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Bucchi L, Mancini S, Crocetti E, Dal Maso L, Baldacchini F, Vattiato R, Giuliani O, Ravaioli A, Zamagni F, Bella F, Bidoli E, Caldarella A, Candela G, Carone S, Carrozzi G, Cavallo R, Ferrante M, Ferretti S, Filiberti RA, Fusco M, Gatti L, Gili A, Iacovacci S, Magoni M, Mangone L, Mazzoleni G, Michiara M, Musolino A, Piffer S, Piras D, Rizzello RV, Rosso S, Rugge M, Scala U, Stracci F, Tagliabue G, Toffolutti F, Tumino R, Biggeri A, Masini C, Ridolfi L, Villani S, Palmieri G, Stanganelli I, Falcini F. The descriptive epidemiology of melanoma in Italy has changed - for the better. Ital J Dermatol Venerol 2023; 158:483-492. [PMID: 38015485 DOI: 10.23736/s2784-8671.23.07653-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2023]
Abstract
A recent research project using data from a total of 40 cancer registries has provided new epidemiologic insights into the results of efforts for melanoma control in Italy between the 1990s and the last decade. In this article, the authors present a summary and a commentary of their findings. Incidence increased significantly throughout the study period in both sexes. However, the rates showed a stabilization or a decrease in men and women aged below 35 years. The risk of disease increased for successive cohorts born until 1973 (women) and 1975 (men) while subsequently tending to decline. The trend towards decreasing tumor thickness and increasing survival has continued, but a novel favorable prognostic factor has emerged since 2013 for patients - particularly for males - with thick melanoma, most likely represented by molecular targeted therapies and immune checkpoint inhibitors. Due to this, the survival gap between males and females has been filled out. In the meanwhile, and despite the incidence increase, dermatologists have not lowered their threshold to perform skin biopsy. Skin biopsy rate has increased because of the increasingly greater volume of dermatologic office visits, but the proportion of skin biopsies out of dermatologic office visits has remained constant. In summary, an important breakthrough in melanoma control in Italy has taken place. Effective interventions have been implemented across the full scope of care, which involve many large local populations - virtually the whole national population. The strategies adopted during the last three decades represent a valuable basis for further steps ahead in melanoma control in Italy.
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- Lauro Bucchi
- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy -
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Siracusa Cancer Registry, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale (ASP), Siracusa, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Tuscany Cancer Registry, Clinical and Descriptive Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Trapani Cancer Registry, Department of Prevention, Servizio Sanitario Regionale Sicilia, Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale (ASP), Trapani, Italy
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- Taranto Cancer Registry, Unit of Statistics and Epidemiology, ASL Taranto, Taranto, Italy
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- Integrated Cancer Registry of Catania-Messina-Enna, Rodolico-San Marco Polyclinic University Hospital, Catania, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry - Section of Ferrara, ASL Ferrara, University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Liguria Cancer Registry, San Martino Polyclinic Hospital IRCCS, Genoa, Italy
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- Mantova Cancer Registry, Epidemiology Unit, Agenzia di Tutela della Salute (ATS) della Val Padana, Mantua, Italy
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- Department of Experimental Medicine, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Registry of Brescia Province, Epidemiology Unit, Brescia Health Protection Agency, Brescia, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, AUSL - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Parma Cancer Registry, Medical Oncology Unit, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
- Medical Oncology Unit and Cancer Registry, Parma University Hospital, Parma, Italy
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- Trento Province Cancer Registry, Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Trento, Italy
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- Sassari Cancer Registry, Azienda Regionale per la Tutela della Salute (ATS), Sassari, Italy
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- Trento Province Cancer Registry, Unit of Clinical Epidemiology, Trento, Italy
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- Piedmont Cancer Registry, AOU Città della Salute e della Scienza di Torino, Turin, Italy
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- Umbria Cancer Registry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Lombardy Cancer Registry of Varese Province, Cancer Registry Unit, Department of Research, National Cancer Institute IRCCS Foundation, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Pordenone, Italy
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- Cancer Registry, Department of Histopathology, Provincial Health Authority (ASP), Ragusa, Italy
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- Unit of Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Public Health, Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Pharmacy, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Immunotherapy, Cell Therapy and Biobank, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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- Department of Public Health, Experimental and Forensic Medicine, Unit of Biostatistics and Clinical Epidemiology, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy
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- Department of Immuno-oncology and Targeted Oncologic Biotherapies, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
- Unit of Tumor Genetics, IRGB-CNR, Sassari, Italy
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- Skin Cancer Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
- Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Romagna Cancer Registry, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) Dino Amadori, Meldola, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
- Cancer Prevention Unit, ASL Forlì, Forlì-Cesena, Italy
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Driutti M, Dal Maso L, Toffolutti F, Valdi G, Bidoli E, Giudici F, Parpinel M, Serraino D. Breast cancer deaths attributable to alcohol consumption: Italy, 2015-2019. Breast 2023; 71:96-98. [PMID: 37562109 PMCID: PMC10432776 DOI: 10.1016/j.breast.2023.08.004] [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: 03/29/2023] [Revised: 07/28/2023] [Accepted: 08/05/2023] [Indexed: 08/12/2023] Open
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A study was conducted to assess the fraction of female breast cancer (BC) deaths attributable to alcohol consumption in Italy. National mortality data for the period 2015-2019 were used along with national estimates of women from the general population exposed to moderate (11-20 gr/day) or heavy (>20 gr/day) alcohol consumption. From 2015 to 2019, 2918 (4.6%) out of 63,428 BC| deaths were attributable to alcohol consumption, including 1269 deaths (2.0%) caused by moderate consumption. Study findings could help stakeholders to prioritize programs aimed at reducing alcohol consumption, and to improve ways to effectively communicate alcohol-related health risks, including moderate consumption.
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- Marco Driutti
- Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2 - 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2 - 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2 - 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2 - 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
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- Dipartimento di Area Medica, Università degli Studi di Udine, Via Colugna 50, 33100, Udine, Italy.
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2 - 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
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Toffolutti F, Guzzinati S, De Paoli A, Francisci S, De Angelis R, Crocetti E, Botta L, Rossi S, Mallone S, Zorzi M, Manneschi G, Bidoli E, Ravaioli A, Cuccaro F, Migliore E, Puppo A, Ferrante M, Gasparotti C, Gambino M, Carrozzi G, Stracci F, Michiara M, Cavallo R, Mazzucco W, Fusco M, Ballotari P, Sampietro G, Ferretti S, Mangone L, Rizzello RV, Mian M, Cascone G, Boschetti L, Galasso R, Piras D, Pesce MT, Bella F, Seghini P, Fanetti AC, Pinna P, Serraino D, Dal Maso L. Complete prevalence and indicators of cancer cure: enhanced methods and validation in Italian population-based cancer registries. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1168325. [PMID: 37346072 PMCID: PMC10280813 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1168325] [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] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 05/09/2023] [Indexed: 06/23/2023] Open
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Objectives To describe the procedures to derive complete prevalence and several indicators of cancer cure from population-based cancer registries. Materials and methods Cancer registry data (47% of the Italian population) were used to calculate limited duration prevalence for 62 cancer types by sex and registry. The incidence and survival models, needed to calculate the completeness index (R) and complete prevalence, were evaluated by likelihood ratio tests and by visual comparison. A sensitivity analysis was conducted to explore the effect on the complete prevalence of using different R indexes. Mixture cure models were used to estimate net survival (NS); life expectancy of fatal (LEF) cases; cure fraction (CF); time to cure (TTC); cure prevalence, prevalent patients who were not at risk of dying as a result of cancer; and already cured patients, those living longer than TTC at a specific point in time. CF was also compared with long-term NS since, for patients diagnosed after a certain age, CF (representing asymptotical values of NS) is reached far beyond the patient's life expectancy. Results For the most frequent cancer types, the Weibull survival model stratified by sex and age showed a very good fit with observed survival. For men diagnosed with any cancer type at age 65-74 years, CF was 41%, while the NS was 49% until age 100 and 50% until age 90. In women, similar differences emerged for patients with any cancer type or with breast cancer. Among patients alive in 2018 with colorectal cancer at age 55-64 years, 48% were already cured (had reached their specific TTC), while the cure prevalence (lifelong probability to be cured from cancer) was 89%. Cure prevalence became 97.5% (2.5% will die because of their neoplasm) for patients alive >5 years after diagnosis. Conclusions This study represents an addition to the current knowledge on the topic providing a detailed description of available indicators of prevalence and cancer cure, highlighting the links among them, and illustrating their interpretation. Indicators may be relevant for patients and clinical practice; they are unambiguously defined, measurable, and reproducible in different countries where population-based cancer registries are active.
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- Federica Toffolutti
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, Department of Research, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori di Milano, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- National Centre for Disease Prevention and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
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- Epidemiological Department, Azienda Zero, Padua, Italy
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- Tuscany Cancer Registry, Clinical Epidemiology Unit, Institute for Cancer Research, Prevention and Clinical Network (ISPRO), Florence, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Emilia-Romagna Cancer Registry, Romagna Unit, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) “Dino Amadori”, Forlì, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Puglia - Sezione Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Barletta-Andria-Trani, Epidemiologia e Statistica, Barletta, Italy
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- Piedmont Cancer Registry, Centro di Riferimento per l'Epidemiologia e la Prevenzione Oncologica (CPO) Piemonte and University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Liguria Cancer Registry, IRCCS Ospedale Policlinico San Martino, Genova, Italy
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- Registro tumori integrato di Catania-Messina-Enna, Igiene Ospedaliera, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Policlinico G. Rodolico-San Marco, Catania, Italy
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- Struttura Semplice Epidemiologia, Agenzia di Tutela della Salute (ATS) Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Registro tumori ATS Insubria (Provincia di Como e Varese) Responsabile S.S. Epidemiologia Registri Specializzati e Reti di Patologia, Varese, Italy
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- Emilia-Romagna Cancer Registry, Modena Unit, Public Health Department, Local Health Authority, Modena, Italy
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- Umbria Cancer Registry, Public Health Section, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Emilia-Romagna Cancer Registry, Parma Unit, Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Parma, Parma, Italy
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- Cancer Registry Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Salerno- Dipartimento di Prevenzione, Salerno, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology and Cancer Registry Unit, Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico (AOUP) di Palermo, Palermo, Italy
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- Registro Tumori ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Napoli, Italy
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- Emilia-Romagna Cancer Registry, Ferrara Unit, Local Health Authority, Ferrara, and University of Ferrara, Ferrara, Italy
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- Emilia-Romagna Cancer Registry, Reggio Emilia Unit, Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Innovation, Research and Teaching Service (SABES-ASDAA), Lehrkrankenhaus der Paracelsus Medizinischen Privatuniversität, Bolzano-Bozen, Italy
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- Azienda Sanitaria Provinciale (ASP) Ragusa - Dipartimento di Prevenzione -Registro Tumori, Ragusa, Italy
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- Unit of Regional Cancer Registry, Clinical Epidemiology and Biostatistics, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Basilicata (CROB), Rionero in Vulture, Italy
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- Monitoraggio rischio ambientale e Registro Tumori ASL Caserta, Caserta, Italy
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- Siracusa Cancer Registry, Provincial Health Authority of Siracusa, Siracusa, Italy
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- Emilia-Romagna Cancer Registry, Piacenza Unit, Public Health Department, AUSL Piacenza, Piacenza, Italy
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- Sondrio Cancer Registry, Agenzia di Tutela della Salute della Montagna, Sondrio, Italy
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- Nuoro Cancer Registry, RT Nuoro, Servizio Igiene e Sanità Pubblica, ASL Nuoro, Nuoro, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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Tagliabue G, Perotti V, Fabiano S, Tittarelli A, Barigelletti G, Contiero P, Mazzucco W, Fusco M, Bidoli E, Vicentini M, Pesce MT, Stracci F. Comparison between two cancer registry quality check systems: functional features and differences in an Italian network of cancer registries dataset. Front Oncol 2023; 13:1197942. [PMID: 37305579 PMCID: PMC10250004 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2023.1197942] [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: 03/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/15/2023] [Indexed: 06/13/2023] Open
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Purpose The aim of this study was to compare the functional characteristics of two computer-based systems for quality control of cancer registry data through analysis of their output differences. Methods The study used cancer incidence data from 22 of the 49 registries of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries registered between 1986 and 2017. Two different data checking systems developed by the WHO International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) and the Joint Research Center (JRC) with the European Network of Cancer Registries (ENCR) and routinely used by registrars were used to check the quality of the data. The outputs generated by the two systems on the same dataset of each registry were analyzed and compared. Results The study included a total of 1,305,689 cancer cases. The overall quality of the dataset was high, with 86% (81.7-94.1) microscopically verified cases and only 1.3% (0.03-3.06) cases with a diagnosis by death certificate only. The two check systems identified a low percentage of errors (JRC-ENCR 0.17% and IARC 0.003%) and about the same proportion of warnings (JRC-ENCR 2.79% and IARC 2.42%) in the dataset. Forty-two cases (2% of errors) and 7067 cases (11.5% of warnings) were identified by both systems in equivalent categories. 11.7% of warnings related to TNM staging were identified by the JRC-ENCR system only. The IARC system identified mainly incorrect combination of tumor grade and morphology (72.5% of warnings). Conclusion Both systems apply checks on a common set of variables, but some variables are checked by only one of the systems (for example, checks on patient follow-up and tumor stage at diagnosis are included by the JRC-ENCR system only). Most errors and warnings were categorized differently by the two systems, but usually described the same issues, with warnings related to "morphology" (JRC-ENCR) and "histology" (IARC) being the most frequent. It is important to find the right balance between the need to maintain high standards of data quality and the workability of such systems in the daily routine of the cancer registry.
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- Giovanna Tagliabue
- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Registry Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Environmental Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit and Palermo Province Cancer Registry, University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Registry Unit, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Naples, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy
- Umbria Regional Cancer Registry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Mazzucco W, Stracci F, Gatta G, D’Argenzio A, Bidoli E, Carone S, Vitarelli S, Castelli M, Fruscione S, Vitale F. Cancer registries and data protection in the age of health digital interoperability in Europe: The perspective of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM). Front Oncol 2022; 12:1052057. [PMID: 36561514 PMCID: PMC9763571 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.1052057] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Walter Mazzucco
- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Clinical Epidemiology Unit and Palermo Province Cancer Registry, University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy,College of Medicine, University of Cincinnati, Cincinnati, OH, United States,*Correspondence: Walter Mazzucco,
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Umbria Regional Cancer Registry, Department of Medicine and Surgery, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Research Department, IRCCS Foundation National Institute Tumor, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Regional Epidemiological Observatory - Campania Region, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Friuli-Venezia-Giulia Regional Cancer Registry, IRCCS Oncological Reference Centre of Aviano (CRO), Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Apulia Regional Cancer Registry, Local health agency of Taranto, Taranto, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Marche Regional Cancer Registry, University of Camerino, Camerino, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Public Health, Executive Board of the Italian Network of Cancer Registries (AIRTUM), Milan, Italy,Valle d’Aosta Cancer Registry, Local health agency of Valle d’Aosta, Aosta, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit and Palermo Province Cancer Registry, University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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- Clinical Epidemiology Unit and Palermo Province Cancer Registry, University Hospital “P. Giaccone”, Palermo, Italy
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Taborelli M, Toffolutti F, Bidoli E, Dal Maso L, Del Zotto S, Clagnan E, Gobbato M, Serraino D, Franceschi S. The use of PSA testing over more than 20-years: A population-based study in North-Eastern Italy. Tumori 2022:3008916221128343. [PMID: 36217669 PMCID: PMC10363938 DOI: 10.1177/03008916221128343] [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] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To describe the practice of prostate-specific antigen (PSA) testing over more than 20 years in Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG), North-Eastern Italy. METHODS A population-based, ecological study was conducted using information derived from regional administrative health-related databases. Data on PSA and prostate biopsies performed on resident men aged ⩾45 years from 1998 to 2019 were retrieved. PSA and biopsy rates were calculated as the number of men who had at least one such procedure in each calendar year over the mean resident male population of the same year. Temporal trends were analyzed using joinpoint regression (annual percentage change -APC). RESULTS A total of 2,502,670 PSA were made between 1998 to 2019 in men aged ⩾45 years. The number of PSA steadily increased from 51,055 in 1998-1999 to 134,504 in 2010-2011, then dropped to 122,080 in 2018-2019. Significant changes in the slopes of PSA rates emerged in 2002 and 2009: the largest increase occurred during 1998-2002 (APC 18.4), followed by a smaller increase in 2002-2009 (APC 3.4) and a subsequent reduction (APC -2.5). Similar patterns emerged for all ages, but the decrease since 2009 was smaller for men aged ⩾65 years. An upward trend emerged in biopsy rate from 1998 to 2001 (APC 13.0), followed by a smaller increase until 2007 (APC 5.7) and a subsequent decrease. Biopsies as percentage of PSA decreased from 3.2% to 2.2%, particularly in those aged ⩾75 years. CONCLUSIONS Although overall declining PSA rates have been observed in FVG since 2009, rates remained higher in the ⩾65-year-old group than in the 45-64-year-old group.
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- Martina Taborelli
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- SC Pianificazione, Programmazione e Controllo Direzionale, Azienda Regionale di Coordinamento per la Salute, Udine, Italy
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- SC Pianificazione, Programmazione e Controllo Direzionale, Azienda Regionale di Coordinamento per la Salute, Udine, Italy
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- SC Pianificazione, Programmazione e Controllo Direzionale, Azienda Regionale di Coordinamento per la Salute, Udine, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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Cucciniello L, Bidoli E, Viel E, Canale ML, Gerratana L, Lestuzzi C. The puzzling clinical presentation of fluoropyrimidines cardiotoxicity. Front Cardiovasc Med 2022; 9:960240. [PMID: 36186986 PMCID: PMC9515374 DOI: 10.3389/fcvm.2022.960240] [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: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/16/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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The cardiotoxicity of fluoropyrimidines (FP) [5-Fluorouracil and Capecitabine] is often reported as acute cardiac ischemia with rest typical angina, signs of ischemia at electrocardiogram (ECG), and ventricular kinetics abnormalities. However, silent ischemia, effort-related toxicity, and ventricular arrhythmias (VA) have been also described. The aim of this study is to report a consecutive series of 115 patients with FP cardiotoxicity observed in a single center both within clinical prospective studies and during the clinical routine. The clinical presentation widely varied as regards symptoms, ECG abnormalities, and clinical outcomes. We report also the strategies used to prevent cardiotoxicity in a subgroup of 35 patients who continued o rechallenged FP therapy after cardiotoxicity. In nearly half of the patients, the cardiotoxicity was triggered by physical effort. Typical angina was rare: the symptoms were absent in 51% of cases and were atypical in half of the other cases. ST-segment elevation and VA were the most frequent ECG abnormality; however, ST segment depression or negative T waves were the only abnormalities in 1/3 of the cases. Troponins essays were often within the normal limits, even in presence of extensive signs of ischemia. The most effective strategy to prevent cardiotoxicity at rechallenge was reducing FP dosage and avoiding physical effort. Anti-ischemic therapies were not always effective. Raltitrexed was a safe alternative to FP. Fluoropyrimidine cardiotoxicity shows a wide variety of clinical presentations in real life, from silent ischemia to atypical symptoms, acute coronary syndrome, left ventricular dysfunction (LVD), VA, or complete atrio-ventricular block. Physical effort is the trigger of cardiotoxicity in nearly half of the cases. The recognition of cardiotoxicity cannot rely on symptoms only but requires an active screening with ECG and stress test in selected cases.
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- Linda Cucciniello
- Department of Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, ASFO, Pordenone, Italy
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- Ospedale Versilia, Azienda Usl Toscana nord ovest, Lido di Camaiore, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Aviano Oncology Reference Center (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Cardiology, Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, ASFO, Pordenone, Italy
- *Correspondence: Chiara Lestuzzi,
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Serraino D, Toffolutti F, Dal Maso L, Angelin T, Fratino L, Pizzichetta M, Palumbo A, Forgiarini O, De Santis E, Bidoli E. 875P Trends in melanoma incidence among women living in North-East Italy 2000-2020: Population-based study. Ann Oncol 2022. [DOI: 10.1016/j.annonc.2022.07.1001] [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] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Lestuzzi C, Stolfo D, De Paoli A, Banzato A, Buonadonna A, Bidoli E, Tartuferi L, Viel E, De Angelis G, Lonardi S, Innocente R, Berretta M, Bergamo F, Guglielmi A, Sinagra G, Herrmann J. Cardiotoxicity from Capecitabine Chemotherapy: Prospective Study of Incidence at Rest and During Physical Exercise. Oncologist 2022; 27:e158-e167. [PMID: 35641220 PMCID: PMC8895550 DOI: 10.1093/oncolo/oyab035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/17/2020] [Accepted: 10/13/2021] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Physical activity may increase the risk of cardiotoxicity (myocardial ischemia, major arrhythmias) of 5-Fluorouracil, but this risk has never been investigated for its prodrug capecitabine. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred and ninety-two consecutive patients undergoing capecitabine chemotherapy from December 1, 2010 through July 31, 2016 were prospectively evaluated. The baseline evaluation included electrocardiography (ECG) and echocardiography (2DE); a follow-up evaluation, including ECG and exercise stress testing (2DE in case of ECG abnormalities), was done after ≥10 days of treatment. Cardiotoxicity was suspected from ischemic ECG changes, new kinetic abnormalities at 2DE, Lown classification ≥2 ventricular arrhythmia, symptomatic arrhythmias, or positive stress test, and confirmed by a negative stress test after capecitabine washout. RESULTS Cardiotoxicity was diagnosed in 32 patients (16.7%): six at rest and 26 during exercise. All 32 patients had ECG abnormalities: ST-segment changes (24 patients), negative T-waves (2) and/or arrhythmias: ventricular arrhythmias (14 cases), supraventricular tachycardia (2), complete heart block (1). Eight patients had typical symptoms, 6 had atypical symptoms, 1 had syncope, 17 (53%) were asymptomatic. Cardiotoxicity was more common in patients with atypical symptoms during daily life (OR = 15.7) and in those on a therapeutic schedule of 5 days/week (OR = 9.44). CONCLUSION Capecitabine cardiotoxicity is frequent, and often elicited by physical effort. Oncologists, cardiologists, and general practitioners should be aware of this risk. Active cardiotoxicity surveillance with ECG (and echocardiogram and/or stress testing in suspected cases) during therapy is recommended. CLINICAL TRIALS REGISTRATION NUMBER CRO-2010-17.
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- Chiara Lestuzzi
- Cardiology Department, ASFO: Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, Cardiology and Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation Service, Aviano (PN), Italy,Corresponding author: Chiara Lestuzzi, MD, ASFO, Cardiology and Cardio Oncology Rehabilitation Service, c/o CRO, IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Via Gallini 2, 33081 Avian (PN), Italy. Tel: +39 0434 659297;
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Cardiology Service, Veneto Institute of Oncology, IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Oncology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IR, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Cardiology Department, ASFO: Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, Cardiology and Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation Service, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Cardiology Department, ASFO: Azienda Sanitaria Friuli Occidentale, Cardiology and Cardio-Oncology Rehabilitation Service, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Cardiology Department, University Hospital of Trieste, Trieste, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Oncology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IR, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, Veneto Institute of Oncology IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Cardio Oncology Clinic, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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Cangemi M, Zanussi S, Rampazzo E, Bidoli E, Giunco S, Tedeschi R, Pratesi C, Martorelli D, Casarotto M, Martellotta F, Schioppa O, Serraino D, Steffan A, De Rossi A, Dolcetti R, Vaccher E. Biological Predictors of De Novo Tumors in Solid Organ Transplanted Patients During Oncological Surveillance: Potential Role of Circulating TERT mRNA. Front Oncol 2021; 11:772348. [PMID: 34746013 PMCID: PMC8567137 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.772348] [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: 09/09/2021] [Accepted: 09/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background De novo tumors are a major cause of morbidity and mortality after long-term solid organ transplantation. Chronic immunosuppression strongly affects solid organ transplanted (SOT) patients' immune system by promoting immune evasion strategies and reactivations of viruses with oncogenic potential, ultimately leading to cancer onset. In this scenario, an oncological Surveillance Protocol integrated with biobanking of peripheral blood samples and evaluation of immunovirological and molecular parameters was activated for SOT patients at CRO-IRCCS Aviano, with the aim of identifying suitable biomarkers of cancer development. Methods An exploratory longitudinal study was designed based on two serial peripheral blood samples collected at least three months apart. Forty nine SOT patients were selected and stratified by tumor onset during follow-up. Spontaneous T-cell responses to EBV, CMV and tumor associated antigens, EBV-DNA and CMV-DNA loads, and circulating TERT mRNA levels were investigated. Results Significantly higher levels of circulating TERT mRNA were observed 3.5-23.5 months before and close to the diagnosis of cancer as compared to tumor-free patients. Plasmatic TERT mRNA levels >97.73 copies/mL at baseline were significantly associated with the risk of developing de novo tumors (HR=4.0, 95%C.I. = 1.4-11.5, p=0.01). In particular, the risk significantly increased by 4% with every ten-unit increment in TERT mRNA (HR=1.04, 95%C.I. = 1.01-1.07, p=0.01). Conclusions Although obtained in an exploratory study, our data support the importance of identifying early biomarkers of tumor onset in SOT patients useful to modulate the pace of surveillance visits.
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- Michela Cangemi
- Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Sassari, Sassari, Italy
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- Immunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Section of Oncology and Immunology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Section of Oncology and Immunology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Immunology and Diagnostic Molecular Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology (IOV) - IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Microbiology and Virology Unit, "S. Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- Clinical Pathology, "S. Maria degli Angeli" Hospital, Pordenone, Italy
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- Immunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Immunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology A, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) Aviano, National Cancer Institute, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology A, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) Aviano, National Cancer Institute, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Immunopathology and Cancer Biomarkers, CRO Aviano, National Cancer Institute, IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Oncology and Gastroenterology, Section of Oncology and Immunology, University of Padova, Padova, Italy.,Immunology and Diagnostic Molecular Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology (IOV) - IRCCS, Padova, Italy
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- Centre for Cancer Immunotherapy, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Department of Microbiology and Immunology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, The University of Queensland Diamantina Institute, Brisbane, QLD, Australia
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- Division of Medical Oncology A, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO) Aviano, National Cancer Institute, Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico (IRCCS), Aviano, Italy
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Fusco M, Guida A, Bidoli E, Ciullo V, Vitale MF, Savoia F, Pirozzi A, Serraino D. [Mortality Atlas of the Campania Region. All-cause and cause-specific mortality at municipal level, 2006-2014]. Epidemiol Prev 2021; 44:1-144. [PMID: 33565290 DOI: 10.19191/ep20.1.s1.p001.003] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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OBJECTIVES This Monograph aims to provide the scientific community and the Regional Healthcare Service an up-to-date Atlas of mortality for the Campania Region (Southern Italy). The Atlas shows an overview of mortality through comparisons with national data and with intraregional macroareas. Maps presenting risk measures with municipal details are also provided. MATERIALS AND METHODS Both overall and cause-specific mortality data for the period 2006-2014 referred to people residing in Campania Region are analysed in this Atlas. Twenty-nine death causes (major causes and specific cancers) are studied; for each of them, it has been provided: • direct standardised rates (standard population EU 2013) referred to Italy, Campania Region, and the seven regional Local Health Units (LHUs); • standardised mortality ratios (SMRs), estimated on a regional basis, referred to every LHU; • years of life lost (number and rate) both on a regional and on LHU basis; • mortality rate trends for the period 2006-2014, including annual percentage changes (APCs) for Italy, Campania Region, and every LHU; • for every death cause, regional maps are provided also with municipal details for Relative Risks (RRs) and risk posterior probabilities (PPs) estimated through a Bayesian hierarchical model. Risk estimates are presented both crude and adjusted by socioeconomic deprivation index resulted from the 2011 Census of the Italian National Institute fo Statistics. RESULTS In Campania Region, standardised mortality ratios (per 100,000; IC95%) higher than the national average have been recorded for the following causes: all causes of death: M: 1,233.3 (IC95% 1,227.9-1,238.9) vs 1,093.8 (IC95% 1,092.5-1,095.1); F: 826.1 (IC95% 822.6-829.7) vs 722.8 (IC95% 721.9-732.6); digestive system diseases: M: 51.2 (IC95% 50.2-52.3) vs 44.2 (IC95% 44.0-44.5); F: 35.8 (IC95% 35.1-36.6) vs 29,2 (IC95% 29.0-29.4); circulatory system diseases: M: 493.1 (IC95% 489.6-496.8) vs 404.3 (IC95% 403.5-405.1); F: 388.5 (IC95% 386.1-390.9) vs 296.5 (IC95% 295.9-297.0); genitourinary system diseases: M: 27.2 (IC95% 26.4-28.1) vs 21.9- (IC95% 21.7-22.1); F: 18.2 (IC95% 17.7-18.7) vs 13.7- (IC95% 13.5-13.8); endocrine and metabolic diseases: M: 60.0 (IC95% 58.8-61.2) vs 43.8 (IC95% 43.5-44.0); F: 60.7 (IC95% 59.8-61.7) vs 36.6 (IC95% 36.4-36.8); myocardial infarction: M: 71.1 (IC95% 69.8-72.4) vs 60.9 (IC95% 60.6-61.2); F: 38.2 (IC95% 37.4-39.0) vs 30.2-(IC95% 30.0-30.4); diabetes: M: 52.6 (IC95% 51.5-53.8) vs 35.1 (IC95% 34.9-35.3); F: 53.8 (IC95% 52.9-54.7) vs 28.6 (IC95% 28.4-28.8). On the other hand, mortality rates comparable to or lower than the national average are observed for the remaining causes of death, with different differences for gender. Mortality for cancer causes in Campania Region presents rates higher than the rates observed at national level in males for the following causes: all cancers: 380.4 (IC95% 377.5-383.3) vs 356.5 (IC95% 355.8-357.2); lung cancer: 112.5 (IC95% 110.9/114.0) vs 93.0 (IC95% 92.6-93.3);larynx cancer: 7.6 (IC95% 7.2-8.0) vs 5.5 (IC95% 5.4-5.6);bladder cancer: 25.1 (IC95% 24.4-25.9) vs 17.3 (IC95% 17.1-17.4); in females for the following causes: liver cancer: 3.8 (IC95% 3.6-4.1) vs 3.3 (IC95% 3.2-3.4);bladder cancer:: 3.5 (IC95% 3.3-3.7) vs 3.0 (IC95% 2.9-3.0). In Campania Region, mortality rates comparable to or lower than the national average are observed for the remaining cancer causes both in females and in males. For almost all the death causes, the highest mortality rates are observed in the three LHUs of Naples (Naples centre, Naples 2 North, Naples 3 South); for some death causes, also the Province of Caserta presents the highest mortality rates. It is worth noting that these areas are characterised by the highest urbanisation and regional population density, and by exposures to possible environmental risks. Time trend analyses highlight that regional and national trends are similar for almost all the examined death causes. In Campania Region, males present decreasing trends for all-cause mortality; for respiratory system, circulatory system, and digestive system diseases; for all malignant cancers; for lung, prostate, and stomach cancers; for leukaemias. On the other hand, an increasing trend is shown for liver cancer. Trends for genitourinary system and nervous system diseases are almost unchanged; the same is for blood diseases and haemolymphopoietic system cancers. In females, there is a decreasing mortality trend for all causes, for circulatory system and digestive system diseases; for haemolymphopoietic system and stomach cancers; on the contrary, an increasing trend is highlighted for communicable diseases and lung and liver cancer, mirroring the national situation. Trends for respiratory system, genitourinary system, nervous system diseases; blood diseases; all malignant cancers; kidney and breast cancers; leukaemias are almost unchanged. The analysis of mortality data on municipal basis reported that the most excesses in mortality risk occur in the municipalities included in the area with the highest urban development of Naples and, partly, in the municipalities of the Caserta Province. The distribution of the excesses at municipal level is not homogeneous in Campania Region, but there are relevant intermunicipal differences related to the considered causes of death. This heterogeneity in the distribution of excess risk is a characteristic also of the area called Terra di fuochi (Land of fires), both for overall mortality and for mortality by gender. CONCLUSIONS Mortality data are a valuable support to the analysis of the population health conditions. Excesses in general mortality and for some specific causes found in Campania Region vs Italy in 2006-2014 suggest that in this region there is a need to implement more strict intervention in terms both of primary prevention (for individuals and the environment) and of management of the whole care and clinical pathway of some pathologies, bearing in mind the burden of regional structural and economic factors on these excesses. The highest excesses in mortality in Campania Region have been found in the areas with the highest degree of urbanisation: this confirms the national data of a different distribution of diseases - and mortality - in the areas characterised by high urban development compared to rural areas. Finally, cause-specific mortality maps at municipal level, extended to the whole region, could enable to identify possible critical issues which may need epidemiological studies focused on possible local factors of environmental pressure.
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- Mario Fusco
- Registro Tumori ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano (NA); .,Direzione Generale per la Tutela della Salute e Programmazione Sistema Sanitario Regione Campania, Napoli.,Coordinamento Registro Tumori Regione Campania, Napoli
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- Direzione Generale per la Tutela della Salute e Programmazione Sistema Sanitario Regione Campania, Napoli.,Coordinamento Registro Tumori Regione Campania, Napoli
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- SOC Epidemiologia Oncologica e Registro Tumori del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano (PN)
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- Registro Tumori Infantili Regione Campania, c/o AORN Santobono, Pausilipon, Napoli
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- SOC Epidemiologia Oncologica e Registro Tumori del Friuli Venezia Giulia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano (PN)
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Hamdi-Cherif M, Serraino D, Bouad S, Dib A, Boudaoud K, Atoui S, Mergherm I, Toffolutti F, Bidoli E, Kara L, Ayat A, Habia G, Makhloufi K, Bouchaibi I, Kettaf S, Chenafi S, Dilmi D, Bouhafs K, Ablaoui B, Chaouche H, Belbedj L, Nadjem A, Lakab N, Virdone S, Panato C. Sociodemographic and Reproductive Risk Factors for Breast Cancer: A Case-Control Study in the Setif Province, Northern Algeria. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2020; 21:457-464. [PMID: 32102524 PMCID: PMC7332138 DOI: 10.31557/apjcp.2020.21.2.457] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2019] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background: The age-standardized rate of breast cancer (BC) increased nearly nine-fold in the last 30 years in Setif, Algeria. A case-control study was carried out to investigate the role of sociodemographic characteristics and reproductive factors in the etiology of BC in this young Arab/Berber population of Setif. Methods: Cases were 612 women with incident BC admitted to major teaching and general hospitals of Setif during 2012–2017. Controls were 615 women admitted for acute, non-neoplastic conditions to the same hospital network of cases. Information was elicited using a standardized questionnaire. Odds ratios (ORs) and 95% confidence intervals (CIs) were computed after allowance for age and education. Results: Significant associations with BC risk emerged for family history of BC (OR= 4.15 for yes vs. no; 95%CI: 2.22-7.77), for the generation of oral contraceptive used (OR=1.57 for II-generation vs. III-generation; 95%CI:1.01-2.44), and education (OR=0.63 for >11 years vs. no schooling; 95%CI: 0.46-0.86). Conversely, parity and body mass index were not associated with BC risk, whereas a late age at menarche was linked with a non statistically significant BC risk (OR=1.20 for >15 vs. <13 years; 95%CI:0.86-1.66). These results were consistent in strata of menopausal status. Conclusion(s): Some of the expected risk factors (e.g., low education levels and type of oral contraceptives) were associated with elevated BC risks also in Setif, and these findings offer further support to primary preventive efforts already carried on in Algeria. Conversely, no association emerged for other well established risk factors (e.g., body mass index).
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oncological Reference Center (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy.,Friuli Venezia Giulia Cancer Registry, IRCCS Oncological Reference Center, Aviano, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oncological Reference Center (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oncological Reference Center (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Faculty of Medicine and Cancer Registry, University of Setif, Setif, Algeria
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oncological Reference Center (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Oncological Reference Center (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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Annunziata MA, Muzzatti B, Bidoli E, Flaiban C, Bomben F, Piccinin M, Gipponi KM, Mariutti G, Busato S, Mella S. Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) accuracy in cancer patients. Support Care Cancer 2019; 28:3921-3926. [PMID: 31858249 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-019-05244-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 21.6] [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: 04/05/2019] [Accepted: 12/11/2019] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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PURPOSE The Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) is a self-report questionnaire designed to screen anxious and depressive states in patients in non-psychiatric settings. In spite of its large use, no agreement exists in literature on HADS accuracy in case finding. The present research addresses the issue of HADS accuracy in cancer patients, comparing its two subscales (HADS-A and HADS-D) against tools not in use in psychiatry, which are able to detect prolonged negative emotional states. METHODS 2121 consecutive adult cancer inpatients were administered the HADS together with the State Anxiety subscale of State-Trait Anxiety Inventory and the Center for Epidemiologic Studies Scale on Depression. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curves were computed to identify a cut-off for anxious and depressive states in cancer patients. All indicators were computed together with their corresponding 95% confidence interval (95% CI). RESULTS Data of 1628 and 1035 participants were used to assess the accuracy in case finding of HADS-A and HADS-D, respectively. According to the ROC analysis, the optimal cut-off was > 9 units for the HADS-A and > 7 units for the HADS-D. The area under the ROC curve was 0.90 for HADS-A (95% CI 0.88-0.91) and 0.84 for HADS-D (95% CI 0.81-0.86). CONCLUSIONS This study suggested that risk scores of anxious and depressive states above specific HADS cut-offs are useful in identifying anxious and depressive states in cancer patients, and they may thus be applicable in clinical practice.
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- Maria Antonietta Annunziata
- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy.
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO), IRCCS, Via F. Gallini, 2, 33081, Aviano, PN, Italy
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Panato C, Serraino D, De Santis E, Forgiarini O, Angelin T, Bidoli E, Zanier L, Del Zotto S, Vaccarella S, Franceschi S, Dal Maso L. Thyroid cancer in Friuli Venezia Giulia, northeastern Italy: incidence, overdiagnosis, and impact of type of surgery on survival. Tumori 2019; 105:296-303. [PMID: 30917766 DOI: 10.1177/0300891619839307] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Incidence rates of thyroid cancer (TC) increased in the last decades worldwide. This study aimed to describe TC incidence in the Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region, to estimate the quota of overdiagnosis, and to investigate the impact of surgery on long-term survival after TC diagnosis. METHODS TC cases reported to the FVG population-based cancer registry during 2002-2013, aged <85 years, were included. Age standardized rates (ASR) on the European population were computed, while proportion of TC overdiagnosis was estimated in comparison with expected age-specific incidence rates from published time series. Adjusted hazard ratios of death, with 95% confidence intervals, were also estimated. RESULTS During 2002-2013, 1701 TC cases were reported to the FVG cancer registry, with papillary TC (78.2%) as the most frequent histologic type. ASR increased from 12.4 to 16.5 in women and from 4.3 to 6.2 in men (+33.1% and +44.2%, respectively). Overdiagnosis was estimated as 79% of TC cases in women and 64% in men. Almost all TC cases (97.1%) underwent surgery, including 84.6% of women and 78.9% of men who underwent total thyroidectomy. Up to 10 years after TC diagnosis, the type of surgery did not appear to influence survival. CONCLUSIONS This study documented an increase in TC incidence in FVG in the last decade, with overdiagnosis accounting for a large proportion of TC diagnoses and total thyroidectomy in more than 80% of cases. These findings suggest reconsidering thyroid screening practice and aggressive therapeutic strategies, as recommended by new TC guidelines.
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- Chiara Panato
- 1 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- 1 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- 2 Friuli Venezia Giulia Cancer Registry, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- 2 Friuli Venezia Giulia Cancer Registry, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- 1 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- 1 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- 3 Epidemiological Service, Azienda Regionale di Coordinamento per la Salute (ARCS), Udine, Italy
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- 3 Epidemiological Service, Azienda Regionale di Coordinamento per la Salute (ARCS), Udine, Italy
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- 5 Scientific Directorate, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- 1 Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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Frustaci S, Berretta M, Comandone A, Bidoli E, De Paoli A, Gherlinzoni F, De Pas T, Barbieri E, Pertici M, Apice G, Picci P. Adjuvant Treatment of High-risk Adult Soft Tissue Sarcomas: A Survey by the Italian Sarcoma Group. Tumori 2019; 92:92-7. [PMID: 16724686 DOI: 10.1177/030089160609200202] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aims and Background After the first adjuvant study on adult soft tissue sarcomas was concluded, the participating institutions continued to select and treat patients according to that protocol. The aim of this study was to test the protocol reproducibility when applied as a standard practice. Methods A call for retrospective data was launched in June 1999 (self-referral of consecutive unregistered patients); thereafter, a prospective follow-up was performed. The treatment regimen consisted of epirubicin (60 mg/m2 days 1 and 2), ifosfamide (3 g/m2/die for 3 days) and equimolar doses of 6-mercapto-ethansulfonate (MESNA), with 300 μg G-CSF administered subcutaneously from day +8 until recovery, every 3 weeks for a total of 5 cycles. Results From November 1996 to June 1999, 55 high-risk, adult patients were treated. The average median dose intensity was 89% of the planned program. Grade 3-4 toxicities were leukopenia (49%), thrombocytopenia (14%), transfusion requiring anemia in 7 patients (16%), and alopecia in all patients (100%). After a median follow-up of 70 months, 23 patients (41.8%) relapsed and 19 died. Median disease-free, local disease-free and overall survival rates have not yet been reached. The disease-free survival rates at 2 and 4 years were 73% and 57%, respectively; the corresponding overall survival rates were 91% and 70%, respectively. Conclusions The feasibility and reproducibility of the original protocol were confirmed, since disease-specific overall survival and disease-free survival rates at the same period of observation and with the same prolonged follow-up did not differ.
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- Sergio Frustaci
- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Institute, Aviano.
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Bianchini C, Truccolo I, Bidoli E, Mazzocut M. Avoiding misleading information: A study of complementary medicine online information for cancer patients. Library & Information Science Research 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.lisr.2019.02.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Truccolo I, Mazzocut M, Cipolat Mis C, Bidoli E, Zotti P, Flora S, Mei L, Apostolico M, Drace C, Ravaioli V, Conficconi A, Cocchi S, Cervi E, Gangeri L, De Paoli P. Patients and caregivers' unmet information needs in the field of patient education: results from an Italian multicenter exploratory survey. Support Care Cancer 2018; 27:2023-2030. [PMID: 30191387 PMCID: PMC6499737 DOI: 10.1007/s00520-018-4439-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/30/2018] [Accepted: 08/22/2018] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Patient education and empowerment (PEE) is aimed at improving competence of patients during their clinical path and enabling healthcare providers with specific communication strategies. We investigated the interest of Italian Cancer Research & Care Centers (CRCI) users (patients and caregivers) in being involved in PEE activities. An anonymous questionnaire addressed to users was distributed between June 2013 and February 2014. The questionnaire gathered information on the following: health-related topics; 13 different PEE initiatives/modalities of learning already active at CRCI; personal demographic data; the willingness to be more involved in the organization of health services provided and in which context; and five preferred info-educational activities. Frequency distribution and chi-square analysis were computed. Statistical significance (p value) was set at < 0.05. A total of 875 (29%) users responded to the 3000 distributed questionnaires. The first three priorities of interest were “early diagnosis” (18%), “prevention” (17%), and “diagnosis explanation” (13%). The first three priorities on informational activity were as follows: “classes on cancer-related topics with healthcare professionals” (28%); “cancer information service” (22%); “drug information point” (7%). Forty-nine percent of the respondents stated that they would like to be involved in the organization of PEE activities, particularly caregivers and users older than 55 years of age. The preferred educational activities were “classes on cancer-related topics with healthcare professionals” and “cancer information service” on a face-to-face modality. Patients were more interested than caregivers in “prevention.” The extension of PEE programs to all CRCI users into routine care will be the next step of the present research.
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- Ivana Truccolo
- Scientific & Patients' Library, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, I-33081, Aviano, Italy.
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- Scientific & Patients' Library, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, I-33081, Aviano, Italy
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- Scientific & Patients' Library, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, I-33081, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Centro di Ateneo per le Biblioteche-C.A.B, University of Padua, Padua, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Public Relation, Media and Communication Office, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola(FC), Italy
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- Public Relation, Media and Communication Office, Istituto Scientifico Romagnolo per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori (IRST) IRCCS, Meldola(FC), Italy
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- Medical Library, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Medical Library, Azienda Unità Sanitaria Locale - IRCCS di Reggio Emilia, Reggio Emilia, Italy
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- Clinical Psychology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale dei Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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Lestuzzi C, Bidoli E, Tartuferi L, Banzato A, Miolo GM, Buonadonna A, Viel E, Stolfo D, De Paoli A. P1575Cardiac toxicity of capecitabine: a prospective study. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1575] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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- C Lestuzzi
- CRO, National Cancer Institute, Department of Cardiology, Aviano, Italy
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- CRO, National Cancer Institute, Epidemiology, Aviano, Italy
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- CRO, National Cancer Institute, Department of Cardiology, Aviano, Italy
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- IOV Oncologic Institute of Veneto, Cardiology, Padua, Italy
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- CRO, National Cancer Institute, Oncology, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- CRO, National Cancer Institute, Oncology, Aviano (PN), Italy
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- CRO, National Cancer Institute, Department of Cardiology, Aviano, Italy
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- University Hospital Riuniti, Cardiology, Trieste, Italy
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- CRO, National Cancer Institute, Radiotherapy, Aviano, Italy
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Abraha I, Serraino D, Montedori A, Fusco M, Giovannini G, Casucci P, Cozzolino F, Orso M, Granata A, De Giorgi M, Collarile P, Chiari R, Foglietta J, Vitale MF, Stracci F, Orlandi W, Bidoli E. Sensitivity and specificity of breast cancer ICD-9-CM codes in three Italian administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020627. [PMID: 30037866 PMCID: PMC6059298 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020627] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 04/25/2018] [Accepted: 05/14/2018] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes in identifying patients diagnosed with incident carcinoma in situ and invasive breast cancer in three Italian administrative databases. DESIGN A diagnostic accuracy study comparing ICD-9-CM codes for carcinoma in situ (233.0) and for invasive breast cancer (174.x) with medical chart (as a reference standard). Case definition: (1) presence of a primary nodular lesion in the breast and (2) cytological or histological documentation of cancer from a primary or metastatic site. SETTING Administrative databases from Umbria Region, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Napoli 3 Sud (NA) and Friuli VeneziaGiulia (FVG) Region. PARTICIPANTS Women with breast carcinoma in situ (n=246) or invasive breast cancer (n=384) diagnosed (in primary position) between 2012 and 2014. OUTCOME MEASURES Sensitivity and specificity for codes 233.0 and 174.x. RESULTS For invasive breast cancer the sensitivities were 98% (95% CI 93% to 99%) for Umbria, 96% (95% CI 91% to 99%) for NA and 100% (95% CI 97% to 100%) for FVG. Specificities were 90% (95% CI 82% to 95%) for Umbria, 91% (95% CI 83% to 96%) for NA and 91% (95% CI 84% to 96%) for FVG.For carcinoma in situ the sensitivities were 100% (95% CI 93% to 100%) for Umbria, 100% (95% CI 95% to 100%) for NA and 100% (95% CI 96% to 100%) for FVG. Specificities were 98% (95% CI 93% to 100%) for Umbria, 86% (95% CI 78% to 92%) for NA and 90% (95% CI 82% to 95%) for FVG. CONCLUSIONS Administrative healthcare databases from Umbria, NA and FVG are accurate in identifying hospitalised news cases of carcinoma of the breast. The proposed case definition is a powerful tool to perform research on large populations of newly diagnosed patients with breast cancer.
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- Iosief Abraha
- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
- Innovation and Development, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (Age.Na.S.), Rome, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health ICT Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health ICT Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- SOC Epidemiologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Direzione Sanità, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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Abraha I, Montedori A, Serraino D, Orso M, Giovannini G, Scotti V, Granata A, Cozzolino F, Fusco M, Bidoli E. Accuracy of administrative databases in detecting primary breast cancer diagnoses: a systematic review. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e019264. [PMID: 30037859 PMCID: PMC6059263 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-019264] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVE To define the accuracy of administrative datasets to identify primary diagnoses of breast cancer based on the International Classification of Diseases (ICD) 9th or 10th revision codes. DESIGN Systematic review. DATA SOURCES MEDLINE, EMBASE, Web of Science and the Cochrane Library (April 2017). ELIGIBILITY CRITERIA The inclusion criteria were: (a) the presence of a reference standard; (b) the presence of at least one accuracy test measure (eg, sensitivity) and (c) the use of an administrative database. DATA EXTRACTION Eligible studies were selected and data extracted independently by two reviewers; quality was assessed using the Standards for Reporting of Diagnostic accuracy criteria. DATA ANALYSIS Extracted data were synthesised using a narrative approach. RESULTS From 2929 records screened 21 studies were included (data collection period between 1977 and 2011). Eighteen studies evaluated ICD-9 codes (11 of which assessed both invasive breast cancer (code 174.x) and carcinoma in situ (ICD-9 233.0)); three studies evaluated invasive breast cancer-related ICD-10 codes. All studies except one considered incident cases.The initial algorithm results were: sensitivity ≥80% in 11 of 17 studies (range 57%-99%); positive predictive value was ≥83% in 14 of 19 studies (range 15%-98%) and specificity ≥98% in 8 studies. The combination of the breast cancer diagnosis with surgical procedures, chemoradiation or radiation therapy, outpatient data or physician claim may enhance the accuracy of the algorithms in some but not all circumstances. Accuracy for breast cancer based on outpatient or physician's data only or breast cancer diagnosis in secondary position diagnosis resulted low. CONCLUSION Based on the retrieved evidence, administrative databases can be employed to identify primary breast cancer. The best algorithm suggested is ICD-9 or ICD-10 codes located in primary position. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER CRD42015026881.
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- Iosief Abraha
- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
- Innovation and Development, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (Age.Na.S.), Rome, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
- Innovation and Development, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (Age.Na.S.), Rome, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Center for Scientific Documentation, IRCCS Policlinico S. Matteo Foundation, Pavia, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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Cozzolino F, Bidoli E, Abraha I, Fusco M, Giovannini G, Casucci P, Orso M, Granata A, De Giorgi M, Collarile P, Ciullo V, Vitale MF, Cirocchi R, Orlandi W, Serraino D, Montedori A. Accuracy of colorectal cancer ICD-9-CM codes in Italian administrative healthcare databases: a cross-sectional diagnostic study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020630. [PMID: 29980543 PMCID: PMC6042611 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020630] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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UNLABELLED Objectives To assess the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision - Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes in identifying subjects with colorectal cancer. DESIGN A diagnostic accuracy study comparing ICD-9-CM codes (index test) for colorectal cancers with medical chart (as a reference standard). Case ascertainment based on neoplastic lesion(s) within the colon/rectum and histological documentation from a primary or metastatic site positive for colorectal cancer. SETTING Administrative databases from the Umbria region, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Napoli 3 Sud (NA) region and Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) region. PARTICIPANTS We randomly selected 130 incident patients from each hospital discharge database, admitted between 2012 and 2014, having colorectal cancer ICD-9 codes located in primary position, and 94 non-cases, that is, patients having a diagnosis of cancer (ICD-9 140-239) other than colorectal cancer in primary position. OUTCOME MEASURES Sensitivity, specificity and predictive values for 153.x code (colon cancer) and for 154.x code (rectal cancer). RESULTS The positive predictive value (PPV) for colon cancer diagnoses was 80% for Umbria (95% CI 73% to 87%), 81% for NA (95% CI 73% to 88%) and 80% for FVG (95% CI 72% to 87%).The sensitivity ranged from 98% to 99%, while the specificity ranged from 78% to 80% in the three units.For rectal cancer, the PPV was 84% for Umbria (95% CI 77% to 90%), 80% for NA (95% CI 72% to 87%) and 81% for FVG (95% CI 73% to 87%). The sensitivities ranged from 98% to 100%, while the specificity estimates from 79% to 82%. CONCLUSIONS Administrative databases in Italy can be a valuable tool for cancer surveillance as well as monitoring geographical and temporal variation of cancer practice.
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- Francesco Cozzolino
- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
- Centro Regionale Sangue, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL NA 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health ICT Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL NA 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- SOC Epidemiologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL NA 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Direzione Regionale Salute, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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Fornasarig M, Magris R, De Re V, Bidoli E, Canzonieri V, Maiero S, Viel A, Cannizzaro R. Molecular and Pathological Features of Gastric Cancer in Lynch Syndrome and Familial Adenomatous Polyposis. Int J Mol Sci 2018; 19:ijms19061682. [PMID: 29882764 PMCID: PMC6032275 DOI: 10.3390/ijms19061682] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/26/2018] [Revised: 05/28/2018] [Accepted: 06/01/2018] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Lynch syndrome (LS) and familial adenomatous polyposis (FAP) are autosomal dominant hereditary diseases caused by germline mutations leading to the development of colorectal cancer. Moreover, these mutations result in the development of a spectrum of different tumors, including gastric cancers (GCs). Since the clinical characteristics of GCs associated with LS and FAP are not well known, we investigated clinical and molecular features of GCs occurring in patients with LS and FAP attending our Institution. The Hereditary Tumor Registry was established in 1994 at the Department of Oncologic Gastroenterology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Italy. It includes 139 patients with LS and 86 patients with FAP. Patients were recruited locally for prospective surveillance. Out of 139 LS patients, 4 developed GC—3 in the presence of helicobacter pylori infection and 1 on the background of autoimmune diseases. All GCs displayed a high microsatellite instability (MSI-H) and loss of related mismatch repair (MMR) protein. One of the FAP patients developed a flat adenoma, displaying low-grade dysplasia at the gastric body, and another poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma with signet ring cells like Krukenberg without HP infection. LS carriers displayed a risk of GC. The recognition of HP infection and autoimmune diseases would indicate those at higher risk for an endoscopic surveillance. Regarding FAP, the data suggested the need of suitable endoscopic surveillance in long survivals with diffuse fundic gland polyps.
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- Mara Fornasarig
- SOC di Gastroenterologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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- SOC di Gastroenterologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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- SOSD Immunopatologia e biomarcatori Oncologico, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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- SOC di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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- SOSD di Anatomia Patologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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- SOC di Gastroenterologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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- SOSD Oncogenetica e Oncogenomica Funzionale, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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- SOC di Gastroenterologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCSS, 33081 Aviano, Italy.
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Panato C, Abusamaan K, Bidoli E, Hamdi-Cherif M, Pierannunzio D, Ferretti S, Daher M, Elissawi F, Serraino D. Survival after the diagnosis of breast or colorectal cancer in the GAZA Strip from 2005 to 2014. BMC Cancer 2018; 18:632. [PMID: 29866055 PMCID: PMC5987449 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-018-4552-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 10/03/2017] [Accepted: 05/24/2018] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Background Within a dramatic socio-political context, cancer represents a growing health burden in the Gaza Strip. We investigated the survival experience of people diagnosed with breast (BC) or colorectal (CRC) cancer from 2005 to 2014. Methods Data included 1360 BC cases (median age 55.1 years) and 722 CRC cases (median age: 59.5 years; 52.5% men) recorded by the Gaza Cancer Registry according to a standard protocol. Clinical information was available for cases diagnosed in 2005–2006 only. Survival probabilities were estimated by Kaplan-Meyer method, while hazard ratios (HRs) and 95% confidence intervals (CI), adjusted for age and sex, were computed to assess factors associated with the risk of death. Results Five-year survival was 65.1% for women with BC and 50.2% for patients with CRC. Advanced age (> 65 years), stage, and grade increased the death risk. Full access to therapies was associated with a reduced risk of death as compared with patients who had limited access (HR = 0.26, 95% CI:0.13–0.51 for BC; and HR = 0.11, 95% CI:0.04–0.31 for CRC). Conclusion(s) The 5-year survival after BC or CRC in the Gaza Strip was in line with estimates from surrounding Arab countries, but it was much lower than in developed Mediterranean countries (e.g., in Italy or in Jewish people in Israel).
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- Chiara Panato
- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Ministry of Health, PHC, Training and Education Department, Gaza, Palestine
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Centro Nazionale di Epidemiologia, Sorveglianza e Promozione della Salute, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Dipartment Morfologia, Chirurgia e Medicina Sperimentale, Università di Ferrara - Registro Tumori Area Vasta Emilia Centrale, Azienda USL Ferrara, - Servizio Prevenzione collettiva e Sanità pubblica, Ferrara, Regione Emilia-Romagna, Italy
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- WHO Office. Occupied Palestinian Territory, UNDP Building, Elnasr Street, Gaza, Palestine
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- Ministry of Health, Primary Health Care directorate, Gaza, Palestine
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy. .,Friuli Venezia Giulia Cancer Registry, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
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Montedori A, Bidoli E, Serraino D, Fusco M, Giovannini G, Casucci P, Franchini D, Granata A, Ciullo V, Vitale MF, Gobbato M, Chiari R, Cozzolino F, Orso M, Orlandi W, Abraha I. Accuracy of lung cancer ICD-9-CM codes in Umbria, Napoli 3 Sud and Friuli Venezia Giulia administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020628. [PMID: 29773701 PMCID: PMC5961589 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020628] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/16/2023] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases 9th Revision-Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes in identifying subjects with lung cancer. DESIGN A cross-sectional diagnostic accuracy study comparing ICD-9-CM 162.x code (index test) in primary position with medical chart (reference standard). Case ascertainment was based on the presence of a primary nodular lesion in the lung and cytological or histological documentation of cancer from a primary or metastatic site. SETTING Three operative units: administrative databases from Umbria Region (890 000 residents), ASL Napoli 3 Sud (NA) (1 170 000 residents) and Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) Region (1 227 000 residents). PARTICIPANTS Incident subjects with lung cancer (n=386) diagnosed in primary position between 2012 and 2014 and a population of non-cases (n=280). OUTCOME MEASURES Sensitivity, specificity and positive predictive value (PPV) for 162.x code. RESULTS 130 cases and 94 non-cases were randomly selected from each database and the corresponding medical charts were reviewed. Most of the diagnoses for lung cancer were performed in medical departments.True positive rates were high for all the three units. Sensitivity was 99% (95% CI 95% to 100%) for Umbria, 97% (95% CI 91% to 100%) for NA, and 99% (95% CI 95% to 100%) for FVG. The false positive rates were 24%, 37% and 23% for Umbria, NA and FVG, respectively. PPVs were 79% (73% to 83%)%) for Umbria, 58% (53% to 63%)%) for NA and 79% (73% to 84%)%) for FVG. CONCLUSIONS Case ascertainment for lung cancer based on imaging or endoscopy associated with histological examination yielded an excellent sensitivity in all the three administrative databases. PPV was moderate for Umbria and FVG but lower for NA.
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health ICT Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health ICT Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- SOC Epidemiologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Direzione salute, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
- Centro Regionale Sangue, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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Aims and background Substantial upward trends for skin cancer mortality have been observed in most European countries in the last two decades. The distinction, however, between cutaneous malignant melanoma (CMM) and non-melanomatous skin cancers on the basis of death certification is unreliable Methods In order to assess the trends of CMM, analysis of the specific code for CMM (International Classification of Disease VIII and IX:172) was coupled with analysis of total skin cancer mortality rates, standardized on the 1981 Italian Census population, at all ages and in selected age groups (15-44, 45-64 and 65-84 years). The analyses were carried out for the whole of Italy and for Friuli-Venezia Giulia (FVG), a region in North-East Italy with a high proportion of fair-complexioned individuals, elevated frequency of sunbathing, and especially good diagnostic standards. Results In 1985-89 skin cancer mortality rates in men at all ages, as compared to 1970-74, were 33% higher in Italy and 46% higher in FVG. In women, there was a rise of 22% in Italy and 94% in FVG. More marked upward trends were observed in young and middle aged adults, especially among women in FVG (over 300% increase). In absolute terms, approximately 3000 more Italians died from skin cancers in 1985-89 as compared to 1970-74, about half of them prematurely (i.e., < 65 years). CMM was mentioned in death certifications for skin cancer increasingly often in all age groups, particularly in FVG. Conclusions The analysis of mortality trends from skin cancer is consistent with a substantial rise of CMM-related deaths. The sensitivity of death certification with respect to CMM diagnosis is also increasing, especially in FVG. A public health strategy with the aim of reducing intermittent intense exposure to ultraviolet light, especially in children, is urgent in Italy as CMM represents one of the few causes of premature death with unfavorable trends.
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (Pordenone), Italy
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Botta L, Capocaccia R, Trama A, Herrmann C, Salmerón D, De Angelis R, Mallone S, Bidoli E, Marcos-Gragera R, Dudek-Godeau D, Gatta G, Cleries R. Bayesian estimates of the incidence of rare cancers in Europe. Cancer Epidemiol 2018; 54:95-100. [PMID: 29684802 DOI: 10.1016/j.canep.2018.04.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [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: 11/14/2017] [Revised: 02/14/2018] [Accepted: 04/04/2018] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND The RARECAREnet project has updated the estimates of the burden of the 198 rare cancers in each European country. Suspecting that scant data could affect the reliability of statistical analysis, we employed a Bayesian approach to estimate the incidence of these cancers. METHODS We analyzed about 2,000,000 rare cancers diagnosed in 2000-2007 provided by 83 population-based cancer registries from 27 European countries. We considered European incidence rates (IRs), calculated over all the data available in RARECAREnet, as a valid a priori to merge with country-specific observed data. Therefore we provided (1) Bayesian estimates of IRs and the yearly numbers of cases of rare cancers in each country; (2) the expected time (T) in years needed to observe one new case; and (3) practical criteria to decide when to use the Bayesian approach. RESULTS Bayesian and classical estimates did not differ much; substantial differences (>10%) ranged from 77 rare cancers in Iceland to 14 in England. The smaller the population the larger the number of rare cancers needing a Bayesian approach. Bayesian estimates were useful for cancers with fewer than 150 observed cases in a country during the study period; this occurred mostly when the population of the country is small. CONCLUSION For the first time the Bayesian estimates of IRs and the yearly expected numbers of cases for each rare cancer in each individual European country were calculated. Moreover, the indicator T is useful to convey incidence estimates for exceptionally rare cancers and in small countries; it far exceeds the professional lifespan of a medical doctor.
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- Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy.
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- Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Registry St Gallen-Appenzell, Cancer League Eastern Switzerland, St. Gallen, Switzerland; Department of Public Health, University of Basel, Switzerland; Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute, Basel, Switzerland
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- Department of Epidemiology, Murcia Regional Health Council, IMIB-Arrixaca, Murcia, Spain; CIBER Epidemiología y Salud Pública (CIBERESP), Spain; Department of Health and Social Sciences, Universidad de Murcia, Spain
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Oncology and Molecular Medicine, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, Rome, Italy
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit and Girona Cancer Registry (Oncology Coordination Plan), Department of Health, Autonomous Government of Catalonia, Catalan Institute of Oncology, Girona Biomedical Research Institute, Girona, Spain
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- National Institute of Public Health - National Institute of Hygiene, Warsaw, Poland
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- Evaluative Epidemiology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milan, Italy
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- Departamento de Ciencias Clínicas, Facultad de Medicina, Universitat de Barcelona, Spain; Plan for Oncology of the Catalan Government, L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain
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Orso M, Serraino D, Abraha I, Fusco M, Giovannini G, Casucci P, Cozzolino F, Granata A, Gobbato M, Stracci F, Ciullo V, Vitale MF, Eusebi P, Orlandi W, Montedori A, Bidoli E. Validating malignant melanoma ICD-9-CM codes in Umbria, ASL Napoli 3 Sud and Friuli Venezia Giulia administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study. BMJ Open 2018; 8:e020631. [PMID: 29678984 PMCID: PMC5914898 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-020631] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To assess the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision, Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes in identifying subjects with melanoma. DESIGN A diagnostic accuracy study comparing melanoma ICD-9-CM codes (index test) with medical chart (reference standard). Case ascertainment was based on neoplastic lesion of the skin and a histological diagnosis from a primary or metastatic site positive for melanoma. SETTING Administrative databases from Umbria Region, Azienda Sanitaria Locale (ASL) Napoli 3 Sud (NA) and Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG) Region. PARTICIPANTS 112, 130 and 130 cases (subjects with melanoma) were randomly selected from Umbria, NA and FVG, respectively; 94 non-cases (subjects without melanoma) were randomly selected from each unit. OUTCOME MEASURES Sensitivity and specificity for ICD-9-CM code 172.x located in primary position. RESULTS The most common melanoma subtype was malignant melanoma of skin of trunk, except scrotum (ICD-9-CM code: 172.5), followed by malignant melanoma of skin of lower limb, including hip (ICD-9-CM code: 172.7). The mean age of the patients ranged from 60 to 61 years. Most of the diagnoses were performed in surgical departments.The sensitivities were 100% (95% CI 96% to 100%) for Umbria, 99% (95% CI 94% to 100%) for NA and 98% (95% CI 93% to 100%) for FVG. The specificities were 88% (95% CI 80% to 93%) for Umbria, 77% (95% CI 69% to 85%) for NA and 79% (95% CI 71% to 86%) for FVG. CONCLUSIONS The case definition for melanoma based on clinical or instrumental diagnosis, confirmed by histological examination, showed excellent sensitivities and good specificities in the three operative units. Administrative databases from the three operative units can be used for epidemiological and outcome research of melanoma.
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
- Innovation and development, Agenzia Nazionale per i Servizi Sanitari Regionali (Agenas), Rome, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- SOC Epidemiologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- SOC Epidemiologia Oncologica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL Napoli 3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Direzione Regionale Salute, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Cancer Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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Aims and background Until 1998 there was opportunistic screening in Friuli Venezia Giulia (FVG). Beginning in 1999, formal screening efforts were organized. The regional cancer registry was established in 1998, and data on incidence was collected for the period 1995–98. The scope of this study is to provide baseline data on the incidence of invasive cervical cancer in FVG for further examination of trends in incidence and of the effectiveness of screening efforts. Methods Data from the regional cancer registry database was examined and linked with data from the regional pap smear screening database. Results The incidence of cervical cancer in FVG was 8.6 per 100,000. Most women were diagnosed in stages I and II. Most cervical cancers (80%) were squamous cell. Opportunistic screening in FVG reached 39.8% of the total female population. Analysis by local health unit showed heterogeneous data. Conclusions FVG has one of the highest incidence rates of cervical cancer in italy. Approximately 1/3 of the diagnoses were in women over the age of 65. Pap smear screening prior to the formal program covered a low percentage of the female population. Screening efforts in the future should focus on screening coverage in the older female population.
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano (PN) Italy.
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Enhanced secretion of thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) has been linked with increased risk of thyroid carcinoma. Diet can increase TSH secretion in various ways: 1) low iodine intake, 2) high goitrogen intake, especially in subjects living in iodine-deficiency areas and 3) direct stimulation of anterior pituitary gland. Excessive iodine intake, however, has also been shown to increase risk of goitre and, perhaps, also thyroid carcinoma. Epidemiological evidence on the role of diet in the etiology of thyroid carcinoma is reviewed here. Ad hoc studies in affluent countries are few and often conflicting. A case-control study conducted in the North of Italy suggests that perhaps dietary aspects other than iodine or goitrogens (i.e. fresh fruit and vegetables and animal fat) may be involved.
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- Epidemiology Unit, Aviano Cancer Center, Pordenone, Italy
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Annunziata MA, Foladore S, Magri MD, Crivellari D, Feltrin A, Bidoli E, Veronesi A. Does the Information Level of Cancer Patients Correlate with Quality of Life? A Prospective Study. Tumori 2018; 84:619-23. [PMID: 10080664 DOI: 10.1177/030089169808400601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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AIMS AND BACKGROUND The aim of the study was to evaluate the impact of information level on quality of life in cancer patients previously studied for their information level. PATIENTS AND METHODS The information level was determined by means of a questionnaire that explored the degree of information on diagnosis and status of disease, the patient's interpretation of his/her disease status, and his/her satisfaction with the information received. Quality of life was evaluated, some months after evaluation of the information level, by means of the Functional Living Index for Cancer (FLIC) and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI 1-2). RESULTS A total of 175 patients were studied. Information was adequate in 53.7% of patients. An adequate level of information was present more frequently among patients aged < or = 65 years and in those patients followed at a cancer institute. There was no difference in the quality of life of adequately versus inadequately informed patients. Satisfaction with the information received influenced quality of life in both age groups. Objective clinical variables (active disease present and ongoing treatment) negatively affected quality of life in patients <65 years, whereas the subjective perception of the presence of disease was associated with a worse quality of life in older patients. CONCLUSIONS In the study, although the level of information did not affect the quality of life, satisfaction with the information was associated with a better quality of life. The finding stresses the importance of a sensible disclosure of diagnosis and prognosis.
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, PN, Italy
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Aims and background The risk for several cancers is higher in urban than in rural areas. The gradient has seldom been studied in southern Europe. Patients and methods The geographical pattern of mortality for different cancers and all causes was studied in the Campania Region (about 5.6 million inhabitants), whose largest town is Naples. The key variables were residence in urban/rural and coastal/inland municipalities. Relative risks of death and corresponding 95% confidence intervals by residence were evaluated by means of Poisson log-linear regression models. Results Significantly increased mortality rates in urban compared to rural municipalities were found for several cancer causes of death. In particular, in both sexes, excesses in the order of 30-50% were observed for tobacco-related neoplasms (i.e., larynx, lung, and bladder) and cancers of the intestine, liver, brain, multiple myeloma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, in addition to all-cancer, and all-cause mortality. In females, specific excesses were also noticed for cancer of the gallbladder, pancreas, breast and uterus (corpus and cervix). Conversely, significantly decreased mortality rates in urban with respect to rural municipalities were observed for cancer of the oral cavity and pharynx in males. Coastal location and degree of urbanization were strongly correlated, thus showing similar associations with most causes of death. However, a significant excess of cancer of the pleura in males was restricted to coastal municipalities. Conclusions Anti-smoking campaigns, sanitation improvements, hepatitis B vaccination, and a decrease in obesity emerge as high priorities with respect to cancer control strategies in the Campania Region, particularly in overpopu-lated, underprivileged urban areas.
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- Servizio di Epidemiologia, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy.
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Di Lauro V, Murrone A, Bidoli E, Magri MD, Crivellari D, Veronesi A. Trastuzumab and Vinorelbine as Highly Effective and Safe Therapy for HER-2-Overexpressing Metastatic Breast Cancer. A Single Institution Experience. Tumori 2018; 94:464-8. [DOI: 10.1177/030089160809400404] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Aims and Background Trastuzumab-based therapy has improved survival of women with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-overexpressing metastatic breast cancer. Study Design From September 2002 to July 2006, 45 women with metastatic breast cancer HER2 3+, or 2+ and positive for HER2 gene amplification, were enrolled in the study and received a combination therapy with vinorelbine, 25 mg/m2 weeks 1 and 2, plus trastuzumab, 4 mg/kg loading dose and then 2 mg/kg weekly, in a three weeks cycle. Eligibility criteria included measurable disease and a baseline ejection fraction ≥50%. Forty-two percent of the patients were not pretreated, whereas 58% had received a previous chemotherapy regimen for metastatic disease, including anthracy-clines and/or taxanes (47%), and trastuzumab plus taxol (11%). Results We observed 14 (31%) complete responses and 21 (47%) partial responses, with an overall response rate of 78%. Stable disease >6 months was assessed for 5 (11%) patients with a clinical benefit of 89%. Five (11%) patients progressed. With a median follow-up of 11 months, median time to progression was 9 months and median duration of response was 7.6 months for complete remissions and 4 months for partial remissions. Median survival was 29 months. Conclusions In spite of a smaller dose intensity of vinorelbine than previously reported, the regimen evaluated was notably effective in terms of response rate, time to progression and survival, with very mild toxicity.
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- Vincenzo Di Lauro
- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Epidemiology Division, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, Aviano, Italy
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Aims and background In cancer patients, fatigue interferes with the individual's functioning and quality of life (QoL). We investigated the association between fatigue and the main QoL dimensions and mood states as well as the main sociodemographic and clinical variables. Methods A total of 105 inpatients undergoing chemotherapy were administered the Revised Piper Fatigue Scale and the EORTC QLQ-C30 and POMS questionnaires, along with a form for collecting personal and clinical data. Results Compared with patients reporting lower fatigue levels, patients with higher levels showed worse functioning (P <0.001) in every QoL domain (i.e., physical, role, emotional, social, cognitive functioning, pain, and general health) as well as in the assessed mood states (depression-dejection, tension-anxiety, confusion-bewilderment). Moreover, both QoL and mood states in the subgroup reporting intermediate fatigue levels were worse than those of the subgroup with lower fatigue levels (P <0.02), except for emotional functioning, general health and QoL, and tension-anxiety. In addition, fatigue was significantly associated with gender, age, education, performance status, but not with marital status, survival rate of cancer type, and current chemotherapy cycle. Conclusions The associations observed between fatigue, the main QoL domains, and negative mood states call for further active interventions to prevent and reduce fatigue.
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- Maria Antonietta Annunziata
- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro
di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro
di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro
di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and
Biostatistics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS National Cancer Institute,
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Miolo G, Baldo P, Bidoli E, Lombardi D, Scalone S, Sorio R, Veronesi A. Incidence of Palmar-Plantar Erythrodysesthesia in Pretreated and Unpretreated Patients Receiving Pegylated Liposomal Doxorubicin. Tumori 2018; 95:687-90. [DOI: 10.1177/030089160909500608] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aims and Background Association between pegylated liposomal doxorubicin-based regimens and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia have just been emphasized, whereas the relationship between previous treatment and palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia is still a matter of discussion. We evaluate the relationship between previous chemotherapy treatments and the development of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia in patients receiving pegylated liposomal doxorubicin-based regimens. Methods Between January 2005 and November 2006, 92 patients received regimens including pegylated liposomal doxorubicin. Patients were divided into three groups based on pegylated liposomal doxorubicin dosing interval length, different dose chosen, and previous chemotherapy. Results Among pretreated patients receiving regimens including 30 mg/m2 of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin repeated every three weeks, the incidence of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia was not significantly higher than in unpretreated patients receiving the same weekly schedule ( P = 0.4). There was no difference in the incidence of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia between pretreated patients with regimens including 30 mg/m2 of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin every three weeks and pretreated patients receiving 20 mg/m2 of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin every two weeks ( P = 0.8). The prevalence of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia observed in the unpretreated group exposed to 30 mg/m2 every three weeks was comparable to that of the pretreated group receiving 20 mg/m2 biweekly ( P = 0.3). However, excluding all the patients who developed grade 1 palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia, the incidence of grade 2 and 3 palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia observed in pretreated patients receiving regimens including 20 mg/m2 of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin biweekly was significantly higher than in unpretreated patients receiving 30 mg/m2 of pegylated liposomal doxorubicin every three weeks ( P = 0.001). Conclusions Our findings indicate that the pretreatment is not involved in the increased incidence of any grade palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia. On the contrary, the study could suggest that the type of previous treatment may be an important factor in the development of more severe forms of palmar-plantar erythrodysesthesia.
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- GianMaria Miolo
- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Pharmacy Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Epidemiology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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Annunziata MA, Muzzatti B, Bidoli E, Veronesi A. Emotional Distress and Needs in Italian Cancer Patients: Prevalence and Associations with Socio-Demographic and Clinical Factors. Tumori 2018; 98:119-25. [DOI: 10.1177/030089161209800117] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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Aims and Background Since emotional distress is a relevant psycho-social component of an oncological disease experience, its study is useful in multidisciplinary patient cancer care. In the present research, emotional distress together with needs during hospitalization were recorded and their associations with several socio-demographic and clinical variables were verified. Methods and Study Design Five hundred and forty-four consecutive oncological in-patients completed two self-assessment questionnaires concerning emotional distress and needs (i.e., Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale, Needs Evaluation Questionnaire). Results 27.4% and 20.8% of the enrolled patients were probable cases, respectively, for anxiety and depression; when possible cases were included the percentages raised to 52.5% and 39.3%, respectively. Furthermore, 11.9% and 20.2% of participants were simultaneously probable and possible cases for both conditions. Few differences in anxiety and depression according to socio-demographic and clinical variables were demonstrated, whereas needs seemed to be more frequently associated to them. Finally, needs also seemed to be associated with both anxiety and depression, with possible and probable cases for anxiety and depression displaying more needs than non-cases. Conclusions The implications for both the quality of care and disease adjustment by cancer patients are discussed together with study limitations.
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- Unit of Oncological Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology C, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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Collarile P, Bidoli E, Barbone F, Zanier L, Del Zotto S, Fuser S, Stel F, Panato C, Gallai I, Serraino D. Residence in Proximity of a Coal-Oil-Fired Thermal Power Plant and Risk of Lung and Bladder Cancer in North-Eastern Italy. A Population-Based Study: 1995-2009. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2017; 14:ijerph14080860. [PMID: 28788106 PMCID: PMC5580564 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph14080860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [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: 06/19/2017] [Revised: 07/24/2017] [Accepted: 07/28/2017] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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This study investigated the risk of lung and bladder cancers in people residing in proximity of a coal-oil-fired thermal power plant in an area of north-eastern Italy, covered by a population-based cancer registry. Incidence rate ratios (IRR) by sex, age, and histology were computed according to tertiles of residential exposure to benzene, nitrogen dioxide (NO2), particular matter, and sulfur dioxide (SO2) among 1076 incident cases of lung and 650 cases of bladder cancers. In men of all ages and in women under 75 years of age, no significant associations were observed. Conversely, in women aged ≥75 years significantly increased risks of lung and bladder cancers were related to high exposure to benzene (IRR for highest vs. lowest tertile: 2.00 for lung cancer and 1.94 for bladder cancer) and NO2 (IRR: 1.72 for lung cancer; and 1.94 for bladder cancer). In these women, a 1.71-fold higher risk of lung cancer was also related to a high exposure to SO2. Acknowledging the limitations of our study, in particular that we did not have information regarding cigarette smoking habits, the findings of this study indicate that air pollution exposure may have had a role with regard to the risk of lung and bladder cancers limited to women aged ≥75 years. Such increased risk warrants further analytical investigations.
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- Paolo Collarile
- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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- Institute for Maternal and Child Health, IRCCS Burlo Garofolo, 34137 Trieste, Italy.
- Department of Medical and Biological Sciences, University of Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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- Epidemiologic Service, Regional Health Directorate of Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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- Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33057 Palmanova (UD), Italy.
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- Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33057 Palmanova (UD), Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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- Regional Environmental Protection Agency of Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33057 Palmanova (UD), Italy.
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- Unit of Cancer Epidemiology, CRO Aviano National Cancer Institute, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
- Friuli Venezia Giulia Cancer Registry, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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Augustin LSA, Libra M, Crispo A, Grimaldi M, De Laurentiis M, Rinaldo M, D'Aiuto M, Catalano F, Banna G, Ferrau' F, Rossello R, Serraino D, Bidoli E, Massarut S, Thomas G, Gatti D, Cavalcanti E, Pinto M, Riccardi G, Vidgen E, Kendall CWC, Jenkins DJA, Ciliberto G, Montella M. Low glycemic index diet, exercise and vitamin D to reduce breast cancer recurrence (DEDiCa): design of a clinical trial. BMC Cancer 2017; 17:69. [PMID: 28114909 PMCID: PMC5259892 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-017-3064-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [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: 09/21/2016] [Accepted: 01/13/2017] [Indexed: 12/31/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Mechanisms influencing breast cancer (BC) development and recurrence include hyperglycemia, hyperinsulinemia, high insulin-like growth factor-1, high circulating estrogen, inflammation and impaired cellular differentiation/apoptosis. A lifestyle program that targets all the above mechanisms may be warranted. Low glycemic index (GI) foods produce lower post-prandial glucose and insulin responses and have been associated with lower BC risk. Moderate physical activity post-diagnosis reduces BC recurrence and mortality, partly explained by reduced insulin and estrogen levels. Vitamin D increases cell differentiation/apoptosis and high serum vitamin D levels improve BC survival. Yet no trial has evaluated the combined effect of a low GI diet, moderate physical activity and vitamin D supplementation on BC recurrence in the context of a Mediterranean lifestyle setting. METHODS Women (30-74 yr) who had undergone surgery for primary histologically confirmed BC (stages I-III) within the previous 12 months, in cancer centres in Italy, will be randomized to follow, for a maximum of 33 months, either a high intensity treatment (HIT) composed of low GI diet + exercise + vitamin D (60 ng/mL serum concentration) or a lower intensity treatment (LITE) with general advice to follow a healthy diet and exercise pattern + vitamin D to avoid insufficiency. Both interventions are on a background of a Mediterranean diet. Considering a 20% recurrence rate within 3 years for BC cases and a predicted rate of 10% in the HIT group, with power of 80% and two-sided alpha of 0.05, the subject number required will be 506 (n = 253 in each arm). Clinic visits will be scheduled every 3 months. Dietary and exercise counselling and vitamin D supplements will be given at each clinic visit when blood samples, anthropometric measures and 7-day food records will be collected. DISCUSSION DEDiCa study aims to reduce BC recurrence in women with BC using a lifestyle approach with additional vitamin D and to investigate possible cardio-metabolic benefits as well as epigenetic modifications according to lifestyle changes. Given the supporting evidence and safety of the components of our intervention we believe it is feasible and urgent to test it in cancer patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION May 11, 2016; NCT02786875 . EUDRACT NUMBER 2015-005147-14.
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- Livia S A Augustin
- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy. .,Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.
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- Department of Biomedical and Biotechnological Sciences Oncologic, Clinical and General Pathology Section, University of Catania, Catania, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Seconda Universita' di Napoli, Naples, Italy.,Clinica Mediterranea SpA, Naples, Italy
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- Rheumatology Unit, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Federico II University, Naples, Italy
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- Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada
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- Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,College of Pharmacy and Nutrition, University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
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- Clinical Nutrition and Risk Factor Modification Centre, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Department of Nutritional Sciences, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.,Division of Endocrinology and Metabolism, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada.,Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute, St. Michael's Hospital, Toronto, Canada
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy.,National Cancer Institute IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Regina Elena", Rome, Italy
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- National Cancer Institute Istituto Nazionale Tumori "Fondazione Giovanni Pascale", IRCCS, Naples, Italy
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Belluco C, Forlin M, Olivieri M, Cannizzaro R, Canzonieri V, Buonadonna A, Bidoli E, Matrone F, Bertola G, De Paoli A. Long-Term Outcome of Rectal Cancer With Clinically (EUS/MRI) Metastatic Mesorectal Lymph Nodes Treated by Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation: Role of Organ Preservation Strategies in Relation to Pathologic Response. Ann Surg Oncol 2016; 23:4302-4309. [PMID: 27489059 PMCID: PMC5090010 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-016-5451-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 04/01/2016] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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BACKGROUND Organ preservation strategies are under investigation for patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) who achieve a complete pathologic response in the primary tumor (ypT0) after neoadjuvant chemoradiation therapy (CRT). This study explored the value of this approach for cN+ patients. METHODS Data were retrieved from our institutional prospective rectal cancer database. Tumors with mesorectal lymph nodes larger than 5 mm shown on endorectal ultrasonography, pelvic magnetic resonance imaging, or both were staged as cN+. RESULTS The study population comprised 226 patients (142 men and 84 women; median age, 64 years) with LARC who underwent CRT followed by surgery including total mesorectal excision (TME) (n = 179) and full-thickness local excision (LE) (n = 47) between 1996 and 2013. At staging, 123 patients (54.4 %) were cN+. In 65 cases (28.7 %), ypCR was observed. Metastatic mesorectal lymph nodes (ypN+) were detected in 41.6 % of the cN+ patients and in 2.8 % of the cN0 patients (P < 0.01). Among the cN+ patients, 16 % of the ypT0 cases were ypN+ compared with 51.8 % of the no-ypT0 cases (P < 0.01). Among the cN+ patients who underwent TME, the 5-year disease-specific survival (DSS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates were respectively 100 and 91.6 % for the ypT0 patients compared with 71.2 and 58.0 % for the no-ypT0 patients (P = 0.01). Among the ypN+ patients, the 5-year DSS and DFS rates were both 100 % for the ypT0 cases compared with 59.1 and 43.3 % for the no-ypT0 patients. Among the cN+ and ypT0 patients, the 5-year DSS and DFS were respectively 100 and 85.7 % for the TME patients compared with 100 and 91.6 % for the LE patients. In the multivariate analysis, ypT0 was the only independent prognostic factor. CONCLUSIONS Protocols aimed at organ preservation in LARC that achieve ypT0 after CRT can be offered also to cN+ patients.
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- Claudio Belluco
- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Gastroenterology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CRO-IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, Aviano, Italy
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Tedeschi R, Bidoli E, Bortolin MT, Schioppa O, Vaccher E, De Paoli P. Plasma biomarkers of clinical response during chemotherapy plus combination antiretroviral therapy (cART) in HIV+ patients with advanced Kaposi sarcoma. Oncotarget 2016; 6:30334-42. [PMID: 26296972 PMCID: PMC4745803 DOI: 10.18632/oncotarget.4571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [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: 04/17/2015] [Accepted: 06/26/2015] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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This study aimed to evaluate plasma concentration of selected cancer-associated inflammatory and immune-modulated cytokines in HIV+ patients with advanced Kaposi sarcoma (KS), and to explore candidate biomarkers capable of predicting clinical outcome in response to chemotherapy (CT) plus combination antiretroviral therapy (cART). Thirty-seven plasma cytokines/chemokines were assessed by Luminex technology in 27 consecutive HIV+ KS patients, followed-up during CT and cART of maintanence (m-cART). Associations between plasma concentration of biomarkers and patient clinical response to m-cART were evaluated by means of Hazard Ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% Confidence Intervals (CIs). Plasma baseline concentration of Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF), Hepatocyte growth factor (HGF) and endoglin were found to be associated with m-cART clinical response (HR:1.56, 95%CI:1.09–2.22, p = 0.01; HR:0.32, 95% CI:0.10–0.99, p = 0.05; HR:0.72, 95% CI:0.54–0.96, p = 0.03, respectively). The multivariate analysis confirmed the associations of baseline plasma G-CSF and HGF concentration with m-cART clinical complete remission response (HR:1.78, 95% CI:1.15–2.74, p = 0.009; HR:0.19, 95% CI:0.04–0.95, p = 0.04). Our exploratory study suggested that plasma G-CSF, HGF and endoglin may be novel predictors of clinical response during m-cART in HIV+ KS patients. Nonetheless, these findings should be further validated in an independent population study.
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- Rosamaria Tedeschi
- Microbiology-Immunology and Virology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistic Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Microbiology-Immunology and Virology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Medical Oncology A, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Medical Oncology A, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Scientific Directorate, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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Pilotto C, Passone E, Coassin E, Birri S, Bidoli E, Nocerino A, Mascarin M, Cogo P. QOS-33PREVALENCE OF SLEEP DISORDERS IN CHILDREN WITH BRAIN TUMORS. Neuro Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1093/neuonc/now081.33] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Pilotto C, Coassin E, Passone E, Robazza M, Birri S, Bidoli E, Nocerino A, Mascarin M. EP-1415: Cranial irradiation and sleep disorders in children with brain tumour: a case-control study. Radiother Oncol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(16)32665-2] [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] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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Abraha I, Serraino D, Giovannini G, Stracci F, Casucci P, Alessandrini G, Bidoli E, Chiari R, Cirocchi R, De Giorgi M, Franchini D, Vitale MF, Fusco M, Montedori A. Validity of ICD-9-CM codes for breast, lung and colorectal cancers in three Italian administrative healthcare databases: a diagnostic accuracy study protocol. BMJ Open 2016; 6:e010547. [PMID: 27016247 PMCID: PMC4809074 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2015-010547] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/16/2015] [Revised: 01/31/2016] [Accepted: 02/22/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Administrative healthcare databases are useful tools to study healthcare outcomes and to monitor the health status of a population. Patients with cancer can be identified through disease-specific codes, prescriptions and physician claims, but prior validation is required to achieve an accurate case definition. The objective of this protocol is to assess the accuracy of International Classification of Diseases Ninth Revision-Clinical Modification (ICD-9-CM) codes for breast, lung and colorectal cancers in identifying patients diagnosed with the relative disease in three Italian administrative databases. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Data from the administrative databases of Umbria Region (910,000 residents), Local Health Unit 3 of Napoli (1,170,000 residents) and Friuli--Venezia Giulia Region (1,227,000 residents) will be considered. In each administrative database, patients with the first occurrence of diagnosis of breast, lung or colorectal cancer between 2012 and 2014 will be identified using the following groups of ICD-9-CM codes in primary position: (1) 233.0 and (2) 174.x for breast cancer; (3) 162.x for lung cancer; (4) 153.x for colon cancer and (5) 154.0-154.1 and 154.8 for rectal cancer. Only incident cases will be considered, that is, excluding cases that have the same diagnosis in the 5 years (2007-2011) before the period of interest. A random sample of cases and non-cases will be selected from each administrative database and the corresponding medical charts will be assessed for validation by pairs of trained, independent reviewers. Case ascertainment within the medical charts will be based on (1) the presence of a primary nodular lesion in the breast, lung or colon-rectum, documented with imaging or endoscopy and (2) a cytological or histological documentation of cancer from a primary or metastatic site. Sensitivity and specificity with 95% CIs will be calculated. DISSEMINATION Study results will be disseminated widely through peer-reviewed publications and presentations at national and international conferences.
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- Iosief Abraha
- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistic Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Health Planning Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Health ICT Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistic Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico Aviano, Aviano, Italy
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- Dipartimento di Oncologia, Azienda Ospedaliera Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Unit, University of Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- Health ICT Service, Regional Health Authority of Umbria, Perugia, Italy
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- Registro Tumori Regione Campania, ASL NA3 Sud, Brusciano, Italy
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Bidoli E, Pappagallo M, Birri S, Frova L, Zanier L, Serraino D. Residential Proximity to Major Roadways and Lung Cancer Mortality. Italy, 1990-2010: An Observational Study. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2016; 13:191. [PMID: 26848674 PMCID: PMC4772211 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph13020191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [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: 11/26/2015] [Revised: 01/22/2016] [Accepted: 01/26/2016] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Air pollution from road traffic has been associated to an increased risk of lung cancer. Herein, we investigated the association between lung cancer mortality and residence near Italian highways or national major roads. METHODS Information on deaths for lung cancer registered from 1990 to 2010 and stratified by age, gender, and urban or rural municipality of residence at death were obtained from the National Institute of Statistics. Distance between the centroid of the municipality of residence and closest major roadways was considered as a proxy of pollution exposure. Relative Risks (RR) and 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed using Poisson log-linear models adjusted for age, calendar period, deprivation index, North/South gradient, and urban/rural status. RESULTS A gradient in risk for lung cancer mortality was seen for residents within 50 meters (m) of national major roads. In particular, in rural municipalities a statistically significant increased risk for lung cancer death was observed in both sexes (RR = 1.27 for distance <25 m vs. 500-1999 m, 95% CI 1.17-1.42, in men; RR = 1.97, 95% CI 1.64-2.39, in women). In urban municipalities, weak risks of borderline significance were documented in both sexes (RR = 1.06, 95% CI 0.99-1.15 in men; and RR = 1.09, 95% CI 0.97-1.22 in women). No statistically significant association emerged between residence within 100 to 500 m from highways and RRs of death for lung cancer. CONCLUSIONS In Italy, residing near national major roads, in particular in rural municipalities, was related to elevated risks of death for lung cancer.
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- Ettore Bidoli
- Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano 33081, Italy.
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- Division for Socio-Demographic and Environmental Statistics-Statistics on Health and Social Security, National Institute of Statistics, Rome 00184, Italy.
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano 33081, Italy.
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- Division for Socio-Demographic and Environmental Statistics-Statistics on Health and Social Security, National Institute of Statistics, Rome 00184, Italy.
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- Direzione Centrale Salute, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Servizio Regionale di Epidemiologia, Udine 33100, Italy.
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- Unit of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, Aviano 33081, Italy.
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Garziera M, Bidoli E, Cecchin E, Mini E, Nobili S, Lonardi S, Buonadonna A, Errante D, Pella N, D’Andrea M, De Marchi F, De Paoli A, Zanusso C, De Mattia E, Tassi R, Toffoli G. HLA-G 3'UTR Polymorphisms Impact the Prognosis of Stage II-III CRC Patients in Fluoropyrimidine-Based Treatment. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0144000. [PMID: 26633805 PMCID: PMC4669157 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0144000] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/04/2015] [Accepted: 10/11/2015] [Indexed: 01/05/2023] Open
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An important hallmark of CRC is the evasion of immune surveillance. HLA-G is a negative regulator of host's immune response. Overexpression of HLA-G protein in primary tumour CRC tissues has already been associated to worse prognosis; however a definition of the role of immunogenetic host background is still lacking. Germline polymorphisms in the 3'UTR region of HLA-G influence the magnitude of the protein by modulating HLA-G mRNA stability. Soluble HLA-G has been associated to 3'UTR +2960 Ins/Ins and +3035 C/T (lower levels) and +3187 G/G (high levels) genotypes. HLA-G 3'UTR SNPs have never been explored in CRC outcome. The purpose of this study was to investigate if common HLA-G 3'UTR polymorphisms have an impact on DFS and OS of 253 stage II-III CRC patients, after primary surgery and ADJ-CT based on FL. The 3'UTR was sequenced and SNPs were analyzed for their association with survival by Kaplan-Meier and multivariate Cox models; results underwent internal validation using a resampling method (bootstrap analysis). In a multivariate analysis, we estimated an association with improved DFS in Ins allele (Ins/Del +Ins/Ins) carriers (HR 0.60, 95% CI 0.38-0.93, P = 0.023) and in patients with +3035 C/T genotype (HR 0.51, 95% CI 0.26-0.99, P = 0.045). The +3187 G/G mutated carriers (G/G vs A/A+A/G) were associated to a worst prognosis in both DFS (HR 2.46, 95% CI 1.19-5.05, P = 0.015) and OS (HR 2.71, 95% CI 1.16-6.63, P = 0.022). Our study shows a prognostic and independent role of 3 HLA-G 3'UTR SNPs, +2960 14-bp INDEL, +3035 C>T, and +3187 A>G.
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- Marica Garziera
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistic Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Section of Clinical Pharmacology and Oncology, Department of Health Sciences, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit 1, Istituto Oncologico Veneto-IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Division of Medical Oncology B; Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale Civile di Vittorio Veneto, Vittorio Veneto (TV), Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital, Piazza S. Maria Della Misericordia, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, “San Filippo Neri Hospital”, Piazza Di S. Maria Della Pietà, Rome, Italy
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- Surgical Oncology Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Radiotherapy Department, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Section of Internal Medicine, Department of Experimental and Clinical Medicine, University of Florence, Florence, Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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Bortolin MT, Tedeschi R, Bidoli E, Furlan C, Basaglia G, Minatel E, Gobitti C, Franchin G, Trovò M, De Paoli P. Cell-free DNA as a prognostic marker in stage I non-small-cell lung cancer patients undergoing stereotactic body radiotherapy. Biomarkers 2015; 20:422-8. [PMID: 26526078 DOI: 10.3109/1354750x.2015.1094139] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [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: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate whether plasma cell-free DNA (cfDNA) was related to clinical outcome in inoperable stage I non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients undergoing stereotactic body radiotherapy (SBRT). MATERIALS AND METHODS Plasma cfDNA was assessed at baseline, before the last day and 45 days after the end of SBRT, in 22 NSCLC patients. Twenty-two healthy controls were also evaluated. RESULTS Plasma cfDNA was higher in patients than in controls. An association with unfavourable disease-free survival was found for continuous baseline cfDNA increments (HR = 5.9, 95%CI: 1.7-19.8, p = 0.04). CONCLUSION Plasma cfDNA may be a promising prognostic biomarker in high-risk NSCLC patients.
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- Maria Teresa Bortolin
- a Microbiology-Immunology and Virology Unit, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy
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- a Microbiology-Immunology and Virology Unit, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy
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- b Epidemiology and Biostatistic Unit, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy
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- c Medical Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy , and
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- a Microbiology-Immunology and Virology Unit, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy
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- c Medical Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy , and
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- c Medical Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy , and
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- c Medical Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy , and
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- c Medical Radiotherapy Department, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy , and
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- d Scientific Directorate, Oncology Reference Center, IRCCS , Aviano (PN) , Italy
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Garziera M, Montico M, Bidoli E, Scalone S, Sorio R, Giorda G, Lucia E, Toffoli G. Prognostic Role of Serum Antibody Immunity to p53 Oncogenic Protein in Ovarian Cancer: A Systematic Review and a Meta-Analysis. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0140351. [PMID: 26451959 PMCID: PMC4599823 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0140351] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/11/2015] [Accepted: 09/24/2015] [Indexed: 01/21/2023] Open
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Objective Serum p53 autoantibodies (p53-AAbs) are the product of an endogenous immune response against p53 overexpression driven by the ovarian tumour. The p53-AAbs are detectable only in a subset of patients. To date, the evidence of an association between the presence of p53-AAbs and ovarian cancer outcomes has been poorly investigated. Methods A systematic literature search was performed to identify eligible studies investigating the association of serum p53-AAbs and overall survival (OS) and disease free survival (DFS). Associations between presence of serum p53-AAbs and baseline tumour characteristics were also evaluated. Pooled hazard ratios (HRs) and corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) were computed to estimate the prognostic impact of serum p53-AAbs. Heterogeneity between studies was assessed. Results A total of 583 patients (7 studies) for OS and 356 patients (4 studies) for DFS were included in the meta-analysis. Presence of p53-AAbs was not associated to OS (pooled uni- multivariate HR = 1.09; 95% CI: 0.55–2.16), and a large heterogeneity was found. When only multivariate HRs were pooled together (4 studies), presence of p53-AAbs was significantly associated to a better OS (pooled HR = 0.57; 95% CI: 0.40–0.81), and no significant heterogeneity was observed. A reduced DFS was associated to p53-AAbs (pooled uni- multivariate HR = 1.37; 95% CI: 0.83–2.25), though not significantly and with a moderate heterogeneity. Conclusions The prognostic significance of serum p53-AAbs in ovarian cancer was diverging according to uni or multivariate models used. Since the results of this work were based on only few investigations, large prospective studies are needed to better define the role of antibody immunity against p53.
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- Marica Garziera
- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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- Epidemiology and Biostatistics Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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- Experimental and Clinical Pharmacology Unit, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico (CRO), IRCCS, Aviano National Cancer Institute, via F. Gallini 2, 33081, Aviano, (PN), Italy
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Garziera M, Bidoli E, Cecchin E, Mini E, Nobili S, Lonardi S, Buonadonna A, Errante D, Pella N, D'Andrea M, De Marchi F, De Paoli A, De Mattia E, Zanusso C, Toffoli G. HLA-G 3'UTR +2960 14-bp INDEL (Ins/Del) polymorphism is associated to improved DFS of stage II-III CRC patients. Ann Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdv340.22] [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] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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Bartels A, Martin V, Bidoli E, Steigmeier-Raith S, Brühschwein A, Reese S, Köstlin R, Erhard M. Brachycephalic problems of pugs relevant to animal welfare. Anim Welf 2015. [DOI: 10.7120/09627286.24.3.327] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/05/2022]
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Bidoli E, Barbone F, Collarile P, Valent F, Zanier L, Daris F, Gini A, Birri S, Serraino D. Residence in Proximity of an Iron Foundry and Risk of Lung Cancer in the Municipality of Trieste, Italy, 1995-2009. Int J Environ Res Public Health 2015; 12:9025-35. [PMID: 26264014 PMCID: PMC4555261 DOI: 10.3390/ijerph120809025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [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: 06/01/2015] [Revised: 07/24/2015] [Accepted: 07/27/2015] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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We assessed the risk of lung cancer in people living near the iron foundry located within the city of Trieste, Northeastern Italy. Between 1995 and 2009, all incident cases of lung cancer and corresponding population were considered. A deposition model of the foundry-specific emissions of SO2 defined: "nearby", "urban", and "outlying" areas. Rate ratios (RRs) and annual percent changes (APCs) were computed. Among nearby residents, significantly increased risks of lung cancer were noted in men below age 75 years (RR = 1.35 vs. urban area; 95% CI: 1.03-1.77). In women, and in men aged 75 years or older, no significant RRs were observed. Conversely, people living in the outlying area appeared to be at lower risk than residents in the urban area- in all age groups, in men (RR = 0.87; 95% CI: 0.78-0.98) and in women (RR = 0.74; 95% CI: 0.62-0.88). Negative statistically significant APC was recorded in men living in urban areas (-2.6%), whereas in women APC significantly increased among those living in the urban area (+2.3%). Multiple interpretations for this observation are plausible, since several factors might have modified and/or confounded the risk of lung cancer, including air pollution from other sources and road traffic, occupational and smoking patterns.
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- Ettore Bidoli
- SOC Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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- Istituto di Igiene ed Epidemiologia clinica, DSMB Università degli Studi di Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
- DSM Università degli Studi di Trieste, 34100 Trieste, Italy.
- SOC Igiene ed Epidemiologia Clinica, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria di Udine, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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- Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambientale, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33057 Palmanova (UD), Italy.
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- Direzione Centrale Salute, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Servizio Regionale di Epidemiologia, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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- Direzione Centrale Salute, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Servizio Regionale di Epidemiologia, 33100 Udine, Italy.
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- Agenzia Regionale Protezione Ambientale, Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33057 Palmanova (UD), Italy.
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- SOC Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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- SOC Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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- SOC Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, IRCCS Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
- Registro Tumori del Friuli Venezia Giulia, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy.
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Filomeno M, Bosetti C, Bidoli E, Levi F, Serraino D, Montella M, La Vecchia C, Tavani A. Mediterranean diet and risk of endometrial cancer: a pooled analysis of three Italian case-control studies. Br J Cancer 2015; 112:1816-21. [PMID: 26010500 PMCID: PMC4647248 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2015.153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 108] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2014] [Revised: 03/26/2015] [Accepted: 04/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Background: Some components of the Mediterranean diet have favourable effects on endometrial cancer, and the Mediterranean diet as a whole has been shown to have a beneficial role on various neoplasms. Methods: We analysed this issue pooling data from three case-control studies carried out between 1983 and 2006 in various Italian areas and in the Swiss Canton of Vaud. Cases were 1411 women with incident, histologically confirmed endometrial cancer, and controls were 3668 patients in hospital for acute diseases. We measured the adherence to the Mediterranean diet using a Mediterranean Diet Score (MDS), based on the nine dietary components characteristics of this diet, that is, high intake of vegetables, fruits/nuts, cereals, legumes, fish; low intake of dairy products and meat; high monounsaturated to saturated fatty acid ratio; and moderate alcohol intake. We estimated the odds ratios (OR) and the corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) for increasing levels of the MDS (varying from 0, no adherence, to 9, maximum adherence) using multiple logistic regression models, adjusted for major confounding factors. Results: The adjusted OR for a 6–9 components of the MDS (high adherence) compared with 0–3 (low adherence) was 0.43 (95% CI 0.34–0.56). The OR for an increment of one component of MDS diet was 0.84 (95% CI 0.80–0.88). The association was consistent in strata of various covariates, although somewhat stronger in older women, in never oral contraceptive users and in hormone-replacement therapy users. Conclusions: Our study provides evidence for a beneficial role of the Mediterranean diet on endometrial cancer risk, suggesting a favourable effect of a combination of foods rich in antioxidants, fibres, phytochemicals, and unsaturated fatty acids.
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- Department of Epidemiology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri, Via Giuseppe La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri, Via Giuseppe La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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- S.O.C. Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine (IUMSP), Lausanne University Hospital, 1010 Lausanne, Switzerland
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- S.O.C. Epidemiologia e Biostatistica, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico, IRCCS, 33081 Aviano (PN), Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology, Struttura Complessa di Statistica Medica, Biometria e Bioinformatica, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Department of Clinical Sciences and Community Health, Università degli Studi di Milano, 20133 Milan, Italy
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- Department of Epidemiology, IRCCS-Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche 'Mario Negri, Via Giuseppe La Masa 19, 20156 Milan, Italy
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