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Mackay TM, Latenstein AEJ, Augustinus S, van der Geest LG, Bogte A, Bonsing BA, Cirkel GA, Hol L, Busch OR, den Dulk M, van Driel LMJ, Festen S, de Groot DJA, de Groot JWB, Groot Koerkamp B, Haj Mohammad N, Haver JT, van der Harst E, de Hingh IH, Homs MYV, Los M, Luelmo SAC, de Meijer VE, Mekenkamp L, Molenaar IQ, Patijn GA, Quispel R, Römkens TEH, van Santvoort HC, Stommel MW, Venneman NG, Verdonk RC, van Vilsteren FGI, de Vos-Geelen J, van Werkhoven CH, van Hooft JE, van Eijck CHJ, Wilmink JW, van Laarhoven HWM, Besselink MG. Implementation of Best Practices in Pancreatic Cancer Care in the Netherlands: A Stepped-Wedge Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Surg 2024; 159:429-437. [PMID: 38353966 PMCID: PMC10867778 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2023.7872] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2023] [Accepted: 10/26/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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Importance Implementation of new cancer treatment strategies as recommended by evidence-based guidelines is often slow and suboptimal. Objective To improve the implementation of guideline-based best practices in the Netherlands in pancreatic cancer care and assess the impact on survival. Design, setting, and participants This multicenter, stepped-wedge cluster randomized trial compared enhanced implementation of best practices with usual care in consecutive patients with all stages of pancreatic cancer. It took place from May 22, 2018 through July 9, 2020. Data were analyzed from April 1, 2022, through February 1, 2023. It included all patients in the Netherlands with pathologically or clinically diagnosed pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This study reports 1-year follow-up (or shorter in case of deceased patients). Intervention The 5 best practices included optimal use of perioperative chemotherapy, palliative chemotherapy, pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy (PERT), referral to a dietician, and use of metal stents in patients with biliary obstruction. A 6-week implementation period was completed, in a randomized order, in all 17 Dutch networks for pancreatic cancer care. Main Outcomes and Measures The primary outcome was 1-year survival. Secondary outcomes included adherence to best practices and quality of life (European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer [EORTC] global health score). Results Overall, 5887 patients with pancreatic cancer (median age, 72.0 [IQR, 64.0-79.0] years; 50% female) were enrolled, 2641 before and 2939 after implementation of best practices (307 during wash-in period). One-year survival was 24% vs 23% (hazard ratio, 0.98, 95% CI, 0.88-1.08). There was no difference in the use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (11% vs 11%), adjuvant chemotherapy (48% vs 51%), and referral to a dietician (59% vs 63%), while the use of palliative chemotherapy (24% vs 30%; odds ratio [OR], 1.38; 95% CI, 1.10-1.74), PERT (34% vs 45%; OR, 1.64; 95% CI, 1.28-2.11), and metal biliary stents increased (74% vs 83%; OR, 1.78; 95% CI, 1.13-2.80). The EORTC global health score did not improve (area under the curve, 43.9 vs 42.8; median difference, -1.09, 95% CI, -3.05 to 0.94). Conclusions and Relevance In this randomized clinical trial, implementation of 5 best practices in pancreatic cancer care did not improve 1-year survival and quality of life. The finding that most patients received no tumor-directed treatment paired with the poor survival highlights the need for more personalized treatment options. Trial Registration ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT03513705.
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- Tara M. Mackay
- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Maasstad Hospital, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- NUTRIM-School of Nutrition and Translational Research in Metabolism, Maastricht University, Maastricht, the Netherlands
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Aachen, Germany, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of nutrition and dietetics, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University of Groningen and University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Medisch Spectrum Twente, Enschede, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Jeroen Bosch Hospital, Den Bosch, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Reinier de Graaf Hospital, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Regional Academic Cancer Center Utrecht, University Medical Center Utrecht & St. Antonius Hospital Nieuwegein, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and primary care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- Julius Center for Health Sciences and primary care, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Hussein AA, Shabir U, Mahmood AW, Harrington G, Khan M, Ahmad A, Howlader M, Colan N, Shah AA, Ghadersohi S, Jing Z, Xu B, Sule N, Kauffman E, Kuettel M, Guru K. The impact of NCCN-compliant multidisciplinary conference on the uptake of active surveillance among eligible patients with localized prostate cancer. Urol Oncol 2023; 41:483.e21-483.e26. [PMID: 37945390 DOI: 10.1016/j.urolonc.2023.09.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/13/2023] [Revised: 09/14/2023] [Accepted: 09/22/2023] [Indexed: 11/12/2023]
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INTRODUCTION We sought to investigate the impact of National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN)-compliant multidisciplinary conference on the uptake of active surveillance (AS) among eligible patients with prostate cancer. METHODS Retrospective review of our AS database was performed. Patients who are eligible for AS who sought a second opinion at a comprehensive cancer center (2010-2021) were presented to the multidisciplinary Localized Prostate Cancer Conference (LPCC) that includes urologists, radiation oncologists, pathologists, and patient advocates. Cochrane Armitage test was used to examine trends over time. Multivariable regression models were fit to evaluate variables associated with the receipt of AS. RESULTS Seven hundred twelve patients were identified (19% NCCN very low risk, 32% low risk, and 49% intermediate favorable risk). 43% were recommended AS as the preferred option by the community compared to 68% by LPCC, and 65% elected AS. Recommending AS significantly increased between 2010 and 2021 by the community (from 26% to 57%) and by LPCC (from 52% to 82%), while the proportion of men who received AS increased from 47% to 80% during the same period (P < 0.0001 for all). More recent LPCC era 2017 to 2021 (OR 12.31, 95% CI, 5.60-27.03, P < 0.0001), African American race (OR 0.42, 95% CI, 0.18-0.96, P = 0.04), positive cores at biopsy (OR 0.96, 95% CI, 0.94-0.97, P < 0.0001), age (OR 1.14, 95% CI, 1.10-1.18, P < 0.0001), NCCN low risk (OR 0.25, 95% CI, 0.08-0.81, P = 0.02) and NCCN intermediate favorable risk (OR 0.03, 95% CI, 0.01-0.09, P < 0.0001) were associated with receipt of AS. CONCLUSION AS recommendation increased significantly over time by community urologists and to a higher extent by NCCN-compliant multidisciplinary conference. The Uptake of AS significantly increased within the same period. More recent LPCC era 2017 to 2021, African American race, the proportion of positive cores at biopsy, age, and NCCN risk were the main determinants of receipt of AS.
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- Ahmed A Hussein
- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Radiation Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY
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- Department of Urology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY.
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Reni M, Giommoni E, Bergamo F, Milella M, Cavanna L, Di Marco MC, Spada M, Cordio S, Aprile G, Cardellino GG, Maiello E, Bernardini I, Ghidini M, Bozzarelli S, Macchini M, Orsi G, De Simone I, Rulli E, Porcu L, Torri V, Pinto C. Guideline Application in Real world: multi-Institutional Based survey of Adjuvant and first-Line pancreatic Ductal adenocarcinoma treatment in Italy. Primary analysis of the GARIBALDI survey. ESMO Open 2023; 8:100777. [PMID: 36731325 PMCID: PMC10024128 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100777] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/31/2022] [Revised: 12/04/2022] [Accepted: 12/19/2022] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Information about the adherence to scientific societies guidelines in the 'real-world' therapeutic management of oncological patients are lacking. This multicenter, prospective survey was aimed to improve the knowledge relative to 2017-2018 recommendations of the Italian Association of Medical Oncology (AIOM). PATIENTS AND METHODS Treatment-naive adult patients with pancreatic adenocarcinoma were enrolled. Group A received adjuvant therapy, group B received primary chemotherapy, and group C had metastatic disease. The results on patients accrued until 31 October 2019 with a mature follow-up were presented. RESULTS Since July 2017, 833 eligible patients of 923 (90%) were enrolled in 44 Italian centers. The median age was 69 years (range 36-89 years; 24% >75 years); 48% were female; 93% had Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group (ECOG) performance status (PS) score of 0 or 1; group A: 16%, group B: 30%; group C: 54%; 72% Nord, 13% Center, 15% South. In group A, guidelines adherence was 68% [95% confidence interval (CI) 59% to 76%]; 53% of patients received gemcitabine and 15% gemcitabine + capecitabine; median CA19.9 was 29 (range 0-7300; not reported 15%); median survival was 36.4 months (95% CI 27.5-47.3 months). In group B, guidelines adherence was 96% (95% CI 92% to 98%); 55% of patients received nab-paclitaxel + gemcitabine, 27% FOLFIRINOX, 12% gemcitabine, and 3% clinical trial; median CA19.9 was 337 (range 0-20220; not reported 9%); median survival was 18.1 months (95% CI 15.6-19.9 months). In group C, guidelines adherence was 96% (95% CI 94% to 98%); 71% of patients received nab-paclitaxel + gemcitabine, 16% gemcitabine, 8% FOLFIRINOX, and 4% clinical trial; liver and lung metastases were reported in 76% and 23% of patients, respectively; median CA19.9 value was 760 (range 0-1374500; not reported 9%); median survival was 10.0 months (95% CI 9.1-11.1 months). CONCLUSIONS The GARIBALDI survey shows a very high rate of adherence to guidelines and survival outcome in line with the literature. CA19.9 testing should be enhanced; nutritional and psychological counseling represent an unmet need. Enrollment to assess adherence to updated AIOM guidelines is ongoing.
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- M Reni
- Department of Medical Oncology, Vita e Salute University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy.
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- Medical Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Unit of Medical Oncology 1, Department of Clinical and Experimental Oncology, Istituto Oncologico Veneto, IRCCS, Padua, Italy
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- Oncology Verona, Policlinico Universitario G.B. Rossi Borgo Roma, Verona, Italy
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- Oncology and Hematology Department, Oncology Unit, Piacenza General Hospital, Piacenza, Italy
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- Unit of Oncology, San Raffaele G. Giglio Institute, Contrada Pietrapollastra - Pisciotto, Cefalù, Italy
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- ARNAS Garibaldi Nesima - Catania, Italy
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- San Bortolo General Hospital, ULSS8 Berica Est District - Vicenza, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, University & General Hospital, Udine Pz.le S. Maria della Misericordia 15, Udine, Italy
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- Medical Oncology, Hospital Casa Sollievo Della Sofferenza-San Giovanni Rotondo, Foggia, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, Carpi and Mirandola Hospitals, Carpi e Mirandola, Italy
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- Clinical Institute Humanitas - Rozzano (Milan), Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vita e Salute University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Vita e Salute University, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri IRCCS, Milan, Italy
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- AUSL-IRCCS Clinical Cancer Center of Reggio Emilia - Reggio Emilia, Italy
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Hopstaken JS, Vissers PAJ, Quispel R, de Vos-Geelen J, Brosens LAA, de Hingh IHJT, van der Geest LG, Besselink MG, van Laarhoven KJHM, Stommel MWJ. Impact of multicentre diagnostic workup in patients with pancreatic cancer on repeated diagnostic investigations, time-to-diagnosis and time-to-treatment: A nationwide analysis. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2022; 48:2195-2201. [PMID: 35701256 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.05.031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/02/2022] [Revised: 05/04/2022] [Accepted: 05/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/15/2022]
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BACKGROUND Due to the centralization of pancreatic surgery, patients with suspected pancreatic cancer may undergo diagnostic workup in both a non-pancreatic centre and a pancreatic centre, i.e. multicentre workup. This retrospective study assessed whether multicentre diagnostic workup is associated with repeated diagnostics, delayed time-to-diagnosis, delayed time-to-treatment, survival and whether variation existed among pancreatic cancer networks. METHODS This nationwide study included all patients diagnosed with non-metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) in 2015, registered by the Netherlands Cancer Registry. A delayed time-to-diagnosis was defined as ≥3 weeks from initial hospital visit to final diagnosis. A delayed time-to-treatment was defined as ≥6 weeks from the first hospital visit to start of first tumour treatment. Multilevel logistic regression analyses and survival analyses were performed. RESULTS In total, 931 patients with non-metastatic PDAC were included. Overall, 175 patients (19%) underwent a multicentre diagnostic workup, which was significantly associated with repeated diagnostic investigations (OR = 6.31, 95% CI 4.13-9.64, P < 0.0001), a delayed time-to-diagnosis (OR = 2.66 95% CI 1.74-4.06, P < 0.001), and a delayed time-to-treatment (OR = 1.93 95% CI 1.12-3.31, P = 0.02), but not with decreased survival (HR = 1.09 95% CI 0.83-1.44; P = 0.532). Variation in outcomes per network was observed, especially for time-to-treatment, though the ICC was not statistically significant (P = 0.065). CONCLUSION Multicentre diagnostic workup for patients with PDAC is associated with repeated diagnostic investigations, a delayed time-to-diagnosis and delayed time-to-treatment compared to patients with monocentre workup. To reduce costs and improve treatment times, efforts should be made to improve network coordination, for example via network care pathways.
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- Jana S Hopstaken
- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Radboud Institute for Health Sciences, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands; Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Reinier de Graaf Groep, Delft, the Netherlands
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Pathology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands, Department of Pathology, UMC Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands.
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Seufferlein T, Mayerle J, Blödt S, Derenz S, Follmann M, Kestler A, Köster MJ, Langer T, Rütters D, Wesselmann S, Lorenz P. Leitlinienreport der S3-Leitlinie zum exokrinen Pankreaskarzinom. ZEITSCHRIFT FUR GASTROENTEROLOGIE 2022; 60:288-391. [PMID: 35700969 DOI: 10.1055/a-1771-6893] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/13/2023]
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- AWMF-Institut für Medizinisches Wissensmanagement, Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsche Krebsgesellschaft (DKG), Berlin, Germany
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- Deutsche Gesellschaft für Gastroneterologie, Verdauungs- und Stoffwechselkrankheiten (DGVS), Berlin, Germany
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Survey on the current status of the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer in public tertiary hospitals in China: a cross-sectional questionnaire-based, observational study. JOURNAL OF PANCREATOLOGY 2021. [DOI: 10.1097/jp9.0000000000000079] [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] Open
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Gardi N, Ketkar M, McKinnon RA, Pandol SJ, Dutt S, Barreto SG. Down-regulation of metabolic pathways could offset the poor prognosis conferred by co-existent diabetes mellitus in pancreatic (head) adenocarcinoma. ANZ J Surg 2021; 91:2466-2474. [PMID: 34514690 DOI: 10.1111/ans.17194] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2021] [Revised: 08/23/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients with diabetes mellitus (DM) have poor overall survival. Underlying mechanisms have not been fully clarified. This presents an opportunity for precision-oncology for which we systematically analysed publicly-available PDAC transcriptome data. METHODS PDAC TCGA RNASeq data were used. Analyses were restricted to only 'high purity' and 'head' as anatomical site. Patients were characterised by: (1) Gene expression classification, and (2) Weighted gene correlation network analysis (WGCNA) to identify co-expression patterns of genes. Newly identified gene signature subclasses of pancreatic head PDAC were associated with clinical and functional characteristics of patients. RESULTS Consensus clustering identified two patient subclasses within PDAC involving pancreatic head. WGCNA identified 11 distinct networks of gene expression patterns across two sub-classes. Class 1 patients demonstrated a significant upregulation of Module 5 and Module 6 gene expression compared to Class 2. Class 1 predominantly expressed the acinar, ductal and islet cell gene signatures. There were significantly less patients with DM in Class 1 subclass compared to Class 2 (p < 0.037). Patients with DM had significant downregulation of pathways involved in cellular metabolism, hormone secretion and paucity of islet cell markers with no reduced survival compared with non-diabetics. CONCLUSIONS A significant proportion of patients with PDAC of pancreatic head and DM exhibit downregulation of pathways involved in cellular metabolism, hormone secretion and signalling accompanied by a paucity of islet expression. Investigating the relationship between DM and gene expression profiles in patients with PDAC presents opportunities to improve overall survival in diabetics with PDAC.
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- Nilesh Gardi
- Department of Medical Oncology, Tata Memorial Hospital, Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India.,Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.,Shilpee Dutt Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Division of Digestive and Liver Diseases, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA
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- Homi Bhabha National Institute, Mumbai, India.,Shilpee Dutt Laboratory, Advanced Centre for Treatment, Research and Education in Cancer (ACTREC), Tata Memorial Centre, Mumbai, India
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- Flinders Health and Medical Research Institute, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Division of Surgery and Perioperative Medicine, Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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Partelli S, Sclafani F, Barbu ST, Beishon M, Bonomo P, Braz G, de Braud F, Brunner T, Cavestro GM, Crul M, Trill MD, Ferollà P, Herrmann K, Karamitopoulou E, Neuzillet C, Orsi F, Seppänen H, Torchio M, Valenti D, Zamboni G, Zins M, Costa A, Poortmans P. European Cancer Organisation Essential Requirements for Quality Cancer Care (ERQCC): Pancreatic Cancer. Cancer Treat Rev 2021; 99:102208. [PMID: 34238640 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctrv.2021.102208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2020] [Revised: 04/07/2021] [Accepted: 04/09/2021] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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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. Pancreatic cancer is an increasing cause of cancer mortality and has wide variation in treatment and care in Europe. It is a major healthcare burden and has complex diagnosis and treatment challenges. Care must be carried out only in pancreatic 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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- Stefano Partelli
- European Society of Surgical Oncology (ESSO); IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC); Institut Jules Bordet, Brussels, Belgium
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- Pancreatic Cancer Europe (PCE); Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania
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- Cancer World, European School of Oncology (ESO), Milan, Italy
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- Flims Alumni Club (FAC); Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- European Oncology Nursing Society (EONS); Portuguese Oncology Institute, Porto, Portugal
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- Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI); IRCCS Foundation National Cancer Institute of Milan, Milan, Italy
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- European Society for Radiotherapy and Oncology (ESTRO); Otto von Guericke University, Magdeburg, Germany
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- European Hereditary Tumour Group (EHTG); IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- European Society of Oncology Pharmacy (ESOP); Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Netherlands
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- International Psycho-Oncology Society (IPOS); ATRIUM: Psycho-Oncology & Clinical Psychology, Madrid, Spain
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- International Neuroendocrine Cancer Alliance (INCA); Umbria Regional Cancer Network, Perugia, Italy
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- European Association of Nuclear Medicine (EANM); University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
| | - Eva Karamitopoulou
- European Society of Pathology (ESP); Institute of Pathology, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
| | - Cindy Neuzillet
- International Society of Geriatric Oncology (SIOG), Institut Curie, Saint-Cloud, France
| | - Franco Orsi
- Cardiovascular and Interventional Radiological Society of Europe (CIRSE); European Institute of Oncology, Milan, Italy
| | - Hanna Seppänen
- Association of European Cancer Leagues (ECL); Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
| | - Martina Torchio
- Organisation of European Cancer Institutes (OECI); IRCCS Foundation National Cancer Institute of Milan, Milan, Italy
| | - Danila Valenti
- European Association for Palliative Care (EAPC); Palliative Care Network, AUSL Bologna, Bologna, Italy
| | - Giulia Zamboni
- European Society of Oncologic Imaging (ESOI); University Hospital Verona, Verona, Italy
| | - Marc Zins
- European Society of Radiology (ESR); Groupe hospitalier Paris Saint-Joseph, Paris, France
| | | | - Philip Poortmans
- European Cancer Organisation (ECCO); Iridium Kankernetwerk and University of Antwerp, Wilrijk-Antwerp, Belgium
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