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Hsu HC, Chung WH, Lin YC, Yang TS, Chang JWC, Hsieh CH, Hung SI, Lu CW, Chen JS, Chou WC, Wang CW. Clinical characteristics and genetic HLA marker for patients with oxaliplatin-induced adverse drug reactions. Allergol Int 2024:S1323-8930(24)00041-8. [PMID: 38594174 DOI: 10.1016/j.alit.2024.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/13/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2024] [Accepted: 03/07/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Oxaliplatin is commonly used to treat gastrointestinal malignancies. However, its applications are limited due to potential adverse drug reactions (ADRs), particularly severe anaphylactic shock. There is no method to predict or prevent ADRs caused by oxaliplatin. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the genetic HLA predisposition and immune mechanism of oxaliplatin-induced ADRs. METHODS A retrospective review was performed for 154 patients with ADRs induced by oxaliplatin during 2016-2021 recorded in our ADR notification system. HLA genotyping was conducted for 47 patients with oxaliplatin-induced ADRs, 1100 general population controls, and 34 oxaliplatin-tolerant controls in 2019-2023. The in vitro basophil activation test (BAT) was performed and oxaliplatin-specific IgE levels were determined. RESULTS The incidence of oxaliplatin-induced ADRs and anaphylactic shock in our cohort was 7.1% and 0.15%, respectively. Of the 154 patients, 67.5% suffered rash/eruption; 26.0% of the patients who could not undergo oxaliplatin rechallenge were considered to show oxaliplatin-induced immune-mediated hypersensitivity reactions (HRs). The genetic study found that the HLA-DRB∗12:01 allele was associated with oxaliplatin-induced HRs compared to the general population controls (sensitivity = 42.9%; odds ratio [OR] = 3.4; 95% CI = 1.4-8.2; P = 0.008) and tolerant controls (OR = 12; 95% CI = 2.3-63.7; P = 0.001). The in vitro BAT showed higher activation of CD63+ basophils in patients with oxaliplatin-induced HRs compared to the tolerant controls (P < 0.05). Only four patients (8.5%) with oxaliplatin-induced ADRs were positive for oxaliplatin-specific IgE. CONCLUSIONS This study found that 26.0% of patients with oxaliplatin-induced ADRs could not undergo oxaliplatin rechallenge. HLA-DRB∗12:01 is regarded as a genetic marker for oxaliplatin-induced hypersensitivity.
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- Hung-Chih Hsu
- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taipei and Keelung, Taiwan; Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan; Immune-Oncology Center of Excellence, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, China; Cancer Vaccine and Immune Cell Therapy Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Whole-Genome Research Core Laboratory of Human Diseases, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan; Genomic Medicine Core Laboratory, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Beijing Tsinghua Chang Gung Hospital, School of Clinical Medicine, Tsinghua University, Beijing, China; Department of Dermatology, Ruijin Hospital, Shanghai, China; School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Immune-Oncology Center of Excellence, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Cancer Vaccine and Immune Cell Therapy Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Institute of Pharmacology, College of Medicine, National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taipei and Keelung, Taiwan; Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan; Immune-Oncology Center of Excellence, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, China
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Dermatology, Drug Hypersensitivity Clinical and Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taipei and Keelung, Taiwan; Chang Gung Immunology Consortium, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taiwan; Department of Dermatology, Xiamen Chang Gung Hospital, Xiamen, China; Cancer Vaccine and Immune Cell Therapy Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, Taiwan.
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Kang CJ, Lee LY, Ng SH, Lin CY, Fan KH, Chen WC, Lin JC, Tsai YT, Lee SR, Chien CY, Hua CH, Ping Wang C, Chen TM, Terng SD, Tsai CY, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Cheng NM, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Wen YW, Liao CT. Should sub-millimeter margins be deemed positive in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma? Oral Oncol 2024; 151:106745. [PMID: 38460286 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2024.106745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2024] [Revised: 02/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/05/2024] [Indexed: 03/11/2024]
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BACKGROUND While several studies have indicated that a margin status of < 1 mm should be classified as a positive margin in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), there is a lack of extensive cohort studies comparing the clinical outcomes between patients with positive margins and margins < 1 mm. METHODS Between 2011 and 2020, we identified 18,416 Taiwanese OCSCC patients who underwent tumor resection and neck dissection. Of these, 311 had margins < 1 mm and 1013 had positive margins. To compare patients with margins < 1 mm and those with positive margins, a propensity score (PS)-matched analysis (n = 253 in each group) was conducted. RESULTS The group with margins < 1 mm displayed a notably higher prevalence of several variables: 1) tongue subsite, 2) younger age, 3) smaller depth of invasion), 4) early tumor stage, and 5) treatment with surgery alone. Patients with margins < 1 mm demonstrated significantly better disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) rates compared to those with positive margins (74 % versus 53 %, 65 % versus 43 %, both p < 0.0001). Multivariable analysis further confirmed that positive margins were an independent predictor of worse 5-year DSS (hazard ratio [HR] = 1.38, p = 0.0103) and OS (HR = 1.28, p = 0.0222). In the PS-matched cohort, the 5-year outcomes for patients with margins < 1 mm compared to positive margins were as follows: DSS, 71 % versus 59 %, respectively (p = 0.0127) and OS, 60 % versus 48 %, respectively (p = 0.0398). CONCLUSIONS OCSCC patients with a margin status < 1 mm exhibited distinct clinicopathological characteristics and a more favorable prognosis compared to those with positive resection margins.
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- Chung-Jan Kang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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- Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Hsu JL, Leu WJ, Hsu LC, Hsieh CH, Guh JH. Doxazosin inhibits vasculogenic mimicry in human non‑small cell lung cancer through inhibition of the VEGF‑A/VE‑cadherin/mTOR/MMP pathway. Oncol Lett 2024; 27:170. [PMID: 38455663 PMCID: PMC10918514 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2024.14303] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 01/25/2024] [Indexed: 03/09/2024] Open
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Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide, and ~85% of lung cancers are non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), which has a low 5-year overall survival rate and high mortality. Several therapeutic strategies have been developed, such as targeted therapy, immuno-oncotherapy and combination therapy. However, the low survival rate indicates the urgent need for new NSCLC treatments. Vasculogenic mimicry (VM) is an endothelial cell-free tumor blood supply system of aggressive and metastatic tumor cells present during tumor neovascularization. VM is clinically responsible for tumor metastasis and resistance, and is correlated with poor prognosis in NSCLC, making it a potential therapeutic target. In the present study, A549 cells formed glycoprotein-rich lined tubular structures, and transcript levels of VM-related genes were markedly upregulated in VM-forming cells. Based on a drug repurposing strategy, it was demonstrated that doxazosin (an antihypertensive drug) displayed inhibitory activity on VM formation at non-cytotoxic concentrations. Doxazosin significantly reduced the levels of vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGF-A) and matrix metalloproteinase-2 (MMP-2) in the cell media during VM formation. Further experiments revealed that the protein expression levels of VEGF-A and vascular endothelial-cadherin (VE-cadherin), which contribute to tumor aggressiveness and VM formation, were downregulated following doxazosin treatment. Moreover, the downstream signaling Ephrin type-A receptor 2 (EphA2)/AKT/mTOR/MMP/Laminin-5γ2 network was inhibited in response to doxazosin treatment. In conclusion, the present study demonstrated that doxazosin displayed anti-VM activity in an NSCLC cell model through the downregulation of VEGF-A and VE-cadherin levels, and the suppression of signaling pathways related to the receptor tyrosine kinase, EphA2, protein kinases, AKT and mTOR, and proteases, MMP-2 and MMP-9. These results support the add-on anti-VM effect of doxazosin as a potential agent against NSCLC.
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- Jui-Ling Hsu
- Department of Nursing, Division of Basic Medical Sciences, Chang-Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C
- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan, R.O.C
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- School of Pharmacy, College of Medicine, National Taiwan University, Taipei 100, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Su CW, Teng W, Shen EYL, Huang BS, Lin PT, Hou MM, Wu TH, Tsan DL, Hsieh CH, Wang CT, Chai PM, Lin CY, Lin SM, Lin CC. Concurrent Atezolizumab Plus Bevacizumab and High-Dose External Beam Radiotherapy for Highly Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma. Oncologist 2024:oyae048. [PMID: 38530254 DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyae048] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/27/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Atezolizumab plus bevacizumab (atezo-bev) has been recommended for advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). High-dose external beam radiotherapy (RT) is recognized for its excellent local tumor control. The efficacy and safety of concurrent atezo-bev with RT for highly advanced HCC has been minimally explored. METHODS In this preliminary retrospective study, we assessed patients with highly advanced HCC, characterized by Vp4 portal vein thrombosis or tumors exceeding 50% of liver volume, who received concurrent atezo-bev and RT (group A). Group A included 13 patients who received proton radiation at a dose of 72.6 GyE in 22 fractions, and one patient who received photon radiation at a dose of 54 Gy in 18 fractions. This group was compared with 34 similar patients treated atezo-bev alone as a control (group B). The primary objectives were to evaluate the objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), and safety. RESULTS Baseline characteristics were similar between groups, except for a higher incidence of Vp4 portal vein thrombosis in group A (78.6% vs. 21.4%, P = .05). Group A achieved a higher ORR (50.0% vs. 11.8%, P < .01) and a longer OS (not reached vs. 5.5 months, P = .01) after a median follow-up of 5.2 months. Multivariate analysis indicated that concurrent RT independently favored longer OS (hazard ratio: 0.18; 95% CI, 0.05-0.63, P < .01). Group A did not increase any grade adverse events (78.6% vs. 58.8%, P = .19) or severe adverse events of grade ≥ 3 (14.3% vs. 14.7%, P = .97) compared to group B. CONCLUSIONS The concurrent high-dose external beam radiotherapy appears to safely enhance the effectiveness of atezolizumab plus bevacizumab for highly advanced patients with HCC. Further studies are warranted to confirm these findings.
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- Chung-Wei Su
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Clinical Metabolomics Core Lab, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital (Built and Operated by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), New Taipei, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Hospital (Built and Operated by Chang Gung Memorial Hospital), New Taipei, Taiwan
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Wen FH, Hsieh CH, Su PJ, Shen WC, Hou MM, Chou WC, Chen JS, Chang WC, Tang ST. Factors Associated With Family Surrogate Decisional-Regret Trajectories. J Pain Symptom Manage 2024; 67:223-232.e2. [PMID: 38036113 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 11/17/2023] [Indexed: 12/02/2023]
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CONTEXT/OBJECTIVES The scarce research on factors associated with surrogate decisional regret overlooks longitudinal, heterogenous decisional-regret experiences and fractionally examines factors from the three decision-process framework stages: decision antecedents, decision-making process, and decision outcomes. This study aimed to fill these knowledge gaps by focusing on factors modifiable by high-quality end-of-life (EOL) care. METHODS This observational study used a prior cohort of 377 family surrogates of terminal-cancer patients to examine factors associated with their membership in the four preidentified distinct decisional-regret trajectories: resilient, delayed-recovery, late-emerging, and increasing-prolonged trajectories from EOL-care decision making through the first two bereavement years by multinomial logistic regression modeling using the resilient trajectory as reference. RESULTS Decision antecedent factors: Financial sufficiency and heavier caregiving burden increased odds for the delayed-recovery trajectory. Spousal loss, higher perceived social support during an EOL-care decision, and more postloss depressive symptoms increased odds for the late-emerging trajectory. More pre- and postloss depressive symptoms increased odds for the increasing-prolonged trajectory. Decision-making process factors: Making an anticancer treatment decision and higher decision conflict increased odds for the delayed-recovery and increasing-prolonged trajectories. Making a life-sustaining-treatment decision increased membership in the three more profound trajectories. Decision outcome factors: Greater surrogate appraisal of quality of dying and death lowered odds for the three more profound trajectories. Patient receipt of anticancer or life-sustaining treatments increased odds for the late-emerging trajectory. CONCLUSION Surrogate membership in decisional-regret trajectories was associated with decision antecedent, decision-making process, and decision outcome factors. Effective interventions should target identified modifiable factors to address surrogate decisional regret.
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- Fur-Hsing Wen
- Department of International Business (F.H.W.), Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine (C.H.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Division of Hematology-Oncology (C.H.H.), Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (P.J.S., W.C.S., M.M.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C., S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (P.J.S., W.C.S., M.M.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C., S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (P.J.S., W.C.S., M.M.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C., S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine (C.H.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Division of Hematology-Oncology (P.J.S., W.C.S., M.M.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C., S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine (C.H.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Division of Hematology-Oncology (P.J.S., W.C.S., M.M.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C., S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine (C.H.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Division of Hematology-Oncology (P.J.S., W.C.S., M.M.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C., S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (P.J.S., W.C.S., M.M.H., W.C.C., J.S.C., W.C.C., S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; School of Nursing, Medical College (S.T.T.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan; Department of Nursing (S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan; Department of Nursing (S.T.T.), Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.
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Li HP, Huang CY, Lui KW, Chao YK, Yeh CN, Lee LY, Huang Y, Lin TL, Kuo YC, Huang MY, Fan HC, Lin AC, Hsieh CH, Chang KP, Lin CY, Wang HM, Chao M, Liu JS, Chang YS, Hsu CL. Nasopharyngeal carcinoma patient-derived xenograft mouse models reveal potential drugs targeting cell cycle, mTOR, and autophagy pathways. Transl Oncol 2023; 38:101785. [PMID: 37713975 PMCID: PMC10509698 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2023.101785] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2023] [Revised: 09/05/2023] [Accepted: 09/08/2023] [Indexed: 09/17/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC) is associated with Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) infection. To test preclinical NPC drugs, we established two patient-derived xenograft (PDX) mouse models, EBV-positive PDX-B13 and EBV-negative PDX-Li41, for drug screening. METHODS Based on next generation sequencing (NGS) studies, PDX-B13 had CCND1 copy number (CN) gain but CDKN2A CN loss, whereas PDX-Li41 had CDKN2A and RB1 CN loss, TSC1 (negative regulator of mTOR) frameshift deletion mutation, and increased activation of mTOR, a serine/threonine kinase that governs metabolism, autophagy, and apoptosis. Increased mTOR was also associated with poor NPC prognosis. RESULTS Everolimus, an mTOR inhibitor, suppressed tumor growth in the two PDX NPC models and had an additive antitumor effect with palbociclib, a CDK4/6 inhibitor. PDX tumors treated with various drugs or untreated were subjected to RNA sequencing, transcriptome profile analysis, and selective Western blotting to understand the interactions between these drugs and gene expression profiles. Palbociclib also suppressed EB viral nuclear antigen (EBNA1) expression in PDX-B13. Everolimus together with autophagy inhibitor, hydroxychloroquine, had additive anti-tumor effect on PDX-B13 tumor. Immunohistochemistry revealed that high mTOR levels were correlated with poor overall survival in patients with metastatic NPC (N = 90). CONCLUSIONS High mTOR levels are a poor prognostic factor in NPC, and cell cycle, mTOR and autophagy pathways may serve as therapeutic targets in NPC. In addition, PDX models can be used for efficiently testing potential NPC drugs.
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- Hsin-Pai Li
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Thoracic and Cardiovascular Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Department of Hepato-Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Biotechnology and Pharmaceutical Technology, Yuanpei University of Medical Technology, Hsinchu City 30015, Taiwan
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; Department of Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan; School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan.
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Chu PY, Nguyen TNA, Wu AY, Huang PS, Huang KL, Liao CJ, Hsieh CH, Wu MH. The Utilization of Optically Induced Dielectrophoresis (ODEP)-Based Cell Manipulation in a Microfluidic System for the Purification and Sorting of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) with Different Sizes. Micromachines (Basel) 2023; 14:2170. [PMID: 38138338 PMCID: PMC10745986 DOI: 10.3390/mi14122170] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2023] [Revised: 11/24/2023] [Accepted: 11/28/2023] [Indexed: 12/24/2023]
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The analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) at the molecular level holds great promise for several clinical applications. For this goal, the harvest of high-purity, size-sorted CTCs with different subtypes from a blood sample are important. For this purpose, a two-step CTC isolation protocol was proposed, by which the immunomagnetic beads-based cell separation was first utilized to remove the majority of blood cells. After that, an optically induced dielectrophoresis (ODEP) microfluidic system was developed to (1) purify the CTCs from the remaining magnetic microbeads-bound blood cells and to (2) sort and separate the CTCs with different sizes. In this study, the ODEP microfluidic system was designed and fabricated. Moreover, its optimum operation conditions and performance were explored. The results exhibited that the presented technique was able to purify and sort the cancer cells with two different sizes from a tested cell suspension in a high-purity (93.5% and 90.1% for the OECM 1 and HA22T cancer cells, respectively) manner. Overall, this study presented a technique for the purification and sorting of cancer cells with different sizes. Apart from this application, the technique is also useful for other applications in which the high-purity and label-free purification and sorting of cells with different sizes is required.
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- Po-Yu Chu
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (T.N.A.N.); (A.-Y.W.); (P.-S.H.); (K.-L.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (T.N.A.N.); (A.-Y.W.); (P.-S.H.); (K.-L.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (T.N.A.N.); (A.-Y.W.); (P.-S.H.); (K.-L.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (T.N.A.N.); (A.-Y.W.); (P.-S.H.); (K.-L.H.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (T.N.A.N.); (A.-Y.W.); (P.-S.H.); (K.-L.H.)
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang-Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei City Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City 23652, Taiwan;
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (T.N.A.N.); (A.-Y.W.); (P.-S.H.); (K.-L.H.)
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei City Municipal Tucheng Hospital, New Taipei City 23652, Taiwan;
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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Nguyen TNA, Huang PS, Chu PY, Hsieh CH, Wu MH. Recent Progress in Enhanced Cancer Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Monitoring Using a Combined Analysis of the Number of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs) and Other Clinical Parameters. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 15:5372. [PMID: 38001632 PMCID: PMC10670359 DOI: 10.3390/cancers15225372] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Revised: 11/05/2023] [Accepted: 11/09/2023] [Indexed: 11/26/2023] Open
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Analysis of circulating tumor cells (CTCs) holds promise to diagnose cancer or monitor its development. Among the methods, counting CTC numbers in blood samples could be the simplest way to implement it. Nevertheless, its clinical utility has not yet been fully accepted. The reasons could be due to the rarity and heterogeneity of CTCs in blood samples that could lead to misleading results from assays only based on single CTC counts. To address this issue, a feasible direction is to combine the CTC counts with other clinical data for analysis. Recent studies have demonstrated the use of this new strategy for early detection and prognosis evaluation of cancers, or even for the distinguishment of cancers with different stages. Overall, this approach could pave a new path to improve the technical problems in the clinical applications of CTC counting techniques. In this review, the information relevant to CTCs, including their characteristics, clinical use of CTC counting, and technologies for CTC enrichment, were first introduced. This was followed by discussing the challenges and new perspectives of CTC counting techniques for clinical applications. Finally, the advantages and the recent progress in combining CTC counts with other clinical parameters for clinical applications have been discussed.
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- Thi Ngoc Anh Nguyen
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (T.N.A.N.); (P.-S.H.); (P.-Y.C.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (T.N.A.N.); (P.-S.H.); (P.-Y.C.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (T.N.A.N.); (P.-S.H.); (P.-Y.C.)
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei City Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City 23652, Taiwan;
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (T.N.A.N.); (P.-S.H.); (P.-Y.C.)
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei City Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City 23652, Taiwan;
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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Wen FH, Hsieh CH, Shen WC, Hou MM, Su PJ, Chou WC, Chen JS, Chang WC, Tang ST. Associations Between Surrogates' Decisional Regret Trajectories and Bereavement Outcomes. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2023; 21:1141-1148.e2. [PMID: 37935096 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2023.7053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/16/2023] [Accepted: 06/23/2023] [Indexed: 11/09/2023]
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BACKGROUND Family surrogates experience heterogeneous decisional regret and negative long-lasting postdecision impacts. Cross-sectional findings on the associations between decisional regret and surrogates' bereavement outcomes are conflicting and cannot illustrate the directional and dynamic evolution of these associations. In this study, we sought to longitudinally examine the associations between 4 previously identified decisional-regret trajectories and bereavement outcomes among family surrogates of terminally ill patients with cancer. PATIENTS AND METHODS This prospective, longitudinal, observational study included 377 family surrogates. Decisional regret was measured using the 5-item Decision Regret Scale, and 4 decisional regret trajectories were identified: resilient, delayed-recovery, late-emerging, and increasing-prolonged. Associations between bereavement outcomes (depressive symptoms, prolonged grief symptoms, and physical and mental health-related quality of life [HRQoL]) and decisional-regret trajectories were examined simultaneously by multivariate hierarchical linear modeling using the resilient trajectory as a reference. RESULTS Surrogates in the delayed-recovery, late-emerging, and increasing-prolonged trajectories experienced significantly higher symptoms of prolonged grief (β [95% CI], 1.815 [0.782 to 2.848]; 2.312 [0.834 to 3.790]; and 7.806 [2.681 to 12.931], respectively) and poorer physical HRQoL (-1.615 [-2.844 to -0.386]; -1.634 [-3.226 to -0.042]; and -4.749 [-9.380 to -0.118], respectively) compared with those in the resilient trajectory. Membership in the late-emerging and increasing-prolonged trajectories was associated with higher symptoms of depression (β [95% CI], 2.942 [1.045 to 4.839] and 8.766 [2.864 to 14.668], respectively), whereas only surrogates in the increasing-prolonged decisional-regret trajectory reported significantly worse mental HRQoL (-4.823 [-8.216 to -1.430]) than those in the resilient trajectory. CONCLUSIONS Surrogates who experienced delayed-recovery, unresolved, or late-emerging decisional regret may carry ceaseless doubt, guilt, or self-blame for patient suffering, leading to profound symptoms of prolonged grief, depressive symptoms, and worse HRQoL over their first 2 bereavement years.
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- Fur-Hsing Wen
- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- School of Nursing, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Chu PY, Yang CM, Huang KL, Wu AY, Hsieh CH, Chao AC, Wu MH. Development of an Optically Induced Dielectrophoresis (ODEP) Microfluidic System for High-Performance Isolation and Purification of Bacteria. Biosensors (Basel) 2023; 13:952. [PMID: 37998128 PMCID: PMC10669672 DOI: 10.3390/bios13110952] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2023] [Revised: 10/13/2023] [Accepted: 10/24/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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For the rapid detection of bacteria in a blood sample, nucleic acid amplification-based assays are believed to be promising. Nevertheless, the nucleic acids released from the dead blood cells or bacteria could affect the assay performance. This highlights the importance of the isolation of live bacteria from blood samples. To address this issue, this study proposes a two-step process. First, a blood sample was treated with the immuno-magnetic microbeads-based separation to remove the majority of blood cells. Second, an optically induced dielectrophoresis (ODEP) microfluidic system with an integrated dynamic circular light image array was utilized to further isolate and purify the live bacteria from the remaining blood cells based on their size difference. In this work, the ODEP microfluidic system was developed. Its performance for the isolation and purification of bacteria was evaluated. The results revealed that the method was able to harvest the live bacteria in a high purity (90.5~99.2%) manner. Overall, the proposed method was proven to be capable of isolating and purifying high-purity live bacteria without causing damage to the co-existing cells. This technical feature was found to be valuable for the subsequent nucleic-acid-based bacteria detection, in which the interferences caused by the nontarget nucleic acids could be eliminated.
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- Po-Yu Chu
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (K.-L.H.); (A.-Y.W.)
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan;
- Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
- Biosensor Group, Biomedical Engineering Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Neurosurgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
- Department of Materials Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 243303, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (K.-L.H.); (A.-Y.W.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (K.-L.H.); (A.-Y.W.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan;
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City 236017, Taiwan
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- Department of Neurology, Kaohsiung Medical University Hospital, Kaohsiung City 80756, Taiwan
- Department of Neurology, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung Medical University, Kaohsiung City 80756, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan; (P.-Y.C.); (K.-L.H.); (A.-Y.W.)
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan;
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City 236017, Taiwan
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Wen FH, Hsieh CH, Hou MM, Su PJ, Shen WC, Chou WC, Chen JS, Chang WC, Tang ST. Decisional-Regret Trajectories From End-of-Life Decision Making Through Bereavement. J Pain Symptom Manage 2023; 66:44-53.e1. [PMID: 36889452 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2023.02.321] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/04/2023] [Revised: 02/21/2023] [Accepted: 02/24/2023] [Indexed: 03/08/2023]
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CONTEXT Regret plays a central role in surrogate decision making. Research on decisional regret in family surrogates is scarce and lacks longitudinal studies to illustrate the heterogenous, dynamic evolution of decisional regret. OBJECTIVES To identify distinct decisional-regret trajectories from end-of-life (EOL) decision making through the first two bereavement years among surrogates of cancer patients. METHODS A prospective, longitudinal, observational study was conducted on a convenience sample of 377 surrogates of terminally ill cancer patients. Decisional regret was measured by the five-item Decision Regret Scale monthly during the patient's last six months and 1, 3, 6, 13, 18, and 24 months post loss. Decisional-regret trajectories were identified using latent-class growth analysis. RESULTS Surrogates reported substantially high decisional regret (pre- and postloss mean [SD] as 32.20 [11.47] and 29.90 [12.47], respectively). Four decisional-regret trajectories were identified. The resilient trajectory (prevalence: 25.6%) showed a general low decisional-regret level with mild and transient perturbations around the time of patient death only. Decisional regret for the delayed-recovery trajectory (56.3%) accelerated before the patient's death and decreased slowly throughout bereavement. Surrogates in the late-emerging (10.2%) trajectory reported a low decisional-regret level before loss but their decisional regret increased gradually thereafter. The increasing-prolonged trajectory (6.9%) rapidly increased in decisional-regret levels during EOL decision making, peaked one-month post loss, then declined steadily but without a complete resolution. CONCLUSION Surrogates heterogeneously suffered decisional regret from EOL decision making through bereavement as evident by four identified distinct decisional-regret trajectories. Early identification and prevention of increasing/prolonged decisional-regret trajectories is warranted.
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- Fur-Hsing Wen
- Department of International Business (F-H.W.), Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- College of Medicine (C-H.H., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Division of Hematology-Oncology (C-H.H.), Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (M-M.H., P-J.S., W-C.S., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C., S-T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (M-M.H., P-J.S., W-C.S., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C., S-T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (M-M.H., P-J.S., W-C.S., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C., S-T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- College of Medicine (C-H.H., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Division of Hematology-Oncology (M-M.H., P-J.S., W-C.S., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C., S-T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- College of Medicine (C-H.H., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Division of Hematology-Oncology (M-M.H., P-J.S., W-C.S., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C., S-T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- College of Medicine (C-H.H., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C.), Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Division of Hematology-Oncology (M-M.H., P-J.S., W-C.S., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C., S-T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology (M-M.H., P-J.S., W-C.S., W-C.C., J-S.C., W-C.C., S-T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC; School of Nursing (S.T.T.), Medical College, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Department of Nursing (S.T.T.), Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, R.O.C.; Department of Nursing (S.T.T.), Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, R.O.C..
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Wen FH, Hsieh CH, Chou WC, Su PJ, Hou MM, Shen WC, Chen JS, Chang WC, Tang ST. Factors associated with cancer patients' distinct death-preparedness states. Psychooncology 2023. [PMID: 37114337 DOI: 10.1002/pon.6146] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/10/2023] [Revised: 04/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/19/2023] [Indexed: 04/29/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Facilitating death preparedness is important for improving cancer patients' quality of death and dying. We aimed to identify factors associated with the four death-preparedness states (no-preparedness, cognitive-only, emotional-only, and sufficient-preparedness) focusing on modifiable factors. METHODS In this cohort study, we identified factors associated with 314 Taiwanese cancer patients' death-preparedness states from time-invariant socio-demographics and lagged time-varying modifiable variables, including disease burden, physician prognostic disclosure, patient-family communication on end-of-life (EOL) issues, and perceived social support using hierarchical generalized linear modeling. RESULTS Patients who were male, older, without financial hardship to make ends meet, and suffered lower symptom distress were more likely to be in the emotional-only and sufficient-preparedness states than the no-death-preparedness-state. Younger age (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval] = 0.95 [0.91, 0.99] per year increase in age) and greater functional dependency (1.05 [1.00, 1.11]) were associated with being in the cognitive-only state. Physician prognostic disclosure increased the likelihood of being in the cognitive-only (51.51 [14.01, 189.36]) and sufficient-preparedness (47.42 [10.93, 205.79]) states, whereas higher patient-family communication on EOL issues reduced likelihood for the emotional-only state (0.38 [0.21, 0.69]). Higher perceived social support reduced the likelihood of cognitive-only (0.94 [0.91, 0.98]) but increased the chance of emotional-only (1.09 [1.05, 1.14]) state membership. CONCLUSIONS Death-preparedness states are associated with patients' socio-demographics, disease burden, physician prognostic disclosure, patient-family communication on EOL issues, and perceived social support. Providing accurate prognostic disclosure, adequately managing symptom distress, supporting those with higher functional dependence, promoting empathetic patient-family communication on EOL issues, and enhancing perceived social support may facilitate death preparedness.
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Affiliation(s)
- Fur-Hsing Wen
- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
- School of Nursing, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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Chien CY, Wang CP, Lee LY, Lee SR, Ng SH, Kang CJ, Lin JC, Terng SD, Hua CH, Chen TM, Chen WC, Tsai YT, Tsai CY, Chu YH, Lin CY, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Cheng NM, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Wen YW, Liao CT. Indications for elective neck dissection in cT1N0M0 oral cavity cancer according to the AJCC eight edition: A nationwide study. Oral Oncol 2023; 140:106366. [PMID: 36965411 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2023.106366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2022] [Revised: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 03/14/2023] [Indexed: 03/27/2023]
Abstract
OBJECTIVES According to the NCCN guidelines, there is weak evidence to support the use of elective neck dissection (END) in early-stage oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). We sought to examine the indications for END in patients with cT1N0M0 OCSCC defined according to the AJCC Staging Manual, Eight Edition. METHODS Of the 3886 patients diagnosed with cT1N0M0 included in the study, 2065 underwent END and 1821 neck observation. RESULTS The 5-year outcomes for patients who received END versus neck observation before and after propensity score matching (n = 1406 each) were as follows: neck control, 96 %/90 % (before matching), p < 0.0001; 96 %/90 % (after matching), p < 0.0001; disease-specific survival (DSS), 93 %/92 % (before matching), p = 0.0227; 93 %/92 % (after matching), p = 0.1436. Multivariable analyses revealed that neck observation, depth of invasion (DOI) > 2.5 mm, and poor differentiation were independent risk factors for 5-year outcomes. Upon the application of a scoring system ranging from 0 (no risk factor) to 3 (presence of the three risk factors), the following 5-year rates were observed: neck control, 98 %/95 %/84 %/85 %; DSS, 96 %/93 %/88 %/85 %; and overall survival, 90 %/86 %/79 %/59 %, respectively (all p < 0.0001). The survival outcomes of patients with scores of 0 and 1 were similar. The occult metastasis rates in the entire study cohort, DOI > 2.5 mm, and poor differentiation were 6.8 %/9.2 %/17.1 %, respectively. CONCLUSION Because all patients who received neck observation had a score of 1 or higher, END should be performed when a DOI > 2.5 mm or poorly differentiated tumors are present. Under these circumstances, 48.6 % (1888/3886) of cT1N0M0 patients may avoid END without compromising oncological outcomes.
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- Chih-Yen Chien
- Department of Otolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Kaohsiung Medical Center, Chang Gung University, College of Medicine, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otolaryngology, National Taiwan University Hospital and College of Medicine, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Changhua Christian Hospital, Changhua, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Koo Foundation Sun Yat-Sen Cancer Center, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, China Medical University Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Shuang Ho Hospital, Taipei Medical University, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Chen HK, Su PJ, Wang YL, Chang KC, Su YL, Chang PH, Kuan FC, Hsieh CH, Kuo YC, Sheng TW, Chang CF, Yu SM, Huang WK, Lin YC, Tsan DL, Yu KJ, Lin PH, Chen HY, Chang YH, Pang ST, Chuang CK, Lai ECC. Long-term use and risk of major adverse cardiac events: Comparing enzalutamide and abiraterone in chemotherapy-naïve patients with metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer. Int J Cancer 2023; 152:1191-1201. [PMID: 36346116 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34348] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 09/18/2022] [Accepted: 10/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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This is a retrospective cohort study by analyzing a multi-institutional electronic medical records database in Taiwan to compare long-term effectiveness and risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in chemotherapy-naïve metastatic castration-resistant prostate cancer (mCRPC) patients treated with enzalutamide (ENZ) or abiraterone (AA). Patients aged 20 years and older and newly receiving androgen receptor targeted therapies ENZ or AA from September 2016 to December 2019 were included. We followed patients from initiation of therapies to the occurrence of outcomes (prostate-specific antigen (PSA) response rate, PSA progression free survival (PFS), overall survival (OS), and MACE), death, the last clinical visit, or December 31, 2020. We performed multivariable Cox proportional hazard models to compare ENZ and AA groups for the measured outcomes. A total of 363 patients treated with either ENZ (n = 157) or AA (n = 206) were identified. The analysis found a significantly higher proportion of patients with a PSA response rate higher than 50% among those receiving ENZ than among those receiving AA (ENZ vs AA: 75.80% vs 63.59%, P = .01). However, there was no significant difference in PSA PFS (adjusted hazard ratio: 0.86; 95% CI 0.63-1.17) and OS (0.68: 0.41-1.14) between the use of ENZ and AA in chemotherapy-naïve mCRPC patients. Regarding the cardiovascular (CV) safety outcome, there was a significantly lower risk of MACE in patients receiving ENZ, compared to patients receiving AA (0.20: 0.07-0.55). The findings suggest that enzalutamide may be more efficacious for PSA response and suitable for chemotherapy-naïve mCRPC patients with high CV risk profile.
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- Hung-Kai Chen
- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Pharmacy, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, College of Medicine, Kaohsiung, Taiwan.,School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Clinical Trial Center, Kaohsiung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chiayi Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chiayi, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Imaging and Intervention, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Department of Chemical Engineering and Biotechnology and Graduate Institute of Biochemical and Biomedical Engineering, National Taipei University of Technology, Taipei, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pharmacy, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Urology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei, Taiwan
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- Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan.,Division of Urology, Department of Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- School of Pharmacy, Institute of Clinical Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, College of Medicine, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan
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Chen CH, Wen FH, Chang WC, Hsieh CH, Chou WC, Chen JS, Tang ST. Associations of prognostic-awareness-transition patterns with emotional distress and quality of life during terminally ill cancer patients' last 6 months of life. Psychooncology 2023; 32:741-750. [PMID: 36891618 DOI: 10.1002/pon.6119] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/12/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/03/2023] [Indexed: 03/10/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Unprecedently investigate associations of prognostic-awareness-transition patterns with (changes in) depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and quality of life (QOL) during cancer patients' last 6 months. METHODS In this secondary analysis study, 334 cancer patients in their last 6 months transitioned between four prognostic-awareness states (unknown and not wanting to know, unknown but wanting to know, inaccurate awareness, and accurate awareness), thus constituting three transition patterns: maintaining-accurate-, gaining-accurate-, and maintaining-inaccurate/unknown prognostic awareness. A multivariate hierarchical linear model evaluated associations of the transition patterns with depressive symptoms, anxiety symptoms, and QOL determined at final assessment and by mean difference between the first and last assessment. RESULTS At the last assessment before death, the gaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness group reported higher levels of depressive symptoms (estimate [95% confidence interval] = 1.59 [0.35-2.84]) and the maintaining- and gaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness groups suffered more anxiety symptoms (1.50 [0.44-2.56]; 1.42 [0.13-2.71], respectively) and poorer QOL (-7.07 [-12.61 to 1.54]; -11.06 [-17.76 to -4.35], respectively) than the maintaining-inaccurate/unknown-prognostic-awareness group. Between the first and last assessment, the maintaining- and gaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness groups' depressive symptoms (1.59 [0.33-2.85]; 3.30 [1.78-4.82], respectively) and QOL (-5.04 [-9.89 to -0.19]; -8.86 [-14.74 to -2.98], respectively) worsened more than the maintaining-inaccurate/unknown-prognostic-awareness group, and the gaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness group's depressive symptoms increased more than the maintaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness group (1.71 [0.42-3.00]). CONCLUSIONS Unexpectedly, patients who maintained/gained accurate prognostic awareness suffered more depression, anxiety, and poorer QOL at end of life. Promoting accurate prognostic awareness earlier in the terminal-cancer trajectory should be supplemented with adequate psychological care to alleviate patients' emotional distress and enhance QOL. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT01912846.
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- Chen Hsiu Chen
- School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,School of Nursing, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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Tsai CY, Wen YW, Lee SR, Ng SH, Kang CJ, Lee LY, Hsueh C, Lin CY, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Cheng NM, Liao CT. Early relapse is an adverse prognostic factor for survival outcomes in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: results from a nationwide registry study. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:126. [PMID: 36750965 PMCID: PMC9906940 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-10602-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2022] [Accepted: 02/01/2023] [Indexed: 02/09/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of the relapse interval in patients with resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) is a matter of ongoing debate. In this large-scale, registry-based, nationwide study, we examined whether the time interval between surgery and the first disease relapse may affect survival outcomes in Taiwanese patients with OCSCC. METHODS Data made available by the Taiwan Health Promotion Administration as of 2004 were obtained. The study cohort consisted of patients who were included in the registry between 2011 and 2017. Disease staging was performed according to the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Staging Manual, Eight Edition. We retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 13,789 patients with OCSCC who received surgical treatment. A total of 2327 (16.9%) patients experienced a first disease relapse. The optimal cutoff value for the relapse interval was 330 days when both 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) (≤ 330/>330 days, n = 1630/697) were taken into account. In addition, we undertook a propensity score (PS)-matched analysis of patients (n = 654 each) with early (≤ 330 days) versus late (> 330 days) relapse. RESULTS The median follow-up time in the entire study cohort was 702 days (433 and 2001 days in the early and late relapse groups, respectively). Compared with patients who experienced late relapse, those with early relapse showed a higher prevalence of the following adverse prognostic factors: pT4, pN3, pStage IV, poor differentiation, depth of invasion ≥ 10 mm, and extra-nodal extension. Multivariable analysis revealed that early relapse was an independent adverse prognostic factor for both 5-year DSS and OS (average hazard ratios [AHRs]: 3.24 and 3.91, respectively). In the PS-matched cohort, patients who experienced early relapse showed less favorable 5-year DSS: 58% versus 30%, p < 0.0001 (AHR: 3.10 [2.69 - 3.57]) and OS: 49% versus 22%, p < 0.0001 (AHR: 3.32 [2.89 - 3.81]). CONCLUSION After adjustment for potential confounders and PS matching, early relapse was an adverse prognostic factor for survival outcomes in patients with OCSCC. Our findings may have significant implications for risk stratification.
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- Chi-Ying Tsai
- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC ,grid.413801.f0000 0001 0711 0593Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.413801.f0000 0001 0711 0593Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.413801.f0000 0001 0711 0593Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- grid.145695.a0000 0004 1798 0922Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC. .,Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, at Linkou, No. 5, Fu-Hsing ST., Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Fan KH, Kang CJ, Lin CY, Ng SH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Huang SF, Fang KH, Wang YC, Chang JTC, Liao CT, Lee LY. Quantitative Measurement of Perineural Invasion for Prognosis Analysis of Oral Cavity Cancer Treated by Radical Surgery With or Without Adjuvant Therapy. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2023; 22:15330338231176366. [PMID: 37264638 DOI: 10.1177/15330338231176366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/03/2023] Open
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Objectives: Perineural invasion (PNI) was quantitatively analyzed in oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) specimens obtained by radical surgery to correlate with survival outcomes. Methods: This is a retrospective study that reviewed the Cancer registry data between 2009 and 2015. Inclusion criteria were oral cavity cancer, treatment by radical surgery, presence of PNI, and available pathologic samples for S100 staining. Patients with M1 disease and those with synchronous or metachronous cancer during staging work-up were excluded. All pathologic samples were reviewed to confirm PNI status and processed by immunohistochemical staining for S100 to quantify PNI. Pathologic information and staging results were also reviewed, and clinical outcomes were analyzed. Results: The retrospective study included 92 patients; 63 had intratumoral PNI (IPNI) and 29 had extratumoral PNI (EPNI). The average number of PNI foci (APNI) was higher in the EPNI group than in the IPNI group (6.7 vs 3.8, t-test 2-tail significance = 0.021). The 3-year overall survival (OS) and time-to-recurrence (TTR) rates of all patients were 82.5% and 81.2%, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that pathological T4 or N2-3 stage correlated with poor OS, whereas APNI ≥4 correlated with poor TTR. In multivariate analysis, only the pathological N2-3 stage was significantly correlated with poor OS, whereas only APNI ≥ 4 was an independent factor of poor TTR. The 3-year TTR rates were 92.4% and 65.6% for diseases with APNI < 4 and ≥ 4, respectively (P = .008). Conclusions: In patients with OSCC with PNI, a greater amount of PNI identified by S100 staining indicated a poorer TTR regardless of stage and other prognostic factors. Quantification of PNI by S100 immunohistochemistry is a potential method for prognosis prediction.
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- Kang-Hsing Fan
- Department of Radiation Oncology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Proton Therapy Center, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology & Head and Neck Surgery, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- Department of Pathology, Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Liao CT, Lee LY, Lee SR, Ng SH, Liu TW, Chien CY, Lin JC, Wang CP, Terng SD, Hua CH, Chen TM, Chen WC, Tsai YT, Kang CJ, Tsai CY, Chu YH, Lin CY, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Yen TC, Cheng NM, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Wen YW. Optimizing margin status for improving prognosis in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective study from the two highest-volume Taiwanese hospitals. Front Oncol 2022; 12:1019555. [DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1019555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/20/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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BackgroundIn the treatment of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), surgical quality measures which are expected to affect outcomes, including the achievement of a clear margin, are surgeon-dependent but might not be invariably associated with hospital volume. Our objective was to explore surgical margin variations and survival differences of OCSCC between two highest-volume hospitals in Taiwan.Materials and methodsA total of 2009 and 1019 patients with OCSCC who were treated at the two highest-volume Taiwanese hospitals (termed Hospital 1 and Hospital 2, respectively) were included. We examined how a pathological margin <5 mm impacted patient outcomes before and after propensity score (PS) matching.ResultsThe prevalence of margins <5 mm was markedly lower in Hospital 1 than in Hospital 2 (34.5%/65.2%, p<0.0001). Compared with Hospital 2, tumor severity was higher in Hospital 1. On univariable analysis, being treated in Hospital 2 (versus Hospital 1; hazard ratio [HR] for 5-year disease-specific survival [DSS] = 1.34, p=0.0002; HR for 5-year overall survival [OS] = 1.17, p=0.0271) and margins <5 mm (versus ≥5 mm; HR for 5-year DSS = 1.63, p<0.0001; HR for 5-year OS = 1.48, p<0.0001) were identified as adverse factors. The associations of treatment in Hospital 2 and margins <5 mm with less favorable outcomes remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders in multivariable analyses, as well as in the PS-matched cohort. The 5-year survival differences between patients operated in Hospital 1 and Hospital 2 were even more pronounced in the PS-matched cohort (before PS matching: DSS, 79%/74%, p=0.0002; OS, 71%/68%, p=0.0269; after PS matching: DSS, 84%/72%, p<0.0001; OS, 75%/66%, p<0.0001). In the entire cohort, the rate of adjuvant therapy was found to be lower in patients with margins ≥5 mm than in those with margins <5 mm (42.7%/57.0%, p<0.0001).ConclusionsWithin the two highest-volume hospitals in Taiwan, patients with OCSCC with a clear margin status (≥5 mm) achieved more favorable outcomes. These results have clinical implications and show how initiatives aimed at improving the margin quality can translate in better outcomes. A clear margin status can reduce the need for adjuvant therapy, ultimately improving quality of life.
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Chen CY, Yang HW, Hsieh PH, Hsieh CH, Wu MH. Development of a photothermal bead-based nucleic acid amplification test (pbbNAAT) technique for a high-performance loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP)–based point-of-care test (POCT). Biosens Bioelectron 2022; 215:114574. [DOI: 10.1016/j.bios.2022.114574] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2022] [Revised: 07/04/2022] [Accepted: 07/11/2022] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Huang PW, Lin CY, Lee LY, Hsieh CH, Hsu CL, Liau CT, Fan KH, Huang SF, Liao CT, Chang TC, Wang HM. Maintenance tegafur-plus-uracil after adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy may improve outcome for resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma with extranodal extension. Front Oncol 2022; 12:866890. [PMID: 36249049 PMCID: PMC9554642 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.866890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2022] [Accepted: 08/30/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Objectives To evaluate whether tegafur-uracil maintenance (UFTm) following postoperation adjuvant cisplatin-based concurrent chemoradiotherapy (CCRT) may reduce distant metastasis in patients with resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) with pathologic extranodal extension (pENE+). Methods A retrospective comparison was conducted between two cohorts of patients with resected pENE+ OSCC who completed adjuvant CCRT between March 2015 and December 2017, including one cohort of a phase II trial using UFTm and a trial-eligible but off-protocol cohort without using UFTm (non-UFTm) after their adjuvant CCRT. The UFTm trial enrolled patients without relapse within 2 months after the end of adjuvant CCRT and administered UFT 400 mg/day for 1 year. Kaplan–Meier methods estimated the actuarial rate of distant metastasis-free (DMF), locoregional control (LRC), event-free survival (EFS), and overall survival (OS). Results A total of 103 patients were included in this study, 64 patients in UFTm and 39 patients in non-UFTm. Severe adverse events in UFTm included grade 3 anemia (n = 1, 1.6%) and grade 3 mucositis (n = 1, 1.6%). A total of 40 (62.5%) patients completed the full course of UFTm, while the remaining terminated UFTm earlier due to disease relapse (n = 14, 21.8%), poor compliance (n = 9, 14.1%), and adverse event (n = 1, 1.6%). The median (range) follow-up time of surviving patients was 43 (22–65) months. The outcomes compared between UFTm and non-UFTm were OS (hazard ratio [HR] 0.31 [95% CI: 0.17–0.57], p < 0·001), EFS (0.45 [0.25–0.82], 0.009), LRC (0.45 [0.19–1.05], 0.067), and DMF (0.47 [0.24–0.95], 0.035). Multivariable analysis, adjusted for UFTm, Charlson comorbidity index score 1–3, site of tongue, and number of ENE+ LN ≧4, confirmed better OS (0.29 [0.16–0.54], <0.001) and EFS (0.47 [0.26–0.85], 0.012) in favor of UFTm over non-UFTm. The 2-year DM rate was 25.8% in UFTm and 44.2% in non-UFTm. For relapsed patients in UFTm vs. non-UFTm, the rate of metastasectomy for oligometastasis was 53% vs. 6%, and the OS was 21.0 (95% CI: 17.8–24.1) months vs. 11.0 (9.1–12.8) months (p < 0.001), respectively. Conclusions UFTm may improve the dismal outcomes of the resected pENE+ OSCC. Further investigations are needed to confirm our observations.
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- Pei-Wei Huang
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Section of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Section of Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Departments of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Kang CJ, Wen YW, Lee SR, Ng SH, Tsai CY, Lee LY, Chu YH, Lin CY, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Cheng NM, Liao CT. Towards an Improved Pathological Node Classification for Prognostic Stratification of Patients With Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Results From a Nationwide Registry Study. Front Oncol 2022; 12:910158. [PMID: 35837108 PMCID: PMC9273780 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.910158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2022] [Accepted: 05/20/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BackgroundTo assess the prognostic significance of different nodal parameters [i.e., number of pathologically positive nodes, log odds of positive lymph nodes, lymph node ratio (LNR), and extra-nodal extension (ENE)] in Taiwanese patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), and to devise an optimized pN classification system for predicting survival in OCSCC.MethodsA total of 4287 Taiwanese patients with first primary OCSCC and nodal metastases were enrolled. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis with the spline method was applied to identify the optimal cut-off values for LNR, log odds of positive lymph nodes, and number of pathologically positive nodes.ResultsOn multivariable analysis, we identified a LNR ≥0.078/0.079, the presence of at least three pathologically positive nodes, and ENE as independent prognosticators for 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) rates. We therefore devised a four-point prognostic scoring system according to the presence or absence of each variable. The 5-year DSS and OS rates of patients with scores of 0−3 were 70%/62%/50%/36% (p <0.0001) and 61%/52%/40%25%, respectively (p <0.0001). On analyzing the AJCC 2017 pN classification, patients with pN3a displayed better survival rates than those with pN2 disease. The 5-year DSS and OS rates of patients with pN1/pN2/pN3a/pN3b disease were 72%/60%/67%/43% (p <0.0001) and 63%/51%/67%/33%, respectively (p <0.0001).ConclusionsThree nodal parameters (i.e., a LNR ≥0.078/0.079, the presence of at least three pathologically positive nodes, and ENE) assessed in combination provided a better prognostic stratification than the traditional AJCC pN classification.
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- Chung-Jan Kang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Hsieh CH, Yeh CT, Huang YH, Lai MW. Circulating Tumor Cells Derived from Advanced Hepatocellular Carcinoma Rapidly Develop Resistance to Cytotoxic Chemotherapy. Anticancer Res 2022; 42:2479-2486. [PMID: 35489767 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.15726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/07/2022] [Revised: 03/30/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND/AIM Clinically, some cancer patients develop drug resistance after receiving a few courses of chemotherapy, or even worse, completely lack therapeutic response. Prediction of treatment response before administration is of value to oncologists. This study aimed to evaluate the feasibility of drug sensitivity tests for circulating tumor cells (CTCs) isolated from patients with advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC). MATERIALS AND METHODS CTCs isolated from patients receiving cytotoxic chemotherapy or sorafenib were subjected to drug tests using ex vivo culture. Thirty-one patients with advanced HCC and one with benign lesions were enrolled in the study. RESULTS After incubation with chemotherapeutic drugs ex vivo, the numbers of CTCs were decreased in 10/12 (83.3%) of treatment-naïve patients (planning to receive the first course of chemotherapy) but increased in all patients (6/6) who had received chemotherapy (p=0.002). The CTC count was negatively correlated with the overall survival of patients (p=0.016). The CTCs of patients who received targeted therapy (n=11), were incubated with sorafenib for sensitivity tests. After comparing the chemotherapy and sorafenib-treated groups, the CTCs in the latter group had a lower probability to develop drug resistance (p=0.031). CONCLUSION An ex vivo culture-based drug sensitivity test was developed for CTCs isolated from advanced HCC patients. The drug test found that resistance developed rapidly following cytotoxic chemotherapy, whereas it was rarely observed in patients receiving sorafenib. For patients with advanced HCC who choose to receive chemotherapy, CTC drug sensitivity tests may help predict treatment response.
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- Chia-Hsun Hsieh
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.; .,Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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- Liver Research Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.; .,Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C.,Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Department of Pediatrics, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Linkou Main Branch, Taoyuan, Taiwan, R.O.C
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Chen CH, Wen FH, Chou WC, Chen JS, Chang WC, Hsieh CH, Tang ST. Associations of prognostic-awareness-transition patterns with end-of-life care in cancer patients' last month. Support Care Cancer 2022; 30:5975-5989. [PMID: 35391576 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-022-07007-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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PURPOSE Cancer patients heterogeneously develop prognostic awareness, and end-of-life cancer care has become increasingly aggressive to the detriment of patients and healthcare sustainability. We aimed to explore the never-before-examined associations of prognostic-awareness-transition patterns with end-of-life care. METHODS Prognostic awareness was categorized into four states: (1) unknown and not wanting to know; (2) unknown but wanting to know; (3) inaccurate awareness; and (4) accurate awareness. We examined associations of our previously identified three prognostic-awareness-transition patterns during 334 cancer patients' last 6 months (maintaining accurate prognostic awareness, gaining accurate prognostic awareness, and maintaining inaccurate/unknown prognostic awareness) and end-of-life care (cardiopulmonary resuscitation, intensive care unit care, mechanical ventilation, chemotherapy/immunotherapy, and hospice care) in cancer patients' last month by multivariate logistic regressions. RESULTS Cancer patients in the maintaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness and gaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness groups had significantly lower odds of cardiopulmonary resuscitation (adjusted odds ratio [95% confidence interval]: 0.22 [0.06-0.78]; and 0.10 [0.01-0.97], respectively) but higher odds of hospice care (3.44 [1.64-7.24]; and 3.28 [1.32-8.13], respectively) in the last month than those in the maintaining inaccurate/unknown prognostic awareness. The maintaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness group had marginally lower odds of chemotherapy or immunotherapy received than the gaining-accurate-prognostic-awareness group (0.58 [0.31-1.10], p = .096]). No differences in intensive care unit care and mechanical ventilation among cancer patients in different prognostic-awareness-transition patterns were observed. CONCLUSION End-of-life care received in cancer patients' last month was associated with the three distinct prognostic-awareness-transition patterns. Cancer patients' accurate prognostic awareness should be facilitated earlier to reduce their risk of receiving aggressive end-of-life care, especially for avoiding chemotherapy/immunotherapy close to death. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov:NCT01912846.
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- Chen Hsiu Chen
- School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. .,Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China. .,School of Nursing, Medical College, Chang Gung University, 259 Wen-Hwa 1st Road, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, 333, Republic of China.
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Kang CJ, Wen YW, Lee SR, Ng SH, Lee LA, Lee LY, Hsueh C, Lin CY, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Yeh CH, Tsai CY, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Cheng NM, Liao CT. Clinical outcomes of patients with pT4a and pT4b oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma who had undergone surgery: Results from a Taiwanese registry-based, nationwide cohort study. Oral Oncol 2022; 126:105750. [PMID: 35123256 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2022.105750] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES While the NCCN guidelines maintain that T4b oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) should undergo either non-surgical treatments or clinical trials, promising outcomes of T4b OCSCC having surgical excision have been reported. We analyzed and compared the clinical outcomes of Taiwanese patients with pT4a and pT4b OCSCC who had undergone surgical treatment. METHODS From 2011 to 2017, a total of 4031 and 355 patients with first primary pT4a and pT4b OCSCC were identified. A propensity score (PS)-matched analysis of patients (n = 351 each) for pT4a and pT4b tumors was also performed. RESULTS The 5-year disease-specific and overall survival (DSS/OS) rates were more favorable in patients with pT4a than in those with pT4b OCSCC (64%/55%, p < 0.0001; 55%/43%, p < 0.0001, respectively). Compared with pT4a, those with pT4b tumors had a higher burden of the following risk factors: buccal/retromolar/hard palate subsite, male sex, depth ≥ 10 mm, and positive margins. Before PS matching, multivariable analyses revealed that pT4b tumors (versus pT4a) were an adverse prognosticator for both 5-year DSS and OS (hazard ratios: 1.32 and 1.39, respectively). However, in the PS-matched cohort, no significant differences in 5-year DSS and OS rates were observed between pT4a and pT4b OCSCC (57%/56%, p = 0.4024; 48%/44%, p = 0.1807, respectively) CONCLUSIONS: No significant outcome differences were evident between pT4b and pT4a OCSCC after PS matching. The most plausible hypothesis for the observed survival difference between T4a and T4b tumors is that it was driven by positive margins. We suggest that T4b OCSCC should undergo initial surgical excision if adequate resection is possible.
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- Chung-Jan Kang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Kang CJ, Wen YW, Lee SR, Lee LY, Hsueh C, Lin CY, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Ng SH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Yen TC, Cheng NM, Tsai TY, Tai SF, Tsai CY. Surgical Margins Status and Prognosis after Resection of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Results from a Taiwanese Nationwide Registry-Based Study. Cancers (Basel) 2021; 14:cancers14010015. [PMID: 35008181 PMCID: PMC8749941 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14010015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2021] [Revised: 12/11/2021] [Accepted: 12/15/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Simple Summary While the prognostic role of surgical margins in oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma is well-established, the optimal cutoff values for margin status remain controversial. This study addressed this issue in a large sample of 13,768 patients included in a nationwide registry in Taiwan. The identification of the most suitable cutoff value for surgical margins was conducted using 5-year local control as the outcome of interest. On analyzing the margin status—categorized as 0, 0.1–4 and > 4 mm—the 5-year outcomes were as follows: local control, 87, 89 and 92%; disease-specific survival, 57, 76 and 81%; overall survival, 47, 67 and 74%, respectively. Collectively, these data indicate that a margin status >4 mm can be considered as adequate. Abstract (1) Background: The optimal cutoff value that maximizes the prognostic value of surgical margins in patients with resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma has not yet been identified. (2) Methods: Data for this study were retrieved from the Taiwan Cancer Registry Database. A total of 13,768 Taiwanese patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma were identified and stratified according to different margin statuses (0, 0.1–4 and > 4 mm). The five-year local control, disease-specific survival and overall survival rates were the main outcome measures. (3) Results: The 5-year local control, disease-specific survival and overall survival rates of patients with close margins (0 and 0.1–4 mm) were significantly lower than those observed in patients with clear margins (> 4 mm; all p values < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, margin status, depth of invasion and extra-nodal extension were identified as independent adverse prognostic factors for 5-year local control. (4) Conclusions: A thorough assessment of surgical margins can provide a reliable prognostic prediction in patients with OCSCC. This has potential implications for treatment approaches tailored to the individual level. The achievement of clear margins (>4 mm) should be considered a key surgical goal to improve outcomes in this patient group.
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- Chung-Jan Kang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-J.K.); (T.-J.F.); (S.-F.H.); (L.-A.L.); (K.-H.F.); (T.-Y.T.); (S.-F.T.)
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- Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;
- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (L.-Y.L.); (C.H.)
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (L.-Y.L.); (C.H.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (K.-H.F.)
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-Y.L.); (K.-H.F.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (H.-M.W.); (C.-H.H.)
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (H.-M.W.); (C.-H.H.)
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.N.); (C.-H.Y.)
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.-H.N.); (C.-H.Y.)
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-H.L.); (C.-K.T.)
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-H.L.); (C.-K.T.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-J.K.); (T.-J.F.); (S.-F.H.); (L.-A.L.); (K.-H.F.); (T.-Y.T.); (S.-F.T.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-J.K.); (T.-J.F.); (S.-F.H.); (L.-A.L.); (K.-H.F.); (T.-Y.T.); (S.-F.T.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-J.K.); (T.-J.F.); (S.-F.H.); (L.-A.L.); (K.-H.F.); (T.-Y.T.); (S.-F.T.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-J.K.); (T.-J.F.); (S.-F.H.); (L.-A.L.); (K.-H.F.); (T.-Y.T.); (S.-F.T.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (T.-C.Y.); (N.-M.C.)
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (T.-C.Y.); (N.-M.C.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-J.K.); (T.-J.F.); (S.-F.H.); (L.-A.L.); (K.-H.F.); (T.-Y.T.); (S.-F.T.)
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (C.-J.K.); (T.-J.F.); (S.-F.H.); (L.-A.L.); (K.-H.F.); (T.-Y.T.); (S.-F.T.)
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Medical College of Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Chu PY, Hsieh CH, Chen CY, Wu MH. Improvement of Background Solution for Optically Induced Dielectrophoresis-Based Cell Manipulation in a Microfluidic System. Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2021; 9:759205. [PMID: 34881232 PMCID: PMC8645848 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2021.759205] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2021] [Accepted: 11/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Optically induced dielectrophoresis (ODEP) is effective for cell manipulation. However, its utilization has been limited by the requirement of solution with low conductivity. This issue has been ignored in ODEP-relevant studies. To address this issue, this study aims to investigate to what extent the cell viability and performance of ODEP-based cell manipulation are affected by low conductivity conditions. Additionally, this study aims to modify sucrose solutions to reduce the impacts caused by low-conductivity solutions. Results revealed the use of sucrose solution in ODEP operation could significantly reduce the viability of the manipulated cells by 9.1 and 38.5% after 2- and 4-h incubation, respectively. Prolonged operation time (e.g., 4 h) in sucrose solution could lead to significantly inferior performance of cell manipulation, including 47.2% reduction of ODEP manipulation velocity and 44.4% loss of the cells manipulatable by ODEP. The key finding of this study is that the use of bovine serum albumin (BSA)-supplemented sucrose solution (conductivity: 25–50 μS cm−1) might significantly increase the cell viability by 10.9–14.8% compared with that in sucrose solution after 4 h incubation. Moreover, the ODEP manipulation velocity of cells in the BSA-supplemented sucrose solution (conductivity: 25 μS cm−1) was comparable to that in sucrose solution during 4-h incubation. More importantly, compared with sucrose solution, the use of BSA-supplemented sucrose solution (conductivity: 25–50 μS cm−1) contributed high percentage (80.4–93.5%) of the cells manipulatable by ODEP during 4-h incubation. Overall, this study has provided some fundamental information relevant to the improvement of background solutions for ODEP-based cell manipulation.
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- Po-Yu Chu
- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,Collage of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan.,Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan.,Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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Cheng NM, Kang CJ, Tsai CY, Lee LY, Lin CY, Hsueh C, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Ng SH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Liao CT. Improved prognostic stratification of patients with pN3b oral cavity cancer based on maximum standardized uptake value of metastatic nodes, lymph node ratio, and level of cervical nodal metastases. Oral Oncol 2021; 123:105593. [PMID: 34768211 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105593] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Revised: 10/11/2021] [Accepted: 10/19/2021] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The prognosis of pN3b oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) remains heterogeneous. We sought to improve the prognostic stratification of patients with pN3b OCSCC through a combined analysis of FDG-PET parameters and clinicopathological risk factors (RFs). METHODS From 2001 to 2019, complete data on maximum standardized uptake values derived from FDG-PET of neck metastatic nodes (SUV-nodal-max) and clinicopathological RFs were available for 257 patients with pN3b disease. RESULTS Using the 5-year disease-free survival (DFS) as the outcome of interest, the optimal cutoff points for SUV-nodal-max and lymph node ratio (LNR) were 15.9 and 0.17, respectively. The 5-year DFS rates/(number of cases) for patients with pN3b disease were as follows: SUV-nodal-max < 15.9 versus ≥ 15.9, 49%(226)/21%(31), p = 0.000003; LNR < 0.17 versus ≥ 0.17, 49%(230)/17%(27), p = 0.000117; absence versus presence of neck level IV/V metastases, 49%(230)/15%(27), p = 0.000004. Multivariable analyses revealed that SUV-nodal-max ≥ 15.9, LNR ≥ 0.17, and level IV/V metastases were independent prognosticators for 5-year distant metastases (DM), DFS, disease-specific survival (DSS), and overall survival (OS) rates. Based on these variables, we devised a scoring system that identified three distinct prognostic subgroups at low (score 0, n = 190), intermediate (score 1, n = 51), and high (scores 2-3, n = 16) risk. The 5-year rates of patients with pN3b disease deemed to be at low/intermediate/high risk were as follows: DM, 31%/52%/89%; DFS, 54%/26%/0%; DSS, 59%/36%/8%; OS, 42%/31%/6%, respectively; all p < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS A scoring system based on SUV-nodal-max, LNR, and level IV/V metastases improves the prognostic stratification of OCSCC patients with pN3b disease.
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- Nai-Ming Cheng
- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Nuclear Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC; Particle Physics and Beam Delivery Core Laboratory, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Lin CY, Lee LY, Cheng NM, Lee SR, Tsai CY, Hsueh C, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Ng SH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Kang CJ, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Liao CT. cN+pN0 disease does not portend a less favorable prognosis compared with cN0pN0 in patients with resected oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma. Cancer Med 2021; 10:6947-6958. [PMID: 34558224 PMCID: PMC8525126 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4187] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/08/2021] [Revised: 05/22/2021] [Accepted: 06/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background We compared the clinical outcomes of patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) with cN+pN0 versus cN0pN0 disease. Methods A total of 1309 OCSCC patients with pN0 disease were included. Of them, 1019 and 290 cases had cN0pN0 and cN+pN0 disease, respectively. For comparison purposes, we also examined 799 patients with pN+disease (cN0pN+/cN+pN+, n = 239/560). Subgroup analysis was performed in a propensity score‐matched cohort with cN0pN0 and cN+pN0 disease (n = 284 each). Results Compared with cN0pN0, patients with cN+pN0 had a higher prevalence of the following variables: betel chewing, pT3−4, depth ≥10 mm, perineural invasion, and treatment with surgery and adjuvant therapy. The prognosis of patients with cN+pN0 (mean: 52 nodes) and cN0pN0 (mean: 39 nodes) disease was similar both in the original cohort and after propensity score matching. However, the 5‐year outcomes were more favorable for cN+pN0/cN0pN0 compared with cN0pN+/cN+pN+ (local control, 88%/88%/83%/81%; neck control, 94%/93%/82%/76%; distant metastases, 4%/3%/13%/31%; disease‐free survival, 84%/83%/68%/52%; disease‐specific survival, 92%/92%/77%/57%; overall survival, 81%/82%/59%/42%; all p values <0.001; cN+pN0 versus cN0pN0, all p values >0.05). cN+pN0 disease (vs. cN0pN0) was not significantly associated with local control, neck control, distant metastases, and survivals either in univariable or multivariable analyses. Conclusions Despite a higher risk factor burden, the prognosis of patients with cN+pN0 disease did not differ from that of cases with cN0pN0. The higher nodal yield and the more frequent use of adjuvant therapy in cN+pN0 disease may explain the lack of significant differences in terms of neck control compared with cN0pN0 disease.
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- Chien-Yu Lin
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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Lee LY, Lin CY, Cheng NM, Tsai CY, Hsueh C, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Ng SH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Kang CJ, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Liao CT. Poor tumor differentiation is an independent adverse prognostic variable in patients with locally advanced oral cavity cancer--Comparison with pathological risk factors according to the NCCN guidelines. Cancer Med 2021; 10:6627-6641. [PMID: 34533269 PMCID: PMC8495291 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.4195] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2021] [Revised: 07/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Methods We sought to compare the prognostic impact of tumor differentiation with respect to adverse risk factors (RFs) identified by the National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN) guidelines––including extranodal extension (ENE), positive/close margins, perineural invasion, lymphatic invasion, and vascular invasion––in patients with locally advanced oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC). Results Between 1996 and 2018, 1179 consecutive patients with first primary pT3–4 OCSCC were included. A three‐level grading system was adopted––in which the final classification was assigned according to the most prevalent tumor grade. We identified 382/669/128 patients with well/moderately/poorly differentiated tumors, respectively. Compared with well/moderately differentiated tumors, poorly differentiated OCSCC had a higher prevalence of the following variables: female sex (4%/6%/11%), ENE, (14%/36%/61%), positive margins (0.5%/2%/4%), close margins (10%/14%/22%), perineural invasion (22%/50%/63%), lymphatic invasion (2%/9%/17%), vascular invasion (1%/4%/10%), and adjuvant therapy (64%/80%/87%). The 5‐year rates of patients with well/moderately/poorly differentiated OCSCC were as follows: local control (LC, 85%/82%/84%, p = 0.439), neck control (NC, 91%/83%/70%, p < 0.001), distant metastases (DM, 6%/18%/40%, p < 0.001), disease‐free survival (DFS, 78%/63%/46%, p < 0.001), disease‐specific survival (DSS, 85%/71%/49%, p < 0.001), and overall survival (OS, 68%/55%/39%, p < 0.001). Multivariable analysis identified the following variables as independent prognosticators for 5‐year outcomes: ENE (LC/NC/DM/DFS/DSS/OS), poorly differentiated tumors (NC/DM/DFS/DSS/OS), positive margins (LC/DFS), lymphatic invasion (DFS/DSS/OS), perineural invasion (DM), and age ≥65 years (OS). Conclusions In addition to ENE, poor tumor differentiation was identified as the second most relevant adverse RF for patients with pT3–4 OCSCC. We suggest that the NCCN guidelines should include poor tumor differentiation as an adverse RF to refine and tailor clinical management.
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- Li-Yu Lee
- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Particle Physics and Beam Delivery Core Laboratory, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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Wen FH, Chou WC, Hsieh CH, Chen JS, Chang WC, Tang ST. Distinct Death-Preparedness States by Combining Cognitive and Emotional Preparedness for Death and Their Evolution for Family Caregivers of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Over Their Last 6 Months of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage 2021; 62:503-511. [PMID: 33561490 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2021.01.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2020] [Revised: 01/23/2021] [Accepted: 01/26/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023]
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CONTEXT To identify caregivers' death-preparedness states by combining cognitive and emotional preparedness for their loved one's death as well as their evolution over cancer patients' last 6 months, which have never been explored. METHODS Death-preparedness states and their evolution were examined by hidden Markov modeling among 393 caregivers of cancer patients. RESULTS Four death-preparedness states were identified: no death preparedness, cognitive death preparedness only, emotional death preparedness only, and sufficient death preparedness. Caregivers in the no-death-preparedness state had neither accurate cognitive prognostic awareness (PA) nor adequate emotional preparedness for death. Caregivers in the sufficient-death-preparedness state reported accurate PA and adequate emotional preparedness for death. In the cognitive- and emotional-death-preparedness-only states, caregivers were accurately aware of the patient's prognosis and adequately emotionally prepared for his/her forthcoming death only, respectively. Prevalence of the sufficient-death-preparedness state fluctuated within a narrow range (40.8%-43.2%) over the patient's last six months. Proportions of caregivers decreased in the emotional-death-preparedness-only (19.5%-6.5%) and no-death-preparedness (21.0%-8.2%) states, whereas prevalence of the cognitive-death-preparedness-only state increased substantially (16.3%-44.4%) to become the most prevalent state as death approached. CONCLUSION Caregivers of cancer patients heterogeneously experienced combined cognitive and emotional preparedness for death. About 40% of caregivers consistently had sufficient death preparedness over their loved one's dying process. Evaluating these different aspects of death preparedness could be an important approach in high-quality end-of-life care by not only cultivating caregivers' cognitive PA, but also facilitating their emotional preparedness for the patient's death, thus helping caregivers prepare well for their loved one's forthcoming death.
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- Fur-Hsing Wen
- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan; Chang Gung University, School of Nursing, Taiwan; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan.
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Tseng YT, Hsieh CH, Hung CW, Chen CC, Lee SH, Lee LY, Chen SC. Supportive Care and Unmet Needs in Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Patients: Screening and Related Factors. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2021; 18:ijerph18158124. [PMID: 34360415 PMCID: PMC8345742 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph18158124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/22/2021] [Revised: 07/26/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2021] [Indexed: 01/02/2023]
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Upper gastrointestinal (UGI) cancer treatment can cause physical and psychological distress and may result in unmet needs. The purposes of this study were to (1) examine the levels of gastrointestinal (GI) symptom distress, social support, and supportive care needs; (2) screen the priorities of unmet supportive care needs; and (3) identify the factors associated with supportive care needs among UGI cancer patients receiving chemotherapy. This cross-sectional study examined UGI cancer patients who received treatment from the outpatient chemotherapy department of a single cancer center in northern Taiwan. Questionnaires were used to collect data regarding GI symptom distress, social support, unmet needs, and supportive care needs. The top three unmet needs were "fears about the cancer spreading", "uncertainty about the future", and "being informed about things you can do to help yourself to get well". Descriptive statistics examined the levels of GI symptom distress, social support, supportive care needs, and priorities of unmet supportive care needs. Stepwise regression was conducted to determine significant factors related to supportive care needs. Greater supportive care needs were found to be associated with higher levels of disease-related worries, increased treatment-related symptoms, and a lower level of physical performance. These factors explained 48.0% of the variance in supportive care needs. Disease-related worries and treatment-related symptoms strongly influence overall supportive care needs and each domain of supportive care needs. Symptom management and psychological support for patients receiving outpatient chemotherapy may help patients meet needs.
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- Ya-Ting Tseng
- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-T.T.); (C.-W.H.); (C.-C.C.); (S.-H.L.)
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- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan;
- Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Tucheng Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, New Taipei 236, Taiwan
- Department of Medicine, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-T.T.); (C.-W.H.); (C.-C.C.); (S.-H.L.)
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-T.T.); (C.-W.H.); (C.-C.C.); (S.-H.L.)
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-T.T.); (C.-W.H.); (C.-C.C.); (S.-H.L.)
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- Department of Nursing, College of Nursing and Health Sciences, Da-Yeh University, Changhua 515, Taiwan;
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- School of Nursing and Geriatric and Long-Term Care Research Center, College of Nursing, Chang Gung University of Science and Technology, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- School of Nursing, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Radiation Oncology and Proton and Radiation Therapy Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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Kang CJ, Tsai CY, Lee LY, Lin CY, Yang LY, Cheng NM, Hsueh C, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Ng SH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Liao CT. Prognostic stratification of patients with AJCC 2018 pStage IVB oral cavity cancer: Should pT4b and pN3 disease be reclassified? Oral Oncol 2021; 119:105371. [PMID: 34174527 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2021] [Revised: 04/22/2021] [Accepted: 05/03/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES pStage IVB oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC) is defined as either pT4b or pN3 disease. We sought to devise an improved prognostic stratification of this patient group. METHODS Between December 2003 and January 2018, we retrospectively reviewed the clinical records of 1331 consecutive patients with OCSCC who received tumor excision and neck dissection. The number of patients with pT4a/pT4b, pT1N3b/pT2N3b/pT3N3b/pT4N3b, and pStage IVA/IVB was 370/83, 3/49/42/142, and 332/295, respectively. RESULTS The 5-year rates of disease-free survival (DFS) and disease-specific survival (DSS) for patients with pT4a/pT4b disease were 64%/63% (p = 0.973) and 72%/69% (p = 0.672), respectively. The 5-year DFS and DSS rates for patients with pT1N3b/pT2N3b/pT3N3b/pT4N3b disease were 67%/65%/40%/42% (p < 0.001; pT1-2N3b versus pT3-4N3b, p = 0.002) and 100%/68%/45%/49% (p < 0.001; pT1-2N3b versus pT3-4N3b, p = 0.002), respectively. We devised a new definition for pStage IV by considering patients with pT4bN0-2 and pT1-2N3b diseases as pStage-IVA. The number of patients with pStage IVA/IVB (pT3-4N3b) was 443/184. The 5-year rates of AJCC pStage IVA/IVB and the newly proposed pStage IVA/IVB (pT3-4N3b) were as follows: DFS, 74%/52% and 72%/42%; DSS, 83%/58% and 81%/47%; respectively, all p value < 0.001. CONCLUSIONS The clinical outcomes of pT4b and pT4a OCSCC are similar. However, patients with pT3-4N3b disease have a less favorable 5-year prognosis compared with cases with pT1-2N3b. In light of the unfavorable outcomes, pT3-4N3b disease should continue to be classified as pStage IVB. Conversely, pT4bN0-2 and pT1-2N3b diseases portend a less adverse prognosis and should therefore be downstaged to pStage IVA.
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- Chung-Jan Kang
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC; Particle Physics and Beam Delivery Core Laboratory, Institute for Radiological Research, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Biostatistics and Informatics Unit, Clinical Trial Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Tsai CY, Lee SR, Lee LY, Hsueh C, Lin CY, Fan KH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Ng SH, Yeh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Fang TJ, Huang SF, Lee LA, Kang CJ, Fang KH, Wang YC, Lin WN, Hsin LJ, Yen TC, Cheng NM, Wen YW, Liao CT. Clinical outcomes of Taiwanese patients with resected squamous cell carcinoma of the upper and lower gum. Oral Oncol 2021; 118:105334. [PMID: 34020150 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2021.105334] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This large-scale cohort study was designed to compare the clinical outcomes of Taiwanese patients with squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) of the upper versus lower gum. METHODS Between 2004 and 2017, we identified 4244 patients with first primary SCC of the gum (694 upper gum; 3550 lower gum) who were treated with surgery either with or without adjuvant therapy. Of them, 1990 patients (329 upper gum; 1661 lower gum) enrolled from 2011 to 2017 had a higher number of histopathological variables and entered subgroup analyses. Five-year disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) rates served as outcome measures. RESULTS The 5-year DSS and OS rates of patients with upper gum SCC were lower than those of cases with lower gum SCC (65%/74%, p < 0.0001; and 55%/65%, respectively, p < 0.0001). Compared with lower gum SCC, upper gum SCC had a higher prevalence of the following variables: female sex, age ≥ 65 years, pNx (without neck dissection), no-betel chewing (2011-2017), no-smoking (2011-2017), and margin status ≤ 4 mm (positive and close margins, 2011-2017). On multivariable analysis, gum subsite (upper versus lower), age (≥65 versus < 65 years), pT (T3 - 4 versus T1 - 2), pN (N1 - 3 versus N0/Nx), depth (≥10 mm versus < 10 mm, 2011-2017), ENE (present versus absent, 2011-2017), and margins (≤4 mm versus > 4 mm 2011-2017, only DSS) were identified as independent adverse prognostic factors for 5-year DSS and OS. CONCLUSIONS Compared to lower gum SCC, upper gum SCC had less favorable 5-year outcomes. Wide resection margins are recommended to improve prognosis of upper gum SCC.
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- Chi-Ying Tsai
- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Research Service Center for Health Information, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine and Molecular Imaging Center, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Clinical Informatics and Medical Statistics Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan, ROC.
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Wu-Chou YH, Hsieh CH, Liao CT, Lin YT, Fan WL, Yang CH. NOTCH1 mutations as prognostic marker in oral squamous cell carcinoma. Pathol Res Pract 2021; 223:153474. [PMID: 33993060 DOI: 10.1016/j.prp.2021.153474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2020] [Revised: 05/03/2021] [Accepted: 05/07/2021] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Oral squamous cell carcinoma (OSCC) is the most common malignancy of the oral cavity with poor prognosis. The dysregulation of Notch signaling pathway has been implicated in the OSCC tumorigenesis. However, the clinical implication of NOTCH1 mutation status in OSCC remains unelucidated. We extracted the NOTCH1 gene mutations from a whole exome sequencing dataset of 168 frozen OSCC tumor specimens and validated these NOTCH1 gene mutations by Sanger sequencing. We also assessed these NOTCH1 gene mutations and its pathological significance in our OSCC tumor tissues using immunohistochemistry. Univariate and multivariate analyses were also used to determine whether the association between NOTCH1 mutation status and prognostic factors was independent of other parameters. In this study, we have identified 44 (26.19 %) NOTCH1 gene mutations from a whole-exome sequencing of 168 OSCC formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissue specimen. These mutations distributed in different NOTCH1 function domains, including the EGF-like repeats region, negative regulatory region, and Ankyrin repeats region. The immunohistochemical staining analysis revealed that NOTCH1 expression was increased in oral cancer tissues. In addition, of the 43 OSCC tumors with NOTCH1 mutations, we observed that the majority were negative for NOTCH1 intracellular domain 1 (NICD1) staining (76.74 %), and 10 tumors were positive for NICD1 staining (23.26 %). In conclusion, our study suggested that NOTCH1 expression is associated with the progression of OSCC. We also demonstrated that presence of a mutated NOTCH1 gene will help prognostic stratification in OSCC when combined with other clinicopathologic parameters.
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- Yah-Huei Wu-Chou
- Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linko, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou and Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linko, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Genomic Medicine Core Laboratory, Department of Medical Research and Development, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linko, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Anatomic Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Keelung, Taiwan
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Tang ST, Hsieh CH, Chou WC, Chang WC, Chen JS, Wen FH. Course of Changes in Emotional Preparedness for Death and Its Associations With Caregiving Outcomes for Family Caregivers of Terminally Ill Cancer Patients Over Their Last Year of Life. J Pain Symptom Manage 2021; 61:974-982. [PMID: 32991973 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.09.033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/13/2020] [Revised: 09/17/2020] [Accepted: 09/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Preparing family caregivers for a patient's death is an integral component of quality end-of-life care, but temporal changes in emotional preparedness for death and its associations with caregivers' psychological well-being or quality of life (QOL) while providing end-of-life caregiving are under-researched. Our study was conducted to fill this gap. METHODS For this prospective, longitudinal study, the course of changes in adequate emotional preparedness for death and its associations with severe depressive symptoms and QOL were examined on 309 consecutive caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients by univariate and multivariate generalized estimating equation analyses, respectively. RESULTS Prevalence of adequate emotional preparedness for death was 57.2%, 61.3%, 54.4%, and 46.0% at 181-365, 91-180, 31-90, and 1-30 days before the patient's death, respectively, without significant changes as the patient's death approached. Adequate emotional preparedness for death was associated with caregivers' lower likelihood of severe depressive symptoms (adjusted odds ratio [95% CI]: 0.23 [0.16, 0.32], P < 0.001) but with their better QOL (adjusted β [95% CI]: 7.65 [6.38, 8.92], P < 0.001) in the patient's last year. CONCLUSIONS Without active, effective clinical interventions to promote caregivers' emotional preparedness for death, they cannot automatically become more prepared for the patient's death over time. Adequate emotional preparedness for the patient's death benefits caregivers by its associations with a lower likelihood of depressive symptoms and better QOL. Supportive programs for caregivers of terminally ill cancer patients should focus on not only enhancing caregiving skills but also cultivating emotional preparedness for their relative's death to promote their psychological well-being and QOL.
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- Siew Tzuh Tang
- School of Nursing, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taiwan, ROC
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Kumar SR, Hsu YH, Vi TTT, Pang JHS, Lee YC, Hsieh CH, Lue SJ. Graphene Oxide-Induced Protein Conformational Change in Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma Cells: A Joint Research on Cytotoxicity and Photon Therapy. Materials (Basel) 2021; 14:1396. [PMID: 33805683 PMCID: PMC8001416 DOI: 10.3390/ma14061396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/04/2021] [Revised: 03/05/2021] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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The objectives of this work aim to investigate the interaction and cytotoxicity between nanometric graphene oxide (GO) and nasopharyngeal carcinoma cells (NPC-BM1), and possible application in photon therapy. GO nanosheets were obtained in the size range of 100-200 nm, with a negative surface charge. This nanometric GO exhibited a limited (<10%) cytotoxicity effect and no significant dimensional change on NPC-BM1 cells in the tested GO concentration range (0.1-10 µg·mL-1). However, the secondary protein structure was modified in the GO-treated NPC-BM1 cells, as determined through synchrotron radiation-based Fourier transform infrared microspectroscopy (SR-FTIRM) mapping. To further study the cellular response of GO-treated NPC-BM1 cancer cells at low GO concentration (0.1 µg·mL-1), photon radiation was applied with increasing doses, ranging from 2 to 8 Gy. The low radiation energy (<5 Gy) did not cause significant cell mortality (5-7%). Increasing the radiation energy to 6-8 Gy accelerated cell apoptosis rate, especially in the GO-treated NPC-BM1 cells (27%). This necrosis may be due to GO-induced conformational changes in protein and DNA/RNA, resulting in cell vulnerability under photon radiation. The findings of the present work demonstrate the potential biological applicability of nanometric GO in different areas, such as targeted drug delivery, cellular imaging, and radiotherapy, etc.
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- Selvaraj Rajesh Kumar
- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.R.K.); (T.T.T.V.)
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.H.); (J.-H.S.P.)
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.R.K.); (T.T.T.V.)
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- Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (Y.-H.H.); (J.-H.S.P.)
- Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Dinghu Road, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- National Synchrotron Radiation Research Center, Hsin Ann Road, Hsinchu City 300, Taiwan;
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, Jincheng Road, New Taipei City 236, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Fusing Street, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Chemical and Materials Engineering, Chang Gung University, Wenhua 1st Road, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan; (S.R.K.); (T.T.T.V.)
- Division of Join Reconstruction, Department of Orthopedics, Chang Gung Medical Center at Linkou, Fusing Street, Guishan, Taoyuan 333, Taiwan
- Department of Safety, Health and Environment Engineering, Ming-Chi University of Technology, Gongzhuan Road, Taishan, New Taipei City 243, Taiwan
- Center for Environmental Sustainability and Human Health, Ming-Chi University of Technology, Gongzhuan Road, Taishan, New Taipei City 243, Taiwan
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Tzuh S, Chang WC, Chou WC, Hsieh CH, Chen JS, Wen FH. Family Caregivers' Emotional Preparedness for Death is Distinct from Their Cognitive Prognostic Awareness for Cancer Patients. J Palliat Med 2021; 24:405-412. [PMID: 32790487 DOI: 10.1089/jpm.2020.0264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: Cognitive prognostic awareness (PA) and emotional preparedness for a loved one's death are distinct but related phenomena. However, the distinction between these two concepts has not been studied in family caregivers. Objective: To examine whether these two concepts are distinct by comparing their evolution and predictors over cancer patients' last year. Methods: Agreement between emotional preparedness for death and cognitive PA was longitudinally evaluated for 309 family caregivers by percentages and kappa coefficients. Predictors of the two outcomes were evaluated by multivariate logistic regression models with the generalized estimating equation. Results: Agreement between family caregivers' emotional preparedness for death and cognitive PA decreased slightly (54.73%-43.64%) from 181-365 to 1-30 days before the patient's death, with kappa values (95% confidence interval) from -0.060 (-0.123 to 0.003) to 0.050 (-0.074 to 0.174), indicating poor agreement. Participants were more likely to report adequate emotional preparedness for death if they had financial sufficiency, more contact/communication with the patient, lower caregiving burden, and stronger perceived social support. Family caregivers were more likely to have accurate PA if they were 56-65 years old, the patient's adult child, and had more contact/communication with the patient and greater subjective caregiving burden. Conclusions/Implications: Family caregivers' emotional preparedness for death and cognitive PA were distinct, as supported by their poor agreement, lack of reciprocal associations, and two different sets of predictors. Health care professionals should facilitate family caregivers' accurate PA and cultivate their emotional preparedness for death by enhancing patient-family contact/communication and easing their caregiving burden to improve quality of end-of-life care.
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- Siew Tzuh
- School of Nursing, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan
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- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan
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Peng HY, Yang CM, Chen YP, Liu HL, Chen TC, Pijanowska DG, Chu PY, Hsieh CH, Wu MH. An integrated actuating and sensing system for light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) and light-actuated AC electroosmosis (LACE) operation. Biomicrofluidics 2021; 15:024109. [PMID: 33868536 PMCID: PMC8043754 DOI: 10.1063/5.0040910] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 03/24/2021] [Indexed: 06/12/2023]
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To develop a lab on a chip (LOC) integrated with both sensor and actuator functions, a novel two-in-one system based on optical-driven manipulation and sensing in a microfluidics setup based on a hydrogenated amorphous silicon (a-Si:H) layer on an indium tin oxide/glass is first realized. A high-intensity discharge xenon lamp functioned as the light source, a chopper functioned as the modulated illumination for a certain frequency, and a self-designed optical path projected on the digital micromirror device controlled by the digital light processing module was established as the illumination input signal with the ability of dynamic movement of projected patterns. For light-addressable potentiometric sensor (LAPS) operation, alternating current (AC)-modulated illumination with a frequency of 800 Hz can be generated by the rotation speed of the chopper for photocurrent vs bias voltage characterization. The pH sensitivity, drift coefficient, and hysteresis width of the Si3N4 LAPS are 52.8 mV/pH, -3.2 mV/h, and 10.5 mV, respectively, which are comparable to the results from the conventional setup. With an identical two-in-one system, direct current illumination without chopper rotation and an AC bias voltage can be provided to an a-Si:H chip with a manipulation speed of 20 μm/s for magnetic beads with a diameter of 1 μm. The collection of magnetic beads by this light-actuated AC electroosmosis (LACE) operation at a frequency of 10 kHz can be easily realized. A fully customized design of an illumination path with less decay can be suggested to obtain a high efficiency of manipulation and a high signal-to-noise ratio of sensing. With this proposed setup, a potential LOC system based on LACE and LAPS is verified with the integration of a sensor and an actuator in a microfluidics setup for future point-of-care testing applications.
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:. Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 5960 and . Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 3599
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- Institute of Electro-Optical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Department of Electronic Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Nalecz Institute of Biocybernetics and Biomedical Engineering, Polish Academy of Science, IBBE PAS 02-109, Warsaw, Poland
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- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 333, Taiwan
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- Authors to whom correspondence should be addressed:. Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 5960 and . Tel.: +886-3-2118800 ext.: 3599
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Tran TTV, Kumar SR, Nguyen CH, Lee JW, Tsai HA, Hsieh CH, Lue SJ. High-permeability graphene oxide and poly(vinyl pyrrolidone) blended poly(vinylidene fluoride) membranes: Roles of additives and their cumulative effects. J Memb Sci 2021. [DOI: 10.1016/j.memsci.2020.118773] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Tsai HI, Chou TC, Yu MC, Yeh CN, Peng MT, Hsieh CH, Su PJ, Wu CE, Kuo YC, Chiu CC, Lee CW. Purely laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy: a procedure which deserves more attention. BMC Surg 2021; 21:37. [PMID: 33441134 PMCID: PMC7805100 DOI: 10.1186/s12893-021-01050-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 01/04/2021] [Indexed: 01/17/2023] Open
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Background Laparoscopic procedure has inherent merits of smaller incisions, better cosmesis, less postoperative pain, and earlier recovery. In the current study, we presented our method of purely laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy and compared its results with that of conventional open approach. Methods We retrospectively reviewed our patients from 2012 to 2019 who had received either laparoscopic jejunostomy (LJ, n = 29) or open ones (OJ, n = 94) in Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou. Peri-operative data and postoperative outcomes were analyzed. Results In the current study, we employed 3-0 Vicryl, instead of V-loc barbed sutures, for laparoscopic jejunostomy. The mean operative duration of LJ group was about 30 min longer than the OJ group (159 ± 57.2 mins vs 128 ± 34.6 mins; P = 0.001). There were no intraoperative complications reported in both groups. The patients in the LJ group suffered significantly less postoperative pain than in the OJ group (mean NRS 2.03 ± 0.9 vs. 2.79 ± 1.2; P = 0.002). The majority of patients in both groups received early enteral nutrition (< 48 h) after the operation (86.2% vs. 74.5%; P = 0.143). Conclusions Our study demonstrated that purely laparoscopic feeding jejunostomy is a safe and feasible procedure with less postoperative pain and excellent postoperative outcome. It also provides surgeons opportunities to enhance intracorporeal suture techniques.
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- Hsin-I Tsai
- Department of Anesthesiology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Surgery, Keelung Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Keelung, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Surgery, New Taipei Municipal Tu-Cheng Hospital (Built and Operated By Chang Gung Medical Foundation), Tu-Cheng, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Division of Hematology and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Tu-Cheng Hospital (Built and Operated by Chang Gung Medical Foundation), Tu-Cheng, New Taipei City, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Graduate Institute of Data Science, Taipei Medical University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China.,Department of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. .,Graduate Institute of Clinical Medical Sciences, Chang Gung University, Guishan, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Republic of China. .,Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou Medical Center, No.5, Fuxing St., Guishan Dist., Taoyuan, 33305, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Wen FH, Chou WC, Hsieh CH, Chen JS, Chang WC, Tang ST. Conjoint cognitive and emotional death-preparedness states and their changes within cancer patients' last 6 months. Psychooncology 2021; 30:691-698. [PMID: 33345399 DOI: 10.1002/pon.5614] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/27/2020] [Accepted: 12/15/2020] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND/OBJECTIVE Cognitive prognostic awareness (PA) and emotional preparedness for death are distinct but related concepts that have rarely been investigated conjointly and without considering the dynamic nature of death preparedness. To fill this gap, this secondary-analysis study identified distinct patterns/states of death preparedness and their changes within cancer patients' last 6 months. METHODS Distinct death-preparedness states, determined by conjoint cognitive PA and emotional preparedness for death, as well as their changes between consecutive times were identified and estimated, respectively, by latent transition modeling with hidden Markov modeling among 383 cancer patients within their last 6 months. RESULTS Four death-preparedness states (prevalence) were initially identified: no death preparedness (17.1%), cognitive death preparedness only (23.3%), emotional death preparedness only (39.9%), and sufficient death preparedness (19.7%). Patients in the no-death-preparedness state had neither accurate PA nor adequate emotional preparedness for death. The sufficient-death-preparedness state was characterized by both accurate PA and adequate emotional preparedness for death. In the cognitive- and emotional-death-preparedness-only states, patients were accurately aware of their prognosis and adequately emotionally prepared for their forthcoming death only, respectively. As death approached, state prevalence fluctuated within a narrow range for the no- and sufficient-death-preparedness states, whereas prevalence of cognitive- and emotional-death-preparedness-only states increased and decreased substantially, respectively. CONCLUSION Cancer patients heterogeneously experienced conjoint cognitive PA and emotional preparedness for death, and prevalence of death-preparedness states changed substantially as death approached. Effective interventions are warranted to cultivate cognitive PA and facilitate emotional death-preparedness to improve end-of-life-care quality, thereby helping patients achieve a good death.
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- Fur-Hsing Wen
- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Suzhou, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,School of Medicine, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,Chang Gung University, School of Nursing, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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Wen FH, Chen CH, Chou WC, Chen JS, Chang WC, Hsieh CH, Tang ST. Evaluating if an Advance Care Planning Intervention Promotes Do-Not-Resuscitate Orders by Facilitating Accurate Prognostic Awareness. J Natl Compr Canc Netw 2020; 18:1658-1666. [PMID: 33285517 DOI: 10.6004/jnccn.2020.7601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2020] [Accepted: 05/29/2020] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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BACKGROUND Issuing do-not-resuscitate (DNR) orders has seldom been an outcome in randomized clinical trials of advance care planning (ACP) interventions. The aim of this study was to examine whether an ACP intervention facilitating accurate prognostic awareness (PA) for patients with advanced cancer was associated with earlier use of DNR orders. PATIENTS AND METHODS Participants (n=460) were randomly assigned 1:1 to the experimental and control arms, with 392 deceased participants constituting the final sample of this secondary analysis study. Participants in the intervention and control arms had each received an intervention tailored to their readiness for ACP/prognostic information and symptom-management education, respectively. Effectiveness in promoting a DNR order by facilitating accurate PA was determined by intention-to-treat analysis using multivariate logistic regression with hierarchical linear modeling. RESULTS At enrollment in the ACP intervention and before death, 9 (4.6%) and 8 (4.1%) participants and 168 (85.7%) and 164 (83.7%) participants in the experimental and control arms, respectively, had issued a DNR order, without significant between-arm differences. However, participants in the experimental arm with accurate PA were significantly more likely than participants in the control arm without accurate PA to have issued a DNR order before death (adjusted odds ratio, 2.264; 95% CI, 1.036-4.951; P=.041). Specifically, participants in the experimental arm who first reported accurate PA 31 to 90 days before death were significantly more likely than their counterparts in the control arm who reported accurate PA to have issued a DNR order in the next wave of assessment (adjusted odds ratio, 13.365; 95% CI, 1.989-89.786; P=.008). Both arms issued DNR orders close to death (median, 5-6 days before death). CONCLUSIONS Our ACP intervention did not promote the overall presence of a DNR order. However, our intervention facilitated the issuance of NDR orders before death among patients with accurate PA, especially those who reported accurate PA 31 to 90 days before death, but it did not facilitate the issuance of DNR orders earlier than their counterparts in the control arm.ClinicalTrial.gov Identification: NCT01912846.
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- Fur-Hsing Wen
- 1Department of International Business, Soochow University, and
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- 2School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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- 3Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,4Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- 3Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,4Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- 3Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,4Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- 3Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,4Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- 3Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC.,5Chang Gung University, School of Nursing, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC; and.,6Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung City, Taiwan, ROC
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Tang ST, Chou WC, Hsieh CH, Chang WC, Chen JS, Wen FH. Terminally Ill Cancer Patients' Emotional Preparedness for Death Is Distinct From Their Accurate Prognostic Awareness. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 60:774-781.e1. [PMID: 32360990 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.04.021] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 04/21/2020] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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CONTEXT Emotional preparedness for death (hereafter called death preparedness) and prognostic awareness (PA), a distinct but related concept, each contributes to patients' practical, psychological, and interpersonal preparations for death. However, the distinction between these two concepts has never been investigated. OBJECTIVES To evaluate the distinction between death preparedness and accurate PA by examining their agreement during cancer patients' last year and the similarity of their predictors. METHODS For this secondary analysis of a longitudinal study of death preparedness for 277 patients with cancer, agreement between death preparedness and accurate PA was evaluated by percentages and kappa coefficients, and predictors of the two outcomes were evaluated by multivariate logistic regression models with the generalized estimating equation. RESULTS Levels of agreement between reported death preparedness and accurate PA increased slightly (42.44%-52.85%) from 181-365 days to one to 30 days before death, with kappa values from -0.190 (-0.319, -0.061) to -0.006 (-0.106, 0.093), indicating poor agreement. Participants who were male, older, reported financial sufficiency, had fewer distressing symptoms, and perceived higher levels of social support were more likely to report death preparedness. Participants who were female, had greater than high-school educational attainment, and endured higher levels of functional dependence were more likely to report accurate PA. CONCLUSION The distinction between death preparedness and accurate PA was supported by their poor agreement, lack of reciprocal associations, and two different sets of predictors. Health care professionals should not only cultivate cancer patients' accurate PA but also facilitate emotional preparation for death to achieve a good death and improve end-of-life care quality.
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- Siew Tzuh Tang
- School of Nursing, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, ROC; Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC.
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Linkou, Taiwan, ROC; Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, ROC
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- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, ROC
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Chu PY, Hsieh CH, Wu MH. The Combination of Immunomagnetic Bead-Based Cell Isolation and Optically Induced Dielectrophoresis (ODEP)-Based Microfluidic Device for the Negative Selection-Based Isolation of Circulating Tumor Cells (CTCs). Front Bioeng Biotechnol 2020; 8:921. [PMID: 32903713 PMCID: PMC7438881 DOI: 10.3389/fbioe.2020.00921] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 07/17/2020] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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Negative selection-based circulating tumor cell (CTC) isolation is able to harvest viable, label-free, and clinically meaningful CTCs from the cancer patients' blood. Nevertheless, its main shortcoming is its inability to isolate high-purity CTCs, restricting subsequent CTC-related analysis. To address this issue, this study proposed a two-step optically-induced dielectrophoresis (ODEP) cell manipulation to process the cell sample harvested by negative selection-/immunomagnetic microbeads-based CTC isolation. The working mechanism is that the ODEP force acting on the cells with and without magnetic microbeads binding is different. Accordingly, the use of ODEP cell manipulation in a microfluidic system was designed to first separate and then isolate the cancer cells from other magnetic microbead-bound cells. Immunofluorescent microscopic observation and ODEP cell manipulation were then performed to refine the purity of the cancer cells. In this study, the optimum operating conditions for effective cell isolation were determined experimentally. The results revealed that the presented method was able to further refine the purity of cancer cell in the sample obtained after negative selection-based CTC isolation with high cell purity (81.6~86.1%). Overall, this study proposed the combination of immunomagnetic bead-based cell isolation and ODEP cell manipulation for the negative selection-based isolation of CTCs.
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- Po-Yu Chu
- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Linkou), Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital (Linkou), Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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IMPORTANCE A tool for precisely stratifying postoperative patients with advanced oral cancer is crucial for the treatment plan, such as intensifying or deintensifying the regimen to improve their quality of life and prognosis. OBJECTIVE To develop and validate a machine learning-based algorithm that can provide survival risk stratification for patients with advanced oral cancer who have comprehensive clinicopathologic and genetic data. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS In this prognostic cohort study, the elastic net penalized Cox proportional hazards regression-based risk stratification model was developed and validated using single-center data collected between January 1, 1996, and December 31, 2011. In total, comprehensive clinicopathologic and genetic data (including clinical, pathologic, and 44 cancer-related gene variant profiles) of 334 patients with stage III or IV oral squamous cell carcinoma were used to develop and validate the algorithm in this 15-year cohort study. Data analysis was conducted between February 1, 2018, and May 6, 2020. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES The main outcomes were cancer-specific survival, distant metastasis-free survival, and locoregional recurrence-free survival. Model performance was compared in terms of the Akaike information criterion and the Harrell concordance index (C index). RESULTS Complete data were available for 334 patients (315 men; median age at onset, 48 years [interquartile range, 42-56 years]). The predictive models using comprehensive clinicopathologic and genetic data outperformed those using clinicopathologic data alone. In the groups of postoperative patients receiving adjuvant concurrent chemoradiotherapy, the models demonstrated higher classification performance than those using clinicopathologic data alone in cancer-specific survival (mean [SD] C index, 0.689 [0.050] vs 0.673 [0.051]; P = .02) and locoregional recurrence-free survival (mean [SD] C index, 0.693 [0.039] vs 0.678 [0.035]; P = .004). The classification performance in distant metastasis-free survival was not different (mean [SD] C index, 0.702 [0.056] vs 0.688 [0.048]; P = .09). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE A risk stratification model using comprehensive clinicopathologic and genetic data accurately differentiated the high-risk group from the low-risk group in cancer-specific survival and locoregional recurrence-free survival for postoperative patients with advanced oral cancer. This algorithm could be used through an online calculator to provide additional personalized information for postoperative management of patients with advanced oral squamous cell carcinoma.
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- Yi-Ju Tseng
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Information Management, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Healthy Aging Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- PhD Program in Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
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- School of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City, Taiwan
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal TuCheng Hospital, New Taipei City, Taiwan
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- Department of Head and Neck Oncology Group, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology–Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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Chen CH, Chou WC, Chen JS, Chang WC, Hsieh CH, Wen FH, Tang ST. An Individualized, Interactive, and Advance Care Planning Intervention Promotes Transitions in Prognostic Awareness States Among Terminally Ill Cancer Patients in Their Last Six Months-A Secondary Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial. J Pain Symptom Manage 2020; 60:60-69.e6. [PMID: 32006613 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2020.01.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2019] [Revised: 01/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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CONTEXT/OBJECTIVES To examine whether an advance care planning intervention randomized controlled trial facilitates terminally ill cancer patients' transitions to accurate prognostic awareness (PA) and the time spent in the accurate PA state in patients' last six months. METHODS Participants (N = 460) were randomized 1:1 to experimental (interactive intervention tailored to participants' readiness for advance care planning/prognostic information) and control (symptom management education) arms with similar formats. PA was categorized into four states: 1) unknown and not wanting to know; 2) unknown but wanting to know; 3) inaccurate awareness; and 4) accurate awareness. Intervention effectiveness in the two outcomes was evaluated by intention-to-treat analysis with multistate Markov modeling (effect size ≥0.2 as minimal clinically important difference). RESULTS The final sample constituted 188 and 184 experimental arm and control arm participants who died and were repeatedly assessed, respectively. Experimental arm participants in States 1-3 had a higher probability of shifting to accurate PA (23.0%-35.4% vs. 15.2%-26.2%) than control arm participants, and all effect sizes met the minimal clinically important difference criterion (effect sizes 0.22-0.49). In their last six months, experimental arm participants spent more time in States 3 and 4 (0.18 vs. 0.08 and 2.94 vs. 2.38 months, respectively) but less time in States 1 and 2 (2.70 vs. 3.19 and 0.18 vs. 0.36 months, respectively) (effect sizes 0.11-0.19). CONCLUSION Our intervention meaningfully facilitated participants' transition toward accurate PA and more time spent in the accurate PA state (State 4). Our intervention can help health care professionals foster cancer patients' accurate PA earlier in the terminal illness trajectory to make informed end-of-life care decisions tailored to their readiness for prognostic information.
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- Chen Hsiu Chen
- School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Department of International Business, Soochow University, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China; College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China; School of Nursing, Medical College, Chang Gung University, Kwei-Shan, Tao-Yuan, Taiwan, Republic of China; Department of Nursing, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Kaohsiung, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Republic of China.
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Yang CY, Liu CR, Chang IYF, OuYang CN, Hsieh CH, Huang YL, Wang CI, Jan FW, Wang WL, Tsai TL, Liu H, Tseng CP, Chang YS, Wu CC, Chang KP. Cotargeting CHK1 and PI3K Synergistically Suppresses Tumor Growth of Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma in Patient-Derived Xenografts. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12071726. [PMID: 32610557 PMCID: PMC7408003 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12071726] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 06/23/2020] [Accepted: 06/26/2020] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Oral cavity squamous cell carcinomas (OSCCs) are aggressive tumors, and their recurrence leads to poor prognosis and reduced survival rates. This study aimed to identify therapeutic targets and to evaluate the efficacy of targeted inhibitors in OSCC patient-derived xenograft (PDX) models. Herein, we reported that OSCC PDXs recapitulated the genomic signatures of their paired primary tumors and the expression of CHEK1, PIK3CA, and PIK3CD was significantly upregulated in OSCC. The antitumor efficacy of CHK1 inhibitors (PF477736, AZD7762, LY2606368) and PI3K inhibitors (BYL719, GDC0941, GSK1059615) was investigated in OSCC cell lines and PDX models. Targeting either CHK1 or PI3K effectively inhibited cell proliferation and colony formation by inducing cell cycle arrest and apoptosis in in vitro cell-based assays. Cisplatin-based chemotherapy combined with CHK1 inhibitor treatment synergistically inhibited cell proliferation by suppressing CHK1 phosphorylation and inducing PARP cleavage. Furthermore, compared with monotherapy, cotreatment with CHK1 and PI3K inhibitors exerted synergistic anticancer effects by suppressing CHK1, AKT, and 4E-BP1 phosphorylation. In summary, our study identified CHK1 and PI3K as promising targets, especially in a dual treatment strategy combining a CHK1 inhibitor with cisplatin or a PI3K inhibitor as a novel therapeutic approach for OSCC patients with aberrant cell cycle regulation and PI3K signaling activation.
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- Chia-Yu Yang
- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (C.-Y.Y.); (C.-R.L.); (F.-W.J.); (W.-L.W.); (T.-L.T.)
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (H.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (I.Y.-F.C.); (C.-N.O.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (C.-Y.Y.); (C.-R.L.); (F.-W.J.); (W.-L.W.); (T.-L.T.)
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (I.Y.-F.C.); (C.-N.O.)
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- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (I.Y.-F.C.); (C.-N.O.)
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- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
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- Department of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (C.-Y.Y.); (C.-R.L.); (F.-W.J.); (W.-L.W.); (T.-L.T.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (C.-Y.Y.); (C.-R.L.); (F.-W.J.); (W.-L.W.); (T.-L.T.)
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- Department of Microbiology and Immunology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (C.-Y.Y.); (C.-R.L.); (F.-W.J.); (W.-L.W.); (T.-L.T.)
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (H.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (H.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (I.Y.-F.C.); (C.-N.O.)
- Department of Cell and Molecular Biology, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Sciences, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (H.L.); (Y.-S.C.)
- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (I.Y.-F.C.); (C.-N.O.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (I.Y.-F.C.); (C.-N.O.)
- Department of Medical Biotechnology and Laboratory Science, College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan;
- Correspondence: (C.-C.W.); or (K.-P.C.)
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Taoyuan 33305, Taiwan;
- Molecular Medicine Research Center, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan; (I.Y.-F.C.); (C.-N.O.)
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan 33302, Taiwan
- Correspondence: (C.-C.W.); or (K.-P.C.)
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Chu PY, Hsieh CH, Lin CR, Wu MH. The Effect of Optically Induced Dielectrophoresis (ODEP)-Based Cell Manipulation in a Microfluidic System on the Properties of Biological Cells. Biosensors (Basel) 2020; 10:bios10060065. [PMID: 32560153 PMCID: PMC7345979 DOI: 10.3390/bios10060065] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/11/2020] [Revised: 06/03/2020] [Accepted: 06/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Cell manipulation using optically induced dielectrophoresis (ODEP) in microfluidic systems has attracted the interest of scientists due to its simplicity. Although this technique has been successfully demonstrated for various applications, one fundamental issue has to be addressed—Whether, the ODEP field affects the native properties of cells. To address this issue, we explored the effect of ODEP electrical conditions on cellular properties. Within the experimental conditions tested, the ODEP-based cell manipulation with the largest velocity occurred at 10 Vpp and 1 MHz, for the two cancer cell types explored. Under this operating condition, however, the cell viability of cancer cells was significantly affected (e.g., 70.5 ± 10.0% and 50.6 ± 9.2% reduction for the PC-3 and SK-BR-3 cancer cells, respectively). Conversely, the exposure of cancer cells to the ODEP electrical conditions of 7–10 Vpp and 3–5 MHz did not significantly alter the cell viability, cell metabolic activity, and the EpCAM, VIM, and ABCC1 gene expression of cancer cells. Overall, this study fundamentally investigated the effect of ODEP electrical conditions on the cellular properties of cancer cells. The information obtained is crucially important for the utilization of ODEP-based cell manipulation in a microscale system for various applications.
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- Ph.D. Program in Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan;
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- Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, New Taipei Municipal Hospital, New Taipei City 23600, Taiwan;
- Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
- College of Medicine, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
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- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan;
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- Division of Haematology/Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan
- Graduate Institute of Biomedical Engineering, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan City 33302, Taiwan;
- Department of Chemical Engineering, Ming Chi University of Technology, New Taipei City 24301, Taiwan
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +886-3-2118-800 (ext. 3599)
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Wu CE, Chou WC, Hsieh CH, Chang JWC, Lin CY, Yeh CN, Chen JS. Prognostic and predictive factors for Taiwanese patients with advanced biliary tract cancer undergoing frontline chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin: a real-world experience. BMC Cancer 2020; 20:422. [PMID: 32410631 PMCID: PMC7227306 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-06914-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2019] [Accepted: 04/30/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background Chemotherapy with gemcitabine and cisplatin has been the standard of care in first-line chemotherapy for advanced biliary tract cancer (BTC) since the trial ABC-02 was published in 2010. We aimed to investigate the prognostic and predictive factors of this regimen in a cohort of Taiwanese patients with advanced BTC. Methods A total of 118 patients with histologically confirmed BTC treated at Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou from 2012 to 2017 were retrospectively reviewed. Results The median progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) were 3.6 months and 8.4 months, respectively. In the multivariate analysis, neutrophil to lymphocyte ratio (NLR) > 7.45, biliary drainage requiring both percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography drainage (PTCD) and internal stenting, and tumor responses with progressive diseases and not assessed were independent poor prognostic factors for PFS. Male sex, NLR > 7.45, alkaline phosphatase> 94 U/L, biliary drainage requiring both PTCD and internal stenting, and tumor responses with stable disease, progressive diseases and not assessed were independent poor prognostic factors for OS. Monocyte to lymphocyte ratio (MLR) ≤ 0.28 was the only significant predictive factor for the tumor response. Patients with complete response/partial response had significantly lower MLR than patients with other tumor responses. Conclusion We identified three important prognostic factors, namely tumor response, NLR, and biliary drainage requiring both PTCD and internal stenting for both PFS and OS. MLR was the only significant predictive factor for the tumor response. These findings could provide physicians with more information to justify the clinical outcomes in patients with advanced BTC in real-world practice.
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- Chiao-En Wu
- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing Street, Taoyuan, Kwei-Shan, Taiwan
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- Department of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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- Division of Haematology-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, 5, Fu-Hsing Street, Kwei-Shan, Taoyuan, Taiwan.
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Lin CY, Fan KH, Lee LY, Hsueh C, Yang LY, Ng SH, Wang HM, Hsieh CH, Lin CH, Tsao CK, Kang CJ, Fang TJ, Lee LA, Huang SF, Chang KP, Yen TC, Tay ZY, Wen YW, Lee SR, Liao CT. Precision Adjuvant Therapy Based on Detailed Pathologic Risk Factors for Resected Oral Cavity Squamous Cell Carcinoma: Long-Term Outcome Comparison of CGMH and NCCN Guidelines. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2020; 106:916-925. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2019.08.058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Revised: 07/26/2019] [Accepted: 08/26/2019] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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