in the incidence of anal squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) was reported in several countries over the past decades. This study assessed trends in epidemiology and primary treatment over a 32-year period (1990-2021) using the Netherlands Cancer Registry. The study population included 4273 patients, 44.2% male and 55.8% female (median age 63 years). The age-standardised incidence rate (European Standardised Rate, ESR) increased from 0.5 to 1.6 per 100,000, which entailed an average annual percentage change (AAPC) of 5.0% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 4.5%-5.8%). While incidence among females increased continuously over the total period (AAPC 4.9%; 95%CI: 4.4%-5.6%), to 1.8 per 100,000 ESR in 2021, incidence among males increased until 2016 (annual percentage change [APC] of 6.3%; 95%CI: 5.6%-10.7%), after which it seemed to stabilise (APC -2.1%; 95%CI: -16.8%-4.5%). Significant trends were also observed in distribution of age, tumour stage and primary treatment modalities. Five-year relative survival (RS) was estimated using the Pohar-Perme estimator, and this improved from 56.1% in 1990-1997 (95%CI: 49.3%-62.4%) to 67.9% in 2014-2021 (95%CI: 64.7%-70.9%), but remained poor for stage IV disease. Evaluation through a multivariable Poisson regression model demonstrated diagnosis in the most recent period to be independently associated with better RS, in addition to female sex, younger age, early disease stage and any treatment. In conclusion, the rising incidence of anal SCC seems to decline in males, but not in females, and advances in diagnostics and therapeutic management have likely contributed to improved prognosis.
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- Vincent K Y Ho
- Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Iceland, Reykjavik, Iceland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Medina‐Prado L, Sala‐Miquel N, Aicart‐Ramos M, López‐Cardona J, Ponce‐Romero M, Ortíz O, Pellisé M, Aguilera L, Díez‐Redondo P, Núñez‐Rodríguez H, Seoane A, Domper‐Arnal M, Borao‐Laguna C, González‐Bernardo Ó, Suárez A, Muñoz‐Tornero M, Bustamante‐Balén M, Soutullo‐Castiñeiras C, Balleste‐Peris B, Esteban P, Jiménez‐Gómez M, Albert M, Lucas J, Valdivieso‐Cortázar E, López‐Serrano A, Solano M, Tejedor‐Tejada J, Trelles M, Zapater P, Jover R. Effect of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on colorectal cancer diagnosis and prognosis. Cancer Med 2024; 13:e6923. [PMID: 38491824 PMCID: PMC10943366 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.6923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2023] [Revised: 10/23/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 03/18/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND AND STUDY AIMS Our aim was to determine the impact of the SARS-CoV-2 pandemic on the diagnosis and prognosis of colorectal cancer (CRC). PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective cohort study included individuals diagnosed with CRC between March 13, 2019 and June 20, 2021 across 21 Spanish hospitals. Two time periods were compared: prepandemic (from March 13, 2019 to March 13, 2020) and pandemic (from March 14, 2020 to June 20, 2021, lockdown period and 1 year after lockdown). RESULTS We observed a 46.9% decrease in the number of CRC diagnoses (95% confidence interval (CI): 45.1%-48.7%) during the lockdown and 29.7% decrease (95% CI: 28.1%-31.4%) in the year after the lockdown. The proportion of patients diagnosed at stage I significantly decreased during the pandemic (21.7% vs. 19.0%; p = 0.025). Centers that applied universal preprocedure SARS-CoV-2 PCR testing experienced a higher reduction in the number of colonoscopies performed during the pandemic post-lockdown (34.0% reduction; 95% CI: 33.6%-34.4% vs. 13.7; 95% CI: 13.4%-13.9%) and in the number of CRCs diagnosed (34.1% reduction; 95% CI: 31.4%-36.8% vs. 26.7%; 95% CI: 24.6%-28.8%). Curative treatment was received by 87.5% of patients diagnosed with rectal cancer prepandemic and 80.7% of patients during the pandemic post-lockdown period (p = 0.002). CONCLUSIONS The COVID-19 pandemic has led to a decrease in the number of diagnosed CRC cases and in the proportion of stage I CRC. The reduction in the number of colonoscopies and CRC diagnoses was higher in centers that applied universal SARS-CoV-2 PCR screening before colonoscopy. In addition, the COVID-19 pandemic has affected curative treatment of rectal cancers.
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- Lucía Medina‐Prado
- Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria ISABIAL, Departamento de Medicina ClínicaUniversidad Miguel HernándezAlicanteSpain
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- Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria ISABIAL, Departamento de Medicina ClínicaUniversidad Miguel HernándezAlicanteSpain
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- Hospital Vall d'Hebron. Gastroenterology department vall d'Hebron Research InstituteBarcelonaSpain
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- Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Gastroenterology departmentBarcelonaSpain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Instituto de investigación sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragón)ZaragozaSpain
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- Hospital Clínico Universitario Lozano Blesa. Instituto de investigación sanitaria de Aragón (IIS Aragón)ZaragozaSpain
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- Hospital Universitario Central de AsturiasOviedoSpain
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- Hospital Morales Meseguer. Instituto Murciano de Investigación Biosanitaria (IMIB)MuricaSpain
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- Hospital Universitari de Girona Doctor Josep TruetaGironaSpain
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- Hospital Universitario Fundación AlcorcónAlcorconSpain
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- Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria ISABIAL, Departamento de Medicina ClínicaUniversidad Miguel HernándezAlicanteSpain
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- Servicio de Medicina Digestiva, Hospital General Universitario Dr. Balmis, Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria ISABIAL, Departamento de Medicina ClínicaUniversidad Miguel HernándezAlicanteSpain
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Marty S, Lamé G, Guével E, Priou S, Chatellier G, Tournigand C, Kempf E. Impact of the Sars-Cov-2 outbreak on the initial clinical presentation of new solid cancer diagnoses: a systematic review and meta-analysis. BMC Cancer 2024; 24:143. [PMID: 38287348 PMCID: PMC10823607 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11795-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/18/2023] [Accepted: 12/25/2023] [Indexed: 01/31/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND The COVID-19 pandemic might have delayed cancer diagnosis and management. The aim of this systematic review was to compare the initial tumor stage of new cancer diagnoses before and after the pandemic. METHODS We systematically reviewed articles that compared the tumor stage of new solid cancer diagnoses before and after the initial pandemic waves. We conducted a random-effects meta-analysis to compare the rate of metastatic tumors and the distribution of stages at diagnosis. Subgroup analyses were performed by primary tumor site and by country. RESULTS From 2,013 studies published between January 2020 and April 2022, we included 58 studies with 109,996 patients. The rate of metastatic tumors was higher after the COVID-19 outbreak than before (pooled OR: 1.29 (95% CI, 1.06-1.57), I2: 89% (95% CI, 86-91)). For specific cancers, common ORs reached statistical significance for breast (OR: 1.51 (95% CI 1.07-2.12)) and gynecologic (OR: 1.51 (95% CI 1.04-2.18)) cancers, but not for other cancer types. According to countries, common OR (95% CI) reached statistical significance only for Italy: 1.55 (1.01-2.39) and Spain:1.14 (1.02-1.29). Rates were comparable for stage I-II versus III-IV in studies for which that information was available, and for stages I-II versus stage III in studies that did not include metastatic patients. CONCLUSIONS Despite inter-study heterogeneity, our meta-analysis showed a higher rate of metastatic tumors at diagnosis after the pandemic. The burden of social distancing policies might explain those results, as patients may have delayed seeking care.
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- Simon Marty
- Department of medical oncology, Henri Mondor and Albert Chenevier Teaching Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 rue Gustave Eiffel, 94000, Créteil, France
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- Laboratoire Genie Industriel, CentraleSupélec, Paris Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, Innovation and Data, IT Department, Paris, France
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- Laboratoire Genie Industriel, CentraleSupélec, Paris Saclay University, Gif-sur-Yvette, France
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- Department of medical informatics, Assistance Publique Hôpitaux de Paris, Centre-Université de Paris (APHP-CUP), Université de Paris, F-75015, Paris, France
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- Department of medical oncology, Henri Mondor and Albert Chenevier Teaching Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 rue Gustave Eiffel, 94000, Créteil, France
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- Department of medical oncology, Henri Mondor and Albert Chenevier Teaching Hospital, Assistance Publique - Hôpitaux de Paris, 1 rue Gustave Eiffel, 94000, Créteil, France.
- Sorbonne Université, Inserm, Université Sorbonne Paris Nord, Laboratoire d'Informatique Médicale et d'Ingénierie des Connaissances pour la e-Santé, LIMICS, Paris, France.
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Englum BR, Sahoo S, Mayorga-Carlin M, Hayssen H, Siddiqui T, Turner DJ, Sorkin JD, Lal BK. Growing Deficit in New Cancer Diagnoses 2 Years Into the COVID-19 Pandemic: A National Multicenter Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:8509-8518. [PMID: 37695458 PMCID: PMC10939008 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-14217-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/05/2023] [Accepted: 08/07/2023] [Indexed: 09/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Large decreases in cancer diagnoses were seen early in the COVID-19 pandemic. However, the evolution of these deficits since the end of 2020 and the advent of widespread vaccination is unknown. METHODS This study examined data from the Veterans Health Administration (VA) from 1 January 2018 through 28 February 2022 and identified patients with screening or diagnostic procedures or new cancer diagnoses for the four most common cancers in the VA health system: prostate, lung, colorectal, and bladder cancers. Monthly procedures and new diagnoses were calculated, and the pre-COVID era (January 2018 to February 2020) was compared with the COVID era (March 2020 to February 2022). RESULTS The study identified 2.5 million patients who underwent a diagnostic or screening procedure related to the four cancers. A new cancer was diagnosed for 317,833 patients. During the first 2 years of the pandemic, VA medical centers performed 13,022 fewer prostate biopsies, 32,348 fewer cystoscopies, and 200,710 fewer colonoscopies than in 2018-2019. These persistent deficits added a cumulative deficit of nearly 19,000 undiagnosed prostate cancers and 3300 to 3700 undiagnosed cancers each for lung, colon, and bladder. Decreased diagnostic and screening procedures correlated with decreased new diagnoses of cancer, particularly cancer of the prostate (R = 0.44) and bladder (R = 0.27). CONCLUSION Disruptions in new diagnoses of four common cancers (prostate, lung, bladder, and colorectal) seen early in the COVID-19 pandemic have persisted for 2 years. Although reductions improved from the early pandemic, new reductions during the Delta and Omicron waves demonstrate the continued impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on cancer care.
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- Brian R Englum
- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Geriatrics Research, Education, and Clinical Center, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA
- Department of Medicine, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA.
- Surgery Service, Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Baltimore, MD, USA.
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Wang QX, Wang J, Wu RK, Li YL, Yao CJ, Xie FJ, Xiong Q, Feng PM. The safety of digestive tract cancer surgery during COVID-19: A living systematic review and meta-analysis. Asian J Surg 2023; 46:4138-4151. [PMID: 36967345 PMCID: PMC10027963 DOI: 10.1016/j.asjsur.2023.03.056] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2022] [Revised: 10/23/2022] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/24/2023] Open
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Surgery is the primary curative treatment of solid cancers. However, its safety has been compromised by the outbreak of COVID-19. Therefore, it is necessary to evaluate the safety of digestive tract cancer surgery in the context of COVID-19. We used the Review Manager software (v.5.4) and Stata software (version 16.0) for meta-analysis and statistical analysis. Sixteen retrospective studies involving 17,077 patients met the inclusion criteria. The data indicates that performing digestive tract cancer surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic led to increased blood loss(MD = -11.31, 95%CI:-21.43 to -1.20, P = 0.03), but did not increase postoperative complications(OR = 1.03, 95%CI:0.78 to1.35, P = 0 0.86), anastomotic leakage (OR = 0.96, 95%CI:0.52 to1.77, P = 0 0.89), postoperative mortality (OR = 0.65, 95%CI:0.40 to1.07, P = 0 0.09), number of transfusions (OR = 0.74, 95%CI:0.30 to 1.80, P = 0.51), number of patients requiring ICU care(OR = 1.37, 95%CI:0.90 to 2.07, P = 0.14), postoperative 30-d readmission (OR = 0.94, 95%CI:0.82 to 1.07, P = 0 0.33), total hospital stay (MD = 0.11, 95%CI:-2.37 to 2.59, P = 0.93), preoperative waiting time(MD = - 0.78, 95%CI:-2.34 to 0.79, P = 0.33), postoperative hospital stay(MD = - 0.44, 95%CI:-1.61 to 0.74, P = 0.47), total operation time(MD = -12.99, 95%CI:-28.00 to 2.02, P = 0.09) and postoperative ICU stay (MD = - 0.02, 95%CI:-0.62 to 0.57, P = 0.94). Digestive tract cancer surgery can be safely performed during the COVID-19.
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- Qiu-Xiang Wang
- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, The Central Hospital of Guangyuan City, Sichuan Province, China; Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Department of Geriatrics of the Affiliated Hospital, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, Sichuan Province, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China
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- Hospital of Chengdu University of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chengdu, Sichuan Province, China.
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Kuzuu K, Misawa N, Ashikari K, Tamura S, Kato S, Hosono K, Yoneda M, Nonaka T, Matsushima S, Komatsu T, Nakajima A, Higurashi T. Changes in the Number of Gastrointestinal Cancers and Stage at Diagnosis with COVID-19 Pandemic in Japan: A Multicenter Cohort Study. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4410. [PMID: 37686686 PMCID: PMC10487252 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15174410] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/09/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 09/01/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
This retrospective cohort study compared the number of newly diagnosed patients, stage at diagnosis, and detection process of gastrointestinal cancers based on hospital-based cancer registry data at two tertiary Japanese hospitals. The pre-COVID-19 period was from January 2017 to February 2020, with phase 1 (midst of COVID-19 pandemic) from March to December 2020 and phase 2 (the transition period to the "new normal") from January to December 2021. Each month, the number of patients diagnosed with esophageal, gastric, colorectal, pancreatic, liver, and biliary tract cancers were aggregated, classified by stage and detection process, and compared, including a total of 6453 patients. The number of colorectal Stage 0-II patients decreased significantly in phase 1 and increased in phase 2. The total number of colorectal cancer patients returned to pre-COVID-19 levels (mean monthly patients [SD]: 41.61 [6.81] vs. 36.00 [6.72] vs. 46.00 [11.32]). The number of patients with gastric cancer Stage I significantly decreased in phase 2 following phase 1. The number of gastric cancer patients decreased significantly from pre-COVID-19 levels (30.63 [6.62] vs. 22.40 [5.85] vs. 24.50 [4.15]). During phase 2, the number of patients diagnosed after screening with colorectal cancer increased significantly, whereas that with gastric cancer remained considerably lower. The number of Stage III colorectal and gastric cancer patients increased significantly from the pre-COVID-19 levels. Thus, gastric cancer may not be optimally screened during phases 1 and 2. There was a significant increase in patients with Stage III colorectal and gastric cancers from the pre-COVID-19 period; hence, the stage at diagnosis may have progressed.
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- Kento Kuzuu
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, 3-60-2 Harazyuku, Totuka-ku, Yokohama 245-8575, Japan; (T.N.); (S.M.); (T.K.)
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- National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, 3-60-2 Harazyuku, Totuka-ku, Yokohama 245-8575, Japan; (T.N.); (S.M.); (T.K.)
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- National Hospital Organization Yokohama Medical Center, 3-60-2 Harazyuku, Totuka-ku, Yokohama 245-8575, Japan; (T.N.); (S.M.); (T.K.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Yokohama City University School of Medicine, 3-9 Fukuura, Kanazawa-ku, Yokohama 236-0004, Japan; (K.K.); (N.M.); (K.A.); (S.T.); (S.K.); (K.H.); (M.Y.); (A.N.)
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Martinez-Perez D, Viñal D, Peña-Lopez J, Jimenez-Bou D, Ruiz-Gutierrez I, Martinez-Recio S, Alameda-Guijarro M, Rueda-Lara A, Martin-Montalvo G, Ghanem I, Custodio AB, Trilla-Fuertes L, Gamez-Pozo A, Barbachano A, Rodriguez-Cobos J, Bustamante-Madrid P, Fernandez-Barral A, Burgos A, Prieto-Nieto MI, Pastrian LG, González-Sancho JM, Muñoz A, Feliu J, Rodríguez-Salas N. Clinico-Pathological Features, Outcomes and Impacts of COVID-19 Pandemic on Patients with Early-Onset Colorectal Cancer: A Single-Institution Experience. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:4242. [PMID: 37686518 PMCID: PMC10487095 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15174242] [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: 06/05/2023] [Revised: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 08/21/2023] [Indexed: 09/10/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The rising incidence of colorectal cancer (CRC) among young patients is alarming. We aim to characterize the clinico-pathological features and outcomes of patients with early-onset CRC (EOCRC), as well as the impacts of COVID-19 pandemic. METHODS We included all patients with pathologically confirmed diagnoses of CRC at Hospital Universitario La Paz from October 2016 to December 2021. The EOCRC cut-off age was 50 years old. RESULTS A total of 1475 patients diagnosed with CRC were included, eighty (5.4%) of whom had EOCRC. Significant differences were found between EOCRC and later-onset patients regarding T, N stage and metastatic presentation at diagnosis; perineural invasion; tumor budding; high-grade tumors; and signet ring cell histology, with all issues having higher prevalence in the early-onset group. More EOCRC patients had the RAS/ BRAF wild type. Chemotherapy was administered more frequently to patients with EOCRC. In the metastatic setting, the EOCRC group presented a significantly longer median OS. Regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, more patients with COVID-19 were diagnosed with metastatic disease (61%) in the year after the lockdown (14 March 2020) than in the pre-pandemic EOCRC group (29%). CONCLUSIONS EOCRC is diagnosed at a more advanced stage and with worse survival features in localized patients. More patients with EOCRC were diagnosed with metastatic disease in the year after the COVID-19 pandemic lockdown. The long-term consequences of COVID-19 are yet to be determined.
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- Daniel Martinez-Perez
- Department of Medical Oncology, Central University Hospital of Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (D.M.-P.); (J.F.); (N.R.-S.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau, 08025 Barcelona, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (J.P.-L.); (D.J.-B.); (I.R.-G.); (M.A.-G.); (A.R.-L.); (G.M.-M.); (I.G.); (A.B.C.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
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- Molecular Oncology and Pathology Lab, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics-INGEMM, Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (L.T.-F.); (A.G.-P.)
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- Molecular Oncology and Pathology Lab, Institute of Medical and Molecular Genetics-INGEMM, Hospital Universitario La Paz-IdiPAZ, 28046 Madrid, Spain; (L.T.-F.); (A.G.-P.)
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Department of Surgery, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Department of Pathology, Hospital Universitario La Paz, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Instituto de Investigaciones Biomédicas Alberto Sols, Consejo Superior de Investigaciones Científicas (CSIC), Universidad Autónoma de Madrid (UAM), 28049 Madrid, Spain
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Central University Hospital of Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (D.M.-P.); (J.F.); (N.R.-S.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
- Catedra UAM-AMGEN, 28046 Madrid, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Central University Hospital of Asturias, 33011 Oviedo, Spain; (D.M.-P.); (J.F.); (N.R.-S.)
- Instituto de Investigación Sanitaria del Hospital Universitario La Paz (IdiPAZ), 28046 Madrid, Spain; (A.B.); (J.R.-C.); (P.B.-M.); (A.F.-B.); (M.I.P.-N.); (J.M.G.-S.); (A.M.)
- Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Cáncer (CIBERONC), 28029 Madrid, Spain;
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Cona MS, Riva A, Dalu D, Gabrieli A, Fasola C, Lipari G, Pozza G, Rulli E, Galli F, Ruggieri L, Masedu E, Parma G, Chizzoniti D, Gambaro A, Ferrario S, Antista M, De Monte M, Tarkowski MS, La Verde N. Clinical efficacy of the first two doses of anti-SARS-CoV-2 mRNA vaccines in solid cancer patients. Cancer Med 2023. [PMID: 37114577 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.5968] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2023] [Accepted: 04/06/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023] Open
Abstract
INTRODUCTION Cancer patients are frail individuals, thus the prevention of SARS-CoV-2 infection is essential. To date, vaccination is the most effective tool to prevent COVID-19. In a previous study, we evaluated the immunogenicity of two doses of mRNA-based vaccines (BNT162b2 or mRNA-1273) in solid cancer patients. We found that seroconversion rate in cancer patients without a previous exposure to SARS-CoV-2 was lower than in healthy controls (66.7% vs. 95%, p = 0.0020). The present study aimed to evaluate the clinical efficacy of the vaccination in the same population. METHODS This is a single-institution, prospective observational study. Data were collected through a predefined questionnaire through phone call in the period between the second and third vaccine dose. The primary objective was to describe the clinical efficacy of the vaccination, defined as the percentage of vaccinated subjects who did not develop symptomatic COVID-19 within 6 months after the second dose. The secondary objective was to describe the clinical features of patients who developed COVID-19. RESULTS From January to June 2021, 195 cancer patients were enrolled. Considering that 7 (3.59%) patients tested positive for SARS-CoV-2 and 5 developed symptomatic disease, the clinical efficacy of the vaccination was 97.4%. COVID-19 disease in most patients was mild and managed at home; only one hospitalization was recorded and no patient required hospitalization in the intensive care unit. DISCUSSION Our study suggests that increasing vaccination coverage, including booster doses, could improve the prevention of infection, hospitalization, serious illness, and death in the frail population of cancer patients.
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- Maria Silvia Cona
- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
- Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences DIBIC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences DIBIC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences DIBIC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Infectious Diseases, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Methodology for Clinical Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Laboratory of Methodology for Clinical Research, Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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- Luigi Sacco Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences DIBIC, University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Sacco Hospital, ASST Fatebenefratelli Sacco, Milan, Italy
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Pirozzi BM, Siragusa L, Baldini G, Pellicciaro M, Grande M, Efrati C, Finizio R, Formica V, Del Vecchio Blanco G, Sica GS. Influence of COVID-19 Pandemic on Colorectal Cancer Presentation, Management and Outcome during the COVID-19 Pandemic. J Clin Med 2023; 12:1425. [PMID: 36835958 PMCID: PMC9962694 DOI: 10.3390/jcm12041425] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2022] [Revised: 01/30/2023] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2023] Open
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The aim of the study was to investigate whether the COVID-19 pandemic and related measures had an influence on colorectal cancer (CRC) presentation, management, and outcomes; it was a retrospective monocentric study. CRC patients undergoing surgery during the COVID-19 pandemic (1 March 2020-28 February 2022) (group B) were compared with patients operated on in the previous two years (1 March 2018-29 February 2020) in the same unit (group A). The primary outcome was to investigate whether there were differences in concern regarding the stage at presentation, as a whole and after dividing groups based on cancer location (right colon cancer, left colon cancer, rectal cancer). Secondary outcomes included differences in the number of patients admitted from emergency departments and emergency surgeries between periods, and differences in the postoperative outcomes. A subanalysis within the pandemic group was conducted on the same outcomes, dividing the aforementioned group based on pandemic trends. Two hundred and eighty (280) were operated on during the study period: 147 in group A and 133 in group B. Stage at presentation was similar between groups; however, the subgroups analysis showed that in the pandemic group, the number of early-stage left colon cancer occurrences almost halves, yet not significantly. Emergency department referral was more common in group B (p-value: 0.003); in group B, they also had longer operations and there was a more frequent use of ostomy. No differences in the number of postoperative complications nor in the postoperative outcomes were found. Patients with CRC were more frequently referred through the emergency department during the COVID-19 pandemic and left-sided cancers appear to be generally diagnosed at a more advanced stage. Postoperative outcomes showed that high specialized colorectal units can deliver standard high-level treatment under high-pressure external conditions.
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- B. M. Pirozzi
- Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Emergency, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Israelitic Hospital of Rome, 00148 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Israelitic Hospital of Rome, 00148 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rome “Tor Vergata”, 00133 Rome, Italy
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Gardner JG, Feld LD. The impact of COVID-19 on endoscopy and cancer screening: a focus on access and equity. Therap Adv Gastroenterol 2023; 16:17562848231173334. [PMID: 37180362 PMCID: PMC10172843 DOI: 10.1177/17562848231173334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Accepted: 04/16/2023] [Indexed: 05/16/2023] Open
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The SARS-CoV2 pandemic has had a profound and lasting impact on healthcare delivery. Gastrointestinal endoscopy services were limited during the early phases of the pandemic, which has resulted in ongoing procedural backlog. Procedural delays have had continuing effects including delayed colorectal cancer (CRC) diagnoses and exacerbation of existing disparities in the CRC-screening and treatment pathways. In this review, we outline these effects as well as the variety of strategies that have been proposed to eliminate this backlog, including increased endoscopy hours, re-triaging of referrals, and alternative CRC-screening strategies.
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department
of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, MA, USA
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Zhang Z, Wu L, Li J, Chen J, Yu Q, Yao H, Xu Y, Liu L. Identification of ZBTB9 as a potential therapeutic target against dysregulation of tumor cells proliferation and a novel biomarker in Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma. J Transl Med 2022; 20:602. [PMID: 36522647 PMCID: PMC9756481 DOI: 10.1186/s12967-022-03790-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 11/24/2022] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Zinc finger and bric-a-brac/tramtrack/broad (ZBTB) domain-containing proteins have been reported to be associated with many tumors' development. However, in tumor initiation and progression, the role of ZBTB9, one of the protein family, and its prognostic value were yet to be elucidated in Liver Hepatocellular Carcinoma (LIHC). METHODS We used R software and online bioinformatics analysis tools such as GEPIA2, cBioPortal, TIMER2, Metascape, UALCAN, STRING, TISIDB, and COSMIC to investigate ZBTB9's characteristics and function in LIHC, including abnormal expression, carcinogenic role, related signaling pathways and prognostic value. Furthermore, cell experiments (such as formation, wound healing, and transwell assays) and analyses based on clinical samples (such as immunohistochemistry (IHC) and promoter methylation analysis) were conducted to verify pivotal conclusions. RESULTS ZBTB9 was overexpressed in LIHC samples compared to adjacent normal tissues. Through the analysis of genomic alteration and promoter hypomethylation, the clinical value and etiology of abnormal expression of ZBTB9 were preliminarily exlpored. Subsequent evidence showed that it could result in tumor progression and poor prognosis via activating cell cycle, DNA repair, MYC, and KRAS-associated signaling pathways as well as rendering immune dysregulation. After the knockdown of ZBTB9, evidently inhibited capacities of tumor cells proliferation and migration were observed. These results together indicated that ZBTB9 could be a promising prognostic biomarker and had the potential value to offer novel therapeutic targets for LIHC treatment. CONCLUSIONS ZBTB9 was identified as a novel biomarker to predict the prognosis and tumor progression in LIHC, and a promising therapeutic target to invert tumor development.
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- Zhenshan Zhang
- grid.412532.3Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China ,grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China ,grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Proton and Heavy Ion Center, Fudan University Cancer Hospital, Shanghai, China
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- grid.412532.3Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China
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- grid.412532.3Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China ,Shanghai Concord Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200240 China
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- grid.490481.0Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai International Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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- grid.412532.3Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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- grid.412532.3Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai Pulmonary Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China ,grid.452404.30000 0004 1808 0942Department of Radiation Oncology, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, 200032 People’s Republic of China ,grid.490481.0Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai International Medical Center, Shanghai, China
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