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Takatsu F, Suzawa K, Okazaki M, Shien K, Yamamoto H, Watanabe M, Hayama M, Ueno T, Sugimoto R, Maki Y, Fujiwara T, Okita R, Inokawa H, Tao H, Hirami Y, Matsuda E, Kataoka K, Yamashita M, Sano Y, Matsuura M, Mizutani H, Toyooka S. Clinical Features of Patients With Second Primary Lung Cancer After Head and Neck Cancer. Ann Thorac Surg 2024; 117:181-188. [PMID: 35595090 DOI: 10.1016/j.athoracsur.2022.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2021] [Revised: 03/17/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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BACKGROUND In survivors of head and neck cancer (HNC), second primary lung cancer (SPLC) often develop as a result of a common risk factor, that is, smoking. A multicenter experience was reviewed to evaluate how the history of a diagnosis of HNC affects the outcomes of patients undergoing pulmonary resection for SPLC. METHODS A multicenter retrospective analysis of patients hospitalized between January 2012 and December 2018 was performed. From a cohort of 4521 patients undergoing therapeutic pulmonary resection for primary non-small cell lung cancer, 100 patients with a previous history of HNC (HNC group) were identified. These patients were compared with a control group consisting of 200 patients without an HNC history from the same cohort pair-matched with operating facility, age, sex, and pathologic stage of lung cancer. RESULTS At the time of surgery for SPLC, the HNC group showed malnutrition with a lower prognostic nutritional index compared with the control group (P < .001). The HNC group was determined to have postoperative complications more frequently (P = .02). The 5-year overall survival rates in the HNC and control groups were 59.0% and 83.2%, respectively (P < .001). Statistically, HNC history, lower prognostic nutritional index, squamous cell lung cancer, and TNM stage were identified to be independently associated with poor survival. CONCLUSIONS Patients with SPLC after primary HNC often present with malnutrition and are predisposed to postoperative complications and poor survival after pulmonary resection.
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- Fumiaki Takatsu
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan; Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan; Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan.
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan; Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan; Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan; Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Okayama Hospital, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Ehime, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ehime University Hospital, Ehime, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Yamaguchi-Ube Medical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Okayama Medical Center, Okayama, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Saiseikai Imabari Hospital, Ehime, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Iwakuni Clinical Center, Yamaguchi, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Ehime, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Ehime University Hospital, Ehime, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Hiroshima City Hiroshima Citizens Hospital, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan; Department of Thoracic Surgery, Japanese Red Cross Society Himeji Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Okayama University Hospital, Okayama, Japan; Okayama University Thoracic Surgery Study Group, Okayama, Japan
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Antiproliferative Effect of Clitoria ternatea Ethanolic Extract against Colorectal, Breast, and Medullary Thyroid Cancer Cell Lines. SEPARATIONS 2022. [DOI: 10.3390/separations9110331] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
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Clitoria ternatea is a native plant with medicinal and nutritive significance in Asia. The goal of this work was to examine the antiproliferative role of Clitoria ternatea against colorectal (HCT116), breast (MCF-7), and thyroid (TT) cancer cell lines at cellular and molecular levels. A phytochemical analysis, the cytotoxic effect, an apoptotic induction cell cycle analysis, and the expression level of GAX, DIABLO, and NAIP1 genes were assessed. The plant extract exhibited a clear cytotoxic action against the utilized cancer cell lines via a low IC50, foremost by means of cell cycle arrest at the pre-G0, G1, and S phases associated with an apoptotic induction. An apparent raise in the mRNA levels of GAX and DIABLO and a concomitant decrease in the NAIP1 mRNA level were observed in the used cancer cells treated with the IC50 of the plant extract. This study concluded that an ethanolic extract of Clitoria ternatea induced apoptotic cell death, suggesting that it could possibly be utilized as a new source of an apoptosis-inducing anticancer agent for colon, breast, and medullary thyroid cancer cell line treatments with further detailed studies.
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Guberina N, Pöttgen C, Schuler M, Guberina M, Stamatis G, Plönes T, Metzenmacher M, Theegarten D, Gauler T, Darwiche K, Aigner C, Eberhardt WEE, Stuschke M. Long-term survival of patients with central or > 7 cm T4 N0/1 M0 non-small-cell lung cancer treated with definitive concurrent radiochemotherapy in comparison to trimodality treatment. Radiat Oncol 2022; 17:126. [PMID: 35842712 PMCID: PMC9288731 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-022-02080-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/27/2022] [Accepted: 06/06/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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ABSTARCT BACKGROUND: To examine long-term-survival of cT4 cN0/1 cM0 non-small-cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) patients undergoing definitive radiochemotherapy (ccRTx/CTx) in comparison to the trimodality treatment, neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy followed by surgery, at a high volume lung cancer center. METHODS All consecutive patients with histopathologically confirmed NSCLC (cT4 cN0/1 cM0) with a curative-intent-to-treat ccRTx/CTx were included between 01.01.2001 and 01.07.2019. Mediastinal involvement was excluded by systematic EBUS-TBNA or mediastinoscopy. Following updated T4-stage-defining-criteria initial staging was reassessed by an expert-radiologist according to UICC-guidelines [8th edition]. Outcomes were compared with previously reported results from patients of the same institution with identical inclusion criteria, who had been treated with neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy and resection. Factors for treatment selection were documented. Endpoints were overall-survival (OS), progression-free-survival (PFS), and cumulative incidences of isolated loco-regional failures, distant metastases, secondary tumors as well as non-cancer deaths within the first year. RESULTS Altogether 46 consecutive patients with histopathologically confirmed NSCLC cT4 cN0/1 cM0 [cN0 in 34 and cN1 in 12 cases] underwent ccRTx/CTx after induction chemotherapy (iCTx). Median follow-up was 133 months. OS-rates at 3-, 5-, and 7-years were 74.9%, 57.4%, and 57.4%, respectively. Absolute OS-rate of ccRTx/CTx at 5 years were within 10% of the trimodality treatment reference group (Log-Rank p = 0.184). The cumulative incidence of loco-regional relapse was higher after iCTx + ccRT/CTx (15.2% vs. 0% at 3 years, p = 0.0012, Gray's test) while non-cancer deaths in the first year were lower than in the trimodality reference group (0% vs 9.1%, p = 0.0360, Gray's test). None of the multiple recorded prognostic parameters were significantly associated with survival after iCTx + ccRT/CTx: Propensity score weighting for adjustment of prognostic factors between iCTx + ccRT/CTx and trimodality treatment did not change the results of the comparisons. CONCLUSIONS Patients with cT4 N0/1 M0 NSCLC have comparable OS with ccRTx/CTx and trimodality treatment. Loco-regional relapses were higher and non-cancer related deaths lower with ccRTx/CTx. Definitive radiochemotherapy is an adequate alternative for patients with an increased risk of surgery-related morbidity.
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- Nika Guberina
- Department of Radiation Therapy, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Thoracic Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Thoracic Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Pulmonary Medicine, West German Cancer Center, Section of Interventional Pneumology, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Department of Thoracic Surgery, West German Cancer Center, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Medical Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
- Division of Thoracic Oncology, West German Cancer Center, University Medicine Essen - Ruhrlandklinik, Essen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, West German Cancer Center (WTZ), University Hospital Essen, Hufelandstraße 55, 45147, Essen, Germany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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Ji X, Xu L, Pan P, Xu Z, Wang A, Li Y. Efficacy and safety of 3 mg pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony-stimulating factor as support to chemotherapy for lung cancer. Thorac Cancer 2021; 13:117-125. [PMID: 34791805 PMCID: PMC8720626 DOI: 10.1111/1759-7714.14233] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2021] [Revised: 10/29/2021] [Accepted: 11/01/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Background NCCN guidelines recommend a dose of 100 μg/kg or a fixed dose of 6 mg pegylated recombinant human granulocyte colony‐stimulating factor (PEG rhG‐CSF) for chemotherapy‐induced neutropenia. However, a single dose of 60 μg/kg or 100 μg/kg produced a similar neutrophil response among patients with chemotherapy‐induced neutropenia (CIN). Thus, this prospective randomized study was designed to investigate the efficacy of 3 mg PEG rhG‐CSF in preventing acute lower respiratory tract infection (ALRTI) after chemotherapy. Methods Patients with stage IIIB/IVA lung cancer who underwent chemotherapy were randomly divided into a (i) control group, and (ii) treatment group subject to 3 mg PEG rhG‐CSF after chemotherapy. Patients in the control group were administered rhG‐CSF (5 μg/kg) when decreased absolute neutrophil count (ANC) reached grade 3 of adverse events. The primary outcome was incidence of ALRTI, and the secondary outcomes included ANC, febrile neutropenia (FN), incidence of delayed chemotherapy, infection‐related medical expenses and adverse reactions. Results Compared with the control group, there was a significant decrease in the incidence of ALRTI (9.6% vs. 24.6%, p < 0.01), FN (1.7% vs. 7.3%, p < 0.001) and neutropenia (8.3% vs. 23.3%, p < 0.01) in the PEG‐rhG‐CSF group. The incidence of ALRTI was significantly correlated with the grade of CTCAE on ANC. The main adverse reactions of PEG‐rhG‐CSF were pain and fatigue, among which three cases showed pain of ≥ grade 3. The cost of infection‐associated medical expenditure in the treatment group was greatly reduced compared with the control group (p < 0.001). Conclusions ALRTI could well be prevented after prophylactic application of PEG‐rhG‐CSF (3 mg), and was related to the reduced neutropenia.
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- Xiang Ji
- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China.,Department of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Shandong Institute of Respiratory Diseases, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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- Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, Jinan, China
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Sun V, Reb A, Debay M, Fakih M, Ferrell B. Rationale and Design of a Telehealth Self-Management, Shared Care Intervention for Post-treatment Survivors of Lung and Colorectal Cancer. JOURNAL OF CANCER EDUCATION : THE OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN ASSOCIATION FOR CANCER EDUCATION 2021; 36:414-420. [PMID: 33415649 PMCID: PMC7994229 DOI: 10.1007/s13187-021-01958-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 01/03/2021] [Indexed: 05/05/2023]
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Survivors of lung and colorectal cancer have high post-treatment needs; the majority are older and suffer from greater comorbidities and poor quality of life (QOL). They remain underrepresented in research, leading to significant disparities in post-treatment outcomes. Personalized post-treatment follow-up care and care coordination among healthcare teams is a priority for survivors of lung and colorectal cancer. However, there are few evidence-based interventions that address survivors' post-treatment needs beyond the use of a follow-up care plan. This paper describes the rationale and design of an evidence-informed telehealth intervention that integrates shared care coordination between oncology/primary care and self-management skills building to empower post-treatment survivors of lung and colorectal cancer. The intervention design was informed by (1) contemporary published evidence on cancer survivorship, (2) our previous research in lung and colorectal cancer survivorship, (3) the chronic care self-management model (CCM), and (4) shared post-treatment follow-up care between oncology and primary care. A two-arm, parallel randomized controlled trial will determine the efficacy of the telehealth intervention to improve cancer care delivery and survivor-specific outcomes. ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT04428905.
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- Virginia Sun
- Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.
- Department of Surgery, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA.
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- Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Family Medicine, University of California, Riverside, CA, USA
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Therapeutics Research, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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- Department of Population Sciences, City of Hope, Duarte, CA, USA
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Sun JY, Zhang ZY, Qu Q, Wang N, Zhang YM, Miao LF, Wang J, Wu LD, Liu Y, Zhang CY, Wang RX. Cardiovascular disease-specific mortality in 270,618 patients with non-small cell lung cancer. Int J Cardiol 2021; 330:186-193. [PMID: 33581175 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2021.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2020] [Revised: 01/22/2021] [Accepted: 02/08/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to investigate the trend of cardiovascular disease (CVD)-specific mortality in patients with non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and identify prognostic factors for CVD-specific death in stage NSCLC patients. METHODS In this study, 270,618 NSCLC patients were collected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. CVD- and NSCLC-specific cumulative mortality and proportion of death were calculated and graphically displayed to describe the probability of specific endpoints. Prognostic factors for CVD-specific mortality were evaluated by cause-specific hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) using the competing risk model with non-cardiovascular death as competing risks. RESULTS Among all competing causes of death, lung cancer resulted in the highest cumulative mortality, followed by CVDs and other causes. In the proportion of cause-specific death, heart diseases accounted for approximately 5.3% of the total death, only secondary to primary cancer. In all three stages, higher age, squamous cell carcinoma, and no-or-unknown chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy were associated with a higher risk of CVD-specific death, while surgery treatment seemed to be a protective factor. Female gender was statistically related to CVD-specific death in stage I and III patients with HRs of 0.84 (0.78-0.91) and 0.84 (0.77-0.93), respectively. Interestingly, right-sided laterality was correlated with lower CVD-specific mortality with HR of 0.82 (0.74-0.90) in stage III. CONCLUSIONS This study illustrated the historical trend of CVD-specific death in NSCLC patients and assesses potential prognostic risk factors, highlighting the involvement of cardio-oncology teams in cancer treatment to provide optimal comprehensive care and long-term surveillance for cancer patients.
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- Jin-Yu Sun
- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China; The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China; The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- The First Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, Jiangsu 210029, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China.
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- Department of Cardiology, Wuxi People's Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical University, Wuxi 214023, China.
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Berghmans T, Lievens Y, Aapro M, Baird AM, Beishon M, Calabrese F, Dégi C, Delgado Bolton RC, Gaga M, Lövey J, Luciani A, Pereira P, Prosch H, Saar M, Shackcloth M, Tabak-Houwaard G, Costa A, Poortmans P. European Cancer Organisation Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC): Lung cancer. Lung Cancer 2020; 150:221-239. [PMID: 33227525 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2020.08.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/24/2020] [Accepted: 08/26/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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European Cancer Organisation Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC) are written by experts representing all disciplines involved in cancer care in Europe. They give patients, health professionals, managers and policymakers a guide to essential care throughout the patient journey. Lung cancer is the leading cause of cancer mortality and has a wide variation in treatment and outcomes in Europe. It is a major healthcare burden and has complex diagnosis and treatment challenges. Care must only be carried out in lung cancer units or centres that have a core multidisciplinary team (MDT) and an extended team of health professionals detailed here. Such units are far from universal in European countries. To meet European aspirations for comprehensive cancer control, healthcare organisations must consider the requirements in this paper, paying particular attention to multidisciplinarity and patient-centred pathways from diagnosis, to treatment, to survivorship.
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- Thierry Berghmans
- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC); Thoracic Oncology Clinic, Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium
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- European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO); Radiation Oncology Department, Ghent University Hospital, Belgium
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- European Cancer Organisation; Genolier Cancer Center, Genolier, Switzerland
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- European Cancer Organisation Patient Advisory Committee; Central Pathology Laboratory, St James's Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Cancer World, European School of Oncology (ESO), Milan, Italy.
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- European Society of Pathology (ESP); Department of Cardiac, Thoracic, Vascular Sciences and Public Health, University of Padova Medical School, Padova, Italy
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- International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS); Faculty of Sociology and Social Work, Babes-Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM); Department of Diagnostic Imaging (Radiology) and Nuclear Medicine, San Pedro Hospital and Centre for Biomedical Research of La Rioja (CIBIR); University of La Rioja, Logroño, La Rioja, Spain
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- European Respiratory Society (ERS); 7th Respiratory Medicine Department, Athens Chest Hospital Sotiria, Athens, Greece
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- Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI); National Institute of Oncology, Budapest, Hungary
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- International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG); Medical Oncology, Ospedale S. Paolo, Milan, Italy
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- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); Clinic for Radiology, Minimally-Invasive Therapies and Nuclear Medicine, SLK-Kliniken, Heilbronn, Germany
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- European Society of Radiology (ESR); Department of Biomedical Imaging and Image-guided Therapy, Medical University of Vienna, Austria
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- European Society of Oncology Pharmacy (ESOP); Tartu University Hospital, Tartu, Estonia
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- European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO); Department of Thoracic Surgery, Liverpool Heart and Chest Hospital, Liverpool, United Kingdom
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- European Cancer Organisation; Iridium Kankernetwerk and University of Antwerp, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
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