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Johnson MD, O’Connell M, Iqbal MA, Williams JP. Radiation effects on human leptomeningeal cell response to cerebrospinal fluid and PDGF-BB. Int J Radiat Biol 2012; 88:547-55. [DOI: 10.3109/09553002.2012.690929] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Kinahan KE, Sharp LK, Seidel K, Leisenring W, Didwania A, Lacouture ME, Stovall M, Haryani A, Robison LL, Krull KR. Scarring, disfigurement, and quality of life in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor study. J Clin Oncol 2012; 30:2466-74. [PMID: 22614987 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.39.3611] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Childhood cancer survivors are at increased risk for adverse outcomes and chronic medical conditions. Treatment-related scarring, disfigurement, and persistent hair loss, in addition to their long-term impact on psychological distress or health-related quality of life (HRQOL), have received little attention. PATIENTS AND METHODS Self-reported scarring/disfigurement and persistent hair loss were examined in 14,358 survivors and 4,023 siblings from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Multivariable models were used to examine associations with demographic and cancer treatment. The impact of disfigurement and hair loss on HRQOL (ie, Medical Outcomes Short Form-36) and emotional distress (ie, Brief Symptom Inventory-18) was examined. RESULTS Survivors reported a significantly higher rate of scarring/disfigurement compared with siblings for head/neck (25.1% v 8.4%), arms/legs (18.2% v 10.2%), and chest/abdomen (38.1% v 9.1%), as well as hair loss (14.0% v 6.3%). In age-, sex-, and race-adjusted models, cranial radiation exposure ≥ 36 Gy increased risk for head/neck disfigurement (relative risk [RR], 2.42; 95% CI, 2.22 to 2.65) and hair loss (RR, 4.24; 95% CI, 3.63 to 4.95). Adjusting for cranial radiation, age, sex, race, education, and marital status, survivor hair loss increased risk of anxiety (RR, 1.60; 95% CI, 1.23 to 2.07), whereas head/neck disfigurement increased risk of depression (RR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.01 to 1.41). Limitations due to emotional symptoms were associated with head/neck disfigurement (RR, 1.24; 95% CI, 1.10 to 1.41), arm/leg disfigurement (RR, 1.19; 95% CI, 1.05 to 1.35), and hair loss (RR, 1.26; 95% CI, 1.09 to 1.47). CONCLUSION Survivors of childhood cancer are at increased risk for disfigurement and persistent hair loss, which is associated with future emotional distress and reduced quality of life. Future studies are needed to better identify and manage functional outcomes in these patients.
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A paradoxical drug reaction constitutes an outcome that is opposite from the outcome that would be expected from the drug's known actions. There are three types: 1. A paradoxical response in a condition for which the drug is being explicitly prescribed. 2. Paradoxical precipitation of a condition for which the drug is indicated, when the drug is being used for an alternative indication. 3. Effects that are paradoxical in relation to an aspect of the pharmacology of the drug but unrelated to the usual indication. In bidirectional drug reactions, a drug may produce opposite effects, either in the same or different individuals, the effects usually being different from the expected beneficial effect. Paradoxical and bidirectional drug effects can sometimes be harnessed for benefit; some may be adverse. Such reactions arise in a wide variety of drug classes. Some are common; others are reported in single case reports. Paradoxical effects are often adverse, since they are opposite the direction of the expected effect. They may complicate the assessment of adverse drug reactions, pharmacovigilance, and clinical management. Bidirectional effects may be clinically useful or adverse. From a clinical toxicological perspective, altered pharmacokinetics or pharmacodynamics in overdose may exacerbate paradoxical and bidirectional effects. Certain antidotes have paradoxical attributes, complicating management. Apparent clinical paradoxical or bidirectional effects and reactions ensue when conflicts arise at different levels in self-regulating biological systems, as complexity increases from subcellular components, such as receptors, to cells, tissues, organs, and the whole individual. These may be incompletely understood. Mechanisms of such effects include different actions at the same receptor, owing to changes with time and downstream effects; stereochemical effects; multiple receptor targets with or without associated temporal effects; antibody-mediated reactions; three-dimensional architectural constraints; pharmacokinetic competing compartment effects; disruption and non-linear effects in oscillating systems, systemic overcompensation, and other higher-level feedback mechanisms and feedback response loops at multiple levels. Here we review and provide a compendium of multiple class effects and individual reactions, relevant mechanisms, and specific clinical toxicological considerations of antibiotics, immune modulators, antineoplastic drugs, and cardiovascular, CNS, dermal, endocrine, musculoskeletal, gastrointestinal, haematological, respiratory, and psychotropic agents.
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- Silas W Smith
- Department of Emergency Medicine, New York University School of Medicine, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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Braam KI, Overbeek A, Kaspers GJL, Ronckers CM, Schouten-van Meeteren AYN, Van Dulmen-Den Broeder E, Veening MA. Malignant melanoma as second malignant neoplasm in long-term childhood cancer survivors: a systematic review. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012; 58:665-74. [PMID: 22232079 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.24023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/25/2011] [Accepted: 11/04/2011] [Indexed: 11/09/2022]
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This systematic review provides information on malignant melanoma as second malignant neoplasm (SMN) after childhood cancer and evaluates its risk factors. Study reports describing incidences of SMN and malignant melanoma as SMN in a population of childhood cancer survivors (CCS) were included. Of 151,575 CCS, 4,010 (2.6%) children developed an SMN, 212 of which were melanoma (5.3% or 0.14% of all CCS). The following risk factors for malignant melanoma as SMN were identified: radiotherapy, or the combination alkylating agents and anti-mitotic drugs. Melanomas are most frequently observed after Hodgkin disease, hereditary retinoblastoma, soft tissue sarcoma, and gonadal tumors.
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- Katja I Braam
- Division of Oncology-Hematology, Department of Pediatrics, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Salas C, Niembro A, Lozano V, Gallardo E, Molina B, Sánchez S, Ramos S, Carnevale A, Pérez-Vera P, Rivera Luna R, Frias S. Persistent genomic instability in peripheral blood lymphocytes from Hodgkin lymphoma survivors. ENVIRONMENTAL AND MOLECULAR MUTAGENESIS 2012; 53:271-280. [PMID: 22434555 DOI: 10.1002/em.21691] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/31/2011] [Revised: 02/21/2012] [Accepted: 02/21/2012] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Advances in cancer treatment have led to an increase in patient survival. However, exposure to genotoxic chemotherapeutic agents and ionizing radiation may induce persistent genetic damage in cancer survivors. In this study, we detected genomic instability in chromosomes of peripheral blood lymphocytes from Hodgkin lymphoma patients, 2-17 years after MOPP (nitrogen mustard, Oncovin, procarbazine, and prednisone) chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy. Samples were obtained from 11 healthy individuals, 5 pretreatment patients, and 20 posttreatment patients. Cytogenetic analysis with GTG banding was performed on 1,000 lymphocyte metaphases per donor to identify genomic instability, including numerical and structural chromosomal aberrations, at a resolution of 10 Mb across the entire genome. Our results showed that anticancer treatment did not induce significant differences in the frequency of aneuploidy among the three study groups. However, 1 of the 11 healthy individuals, and 13 of the 20 posttreatment patients had a high frequency of chromosomal breaks and gross chromosomal rearrangements. The types of aberrations observed were random and complex, consistent with persistent genomic instability that was induced by cancer treatment. Clonal expansion of cells with chromosomal lesions was observed in one posttreatment patient only. These findings show that anticancer treatments induce persistent genomic instability, but not aneuploidy. Chemotherapy may affect genes with a role in DNA damage surveillance or repair, which in turn allows the accumulation of nontargeted structural chromosomal damage in future generations of cells. This genomic instability may facilitate the development of second malignancies in Hodgkin lymphoma survivors.
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- C Salas
- Laboratorio de Cultivo de Tejidos, Departamento de Investigación en Genética Humana, Instituto Nacional de Pediatría, México
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Arndt CAS, Rose PS, Folpe AL, Laack NN. Common musculoskeletal tumors of childhood and adolescence. Mayo Clin Proc 2012; 87:475-87. [PMID: 22560526 PMCID: PMC3538469 DOI: 10.1016/j.mayocp.2012.01.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 208] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2011] [Revised: 01/07/2012] [Accepted: 01/16/2012] [Indexed: 11/23/2022]
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Osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, and rhabdomyosarcoma are the most common malignant musculoskeletal tumors in children and adolescents. Today, most patients can be cured. Numerous factors have contributed to improved outcome for these patients over the past several decades. These include multidisciplinary care involving oncologists, radiation oncologists, surgeons, pathologists, and radiologists and enrollment of patients in clinical trials. Better understanding of molecular mechanisms of disease have resulted in studies using molecular targets in addition to standard chemotherapeutic agents, which hopefully will lead to better outcomes in the future. Moreover, new orthopedic techniques and devices as well as new technologies in radiation oncology hold promise for better local control of primary tumors and the potential for fewer late adverse effects. Despite this progress, patients must undergo lifelong follow-up for possible late effects of intense chemotherapy and radiation therapy. We review the diagnosis, prognosis, staging, multidisciplinary therapy, new directions in therapy, and long-term complications of treatment for these tumors. For this review, we searched MEDLINE using the terms rhabdomyosarcoma, osteosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, biology, and humans and limited the search to articles from 2000 to September 2011. Additional references found in these articles were utilized as appropriate, as well as references from the background information in current therapeutic studies of the Children's Oncology Group. The same database and time frame were searched for articles written by leading authorities in the field.
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Key Words
- arms, alveolar rhabdomyosarcoma
- cog, children's oncology group
- efs, event-free survival
- erms, embryonal rhabdomyosarcoma
- es, ewing sarcoma
- fdg-pet, fluorodeoxyglucose positron emission tomography
- ie, ifosfamide and etoposide
- map, methotrexate, doxorubicin (adriamycin), and cisplatin
- os, osteosarcoma
- pnet, primitive neuroectodermal tumor
- rms, rhabdomyosarcoma
- vdc, vincristine, doxorubicin, and cyclophosphamide
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- Carola A S Arndt
- Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN 55905, USA.
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Trani D, Moon BH, Kallakury B, Hartmann DP, Datta K, Fornace AJ. Sex-dependent differences in intestinal tumorigenesis induced in Apc1638N/+ mice by exposure to γ rays. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2012; 85:223-9. [PMID: 22503525 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2012.02.053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/28/2011] [Revised: 01/20/2012] [Accepted: 02/24/2012] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
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PURPOSE The purpose of the present study was to assess the effect of 1 and 5 Gy radiation doses and to investigate the interplay of gender and radiation with regard to intestinal tumorigenesis in an adenomatous polyposis coli (APC) mutant mouse model. METHODS AND MATERIALS Apc1638N/+ female and male mice were exposed whole body to either 1 Gy or 5 Gy of γ rays and euthanized when most of the treated mice became moribund. Small and large intestines were processed to determine tumor burden, distribution, and grade. Expression of proliferation marker Ki-67 and estrogen receptor (ER)-α were also assessed by immunohistochemistry. RESULTS We observed that, with both 1 Gy and 5 Gy of γ rays, females displayed reduced susceptibility to radiation-induced intestinal tumorigenesis compared with males. As for radiation effect on small intestinal tumor progression, although no substantial differences were found in the relative frequency and degree of dysplasia of adenomas in irradiated animals compared with controls, invasive carcinomas were found in 1-Gy- and 5-Gy-irradiated animals. Radiation exposure was also shown to induce an increase in protein levels of proliferation marker Ki-67 and sex-hormone receptor ER-α in both non tumor mucosa and intestinal tumors from irradiated male mice. CONCLUSIONS We observed important sex-dependent differences in susceptibility to radiation-induced intestinal tumorigenesis in Apc1638N/+ mutants. Furthermore, our data provide evidence that exposure to radiation doses as low as 1 Gy can induce a significant increase in intestinal tumor multiplicity as well as enhance tumor progression in vivo.
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- Daniela Trani
- Department of Biochemistry and Molecular and Cellular Biology, Georgetown University, Lombardi Comprehensive Cancer Center, Georgetown University Medical Center, Washington, District of Columbia 20057, USA
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The increasing efficacy of pediatric cancer therapy over the past four decades has produced many long-term survivors that now struggle with serious treatment related morbidities affecting their quality of life. Radiation therapy is responsible for a significant proportion of these late effects, but a relatively new and emerging modality, proton radiotherapy hold great promise to drastically reduce these treatment related late effects in long term survivors by sparing dose to normal tissues. Dosimetric studies of proton radiotherapy compared with best available photon based treatment show significant dose sparing to developing normal tissues. Furthermore, clinical data are now emerging that begin to quantify the benefit in decreased late treatment effects while maintaining excellent cancer control rates.
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- Shane E Cotter
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Brigham and Women's Hospital and Dana Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02115, USA
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Travis LB, Ng AK, Allan JM, Pui CH, Kennedy AR, Xu XG, Purdy JA, Applegate K, Yahalom J, Constine LS, Gilbert ES, Boice JD. Second malignant neoplasms and cardiovascular disease following radiotherapy. J Natl Cancer Inst 2012; 104:357-70. [PMID: 22312134 PMCID: PMC3295744 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/djr533] [Citation(s) in RCA: 148] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2011] [Revised: 11/21/2011] [Accepted: 11/30/2011] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) are among the most serious and life-threatening late adverse effects experienced by the growing number of cancer survivors worldwide and are due in part to radiotherapy. The National Council on Radiation Protection and Measurements (NCRP) convened an expert scientific committee to critically and comprehensively review associations between radiotherapy and SMNs and CVD, taking into account radiobiology; genomics; treatment (ie, radiotherapy with or without chemotherapy and other therapies); type of radiation; and quantitative considerations (ie, dose-response relationships). Major conclusions of the NCRP include: 1) the relevance of older technologies for current risk assessment when organ-specific absorbed dose and the appropriate relative biological effectiveness are taken into account and 2) the identification of critical research needs with regard to newer radiation modalities, dose-response relationships, and genetic susceptibility. Recommendation for research priorities and infrastructural requirements include 1) long-term large-scale follow-up of extant cancer survivors and prospectively treated patients to characterize risks of SMNs and CVD in terms of radiation dose and type; 2) biological sample collection to integrate epidemiological studies with molecular and genetic evaluations; 3) investigation of interactions between radiotherapy and other potential confounding factors, such as age, sex, race, tobacco and alcohol use, dietary intake, energy balance, and other cofactors, as well as genetic susceptibility; 4) focusing on adolescent and young adult cancer survivors, given the sparse research in this population; and 5) construction of comprehensive risk prediction models for SMNs and CVD to permit the development of follow-up guidelines and prevention and intervention strategies.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Age of Onset
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/epidemiology
- Arrhythmias, Cardiac/etiology
- Cardiovascular Diseases/epidemiology
- Cardiovascular Diseases/etiology
- Cardiovascular Diseases/genetics
- Cardiovascular Diseases/prevention & control
- Child
- Confounding Factors, Epidemiologic
- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation
- Female
- Genetic Predisposition to Disease
- Heart Block/epidemiology
- Heart Block/etiology
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Myocardial Infarction/epidemiology
- Myocardial Infarction/etiology
- Neoplasms/radiotherapy
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/epidemiology
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/etiology
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/genetics
- Neoplasms, Radiation-Induced/prevention & control
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/epidemiology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/etiology
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/genetics
- Neoplasms, Second Primary/prevention & control
- Polymorphism, Genetic
- Radiotherapy/adverse effects
- Radiotherapy/methods
- Radiotherapy Dosage
- Radiotherapy, Adjuvant/adverse effects
- Radiotherapy, Conformal/adverse effects
- Radiotherapy, Conformal/methods
- Radiotherapy, Intensity-Modulated
- Risk Assessment
- Risk Factors
- SEER Program
- Stroke/epidemiology
- Stroke/etiology
- Survivors/statistics & numerical data
- United States/epidemiology
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- Lois B Travis
- Rubin Center for Cancer Survivorship and Department of Radiation Oncology, James P. Wilmot Cancer Center, University of Rochester Medical Center, 265 Crittenden Blvd, CU 420318, Rochester, NY 14642, USA.
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Linet MS, Slovis TL, Miller DL, Kleinerman R, Lee C, Rajaraman P, Berrington de Gonzalez A. Cancer risks associated with external radiation from diagnostic imaging procedures. CA Cancer J Clin 2012; 62:75-100. [PMID: 22307864 PMCID: PMC3548988 DOI: 10.3322/caac.21132] [Citation(s) in RCA: 220] [Impact Index Per Article: 18.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
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The 600% increase in medical radiation exposure to the US population since 1980 has provided immense benefit, but increased potential future cancer risks to patients. Most of the increase is from diagnostic radiologic procedures. The objectives of this review are to summarize epidemiologic data on cancer risks associated with diagnostic procedures, describe how exposures from recent diagnostic procedures relate to radiation levels linked with cancer occurrence, and propose a framework of strategies to reduce radiation from diagnostic imaging in patients. We briefly review radiation dose definitions, mechanisms of radiation carcinogenesis, key epidemiologic studies of medical and other radiation sources and cancer risks, and dose trends from diagnostic procedures. We describe cancer risks from experimental studies, future projected risks from current imaging procedures, and the potential for higher risks in genetically susceptible populations. To reduce future projected cancers from diagnostic procedures, we advocate the widespread use of evidence-based appropriateness criteria for decisions about imaging procedures; oversight of equipment to deliver reliably the minimum radiation required to attain clinical objectives; development of electronic lifetime records of imaging procedures for patients and their physicians; and commitment by medical training programs, professional societies, and radiation protection organizations to educate all stakeholders in reducing radiation from diagnostic procedures.
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- Martha S Linet
- Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD 20892-7238, USA.
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- Chief, Pediatric Radiology, Department of Radiology, Children's Hospital of Michigan, Detroit, MI
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- Acting Chief, Diagnostic Devices Branch, Division of Mammography Quality and Radiation Program Center for Devices and Radiological Health, Food and Drug Administration, Silver Spring, MD
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- Epidemiologist, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Investigator, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Investigator, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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- Senior Investigator, Radiation Epidemiology Branch, Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Genetics, National Cancer Institute, Bethesda, MD
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Demoor-Goldschmidt C, Supiot S, Mahé MA. [Breast cancer after radiotherapy: Risk factors and suggestion for breast delineation as an organ at risk in the prepuberal girl]. Cancer Radiother 2012; 16:140-51. [PMID: 22342367 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2011.10.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2011] [Revised: 10/17/2011] [Accepted: 10/19/2011] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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Patients who survive a cancer occurring during childhood or young adulthood, treated with radiation, are at a very high risk of chronic sequelae and secondary tumours. To reduce this radioinduced morbidity and mortality, efforts are put on reducing the burden of the treatments and a long-term monitoring of these patients is progressively organized. We present a general review of the literature about the risk factors for developing a secondary breast cancer, which is the most frequent secondary tumour in this population. We suggest that contouring the prepubescent breast as an organ at risk may help predict the risk and reduce the dose to the breasts using modern radiotherapy techniques.
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- C Demoor-Goldschmidt
- Service de radiothérapie, institut de cancérologie de l'Ouest René-Gauducheau, Nantes-Saint-Herblain, France.
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Bhatia S. Role of genetic susceptibility in development of treatment-related adverse outcomes in cancer survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2012; 20:2048-67. [PMID: 21980013 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0659] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Clear and unambiguous associations have been established between therapeutic exposures and specific complications. However, considerable interindividual variability is observed in the risk of developing an outcome for a given therapeutic exposure. Genetic predisposition and especially its interaction with therapeutic exposures can potentially exacerbate the toxic effect of treatment on normal tissues and organ systems, and can possibly explain the interindividual variability. This article provides a brief overview of the current knowledge about the role of genomic variation in the development of therapy-related complications. Relatively common outcomes with strong associations with therapeutic exposures, including cardiomyopathy, obesity, osteonecrosis, ototoxicity, and subsequent malignancies are discussed here. To develop a deeper understanding of the molecular underpinnings of therapy-related complications, comprehensive and near-complete collection of clinically annotated samples is critical. Methodologic issues such as study design, definition of the endpoints or phenotypes, identification of appropriate and adequately sized study population together with a reliable plan for collecting and maintaining high-quality DNA, and selection of an appropriate approach or platform for genotyping are also discussed. Understanding the etiopathogenetic pathways that lead to the morbidity is critical to developing targeted prevention and intervention strategies, optimizing risk-based health care of cancer survivors, thus minimizing chronic morbidities and improving quality of life.
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- Smita Bhatia
- Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA 91010-3000, USA.
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Oeffinger KC, van Leeuwen FE, Hodgson DC. Methods to assess adverse health-related outcomes in cancer survivors. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2012; 20:2022-34. [PMID: 21980010 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0674] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Designing a study focused on adverse health-related outcomes among cancer survivors is complex. Similarly, reading and interpreting the findings of a survivorship-focused study requires an appreciation of the complexities of study design, potential biases, confounding factors, and other limitations. The topic areas are broad--study design, comparison populations, measures of risk, key health outcomes of interest, potential modifying factors to consider. With brevity, this article includes basic information to consider within these areas as well as examples and concepts intended to advance the science of survivorship research and encourage further reading and exploration.
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- Kevin C Oeffinger
- Department of Pediatrics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Rebholz CE, Kuehni CE, Strippoli MPF, Rueegg CS, Michel G, Hengartner H, Bergstraesser E, von der Weid NX. Alcohol consumption and binge drinking in young adult childhood cancer survivors. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2012; 58:256-64. [PMID: 22162398 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.23289] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2011] [Accepted: 06/29/2011] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study compared frequency of alcohol consumption and binge drinking between young adult childhood cancer survivors and the general population in Switzerland, and assessed its socio-demographic and clinical determinants. PROCEDURE Childhood cancer survivors aged <16 years when diagnosed 1976-2003, who had survived >5 years and were currently aged 20-40 years received a postal questionnaire. Reported frequency of alcohol use and of binge drinking were compared to the Swiss Health Survey, a representative general population survey. Determinants of frequent alcohol consumption and binge drinking were assessed in a multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS Of 1,697 eligible survivors, 1,447 could be contacted and 1,049 (73%) responded. Survivors reported more often than controls to consume alcohol frequently (OR = 1.7; 95%CI = 1.3-2.1) and to engage in binge drinking (OR = 2.9; 95%CI = 2.3-3.8). Peak frequency of binge drinking in males occurred at age 24-26 years in survivors, compared to age 18-20 in the general population. Socio-demographic factors (male gender, high educational attainment, French and Italian speaking, and migration background from Northern European countries) were most strongly associated with alcohol consumption patterns among both survivors and controls. CONCLUSIONS The high frequency of alcohol consumption found in this study is a matter of concern. Our data suggest that survivors should be better informed on the health effects of alcohol consumption during routine follow-up, and that such counseling should be included in clinical guidelines. Future research should study motives of alcohol consumption among survivors to allow development of targeted health interventions for this vulnerable group.
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- Cornelia E Rebholz
- Institute of Social and Preventive Medicine, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Shad A, Myers SN, Hennessy K. Late Effects in Cancer Survivors: “The Shared Care Model”. Curr Oncol Rep 2012; 14:182-90. [DOI: 10.1007/s11912-012-0224-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Ruud E, Kanellopoulos A, Zeller B, Widing E, Tjønnfjord G, Fosså S. Senfølger etter akutt lymfatisk leukemi - hva vet pasientene? TIDSSKRIFT FOR DEN NORSKE LEGEFORENING 2012; 132:2052-5. [DOI: 10.4045/tidsskr.12.0153] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/02/2022] Open
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Kunin-Batson A, Kadan-Lottick N, Zhu L, Cox C, Bordes V, Srivastava DK, Zeltzer L, Robison LL, Krull KR. Predictors of independent living status in adult survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 57:1197-203. [PMID: 21294244 PMCID: PMC3139702 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22982] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/01/2010] [Accepted: 11/23/2010] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Adult survivors of childhood cancer and their siblings are compared on one of the most salient developmental milestones of adulthood, the ability to live independently. PROCEDURE Adult survivors of childhood cancers (n = 6,047) and siblings (n = 2,326), all 25 years of age and older, completed a long-term follow-up questionnaire that assessed adaptive, neurocognitive, and psychological functioning, as well as demographic and health status. Multivariable logistic regression analyses and structural equation modeling (SEM) were used to identify predictors of independent living. RESULTS Compared to siblings (n = 206, 8.7%), survivors (n = 1063; 17.7%) were more than twice as likely to live dependently (OR 2.07; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.77-2.42). Survivors diagnosed with CNS tumors (OR 0.13, 95% CI 0.10-0.18) or leukemia (OR 0.29, 95% CI 0.23-0.27) were significantly less likely to live independently compared to those diagnosed with Hodgkin lymphoma. Other risk factors for reduced independent living included cranial radiation (≤ 24 Gy OR 0.76, 95% CI 0.62-0.93; >24 Gy OR 0.31, 95% CI 0.24-0.41), use of neuroleptic, anticonvulsant, or psychostimulant medication (OR 0.32, 95% CI 0.24-0.43), attention and processing speed problems (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.47-0.71), poor physical functioning (OR 0.49, 95% CI 0.38-0.63), depression (OR 0.68, 95% CI 0.53-0.88), and racial/ethnic minority status (OR 0.39, 95% CI 0.30-0.51). SEM demonstrated that neurocognitive functioning had both direct effects on independent living status, and indirect effects through use of neurologically directed medication, depression, and poor mental health. CONCLUSION Adult survivors of childhood cancer who experience neurocognitive, psychological, or physical late effects are less likely to live independently as adults.
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- Alicia Kunin-Batson
- Department of Pediatrics, University of Minnesota Medical School, Minneapolis, Minnesota 55455, USA.
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- St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital
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Fryer C. Late effects in childhood cancer survivors: a review with a framing effect bias? Pediatr Blood Cancer 2011; 57:1100-3. [PMID: 21254380 DOI: 10.1002/pbc.22975] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2010] [Accepted: 11/18/2010] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Most publications report the adverse (negative) health issues in childhood cancer survivors. Presenting information to the newly diagnosed patient in a positive manner is advocated, while noting that recurrence is the most likely adverse event. Re-analysis of population-based studies on life-threatening toxicities from Nordic, Dutch, United Kingdom, French, Italian, and N. American publications shows that 5-year survivors have a near normal life expectancy, 75% have no severe or life-threatening treatment related toxicity and 87% remain free of a second malignancy. Children who received radiation or anthracycline >250-300 mg/m(2) are at greatest risk for treatment related life-threatening toxicities.
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- Christopher Fryer
- Department of Pediatrics, British Columbia's Children's Hospital, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.
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Meadows A. Second cancers following Hodgkin’s lymphoma: radiation therapy once more. Ann Oncol 2011; 22:2539-2540. [DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdr458] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Meadows AT. Childhood cancer survivors at increased risk for subsequent gastrointestinal and genitourinary neoplasms. J Pediatr 2011; 159:871-2. [PMID: 21996116 DOI: 10.1016/j.jpeds.2011.09.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Anna T Meadows
- Perelman School of Medicine, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
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Juergens H, Daw NC, Geoerger B, Ferrari S, Villarroel M, Aerts I, Whelan J, Dirksen U, Hixon ML, Yin D, Wang T, Green S, Paccagnella L, Gualberto A. Preliminary efficacy of the anti-insulin-like growth factor type 1 receptor antibody figitumumab in patients with refractory Ewing sarcoma. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29:4534-40. [PMID: 22025154 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2010.33.0670] [Citation(s) in RCA: 165] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Patients with Ewing sarcoma (ES) with metastases and those who relapse fare poorly and receive therapies that carry significant toxicity. This phase 1/2 study was conducted to evaluate the efficacy of figitumumab in advanced ES. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with sarcoma 10 to 18 years old were enrolled in two dose escalation cohorts (20 and 30 mg/Kg intravenously every 4 weeks) in the phase 1 portion of the study. Patients with ES 10 years old or older were enrolled in the phase 2 portion of the study. The primary phase 2 objective was objective response rate (ORR). RESULTS Thirty-one patients with ES (n = 16), osteosarcoma (n = 11), or other sarcomas (n = 4) were enrolled in the phase 1 portion of the study. Dose escalation proceeded to 30 mg/kg every 4 weeks with no dose-limiting toxicity identified. In the phase 2 portion of the study, 107 patients with ES received figitumumab at 30 mg/kg every 4 weeks for a median of 2 cycles (range, 1 to 16). Sixty three percent of phase 2 patients had received at least three prior treatment regimens. Of 106 evaluable patients, 15 had a partial response (ORR, 14.2%) and 25 had stable disease. Median overall survival was 8.9 months. Importantly, patients with a pretreatment circulating free insulin-like growth factor (IGF) -1 lower than 0.65 ng/mL (n = 14) had a median OS of 3.6 months, whereas those with a baseline free IGF-1 ≥ 0.65 ng/mL (n = 84) had a median OS of 10.4 months (P < .001). CONCLUSION Figitumumab had modest activity as single agent in advanced ES. A strong association between pretreatment serum IGF-1 and survival benefit was identified.
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- Lisa Diller
- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA 02215, USA.
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Takam R, Bezak E, Marcu LG, Yeoh E. Out-of-Field Neutron and Leakage Photon Exposures and the Associated Risk of Second Cancers in High-Energy Photon Radiotherapy: Current Status. Radiat Res 2011; 176:508-20. [DOI: 10.1667/rr2606.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 37] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Campo RA, Rowland JH, Irwin ML, Nathan PC, Gritz ER, Kinney AY. Cancer Prevention after Cancer: Changing the Paradigm—a Report from the American Society of Preventive Oncology. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2011; 20:2317-24. [DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-11-0728] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Berger C, Trombert-Paviot B, Casagranda L, Mialou V, Frappaz D, Plantaz D, Collardeau-Frachon S, Freycon F. Second malignant neoplasms following childhood cancer: a study of a recent cohort (1987-2004) from the childhood cancer registry of the Rhône-Alpes region (ARCERRA) in France. Pediatr Hematol Oncol 2011; 28:364-79. [PMID: 21736475 DOI: 10.3109/08880018.2011.562601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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Studies of second malignant neoplasms (SMNs) in childhood are generally conducted in old cohorts. The aim of this study was to determine the actual incidence of all SMNs in a recent cohort. The authors studied a cohort of 2907 children included in the population-based Childhood Cancer Registry of the Rhône-Alpes Region for a first cancer diagnosed between 1987 and 2004. Total follow-up was 22,722 person-years, with a median follow-up of 9.8 years (range, 00.0-22.8 years). Fifty-four SMNs were reported in 52 patients. Overall median latency was 5.9 years. Cumulative incidence rates were 2.2% at 10 years and 3.9% at 15, with an overall standardized incidence ratio (SIR) of 13.9 (95% confidence interval [CI], 10.4-18.3) and absolute excess risk of 2.2. The SMNs were 12 thyroid carcinomas (SIR 57.1); 9 bone tumors (SIR 32.0); 8 leukemias (SIR 11.9); 5 lymphomas, all related to Epstein-Barr virus following allograft, (SIR 6.7); 5 CNS tumors (SIR 10.5); 4 soft tissue sarcomas (SIR 17.4); 4 carcinomas (no breast cancer); and 7 other cancers. Twelve SMNs appeared after total body irradiation, 16 after focal radiotherapy, and 8 leukemias after chemotherapy. The risk of secondary cancer was highest after retinoblastomas (SIR 41.8), Hodgkin lymphomas (SIR 20.8), leukemias (SIR 18.4), soft tissue sarcomas, CNS tumors, and bone tumors. These recent cohort findings show, on one hand, a high incidence of SMNs but do not capture breast cancers because of the relatively short follow-up and, on the other hand, a different distribution of first and second cancers.
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- Claire Berger
- Pediatric Hematology and Oncology Unit, University Hospital of Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France; and Childhood Cancer Registry of the Rhône-Alpes Region, University of Saint Etienne, Saint Etienne, France
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Current World Literature. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2011; 24:463-5. [DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e3283499d5a] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Sedation and anesthesia for the pediatric patient undergoing radiation therapy. Curr Opin Anaesthesiol 2011; 24:433-8. [DOI: 10.1097/aco.0b013e328347f931] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/22/2023]
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Best T, Li D, Skol AD, Kirchhoff T, Jackson SA, Yasui Y, Bhatia S, Strong LC, Domchek SM, Nathanson KL, Olopade OI, Huang RS, Mack TM, Conti DV, Offit K, Cozen W, Robison LL, Onel K. Variants at 6q21 implicate PRDM1 in the etiology of therapy-induced second malignancies after Hodgkin's lymphoma. Nat Med 2011; 17:941-3. [PMID: 21785431 DOI: 10.1038/nm.2407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 125] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/11/2011] [Accepted: 05/24/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Survivors of pediatric Hodgkin's lymphoma are at risk for radiation therapy-induced second malignant neoplasms (SMNs). We identified two variants at chromosome 6q21 associated with SMNs in survivors of Hodgkin's lymphoma treated with radiation therapy as children but not as adults. The variants comprise a risk locus associated with decreased basal expression of PRDM1 (encoding PR domain containing 1, with ZNF domain) and impaired induction of the PRDM1 protein after radiation exposure. These data suggest a new gene-exposure interaction that may implicate PRDM1 in the etiology of radiation therapy-induced SMNs.
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- Timothy Best
- Committee on Cancer Biology, University of Chicago, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Armstrong GT, Liu W, Leisenring W, Yasui Y, Hammond S, Bhatia S, Neglia JP, Stovall M, Srivastava D, Robison LL. Occurrence of multiple subsequent neoplasms in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: a report from the childhood cancer survivor study. J Clin Oncol 2011; 29:3056-64. [PMID: 21709189 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.34.6585] [Citation(s) in RCA: 126] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Childhood cancer survivors experience an increased incidence of subsequent neoplasms (SNs). Those surviving the first SN (SN1) remain at risk to develop multiple SNs. Because SNs are a common cause of late morbidity and mortality, characterization of rates of multiple SNs is needed. PATIENTS AND METHODS In a total of 14,358 5-year survivors of childhood cancer diagnosed between 1970 and 1986, analyses were carried out among 1,382 survivors with an SN1. Cumulative incidence of second subsequent neoplasm (SN2), either malignant or benign, was calculated. RESULTS A total of 1,382 survivors (9.6%) developed SN1, of whom 386 (27.9%) developed SN2. Of those with SN2, 153 (39.6%) developed more than two SNs. Cumulative incidence of SN2 was 46.9% (95% CI, 41.6% to 52.2%) at 20 years after SN1. The cumulative incidence of SN2 among radiation-exposed survivors was 41.3% (95% CI, 37.2% to 45.4%) at 15 years compared with 25.7% (95% CI, 16.5% to 34.9%) for those not treated with radiation. Radiation-exposed survivors who developed an SN1 of nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC) had a cumulative incidence of subsequent malignant neoplasm (SMN; ie, malignancies excluding NMSC) of 20.3% (95% CI, 13.0% to 27.6%) at 15 years compared with only 10.7% (95% CI, 7.2% to 14.2%) for those who were exposed to radiation and whose SN1 was an invasive SMN (excluding NMSC). CONCLUSION Multiple SNs are common among aging survivors of childhood cancer. SN1 of NMSC identifies a population at high risk for invasive SMN. Survivors not exposed to radiation who develop multiple SNs represent a population of interest for studying genetic susceptibility to neoplasia.
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- Gregory T Armstrong
- MSCE, Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Pl, Mail Stop 735, Memphis, TN, USA.
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Recent advances in radiotherapy have enabled the use of different types of particles, such as protons and heavy ions, as well as refinements to the treatment of tumours with standard sources (photons). However, the risk of second cancers arising in long-term survivors continues to be a problem. The long-term risks from treatments such as particle therapy have not yet been determined and are unlikely to become apparent for many years. Therefore, there is a need to develop risk assessments based on our current knowledge of radiation-induced carcinogenesis.
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- Wayne D Newhauser
- MD Anderson Cancer Center Radiation Oncology, 1515 Holcombe Boulevard Houston, Texas 77030-4009, USA.
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Young Adults with Risk Factors for Chronic Disease: Transition Needs for Survivors of Childhood Cancer. Crit Care Nurs Clin North Am 2011; 23:311-22. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ccell.2011.02.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Long-term risk for subsequent leukemia after treatment for childhood cancer: a report from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Blood 2011; 117:6315-8. [PMID: 21498675 DOI: 10.1182/blood-2011-02-335158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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Previous investigations of cancer survivors report that the cumulative incidence of subsequent leukemia plateaus between 10 and 15 years after primary therapy. Risk beyond 15 years has not been comprehensively assessed, primarily because of lack of long-term follow-up. Among 5-year survivors from the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study cohort, 13 pathologically confirmed cases of subsequent leukemia occurred ≥ 15 years after primary malignancy, with a mean latency of 21.6 years (range, 15-32 years). Seven were acute myeloid leukemia (2 acute promyelocytic leukemia with t(15;17), 2 with confirmed preceding myelodysplastic syndrome), 4 acute lymphoblastic leukemia (2 pre-B lineage, 1 T cell, 1 unknown), and 2 other. Two acute myeloid leukemia cases had the 7q- deletion. The standardized incidence ratio was 3.5 (95% confidence interval, 1.9-6.0). Median survival from diagnosis of subsequent leukemia was 2 years. This is the first description of a statistically significant increased risk of subsequent leukemia ≥ 15 years from primary diagnosis of childhood cancer.
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Cox CL, Zhu L, Finnegan L, Steen BD, Hudson MM, Robison LL, Oeffinger KC. Survivor profiles predict health behavior intent: the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study. Psychooncology 2011; 21:469-78. [PMID: 21381147 DOI: 10.1002/pon.1935] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2010] [Revised: 01/14/2011] [Accepted: 01/22/2011] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To determine whether unique groups of adult childhood cancer survivors could be defined on the basis of modifiable cognitive, affective, and motivation indicators. Secondary objectives were to examine to what extent group membership co-varied with more static variables (e.g. demographics, disease, and treatment) and predicted intent for subsequent medical follow-up. METHODS Using latent class analysis of data from 978 participants (ages, 18-52 years; mean, 31; and SD, 8) in the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, we classified survivors according to their worries about health, perceived need for follow-up care, health motivation, and background variables. Intent to participate in medical follow-up, as a function of class membership, was tested using equality of proportions. RESULTS The best-fitting model (BIC = 18 540.67, BLMRT = <0.001) was characterized by three distinctive survivor classes (worried, 19%; self-controlling, 26%; and collaborative, 55%) and three significant class covariates (gender, perceptions of health, and severity of late effects). A smaller proportion of survivors in the self-controlling group (81%) than in the worried (90%) (P = 0.015) and collaborative (88%) (P = 0.015) groups intended to obtain a routine medical checkup. A smaller proportion of survivors in the self-controlling group (32%) than in the collaborative (65%) (P = <0.001) and worried (86%) (P = <0.001) groups planned a cancer-related check-up. A smaller proportion of survivors in the collaborative group (65%) than in the worried group (86%) (P = <0.001) were likely to obtain a cancer-related check-up. CONCLUSIONS Childhood cancer survivors can be classified according to the modifiable indicators. The classification is distinctive, predicts intent for future medical follow-up, and can inform tailored interventions.
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- Cheryl L Cox
- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105-2794, USA.
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Brassesco MS, Valera ET, Bonilha TA, Scrideli CA, Carvalho de Oliveira J, Pezuk JA, Barros Silva GE, Costa RS, Tone LG. Secondary PSF/TFE3-associated renal cell carcinoma in a child treated for genitourinary rhabdomyosarcoma. Cancer Genet 2011; 204:108-10. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cancergencyto.2010.10.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/15/2010] [Revised: 09/18/2010] [Accepted: 10/25/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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Smee RI. Radiation Associated Meningiomas:The Case for Repeat Radiotherapy. JOURNAL OF RADIOSURGERY AND SBRT 2011; 1:141-145. [PMID: 29296308 PMCID: PMC5675471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/02/2011] [Accepted: 03/06/2011] [Indexed: 06/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the circumstances relating to Radiation Associated Meningiomas (RAM) and whether repeat radiotherapy can be used. MATERIALS AND METHODS In this Ethics Approved Study, databases of the Long Term Follow-Up Clinic at Sydney Children's Hospital and the Prince of Wales Cancer Centre were audited for patients who received radiotherapy to the head as a child, and subsequently developed an intracranial meningioma. Features noted were, initial diagnosis, extent of prior treatment, dose, latency to diagnosis, subsequent treatment, and outcome. RESULTS There were 18 patients with an equal gender mix of males/females (9), the majority of patients being treated with whole brain radiotherapy for leukaemia prophylaxis. 6 patients had radiotherapy, 4 had follow-up out to 17 years with no further adverse event, and control of the meningioma. CONCLUSION Surgery may still be the treatment of choice, however where appropriate radiotherapy can be considered, with good prospect of benefit to the patient.
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- Robert I Smee
- Department of Radiation Oncology, The Prince of Wales Cancer Centre, High St, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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Robison LL. Late effects of acute lymphoblastic leukemia therapy in patients diagnosed at 0-20 years of age. HEMATOLOGY. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF HEMATOLOGY. EDUCATION PROGRAM 2011; 2011:238-242. [PMID: 22160040 DOI: 10.1182/asheducation-2011.1.238] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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Survival rates for children with acute lymphoblastic leukemia (ALL) have increased dramatically over the past 4 decades, with 5-year survival rates of > 90% in recent trials. With the increasing number of children and adolescents cured of ALL, identifying and characterizing the occurrence of long-term adverse late effects has become increasingly important. In this young population, successful treatment of ALL is associated with increased risk of adverse outcomes such as late mortality, second neoplasms, chronic health conditions, endocrine dysfunction, and psychological function. Research efforts conducted through large survivor cohorts, such as the Childhood Cancer Survivor Study, are providing new and important insights into the very long-term consequences of ALL therapy, while providing direction for screening recommendations and intervention-based approaches for reducing late morbidity and mortality.
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- Leslie L Robison
- Department of Epidemiology and Cancer Control, St Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN 38105, USA.
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