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Boo M, Simcock B, Sykes P, Brand A. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) use for prolonged venous thromboembolism prophylaxis following surgery for gynaecological malignancies in Australia and New Zealand - A clinician survey. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2024; 64:36-41. [PMID: 37434425 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13737] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/04/2023] [Accepted: 07/02/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND Current international guidelines recommend 28 days of enoxaparin as venous thromboembolism (VTE) prophylaxis after surgery for gynaecologic cancer. Direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) have been investigated as an alternative to enoxaparin for post-operative VTE prophylaxis. High-quality evidence to demonstrate safety and efficacy is lacking. AIMS We aim to investigate the current practice regarding VTE prophylaxis among gynaecological oncologists in Australia and New Zealand following laparotomy for gynaecological malignancy, in particular the use of DOACs for VTE prophylaxis. MATERIALS AND METHODS Sixty-seven practising gynaecologic oncologists (GO) were identified through Royal Australia and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists database and emailed online surveys that asked about VTE prophylaxis practice and views of DOACs in this setting. Data were then collected through Survey Monkey and evaluated. RESULTS The majority (77.1%) routinely prescribed 28 days of enoxaparin following laparotomy for gynaecological malignancies. In clinical circumstance such as laparoscopy for gynaecological malignancies and surgery for vulva malignancies, there was variation in thromboprophylaxis practices. No GO reported routine use of DOACs in any clinical circumstance. There were 56% of GOs who used a DOAC in their practice at some point. Barriers to routine use of DOACs in current practice included insufficient evidence (68%), issue with cost (40.4%) and concerns about safety (29.7%). CONCLUSIONS Enoxaparin prescribed for 28 days remains the current clinical practice in preventing VTE following laparotomy for gynaecological malignancy. The main barrier to routine DOAC use as post-operative thromboprophylaxis is a lack of evidence which reflects the need for a larger prospective study.
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- Marilyn Boo
- Westmead Hospital, Gynaecology Oncology Department, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Christchurch Women's Hospital, Gynaecology Oncology Department, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Christchurch Women's Hospital, Gynaecology Oncology Department, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Westmead Hospital, Gynaecology Oncology Department, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Noori N, Edwards L, Anpalagan A, Athavale R, Burling M, Herbst U, Brand A, Kapurubandara S. Bilateral salpingectomy as an option of permanent contraception at time of caesarean section: A survey of practice. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2024; 64:72-76. [PMID: 37674327 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13748] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2023] [Accepted: 08/15/2023] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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BACKGROUND Opportunistic bilateral salpingectomy during benign gynaecologic surgery is advocated as a risk-reducing strategy due to the inverse association of epithelial ovarian cancers observed in epidemiological studies in a low-risk setting. Currently, no formal guidance exists for permanent surgical contraception at time of caesarean section in Australia. AIMS Our aim was to survey Fellows of the Royal Australian and New Zealand College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RANZCOG) regarding bilateral salpingectomy compared to other procedures offered for permanent contraception at the time of caesarean section. MATERIALS AND METHODS An online survey was utilised to collect clinician demographics, opinions, barriers, and justifications in regard to options of permanent surgical contraception at time of caesarean section. RESULTS Bilateral salpingectomy was identified as the most effective method of permanent contraception at time of caesarean section. However, only 62% of respondents offer the procedure as a method of permanent contraception. The two most common reasons for clinicians to offer bilateral salpingectomy at time of caesarean section were evidence suggesting a link between the fallopian tube and gynaecological cancer (80%) and efficacy as a permanent form of contraception (16%). The primary barrier identified by 51% of respondents was perceived increased risk of surgical complications, followed by reasoning that it would not allow the possibility of future tubal reversal. CONCLUSION This study identifies diverse opinions on surgical approach to permanent contraception at time of caesarean section and offered by clinicians of RANZCOG. Further research is required to establish safety profiles and short- and long-term risks of bilateral salpingectomy.
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- Nargis Noori
- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery Unit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery Unit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gynaecological Oncology Department, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Gynaecological Oncology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gynaecological Oncology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Gynaecological Oncology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Obstetrics and Gynaecology Department, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery Unit, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Brand A, Hornig C, Crayen C, Hamann A, Martineck S, Leistner DM, Dreger H, Sündermann S, Unbehaun A, Sherif M, Haghikia A, Bischoff S, Lueg J, Kühnle Y, Paul O, Squier S, Stangl K, Falk V, Landmesser U, Stangl V. Medical graphics to improve patient understanding and anxiety in elderly and cognitively impaired patients scheduled for transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). Clin Res Cardiol 2023:10.1007/s00392-023-02352-8. [PMID: 38117299 DOI: 10.1007/s00392-023-02352-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/21/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anxiety and limited patient comprehension may pose significant barriers when informing elderly patients about complex procedures such as transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI). OBJECTIVES We aimed to evaluate the utility of medical graphics to improve the patient informed consent (IC) before TAVI. METHODS In this prospective, randomized dual center study, 301 patients were assigned to a patient brochure containing medical graphics (Comic group, n = 153) or sham information (Control group, n = 148) on top of usual IC. Primary outcomes were patient understanding of central IC-related aspects and periprocedural anxiety assessed by the validated Spielberger State Trait Anxiety Inventory (STAI), both analyzed by cognitive status according to the Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA). RESULTS Patient understanding was significantly higher in the Comic group [mean number of correct answers 12.8 (SD 1.2) vs. 11.3 (1.8); mean difference 1.5 (95% CI 1.2-1.8); p < 0.001]. This effect was more pronounced in the presence of cognitive dysfunction (MoCA < 26) [12.6 (1.2) in the Comic vs. 10.9 (1.6) in the Control group; mean difference 1.8 (1.4-2.2), p < 0.001]. Mean STAI score declined by 5.7 (95% CI 5.1-6.3; p < 0.001) in the Comic and 0.8 points (0.2-1.4; p = 0.015) in the Control group. Finally, mean STAI score decreased in the Comic group by 4.7 (3.8-5.6) in cognitively impaired patients and by 6.6 (95% CI 5.8 to 7.5) in patients with normal cognitive function (p < 0.001 each). CONCLUSIONS Our results prove beneficial effects for using medical graphics to inform elderly patients about TAVI by improving patient understanding and reducing periprocedural anxiety (DRKS00021661; 23/Oct/2020). Medical graphics entailed significant beneficial effects on the primary endpoints, patient understanding and periprocedural anxiety, compared to the usual patient informed consent (IC) procedure. Patient understanding of IC-related aspects was significantly higher in the Comic group, with a more pronounced benefit in patients with cognitive impairment (p for IC method and cognitive status < 0.001, respectively; p for IC method x MoCA category interaction = 0.017). There further was a significant decline of periprocedural anxiety in patients with and without cognitive impairment (p for IC method x measuring time point < 0.001; p for IC method x MoCA category x measuring time point interaction = 0.018).
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- A Brand
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany.
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany.
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Education and Psychology, Freie Universität Berlin, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195, Berlin, Germany
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- Mintwissen-Science Communication Agency and Publishing House, Paulusstr. 11, 40237, Düsseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Goethe University Hospital, Universitäres Herz- und Gefässzentrum Frankfurt, Frankfurt am Main, 60590, Frankfurt, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner site Rhein-Main, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Berlin, Germany
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- Brill Professor Emeritus of English and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, The Pennsylvania State University, University Park, PA, 16802, USA
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany
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- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Cardiology, Angiology and Intensive Care Medicine, Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charité, Campus Charité Mitte, Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), partner Site Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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Subramanian H, Trivedi R, Fuchsova V, Elder E, Brand A, Howle J, Mann GJ, DeFazio A, Amis T, Kairaitis K. Follow-up assessment of sleep-related symptoms in patients after treatment for cancer: responses to continuous positive airway pressure treatment for co-morbid obstructive sleep apnoea. Sleep Breath 2023:10.1007/s11325-023-02946-6. [PMID: 38051468 DOI: 10.1007/s11325-023-02946-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/09/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 10/27/2023] [Indexed: 12/07/2023]
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PURPOSE To assess changes in sleep-related symptoms in patients with breast cancer, endometrial cancer and melanoma previously examined for sleep-related symptoms and the presence of PSG (polysomnography)-determined OSA, ≥ 3 years post-treatment; and to evaluate how CPAP treatment affects sleep-related symptoms in patients previously diagnosed with OSA. METHODS Patients initially recruited from breast cancer, endometrial cancer, and melanoma follow-up clinics at Westmead Hospital (Sydney, Australia) participated in this questionnaire-based study. Demographic and change in cancer status data were collected at follow-up. Patients completed the Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index [poor sleep quality, PSQITOTAL ≥ 5au], Insomnia Severity Index, Epworth Sleepiness Scale and Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire; with ΔPSQITOTAL ≥ 3au indicating a clinically meaningful change in sleep quality over follow-up. PSG-determined OSA was confirmed using the apnoea-hypopnoea index. CPAP compliance was determined via self-report (CPAP compliant, CPAP; not compliant, non-CPAP). Logistic regression models determined if changes in cancer status, AHI, cancer subgroup or CPAP treatment was predictive of ΔPSQITOTAL ≥ 3 au and p < 0.05 indicated statistical significance. RESULTS The 60 patients recruited had breast cancer (n = 22), endometrial cancer (n = 15), and melanoma (n = 23). Cancer subgroups were similarly aged, and all had median follow-up PSQITOTAL scores ≥ 5au; breast cancer patients scoring the highest (p < 0.05). The CPAP group had significantly reduced PSQITOTAL scores (p = 0.02) at follow-up, unlike the non-CPAP group. Cancer subgroups had similar median ISITOTAL, ESSTOTAL and FOSQ-10TOTAL scores at follow-up, regardless of CPAP treatment. There were no significant predictors of ΔPSQITOTAL ≥ 3 au at follow-up. CONCLUSION Sleep-related symptoms persist in patients with cancer ≥ 3 years after treatment, although these symptoms improve with CPAP. Future studies should evaluate how CPAP affects survival outcomes in cancer patients with comorbid OSA.
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- Harini Subramanian
- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Blacktown, Australia
- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia.
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia.
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia.
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Foster L, Girgis C, Kirby A, Harnett P, Brand A. The use of intraperitoneal chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer - The experience of a tertiary referral centre. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2023. [PMID: 37994114 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13767] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/16/2023] [Accepted: 10/16/2023] [Indexed: 11/24/2023]
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BACKGROUND Platinum-based chemotherapy is the backbone of the medical management of ovarian cancer. The dose, route and timing of treatment are ongoing areas of debate. Intraperitoneal (IP) chemotherapy is an alternative delivery method treatment to the conventional intravenous (IV) route for patients with epithelial ovarian cancer, with efficacy supported by Level 1 evidence. AIMS To compare the outcomes and feasibility of IP to IV delivery of platinum-based chemotherapy in patients with advanced epithelial ovarian cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS In a single institution, patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy (IP and IV) for Stages III and IV epithelial ovarian cancer over the period January 2006-December 2018 were identified through a prospectively maintained database. All patients with an IP port inserted were included. A control group of patients treated with IV chemotherapy was created using criteria identified during the study and in the randomised trials that tested IP chemotherapy. Assessments were made for relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) for each cohort. RESULTS A total of 639 patients received adjuvant chemotherapy (73 IP and 566 IV) during the study period. Both the IP group and matched IV control group (65 patients) had a median RFS of 26 months. The median OS in the IP group was 63.9 months, and in the IV group was 57.2 months. At ten years, a significantly higher proportion of patients were alive in the IP group cohort (16% vs 3%, relative risk 5.5, 95% CI 1.29-24, P = 0.012). IP chemotherapy was well tolerated by our cohort. In the IP group, 73% had four or more IP cycles and 99% received six or more cycles of chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS Our cohort had a high rate of completion of IP chemotherapy with excellent rates of completion of six cycles of any treatment. The RFS and OS in the IP chemotherapy group were comparable to each other and reflected those in the published literature. A significantly higher proportion of patients in the IP cohort were alive at ten years than in the IV cohort.
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- Leon Foster
- Department of Gynaecology Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Clinical Trials Centre, National Health and Medical Research Council, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecology Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Hayes S, Obermair A, Mileshkin L, Davis A, Gordon LG, Eakin E, Janda M, Beesley VL, Barnes EH, Spence RR, Sandler C, Jones T, Vagenas D, Webb P, Andrews J, Brand A, Lee YC, Friedlander M, Pumpa K, O'Neille H, Williams M, Stockler M. Exercise during CHemotherapy for Ovarian cancer (ECHO) trial: design and implementation of a randomised controlled trial. BMJ Open 2023; 13:e067925. [PMID: 37055210 PMCID: PMC10106078 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-067925] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/15/2023] Open
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INTRODUCTION Epidemiological evidence supports an association between higher levels of physical activity and improved cancer survival. Trial evidence is now needed to demonstrate the effect of exercise in a clinical setting. The Exercise during CHemotherapy for Ovarian cancer (ECHO) trial is a phase III, randomised controlled trial, designed to determine the effect of exercise on progression-free survival and physical well-being for patients receiving first-line chemotherapy for ovarian cancer. METHODS AND ANALYSIS Participants (target sample size: n=500) include women with newly diagnosed primary ovarian cancer, scheduled to receive first-line chemotherapy. Consenting participants are randomly allocated (1:1) to either the exercise intervention (plus usual care) or usual care alone, with stratification for recruitment site, age, stage of disease and chemotherapy delivery (neoadjuvant vs adjuvant). The exercise intervention involves individualised exercise prescription with a weekly target of 150 minutes of moderate-intensity, mixed-mode exercise (equivalent to 450 metabolic equivalent minutes per week), delivered for the duration of first-line chemotherapy through weekly telephone sessions with a trial-trained exercise professional. The primary outcomes are progression-free survival and physical well-being. Secondary outcomes include overall survival, physical function, body composition, quality of life, fatigue, sleep, lymphoedema, anxiety, depression, chemotherapy completion rate, chemotherapy-related adverse events, physical activity levels and healthcare usage. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval for the ECHO trial (2019/ETH08923) was granted by the Sydney Local Health District Ethics Review Committee (Royal Prince Alfred Zone) on 21 November 2014. Subsequent approvals were granted for an additional 11 sites across Queensland, New South Wales, Victoria and the Australian Capital Territory. Findings from the ECHO trial are planned to be disseminated via peer-reviewed publications and international exercise and oncology conferences. TRIAL REGISTRATION NUMBER Australian New Zealand Clinical Trial Registry (ANZCTRN12614001311640; https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=367123&isReview=true).
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- Sandra Hayes
- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- University of Sydney, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer Research, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Canberra Hospital and ANU Medical School, Australian National University, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Centre for Health Services Research, Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Population Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Nursing, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- University of Sydney, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- Sport and Exercise Science, School of Health Science, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Health Sciences and Social Work, Menzies Health Institute Queensland, Griffith University, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
- School of Psychological Sciences, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Public Health and Social Work, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Population Health Program, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- University of Sydney, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Waled and University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Sydney, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Research Institute for Sport and Exercise, University of Canberra, Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia
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- University of Sydney, NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Kumari S, Moujaber T, Madsen I, Gao B, Provan P, Srirangan S, Bouantoun N, Kennedy C, Sharma R, Fereday S, Traficante N, Friedlander M, Brand A, Gourley C, Garsed D, Bowtell D, Balleine R, Harnett P, DeFazio A. 16P Response to taxanes in low-grade serous ovarian cancer patients and cell lines. ESMO Open 2023. [DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.101037] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 04/05/2023] Open
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Subramanian H, Fuchsova V, Elder E, Brand A, Howle J, DeFazio A, Mann GJ, Amis T, Kairaitis K. Screening for obstructive sleep apnoea in post-treatment cancer patients. Cancer Rep (Hoboken) 2023; 6:e1740. [PMID: 36512174 PMCID: PMC10026305 DOI: 10.1002/cnr2.1740] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Revised: 08/31/2022] [Accepted: 10/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS For cancer patients, comorbid obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) poses additional risk to their surgical/anaesthetic outcomes, quality of life, and survival. However, OSA screening is not well-established in oncology settings. We tested two screening tools (STOP-Bang questionnaire [SBQ] and the at-home monitoring device, ApneaLink™Air), for predicting polysomnography (PSG) confirmed OSA in post-treatment cancer patients. METHODS Breast (n = 56), endometrial (n = 37) and melanoma patients (n = 50) were recruited from follow-up clinics at Westmead Hospital (Sydney, Australia). All underwent overnight PSG, 137 completed SBQ, and 99 completed ApneaLink™Air. Positive (PPV) and negative (NPV) predictive values for PSG-determined moderate-to-severe OSA and severe OSA, were calculated using an SBQ threshold ≥3 au and ApneaLink™Air apnoea-hypopnea index thresholds of ≥10, ≥15 and ≥30 events/h. RESULTS Both SBQ and ApneaLink™Air had high NPVs (92.7% and 85.2%-95.6% respectively) for severe OSA, but NPVs were lower for moderate-to-severe OSA (69.1% and 59.1%-75.5%, respectively). PPV for both tools were relatively low (all <73%). Combining both tools did not improve screening performance. CONCLUSIONS These screening tools may help identify cancer patients without severe OSA, but both are limited in identifying those with moderate-to-severe or severe OSA. PSG remains optimal for adequately identifying and managing comorbid OSA in cancer patients.
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- Harini Subramanian
- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Blacktown, Australia
- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- John Curtin School of Medical Research, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, Australia
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Srinivasa S, Bowman M, Titterton L, Harnett P, Brand A, Kirk J, Ragunathan A. Mainstream genetic testing for high-grade ovarian, tubal and peritoneal cancers: A tertiary referral centre experience. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2023; 63:241-246. [PMID: 36785489 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13650] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2022] [Accepted: 01/17/2023] [Indexed: 02/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Fifteen percent of ovarian, tubal, and peritoneal (OTP) invasive epithelial cancers are linked to an underlying heritable pathogenic variant (PV) in the BRCA1/2 cancer susceptibility genes. Identifying a PV has management implications for an affected individual and relatives. Cancer team-facilitated genetic testing (mainstreaming) aims to provide equitable systematic access to genetic testing for appropriate patients. AIM To evaluate a multi-disciplinary team (MDT)-led mainstream germline genetic testing program for OTP cancer at a tertiary referral centre. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted a retrospective review of our MDT-led mainstream genetic testing program initiated in June 2017. We included all patients diagnosed with OTP cancer registered with the hospital gynaecological oncology MDT from program initiation to December 2020. Patients were considered eligible for testing if they were diagnosed with a high-grade epithelial OTP AND ≤70 years, OR if >70 with a first/second degree relative with breast and/or ovarian cancer OR Jewish ancestry. RESULTS Of 205 women diagnosed with high-grade epithelial OTP cancer, 140 were eligible for mainstreaming. Eight-five percent were mainstreamed, with the gynae-oncologists facilitating 64.5% of tests. The overall PV detection rate in BRCA1/2 was 10.1% (BRCA1 n = 9, BRCA2 n = 3). The median turnaround time (TAT) was 44.5 days (range 16-118). All women with PV were referred to the Familial Cancer Service for further assessment and five (of six eligible; 83%) were subsequently treated with polyadenosine diphosphate ribose polymerase inhibitors. Cascade testing was undertaken in 75% of families with a mean of three relatives tested per proband. CONCLUSION Mainstreamed genetic testing is feasible, with an acceptable TAT, ensuring adequate opportunity to inform treatment decisions. Tumour testing and inclusion of moderate-risk cancer predisposition genes in mainstreaming represent potential pathways that will require further exploration.
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- Shweta Srinivasa
- Familial Cancer Service, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Familial Cancer Service, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Familial Cancer Service, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gynaeoncology, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Familial Cancer Service, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Familial Cancer Service, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Yap S, Vassallo A, Goldsbury D, O'Connell DL, Brand A, Emery J, DeFazio A, Canfell K, Steinberg J. Pathways to diagnosis of endometrial and ovarian cancer in the 45 and Up Study cohort. Cancer Causes Control 2023; 34:47-58. [PMID: 36209449 PMCID: PMC9816254 DOI: 10.1007/s10552-022-01634-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/15/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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PURPOSE To determine pathways to endometrial or ovarian cancer diagnosis by comparing health service utilization between cancer cases and matched cancer-free controls, using linked health records. METHODS From cancer registry records, we identified 238 incident endometrial and 167 ovarian cancer cases diagnosed during 2006-2013 in the Australian 45 and Up Study cohort (142,973 female participants). Each case was matched to four cancer-free controls on birthdate, sex, place of residence, smoking status, and body mass index. The use of relevant health services during the 13-18-, 7-12-, 0-6-, and 0-1-months pre-diagnosis for cases and the corresponding dates for their matched controls was determined through linkage with subsidized medical services and hospital records. RESULTS Healthcare utilization diverged between women with cancer and controls in the 0-6-months, particularly 0-1 months, pre-diagnosis. In the 0-1 months, 74.8% of endometrial and 50.3% of ovarian cases visited a gynecologist/gynecological oncologist, 11.3% and 59.3% had a CA125 test, 5.5% and 48.5% an abdominal pelvic CT scan, and 34.5% and 30.5% a transvaginal pelvic ultrasound, respectively (versus ≤ 1% of matched controls). Moreover, 25.1% of ovarian cancer cases visited an emergency department in the 0-1-months pre-diagnosis (versus 1.3% of matched controls), and GP visits were significantly more common for cases than controls in this period. CONCLUSION Most women with endometrial or ovarian cancer accessed recommended specialists and tests in the 0-1-months pre-diagnosis, but a high proportion of women with ovarian cancer visited an emergency department. This reinforces the importance of timely specialist referral.
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- Sarsha Yap
- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, 153 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia.
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- Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- The George Institute for Global Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Sydney School of Public Health, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, 153 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia
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- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, 153 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia
- School of Medicine and Public Health, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Research and Department of General Practice, Faculty of Medicine, Dentistry and Health Sciences, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, 153 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, 153 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia
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- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, 153 Dowling St, Woolloomooloo, Sydney, NSW, 2011, Australia
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Garsed DW, Pandey A, Fereday S, Kennedy CJ, Takahashi K, Alsop K, Hamilton PT, Hendley J, Chiew YE, Traficante N, Provan P, Ariyaratne D, Au-Yeung G, Bateman NW, Bowes L, Brand A, Christie EL, Cunningham JM, Friedlander M, Grout B, Harnett P, Hung J, McCauley B, McNally O, Piskorz AM, Saner FAM, Vierkant RA, Wang C, Winham SJ, Pharoah PDP, Brenton JD, Conrads TP, Maxwell GL, Ramus SJ, Pearce CL, Pike MC, Nelson BH, Goode EL, DeFazio A, Bowtell DDL. The genomic and immune landscape of long-term survivors of high-grade serous ovarian cancer. Nat Genet 2022; 54:1853-1864. [PMID: 36456881 PMCID: PMC10478425 DOI: 10.1038/s41588-022-01230-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Accepted: 10/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
Abstract
Fewer than half of all patients with advanced-stage high-grade serous ovarian cancers (HGSCs) survive more than five years after diagnosis, but those who have an exceptionally long survival could provide insights into tumor biology and therapeutic approaches. We analyzed 60 patients with advanced-stage HGSC who survived more than 10 years after diagnosis using whole-genome sequencing, transcriptome and methylome profiling of their primary tumor samples, comparing this data to 66 short- or moderate-term survivors. Tumors of long-term survivors were more likely to have multiple alterations in genes associated with DNA repair and more frequent somatic variants resulting in an increased predicted neoantigen load. Patients clustered into survival groups based on genomic and immune cell signatures, including three subsets of patients with BRCA1 alterations with distinctly different outcomes. Specific combinations of germline and somatic gene alterations, tumor cell phenotypes and differential immune responses appear to contribute to long-term survival in HGSC.
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- Dale W Garsed
- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Deeley Research Centre, BC Cancer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence, Uniformed Services University and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Henry M. Jackson Foundation for the Advancement of Military Medicine, Inc., Bethesda, MD, USA
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- The Royal Women's Hospital, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Bern University Hospital and University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Division of Clinical Trials and Biostatistics, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Computational Biology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Division of Computational Biology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- Department of Public Health and Primary Care, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Cancer Research UK Cambridge Institute, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
- Department of Oncology, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK
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- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence, Uniformed Services University and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Women's Service Line, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, USA
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- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Gynecologic Cancer Center of Excellence, Uniformed Services University and Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, Bethesda, MD, USA
- Women's Health Integrated Research Center, Women's Service Line, Inova Health System, Falls Church, VA, USA
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- School of Clinical Medicine, Faculty of Medicine and Health, University of NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Adult Cancer Program, Lowy Cancer Research Centre, University of NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Rogel Cancer Center, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- The Deeley Research Centre, BC Cancer, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Medical Genetics, The University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, University of Victoria, Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
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- Division of Epidemology, Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, MN, USA
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- The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
- The Daffodil Centre, The University of Sydney, a joint venture with Cancer Council NSW, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
- Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia.
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Steudel T, Mattig I, Romero Dorta E, Barzen G, Frumkin D, Laule N, Al Daas M, Spethmann S, Knebel F, Canaan-Kuhl S, Stangl K, Hahn K, Brand A. Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular radial strain to differentiate cardiac amyloidosis from Fabry disease. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.064] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Left ventricular (LV) wall thickening is a typical echocardiographic finding in infiltrative cardiomyopathies like cardiac amyloidosis (CA) and Fabry disease (FD). The discrimination of both infiltrative diseases remains challenging by standard as well as 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE)-based analysis of longitudinal LV strain patterns. Over the recent years, a constant development in image quality and data processing provided better possibilities to analyse layer specific myocardial deformation indices. With regards to FD, specific layer LV strain patterns may be useful to rule-in FD in patients with suspected infiltrative cardiomyopathy.
Purpose
The aim of the present study was to investigate differences and the diagnostic value of layer specific 2D STE-based radial LV strain indices in CA and FD.
Methods
Next to standard parameters of a comprehensive echocardiographic assessment (Vivid E9 or E95, GE Vingmed, Horton, Norway, with an M5S 1.5–4.5MHz transducer), we retrospectively analysed the transmural radial LV strain (GSradial), the subendocardial radial LV strain (GSendo), the subepicardial radial LV strain (GSepi), and the strain gradient (GSendo − GSepi) (EchoPAC software, GE) in FD patients and CA patient from the amyloidosis registry at our study site. A Receiver operating curve (ROC) analysis was used to assess the diagnostic value of the respective LV strain values and the layer-specific strain gradient to discriminate FD and CA.
Results
A total of 38 FD and 40 CA patients were included in our analyses. In patients with FD, GSepi showed a marked impairment. LV radial and layer strain were significantly reduced in CA compared to FD patients [GSradial −12.0 (−16.2 to −9.9) in CA vs. −17.7 (−20.5 to −14.6) in FD; p<0.001); GSendo (−20.6 (−27.0 to −15.7) in CA vs. −30.0 (−32.0 to −25.6) in FD; p<0.001); and GSepi (−7.4 (−8.9 to −4.8) in CA vs. −9.1 (−11.86 to −7.6) in FD; p<0.001)]. The gradient of GSendo and GSepi was significantly lower in patients with CA compared to FD (−14.0±5.6 in CA vs. −19.4±4.3 in FD respectively; p<0.001). GSendo held the highest diagnostic accuracy to discriminate CA and FD (area under the curve [AUC] 0.83, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.73–0.92). The layer-specific strain gradient GSendo − Gsepi showed an AUC of 0.79 (CI 0.69 to 0.89).
Conclusion
Layer-specific strain analysis demonstrated significantly reduced strain values in CA patients compared to FD. The analysis of GSendo held a high diagnostic accuracy to discriminate FD and CA in patients. The integration of layer-specific LV strain indices into the diagnostic work-up may improve the management of patients with an unclear thick heart pathology in future.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Private company. Main funding source(s): Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA, USA)
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- T Steudel
- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite University Hospital , Berlin , Germany
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Mattig I, Steudel T, Romero Dorta E, Barzen G, Frumkin D, Laule N, Al-Daas M, Spethmann S, Stangl K, Knebel F, Canaan-Kuehl S, Hahn K, Brand A. New echocardiographic approaches to differentiate cardiac amyloidosis and Fabry disease: the right heart and mitral valve thickness. Eur Heart J 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehac544.035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Abstract
Background
Infiltrative cardiomyopathies such as cardiac amyloidosis (CA) and Fabry disease (FD) are associated with high cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. Diagnosis is often challenging as CA and FD may present similar cardiac phenotypes on standard echocardiographic imaging, especially in early stages of disease.
Purpose
Our study focuses on right ventricular (RV) two-dimensional speckle tracking imaging and mitral valve thickness as diagnostic strategies to discriminate CA from FD. Here, we report preliminary data of our study registry of CA and FD patients.
Methods
We retrospectively screened patients with diagnosed CA or with genetically confirmed FD from our study registry. Global and free wall RV strain and mitral leaflet thickening in both groups were analysed using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography and linear measurements from a parastenal long axis view, respectively (Vivid E9 or E95, GE Vingmed, Horton, Norway, M5S 1.5–4.5MHz transducer). The diagnostic accuracy for discriminating CA and FD in both groups was evaluated using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis.
Results
A total of 33 FD and 27 CA patients, including 17 patients with wild-type transthyretin-related (ATTR) CA, 8 patients with hereditary ATTR CA, one patient with light chain CA, and one patient with AA CA, were included. RV function was significantly reduced in CA compared to FD patients as measured by global longitudinal RV strain (−13.6±5.1 in CA vs. −18.4±3.9 in FD, p<0.001) and free wall longitudinal RV strain (−17.5±5.7 in CA vs. −21.3±4.4 in FD, p=0.005). Significantly lower longitudinal RV strain was observed in the basal to mid ventricular region in CA compared to FD patients, while RV apical strain was not significantly different between the two groups. RV global longitudinal strain had the highest diagnostic accuracy of strain analyses (area under the curve [AUC] 0.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.66–0.93) to discriminate CA from FD. Additional measurement of the mitral valve in mid diastole in the parasternal long axis view revealed a significantly thickened leaflet in CA patients (4.6±1.2 mm in CA vs. 2.9±1.0 mm in FD, p<0.001) corresponding to an AUC of 0.84 (95% CI 0.72–0.96) in ROC analysis.
Conclusion
Global longitudinal RV strain was significantly reduced in CA patients while the mitral valve leaflets were significantly thickened compared to FD patients. Therefore, both parameters may be useful to discriminate CA from FD in the echocardiographic workup of patients with unclear left ventricular wall thickening.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Other. Main funding source(s): Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (Cambridge, MA, USA)
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- I Mattig
- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin , Berlin , Germany
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Kairaitis K, Madut AS, Subramanian H, Trivedi R, Man H, Mather M, Brand A, Elder E, Howle J, Mann GJ, Amis TC, De Fazio A. Cancer sleep symptom-related phenotypic clustering differs across three cancer specific patient cohorts. J Sleep Res 2022; 31:e13588. [PMID: 35470503 PMCID: PMC9788230 DOI: 10.1111/jsr.13588] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2021] [Revised: 02/10/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
Specific sleep disorders have been linked to disease progression in different cancers. We hypothesised sleep symptom clusters would differ between cancer types. The aim of this study was to compare sleep symptom clusters in post-treatment melanoma, breast and endometrial cancer patients. Data were collected from 124 breast cancer patients (1 male, 60 ± 15 years, 28.1 ± 6.6 kg/m2 ), 82 endometrial cancer patients (64.0 ± 12.5 years, 33.5 ± 10.4 kg/m2 ) and 112 melanoma patients (59 male, 65.0 ± 18.0 years, 29.1 ± 6.6 kg/m2 ). All patients completed validated questionnaires to assess sleep symptoms, including the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS), Pittsburgh Sleep Quality Index (PSQI), Insomnia Severity Index (ISI), and Functional Outcomes of Sleep Questionnaire-10 (FOSQ-10). Snoring, tiredness, observed apneas, age, BMI, and gender data were also collected. Binary values (PSQI, ISI, FOSQ), or continuous variables for sleepiness (ESS) and perceived sleep quality (PSQI), were created and sleep symptom clusters were identified and compared across cancer cohorts. Four distinct sleep symptom clusters were identified: minimally symptomatic (n = 152, 47.7%); insomnia-predominant (n = 87, 24.9%); very sleepy with upper airway symptoms (n = 51, 16.3%), and severely symptomatic with severe dysfunction (n = 34, 11.1%). Breast cancer patients were significantly more likely to be in the insomnia predominant or severely symptomatic with severe dysfunction clusters, whereas melanoma patients were more likely to be minimally symptomatic or sleepy with upper airway symptoms (p <0.0001). Endometrial cancer patients were equally distributed across symptom clusters. Sleep symptom clusters vary across cancer patients. A more personalised approach to the management of sleep-related symptoms in these patients may improve the long term quality of life and survival.
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- Kristina Kairaitis
- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Department of Respiratory and Sleep MedicineWestmead HospitalWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Sydney Informatics HubThe University of SydneyCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Department of Gynaecological OncologyWestmead HospitalWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead HospitalSydneyNew South WalesAustralia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead and Blacktown HospitalsWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Melanoma Institute of AustraliaThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Melanoma Institute of AustraliaThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Centre for Cancer ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and HealthThe University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Department of Respiratory and Sleep MedicineWestmead HospitalWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of Gynaecological OncologyWestmead HospitalWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,Centre for Cancer ResearchThe Westmead Institute for Medical ResearchWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia,The Daffodil CentreThe University of Sydney, a Joint Venture with Cancer Council NSW, The University of SydneyCamperdownNew South WalesAustralia
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Brand A, Crayen C, Hamann A, Martineck S, Gao L, Brand H, Squier S, Stangl K, Kendel F, Stangl V. Informed Consent before coronary angiography and percutaneous coronary intervention from the patient’s perspective: A picture is worth a thousand words. IJC Heart & Vasculature 2022; 41:101076. [PMID: 35800041 PMCID: PMC9254333 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcha.2022.101076] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/01/2022] [Accepted: 06/22/2022] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- A. Brand
- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Campus Charité Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Germany
- Corresponding author at: Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Campus Charité Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany.
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- Freie Universität Berlin, Department of Education and Psychology, Habelschwerdter Allee 45, 14195 Berlin, Germany
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- mintwissen – science communication agency and publishing house, Paulusstr. 11, 40237 Düsseldrof, Germany
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- Sophia Martineck, Kollwitzstraße 52, 10405 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Nephrology and Medical Intensive Care, Campus Virchow Klinikum, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- The Pennsylvania State University, Brill Professor Emeritus of English and Women’s, Gender and Sexuality Studies, University Park, and Freie Universität Berlin, Einstein Visiting Fellow, PA 16802, United States
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Campus Charité Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Augustenburger Platz 1, 13353 Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Campus Charité Mitte, Charitéplatz 1, 10117 Berlin, Germany
- DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research), Partner Site Berlin, Germany
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Jasaityte R, Bajraktarevic R, Blaschke-Waluga D, Seeland U, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Stangl K, Knebel F, Stangl V, Brand A. Association of myocardial work indices with controlled arterial hypertension, age, weight and conventional echocardiographic parameters in women. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Objective
By incorporating myocardial deformation and afterload, novel echocardiographic myocardial work indices appear to be advantageous over the load-dependent left ventricular (LV) strain. As such, these indices might provide a better and load-independent estimation of LV function in patients with chronically increased afterload. To date, however, little is known about the relation of these indices to clinical and conventional echocardiographic parameters.
Purpose
Our aim was to evaluate the relationship between myocardial work indices and age, weight, conventional echocardiographic parameters, and the presence of previously defined well-controlled arterial hypertension (AH) in women without cardiovascular diseases.
Methods
We retrospectively analyzed echocardiographic data of women, included to the BEFRI (BErlin Female RIsk evaluation) trial. Global Work Index (GWI), Global Constructive Work (GCW), Global Wasted Work (GWW) and Global Work Efficiency (GWE) were calculated using commercially available software based on noninvasive pressure-strain loops. Mulitvariate analysis of covariance was applied to investigate the relation of myocardial work indices with the above mentioned variables.
Results
A total of 224 women were included in the final analysis. 155 of them were normotensive and 69 had controlled AH. Women with AH were significantly older (67 ± 12 y. vs. 54 ± 13 y, p < 0.05), had higher blood pressure (136 ± 10/77 ± 6 mmHg vs. 121 ± 7/70 ± 6 mmHg, p < 0.05), higher body mass index (28 ± 5 kg/m² vs. 24 ± 4 kg/m², p < 0.05), thicker LV walls (septum: 12 ± 2 mm vs. 9 ± 1 mm; posterior wall: 11 ± 1 mm vs. 9 ± 1 mm, p < 0.05 for both), higher left atrial volume index (35 ± 8 ml/m² vs. 29 ± 5 ml/m², p < 0.05) and longer IVRT (103 ± 27 ms vs. 85 ± 24 ms, p < 0.05). LV ejection fraction, LV internal dimensions and TAPSE were within a normal range and did not differ between groups. Patients with AH showed lower global longitudinal strain (GLS) (19 ± 3% vs. 20 ± 2%, p < 0.05), higher GWI and GCW (2214 ± 285 mmHg% vs. 2045 ± 244 mmHg%, 2445 ± 316 mmHg% vs. 2256 ± 272 mmHg%; p < 0.05 for both) (Fig. 1), whereas GWW and GWE did not differ significantly (112 ± 59 mmHg% vs 101 ± 51 mmHg% and 95 ± 3% vs. 95 ± 2%). In the multivariate analysis GWI and GCW, but not GWW or GWE, were significantly positively associated with the presence of AH (s. Table). Besides that, GWI and GCW were positively related to LVEF and LVEDD. GWW showed negative relation to LVEF and a positive relation with IVRT. GWE was positively related to LVEF, and negatively to IVRT. None of the indices was significantly related to age.
Conclusion
We have defined the relationship of various myocardial work indices with weight, conventional echocardiographic parameters, and the presence of AH. The higher GWI and GCW in patients with AH might suggest higher energetic expenditure of myocardium due to increased afterload. The prognostic impact of these findings remains to be defined. Abstract Table.
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- R Jasaityte
- Immanuel Clinic Bernau Heart Centre Brandenburg, Bernau, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, berlin, Germany
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- German Center for Cardiovascular Research, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - University Medicine Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, berlin, Germany
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- Charité – Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, berlin, Germany
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Brand A, Romero Dorta E, Blaschke-Waluga D, Wolf A, Stangl K, Seeland U, Regitz-Zagrosek V, Knebel F, Dreger H, Stangl V. Phasic left atrial strain to predict diastolic dysfunction development in women: results from the prospective Berlin Female Risk Evaluation (BEFRI) follow up trial. Eur Heart J Cardiovasc Imaging 2022. [DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeab289.041] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: Public grant(s) – National budget only. Main funding source(s): Supported by the DZHK (German Centre for Cardiovascular Research) and by the BMBF (German Ministry of Education and Research)
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Background/Introduction: During the past few years, left atrial strain (LAS) has been identified to be significantly associated with left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (DD). However, the predictive value of LAS reductions on the course of DD in patients without or mild DD has so far not been investigated.
Purpose
To assess the predictive impact of phasic left atrial strain (LAS) reductions on the development of left ventricular (LV) diastolic function in women with normal (DD0) or mildly impaired diastolic function in a longitudinal study design.
Methods
We reinvited 449 participants of the Berlin Female Risk Evaluation (BEFRI) study for follow-up examinations. A comprehensive clinical and echocardiographic assessment comprising the analysis of phasic LAS was performed in 256 participants. The diagnostic and predictive value of LAS analysis was assessed and compared with standard echocardiographic DD parameters using receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analyses and a multivariate logistic regression model.
Results
After a mean time interval of 6.8 years, subjects with DD0 at baseline investigation and a worsening of diastolic function of at least one stage according to recent ASE / EACVI recommendations (DD_progress) showed a significantly reduced baseline LA reservoir strain (LASr) and conduit strain (LAScd) [LASr 28.1% (6.9) in DD_progress vs. 41.9% (8.5) in DD0 at follow up; and LAScd -13.2% (5.0) in DD_progress vs. -25.4% (9.1) in DD0 at follow up; p < 0.001 respectively]. With an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.89 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.83-0.94], and 0.85 (95% CI 0.80-0.90), LASr and LAScd showed the highest discriminative value to predict DD_progress while the echocardiographic standard DD parameter left atrial volume index (LAVI) featured a limited predictive diagnostic accuracy [AUC of 0.65 (95%CI 0.52-0.72)]. In a multivariate logistic regression model controlling for age, BMI, and other standard echocardiographic DD parameters including LAVI, only LASr and LAScd remained significantly associated with DD_progress over time.
Conclusions
In addition to improving the diagnostic accuracy of the current DD algorithm, the analysis of phasic LAS reductions may be useful to predict the development of DD in previously healthy women.
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- A Brand
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology , Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology , Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology , Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology , Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology , Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Benjamin Franklin, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Sana Klinikum Lichtenberg , Clinical of Internal Medicine II - Cardiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology , Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology , Berlin, Germany
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Frumkin D, Knebel F, Stangl K, Mattig I, Laule N, Canaan-Kuehl S, Brand A. Comparative analysis of phasic left atrial strain and left ventricular posterolateral strain to discriminate Fabry cardiomyopathy from other forms of left ventricular hypertrophy. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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Background
“Classic” echocardiographic signs of Fabry cardiomyopathy (FC), such as left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and posterolateral strain deficiency (PLSD) have a low diagnostic accuracy in clinical practice.
Purpose
Our aim was to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy of phasic left atrial strain impairment compared to PLSD to discriminate FC from other forms of LVH.
Methods
40 patients with LVH due to bioptically and genetically confirmed FC or with LVH due to other causes, defined by exclusion of storage diseases, such as Amyloidosis or FC, by myocardial biopsy, were retrospectively analysed. Standard echocardiographic views (Vivid E9, GE, Vingmed, Horton) were used to analyse left atrial (LA) reservoir, conduit, and contraction strain using 2D speckle tracking echocardiography (2DSTE; EchoPAC software, GE) as well as the PLSD, obtained by the mean of deformation values in basal posterior and lateral segments in a 17-segment model. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and a logistic regression model were performed to assess the diagnostic accuracy of LA and LV strain impairment.
Results
FC was confirmed in 20 patients by genetic testing and myocardial biopsy. In the LVH group, 12 patients were classified to have hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, two had hypertensive heart disease, and six expressed the pattern of LV hypertrophy combined with borderline myocarditis. LV septum thickness (15.8mm±3.4 in FC; 17.9mm±4.3 in LVH) and left atrial volume index (LAVI) (36.7ml/m2±11.3 in FC; 45.7ml/m2±16.3 in LVH) as well as LVEF (54.2%± 9.8 in FC; 52.5%±7.7 in LVH,) were not statistically different between groups. LV filling parameters such as E/A (1.2±0.5 in FC; 1.2±0.7 in LVH) and E/e' (11.0±4.9 in FC; 13.2±5.3 in LVH) showed a slightly more advanced impairment in the LVH group.
Global and regional LV function was not different between groups (LVGLS −13.8±3.7% in FC and −12.8±3.7% in LVH; PLSD −10.7±5.2% in FC and −8.85±3.9% in LVH; p-value?). LA reservoir strain (LASr) and LA conduit strain (LAScd) were significantly impaired in FC compared to the LVH group (LASr 14,6±2.5% in FC and 26.3±8.5% in LVH, p<0.01; LAScd −5.9±2.6% in FC and −15.8±4.7% in LVH, p<0.01). In ROC analysis, LASr, with an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.81 (95% CI 0.64–0.97) and LAScd with an AUC of 0.85 (95% CI 0.71–0.99), respectively, showed the highest diagnostic accuracy to discriminate FC. PLSD, in contrast, held a low diagnostic accuracy with an AUC of only 0.47 (95% CI 0.27–0.68).
Conclusion
A substantially higher diagnostic accuracy could be shown for LASr and LAScd impairment in discriminating FD and other forms of LVH compared to PLSD. The echocardiographic assessment of phasic LA strain may help to identify FC in patients with unclear LVH.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. ROC analysisRepresentative examples
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- D Frumkin
- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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Brand A, Gao L, Dreger H, Hamann A, Crayen C, Brand H, Squier SM, Stangl K, Kendel F, Stangl V. Effects of medical graphic narratives (patient comic) on Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs) in patients undergoing coronary angiography and PCI. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.3123] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background/Introduction
Increasing evidence suggests that patients scheduled for invasive cardiac procedures such as coronary angiography / PCI feel insufficiently informed about the planned procedure.
Purpose
To improve the Patient Informed Consent (IC) before coronary angiography by using “medical graphic narratives” (patient comic) that illustrate central IC-related aspects in a simple and understandable manner.
Methods
A patient comic illustrating central steps of the procedure, risks, treatment alternatives and behavioural measures was created in collaboration with professional scientific visual communicators. In a randomised, controlled, prospective trial, we included 121 patients undergoing coronary angiography/PCI. Patients were randomised to a group that was informed about the procedure using the usual Patient IC approach (official consent form and conversation with physician; Control group) or a group that additionally obtained a patient comic for reading (graphic illustrations of central IC aspects based on the official consent form; Comic group). Patient Reported Outcome Measures (PROMs), i.e. satisfaction with and perceived quality of the patient IC, were tested in both groups comparing single items of the Client Satisfaction Questionnaire-8 (CSQ-8) and self-designed single items in both IC groups. Differences were compared using the Fisher's exact test. A p-value <0.05 was considered statistically significant.
Results
PROMs showed significant benefits in favour of the Comic group: Quality of the patient IC was perceived to be “very good” in 45.0% of the Comic group compared to 24.9% of patients in the Control group (p=0.023). Only 23.0% of the patients in the Control group, compared to 40.0% in the Comic group, stated that the IC procedure completely met their expectations (p=0.012). 57.4% in the Control group and 76.7% in the Comic group stated that all of their questions were satisfactorily adressed before the procedure (p=0.015). 43.3% in the Comic group, in contrast to 18.0% in the Control group, declared to feel “very satisfied” with the obtained IC procedure (p=0.002). The acceptance of the patient comic was very high: no patient (0%) expressed feelings of not being taken seriously by reading the patient comic.
Conclusions
Our data confirm pronounced limitations of the usual Patient IC practice before coronary angiography. The use of a patient comic that narratively illustrates central steps of the procedure positively impacts on patient-centered endpoints and significantly improves the patient IC procedure.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: Foundation. Main funding source(s): Friede Springer Herz Stiftung
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- A Brand
- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Charite Universitatsmedizin Berlin, Department of Nephrology, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Berlin, Germany
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- mintwissen – science communication agency and publishing house, Berlin, Germany
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- Freie Universität, Department of Education and Psychology, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- The Pennsylvania State University, English and Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies, Pennsylvania, United States of America
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Institute of Gender in Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Campus Mitte, Department of Cardiology and Angiology, Berlin, Germany
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Frumkin D, Pietron M, Kind A, Leistner D, Krackhardt F, Laule M, Brand A, Knebel F, Lembcke A, Landmesser U, Stangl K, Dreger H. Long-term morphological appearance of transcatheter valves left in the ascending aorta after valve dislocation during transcatheter aortic valve implantation. Eur Heart J 2021. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehab724.1676] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Abstract
Background
Transcatheter valve embolization and migration (TVEM) is a potential complication of transcatheter aortic valve implantation (TAVI) (1). Registries suggest low incidence but clinical relevance due to increased acute and mid-term mortality with the majority embolizing in the aorta. However, there is little data on potential late complications such as leaflet and stent thrombosis or aortic wall alterations by migrated valves.
Purpose
The aim of our study was to analyze the incidence and clinical characteristics of TVEM in a large single center cohort of TAVI patients and to examine dislocated valves by ECG-gated computed tomography (CT).
Methods and results
Between July 2009 and May 2020, 40 TVEM occurred in 3387 TAVI procedures performed in our center (1.18%). TVEM was defined according to Valve Academic Research Consortium-2 (VARC-2) criteria (3). Majority of TVEM were left in the ascending aorta (31 ascending, 3 arch, 1 descending aorta). 90% of TVEM occurred with a self-expanding valve (SEV), with no difference between older and newer valve generations, 10% with a ballon-expandable valve. Analyzing a TAVI sample cohort (n=200), horizontal aorta (p<0.001, OR 11.7, 95% CI: [3.9:34.8]), defined as aortic angulation >48°(4), as well as the use of SEV (p<0.001, OR 12.8, 95% CI: [3.1:53.9]) were identified as a predisposing risk factor for TVEM. OR in SEV was severely increased when isolating the analysis for patients with horizontal aorta only (p=0.003, OR 23.75, 95% CI: [2.8:129]). No other predisposing risk factors were identified in this cohort. Out of 35 patients still alive, 6 patients were willing to participate in our imaging sub-study. CT exams were performed on average 47 months after TAVI (IQR 50 months [25%Q: 16.8, 75%Q: 72.8]). We detected no leaflet or stent thrombosis, yet CT identified pin protrusions in the aorta in 3 out of 6 patients.
Conclusions
TVEM is a rare complication of TAVI. TVEM was significantly associated to the use of self-expanding valves and the presence of horizontal aorta. CT did detect pin protrusions in several cases which could bear the possible risk of perforation but showed no signs of long-term damage.
Funding Acknowledgement
Type of funding sources: None. Representative CT images after TVEM
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- D Frumkin
- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Virchow-Klinikum (CVK), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Benjamin Franklin, Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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- Charite - Campus Mitte (CCM), Berlin, Germany
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Trivedi R, Man H, Madut A, Mather M, Elder E, Dhillon HM, Brand A, Howle J, Mann G, DeFazio A, Amis T, Cain SW, Phillips AJK, Kairaitis K. Irregular Sleep/Wake Patterns Are Associated With Reduced Quality of Life in Post-treatment Cancer Patients: A Study Across Three Cancer Cohorts. Front Neurosci 2021; 15:700923. [PMID: 34630009 PMCID: PMC8494030 DOI: 10.3389/fnins.2021.700923] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2021] [Accepted: 08/31/2021] [Indexed: 01/20/2023] Open
Abstract
Background: Cancer patients often describe poor sleep quality and sleep disruption as contributors to poor quality of life (QoL). In a cross-sectional study of post-treatment breast, endometrial, and melanoma cancer patients, we used actigraphy to quantify sleep regularity using the sleep regularity index (SRI), and examined relationships with reported sleep symptoms and QoL. Methods: Participants were recruited post-primary treatment (35 diagnosed with breast cancer, 24 endometrial cancer, and 29 melanoma) and wore an actigraphy device for up to 2 weeks and SRI was calculated. Self-report questionnaires for cancer-related QoL [European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer EORTC (QLQ-C30)] were completed. Data were compared using analysis of variance (ANOVA) or Chi-Square tests. Multivariate linear regression analysis was used to determine independent variable predictors for questionnaire-derived data. Results: Age distribution was similar between cohorts. Endometrial and breast cancer cohorts were predominantly female, as expected, and body mass index (BMI) was higher in the endometrial cancer cohort, followed by breast and melanoma. There were no differences between tumor groups in: total sleep time, sleep onset latency, bedtime, and SRI (breast 80.9 ± 8.0, endometrial 80.3 ± 12.2, and melanoma 81.4 ± 7.0) (all p > 0.05). A higher SRI was associated with both better functional and symptom scores, including increased global QoL, better physical functioning, less sleepiness and fatigue, better sleep quality, and associated with less nausea/vomiting, dyspnea, and diarrhea (all p < 0.05). Conclusion: In cancer patients post-treatment, greater sleep regularity is associated with increased global QoL, as well as better physical functioning and fewer cancer related symptoms. Improving sleep regularity may improve QoL for cancer patients.
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- Ritu Trivedi
- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Sydney Informatics Hub, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Westmead Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-Based Decision-Making, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia.,Psycho-Oncology Cooperative Research Group, School of Psychology, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, NSW, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Gynecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead and Blacktown Hospitals, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Melanoma Institute Australia, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Department of Gynecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Turner Institute for Brain and Mental Health, School of Psychological Sciences, Monash University, Clayton, VIC, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia.,Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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Foster L, Burling M, Brand A. The utilisation of sentinel lymph node biopsy for endometrial cancer in Australia and New Zealand. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2021; 62:104-109. [PMID: 34605005 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13432] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2021] [Accepted: 08/30/2021] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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AIMS The aim of this study was to identify to what extent the sentinel lymph node (SLN) technique is utilised by gynaecological oncologists in Australia and New Zealand, identifying the techniques used, any barriers to uptake, and management of isolated tumour cells (ITCs) and micrometastases. MATERIALS AND METHODS We conducted an online survey of all practising gynaecological oncologists in Australia and New Zealand. They were asked whether they utilised SLN biopsy and in what circumstances, how they managed non-mapping and how their multidisciplinary team managed small volume disease. Those who did not were asked to identify their concerns with the procedure, reasons for non-uptake and their alternate technique. RESULTS We surveyed 63 gynaecological oncologists of whom 59 were practising, and 48 (81%) responded. Six members (11%) do not utilise SLN biopsy, and 42 (89%) do. Areas where clinicians differ in practice are those areas that are most controversial and include the use of SLN biopsy in complex atypical hyperplasia, the management of ITCs and micrometastases and procedures on unilateral or bilateral non-mapping. Those who do not utilise the technique cite concerns about the false-negative rate, equipment and training issues. CONCLUSIONS The utilisation of SLN biopsy in endometrial cancer is well established in Australia and New Zealand, with similar practices and concerns to those of other international groups.
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- Leon Foster
- Department of Gynaecology Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecology Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecology Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, NSW, Australia.,School of Medicine, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Cohen PA, Webb PM, King M, Obermair A, Gebski V, Butow P, Morton R, Lawson W, Yates P, Campbell R, Meniawy T, McMullen M, Dean A, Goh J, McNally O, Mileshkin L, Beale P, Beach R, Hill J, Dixon C, Hegarty S, Codde J, Ives A, Lee YC, Brand A, Mellon A, Bilic S, Black I, Jeffares S, Friedlander M. Getting the MOST out of follow-up: a randomized controlled trial comparing 3 monthly nurse led follow-up via telehealth, including monitoring CA125 and patient reported outcomes using the MOST (Measure of Ovarian Symptoms and Treatment concerns) with routine clinic based or telehealth follow-up, after completion of first line chemotherapy in patients with epithelial ovarian cancer. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2021; 32:560-565. [PMID: 34551895 DOI: 10.1136/ijgc-2021-002999] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Physical symptoms, anxiety, depression, fear of recurrence, sexual dysfunction, and social withdrawal are common in women after treatment for ovarian cancer. Most patients would like and need help dealing with these symptoms. The traditional model of follow-up care is unstructured and largely focused on diagnosing recurrent disease, and most oncologists lack skills to identify and manage psychosocial issues. No high quality prospective clinical trials have been conducted to determine the optimal follow-up regimen or the cost effectiveness of ovarian cancer surveillance strategies. PRIMARY OBJECTIVES To assess emotional wellbeing, acceptability, safety, and cost effectiveness of nurse led follow-up via telehealth for women with ovarian cancer following completion of primary treatment. STUDY HYPOTHESIS We hypothesize that compared with routine clinic based follow-up, nurse led follow-up via telehealth, including serum CA125 monitoring and completion of a patient reported outcome instrument, the Measure of Ovarian Symptoms and Treatment concerns-Surveillance (MOST-S26), will improve emotional wellbeing in women with ovarian cancer; be feasible, safe, acceptable, and not delay the time to diagnosis of recurrent disease; will result in greater patient satisfaction; will identify more patients with psychological distress, lead to better care, and improved psychological outcomes; and be cost-effective. TRIAL DESIGN Phase II multicenter randomized trial comparing 3 monthly nurse led telehealth consultations that include serum CA125 monitoring and completion of the MOST-S26, with routine clinic based follow-up. The allocation ratio will be 1:1. MAJOR INCLUSION/EXCLUSION CRITERIA Eligible patients will be women with high grade epithelial ovarian cancer who have normalized serum CA125 (to <35 kU/L) at completion of first line chemotherapy. PRIMARY ENDPOINTS Emotional wellbeing at 12 months. SAMPLE SIZE 150 patients. ESTIMATED DATES FOR COMPLETING ACCRUAL AND PRESENTING RESULTS July 2023. Results expected in 2025, 24 months after the last participant is enrolled. TRIAL REGISTRATION ACTRN12620000332921.
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- Paul A Cohen
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia .,Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia.,Institute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Population Health Department, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Gynaecological Cancer Research, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Psycho-oncology Co-operative Research Group (PoCoG), School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Centre for Medical Psychology and Evidence-based Decision-making (CeMPED), School of Psychology, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australia and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Faculty of Health, Centre for Healthcare Transformation, Queensland University of Technology, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Faculty of Science, School of Psychology, University of Sydney, Faculty of Science, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sir Charles Gairdner Hospital, Nedlands, Western Australia, Australia
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- Bendat Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Oncology, Royal Brisbane & Women's Hospital, Herston, Queensland, Australia.,Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, St Lucia, Queensland, Australia
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- Oncology and Dysplasia Unit, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.,The Sir Peter MacCallum Department of Oncology, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Cancer Services, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Australia and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Ovarian Cancer Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Ovarian Cancer Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Ovarian Cancer Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, The University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Division of Surgery, The University of Western Australia Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales and Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Westmead Clinical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Hunter New England Centre for Gynaecological Cancer, John Hunter Hospital, New Lambton Heights, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia.,Medical Oncology, Prince of Wales Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Hickey M, Moss KM, Krejany EO, Wrede CD, Brand A, Kirk J, Symecko HL, Domchek SM, Tejada-Berges T, Trainer A, Mishra GD. What happens after menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of vasomotor symptoms and menopause-related quality of life 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 163:148-154. [PMID: 34312002 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.07.029] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/24/2021] [Revised: 07/15/2021] [Accepted: 07/18/2021] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE To measure menopausal symptoms and quality of life up to 12 months after risk-reducing salpingo-oophorectomy (RRSO) and to measure the effects of hormone therapy. METHODS Prospective observational study of 95 premenopausal women planning RRSO and a comparison group of 99 who retained their ovaries. Vasomotor symptoms and menopausal-related quality of life (QoL) were measured by the Menopause-Specific QoL Intervention scale at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. Chi-square tests measured differences in prevalence of vasomotor symptoms between RRSO vs the comparison group and by hormone therapy use. Change in QoL were examined with multilevel modelling. RESULTS Three months after RRSO hot flush prevalence increased from 5.3% to 56.2% and night sweats from 20.2% to 47.2%. Symptoms did not worsen between 3 and 12 months and remained unchanged in the comparison group (p<0.001). After RRSO, 60% commenced hormone therapy. However, 40% of hormone therapy uses continued to experience vasomotor symptoms. After RRSO, 80% of non-hormone therapy users reported vasomotor symptoms. Regardless of hormone therapy use, 86% categorized their vasomotor symptoms as "mild" after RRSO. Following RRSO, Menopause-related QoL deteriorated but was stable in the comparison group (adjusted coefficient = 0.75, 95%CI = 0.55-0.95). After RRSO, QoL was better in hormone therapy users vs non-users (adjusted coefficient = 0.49, 95%CI = 0.20-0.78). CONCLUSIONS Vasomotor symptoms increase by 3 months after RRSO but do not worsen over the next 12 months. Hormone Therapy reduces but does not resolve vasomotor symptoms and may improve QoL, but not to pre-oophorectomy levels.
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- Martha Hickey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research, School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Gynaecology Research Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Gynae-oncology and Dysplasia Unit, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Basser Center for BRCA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Basser Center for BRCA, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, USA
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- Gynaecological Oncology Service, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Familial Cancer Centre, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research, School of Public Health, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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Thangavel D, Gerges B, Brand A. Prospective study of patient satisfaction with enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) protocol in the immediate post-operative period in gynaecological oncology. Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2021; 61:591-598. [PMID: 33890284 DOI: 10.1111/ajo.13361] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Revised: 02/22/2021] [Accepted: 03/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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BACKGROUND Enhanced recovery after surgery (ERAS) is a multimodal protocol which aims to facilitate faster discharge from hospital and recovery after surgery by minimising physiological and physical stress on the body before, during and after surgery. AIMS The aim of this study is to evaluate patient satisfaction while being managed with the ERAS pathway and to determine whether it is an acceptable model of care in this respect. MATERIALS AND METHODS The study is an observational study of patient satisfaction in ERAS in gynaecological oncology. Patients who underwent laparoscopy or laparotomy for malignancy or suspected malignancy were asked to complete a validated questionnaire (EORTC IN-PATSAT32) prior to discharge from hospital after surgery. RESULTS There were 113 (75.33%) patients recruited out of 150 patients who were approached. There were 68 cases of laparotomy and 45 cases of laparoscopy. There were no statistically significant differences between baseline characteristics of responders and non-responders in both the laparotomy and the laparoscopy group. Patients reported high levels of satisfaction, with a mean score for general satisfaction of 92.2 (SD 11.44 ± 1.387) in the laparotomy group and 92.4 (SD 10.69 ± 1.594) for the laparoscopy group. CONCLUSIONS The results of our study reflect high levels of patient satisfaction in both the laparotomy and laparoscopy groups. This could be attributed to a strong focus on discharge planning through a multi-disciplinary approach, specifically addressing key aspects to recovery from initial consultation. The study reflects the successful implementation of an ERAS protocol with gynaecological oncological surgery in this unit.
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- Dhivya Thangavel
- Westmead Centre of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Sydney West Advanced Pelvic Surgery, Blacktown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Westmead Centre of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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Madut A, Fuchsova V, Man H, Askar S, Trivedi R, Elder E, Clarke CL, Wain G, Brand A, DeFazio A, Amis T, Kairaitis K. Increased prevalence of obstructive sleep apnea in women diagnosed with endometrial or breast cancer. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0249099. [PMID: 33826649 PMCID: PMC8026058 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0249099] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/26/2020] [Accepted: 03/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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Background Epidemiological studies demonstrate associations between obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) and cancer incidence and mortality. The aim of this study was to measure OSA in women with breast (BC) or endometrial cancer (EC) and associations with clinico-pathological tumor variables. Methods and findings In a cross sectional study, women with BC (12 months) or EC (3 months) post-diagnosis were recruited from cancer clinics. We collected demographic, anthropometric data, cancer stage, grade, histopathology and history of cancer treatment and all subjects had in-laboratory polysomnography. Sleepiness was assessed with the Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS). We compared anthropometric and polysomnographic data between cancer groups (unpaired t-tests), and assessed relationships between cancer characteristics and OSA variables (Fishers exact test). There were no significant differences between average age (BC:59.6±8.7 years(n = 50); EC:60.3±7.7 years(n = 37)), or ESS score (BC:6.4±4.4; EC 6.8±4.7; mean±SD; all p>0.2), however, BMI was higher in EC (BC: 29.7±7.9kgm-2; EC: 34.2±8.0 kgm-2; p<0.05). BC had longer sleep latency (BC:31.8±32minutes; EC:19.3±17.9 minutes), less Stage 3 sleep (BC:20.0±5.2%; EC:23.6±8.2%) and more REM sleep (BC:21.1±6.9%; EC: 16.6±5.7%), all p<0.05. EC had lower average awake and asleep oxygen saturation levels (BC: 95.6±1.3%; EC: 94.6±1.9% [awake]: BC: 94.8±2.1%; EC: 93.3±2.4% [asleep]; both p<0.05). Apnea-Hypopnea Index (AHI) (BC: 21.2(7.3–36.9) events/hr; EC: 15.7 (10–33.5) events/hour (median (interquartile range)) was not different p = 0.7), however, 58% and 57% of women with BC and EC respectively, had an AHI>15 events/hour. In this small sample size group, no significant associations (all p>0.1) were detected between OSA metrics and clinico-pathological tumor variables. Conclusion In postmenopausal women with breast or endometrial cancer there is high prevalence of OSA, with no association with specific tumor characteristics detected. Recognition of the high prevalence of OSA in women with cancer is important to recognise as it may impact on surgical risk and quality of life.
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- Ayey Madut
- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Breast Cancer Institute, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Gynecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- Ludwig Engel Centre for Respiratory Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, Australia
- Westmead Clinical School, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- Sydney West Translational Cancer Research Centre, Sydney, Australia
- Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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Hickey M, Moss KM, Brand A, Wrede CD, Domchek SM, Meiser B, Mishra GD, Joffe H. What happens after menopause? (WHAM): A prospective controlled study of depression and anxiety up to 12 months after premenopausal risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy. Gynecol Oncol 2021; 161:527-534. [PMID: 33583580 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2021.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/27/2020] [Accepted: 02/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Risk-reducing bilateral salpingo-oophorectomy (RRBSO) substantially reduces ovarian cancer risk in women with pathogenic gene variants and is generally recommended by age 34-45 years. Natural menopause is a vulnerable period for mood disturbance, but the risk of depression and anxiety in the first 12 months after RRBSO and potential modifying effect of hormone therapy are uncertain. METHODS Prospective controlled observational study of 95 premenopausal women planning RRBSO and a Comparison group of 99 premenopausal women who retained their ovaries,- 95% of whom were at population level risk of ovarian cancer. Clinically significant symptoms of depression and anxiety were measured using standardised instruments at baseline, 3, 6 and 12 months. Chi-square tests and adjusted logistic regression models compared differences between groups. RESULTS Baseline symptoms and previous depression or anxiety did not differ between groups. At 3 months after RRBSO clinically significant depressive symptoms were doubled (14.5% vs 27.1%, p = 0.010), which persisted at 12 months. Depressive symptoms were stable in comparisons. At 3 months after RRBSO, clinically significant anxiety symptoms almost trebled (6.1% vs 17.7%, p = 0.014) before plateauing at 6 months and returning to baseline at 12 months. Compared to comparisons, RRBSO participants were at 3.0-fold increased risk of chronic depressive symptoms (Wald 95% CI 1.27-7.26), 2.3-fold increased risk of incident depression (95% Wald CI 1.08-5.13) and 2.0-fold increase of incident anxiety (Wald 95% CI 0.78-5.00). Depression and anxiety were slightly more common in Hormone Therapy users after RRBSO vs non-users. CONCLUSIONS RRBSO leads to a rapid increase in clinically significant depressive and anxiety symptoms despite Hormone Therapy use.
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- Martha Hickey
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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- Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia; Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne and the Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Gynae-oncology and Dysplasia Unit, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Basser Center for BRCA, Abramson Cancer Center, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Prince of Wales Clinical School, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Longitudinal and Life Course Research, School of Public Health, The University of Queensland, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Psychiatry Department and Connors Center for Women's Health and Gender Biology, Brigham and Women's Hospital, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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Brand A, De Angelis V, Vuk T, Garraud O, Lozano M, Politis D. Review of indications for immunoglobulin (IG) use: Narrowing the gap between supply and demand. Transfus Clin Biol 2021; 28:96-122. [DOI: 10.1016/j.tracli.2020.12.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Schofield P, Gough K, Pascoe M, Bergin R, White K, Mileshkin L, Bernshaw D, Kinnane N, Jackson M, Do V, Brand A, Aranda S, Cheuk R, Drosdowsky A, Penberthy S, Juraskova I. A nurse- and peer-led psycho-educational intervention to support women with gynaecological cancers receiving curative radiotherapy: The PeNTAGOn randomised controlled trial – ANZGOG 1102. Gynecol Oncol 2020; 159:785-793. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2020.09.016] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Jones T, Spence R, Sandler C, Obermair A, Friedlander M, Mileshkin L, Davis A, Janda M, Eakin E, Barnes E, Beesley V, Gordon L, Brand A, Hayes S. Are The ACSM Exercise Guidelines Safe And Achievable For Women Receiving Chemotherapy For Ovarian Cancer? Med Sci Sports Exerc 2020. [DOI: 10.1249/01.mss.0000679180.61253.83] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/21/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Gynaecological cancers collectively account for almost 10% of cancer diagnoses made in Australian women. The extent of variation in gynaecological cancer survival rates and treatment outcomes across Australia is not well documented. The purpose of the clinical quality registry described in this paper is to systematically monitor and improve quality of care provided to these women, and facilitate clinical process improvements to ensure better patient outcomes and greater adherence to best practice care. The registry infrastructure has been developed in conjunction alongside the inaugural ovarian, tubal and peritoneal (OTP) module, allowing for concurrent piloting of the methodology and one module. Additional tumour modules will be developed in time to cover the other gynaecological tumour types. METHOD AND ANALYSIS The National Gynae-Oncology Registry (NGOR) aims to capture clinical data on all newly diagnosed cancers of the uterus, ovary, fallopian tubes, peritoneum, cervix, vulva and vagina in Australia with a view to using these data to support improved clinical care and increased adherence to 'best practice'. Data are sourced from existing clinical databases maintained by clinicians and/or hospital gynaecological cancer units. A pilot phase incorporating only OTP cancers has recently been conducted to assess the feasibility of the registry methodology and assess the support of a quality initiative of this nature among clinicians and other key stakeholders. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION The NGOR has received National Mutual Acceptance (NMA) ethics approval from Monash Health Human Research Ethics Committee (HREC), NMA HREC Reference Number: HREC/17/MonH/198. We also have approval from Mercy Health HREC and University of Tasmania HREC. Data will be routinely reported back to participating sites illustrating their performance against measures of agreed best practice. It is through this feedback system that the registry will support changes to quality of care and improved patient outcomes.
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- Natalie Heriot
- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
- University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Gynaecological Cancer Research Group, St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Ovarian Cancer Australia, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Mercy Hospital for Women, Heidelberg, Victoria, Australia
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- Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Health and Medical Sciences, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Alfred Health, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Gynaecological Oncology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Clinical Institute, Epworth, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Cheasley D, Wakefield MJ, Ryland GL, Allan PE, Alsop K, Amarasinghe KC, Ananda S, Anglesio MS, Au-Yeung G, Böhm M, Bowtell DDL, Brand A, Chenevix-Trench G, Christie M, Chiew YE, Churchman M, DeFazio A, Demeo R, Dudley R, Fairweather N, Fedele CG, Fereday S, Fox SB, Gilks CB, Gourley C, Hacker NF, Hadley AM, Hendley J, Ho GY, Hughes S, Hunstman DG, Hunter SM, Jobling TW, Kalli KR, Kaufmann SH, Kennedy CJ, Köbel M, Le Page C, Li J, Lupat R, McNally OM, McAlpine JN, Mes-Masson AM, Mileshkin L, Provencher DM, Pyman J, Rahimi K, Rowley SM, Salazar C, Samimi G, Saunders H, Semple T, Sharma R, Sharpe AJ, Stephens AN, Thio N, Torres MC, Traficante N, Xing Z, Zethoven M, Antill YC, Scott CL, Campbell IG, Gorringe KL. The molecular origin and taxonomy of mucinous ovarian carcinoma. Nat Commun 2019; 10:3935. [PMID: 31477716 PMCID: PMC6718426 DOI: 10.1038/s41467-019-11862-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 88] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Accepted: 08/07/2019] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Mucinous ovarian carcinoma (MOC) is a unique subtype of ovarian cancer with an uncertain etiology, including whether it genuinely arises at the ovary or is metastatic disease from other organs. In addition, the molecular drivers of invasive progression, high-grade and metastatic disease are poorly defined. We perform genetic analysis of MOC across all histological grades, including benign and borderline mucinous ovarian tumors, and compare these to tumors from other potential extra-ovarian sites of origin. Here we show that MOC is distinct from tumors from other sites and supports a progressive model of evolution from borderline precursors to high-grade invasive MOC. Key drivers of progression identified are TP53 mutation and copy number aberrations, including a notable amplicon on 9p13. High copy number aberration burden is associated with worse prognosis in MOC. Our data conclusively demonstrate that MOC arise from benign and borderline precursors at the ovary and are not extra-ovarian metastases.
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Western Health, St. Albans, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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- Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Nicola Murray Centre for Ovarian Cancer Research, Cancer Research UK Edinburgh Centre, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Royal Womens Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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- CRCHUM, Montreal, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Royal Womens Hospital, Parkville, Australia
- Royal Children's Hospital, Flemington, Australia
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- CRCHUM, Montreal, Canada
- Centre Hospitalier de L'Université de Montreal, Montreal, Canada
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- Kinghorn Cancer Centre and Garvan Institute of Medical Research, Darlinghurst, Australia
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- Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia
- NSW Health Pathology, Sydney, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Cabrini Health, Malvern, Australia
- Frankston Hospital, Frankston, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, Parkville, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
- Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Australia.
- The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia.
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Amburgey SM, Miller DAW, Brand A, Dietrich A, Campbell Grant EH. Knowing your limits: estimating range boundaries and co‐occurrence zones for two competing plethodontid salamanders. Ecosphere 2019. [DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2727] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022] Open
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- S. M. Amburgey
- Department of Ecosystem Sciences and Management The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania 16802 USA
- Intercollege Graduate Ecology Program The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania 16802 USA
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- Department of Ecosystem Sciences and Management The Pennsylvania State University University Park Pennsylvania 16802 USA
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- USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center SO Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center Turners Falls Massachusetts 01376 USA
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- USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center Laurel Maryland 20708 USA
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- USGS Patuxent Wildlife Research Center SO Conte Anadromous Fish Research Center Turners Falls Massachusetts 01376 USA
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Lindner A, Brand A. GPS- and stopwatch-determined running speeds of horses differ. J Equine Vet Sci 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jevs.2019.03.055] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Sykes P, Eva L, van der Griend R, McNally O, Blomfield P, Brand A, Tristram A, Bergzoll C, Petrich S, Kenwright D, Payne K, Kellow M, Innes C, Harker D, Perrin L, Cohen P, Jaaback K, Simcock B. Pathological process has a crucial role in sentinel node biopsy for vulvar cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2019; 153:292-296. [PMID: 30814024 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2019.02.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2018] [Revised: 02/14/2019] [Accepted: 02/16/2019] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To report the interim findings of an audit of the outcomes of sentinel node (SN) biopsy performed as a replacement for groin node dissection in women with early stage vulvar cancer in routine clinical practice in Australia and New Zealand. METHODS A prospective multi-center study in 8 participating centers. Eligible patients had squamous cell carcinomas clinically restricted to the vulva <4 cm in diameter. SN procedures and pathological assessment were to be performed in accordance with the methods published by the GROINSS-V collaboration [1]. RESULTS 130 women with apparent early stage vulvar cancer were enrolled. Seventeen women subsequently did not meet the eligibility criteria and were excluded. SNs were identified in 111/113 of the remaining women. Twenty-two women had positive nodes. Sixteen of these women had at least 12 months follow up and 7 (44%) had recurrent disease. Eighty-nine women had only negative nodes. Seventy-four of these women had at least 12 months follow up and 6 (8%) had recurrent disease (including 2 [2.7%] with recurrence in the groin). On subsequent review of the two women with negative SNs who had groin recurrences, it was found that the recommended pathology protocol had not been followed. In both cases, SN metastases were identified following serial sectioning of the nodes. CONCLUSIONS SN biopsy is feasible in routine clinical practice. However, undetected metastases in a removed SN may be associated with groin recurrence. To ensure patient safety, strict adherence to the pathology protocol is an essential component in the utilization of the sentinel lymph node technique in vulvar cancer.
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- Peter Sykes
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand; Christchurch Women's Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
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- National Women's Health, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia
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- Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Australia; School of Medicine, University of Tasmania, Tasmania, Australia
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- LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- LabPlus, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Mater Hospital, Brisbane, Australia; Faculty of Medicine, University of Queensland, Brisbane, Australia
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- St John of God Subiaco Hospital, Perth, Australia; Division of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand; Christchurch Women's Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand
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Johnatty SE, Stewart CJR, Smith D, Buchanan D, Leung Y, Oehler MK, Brand A, Webb PM, Spurdle AB. Risk and prognostic factors for endometrial carcinoma after diagnosis of breast or Lynch-associated cancers-A population-based analysis. Cancer Med 2018; 7:6411-6422. [PMID: 30485707 PMCID: PMC6308118 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1890] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/30/2018] [Revised: 10/18/2018] [Accepted: 11/01/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023] Open
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We hypothesized that endometrial carcinoma (EC) patients with a prior cancer diagnosis, after accounting for EC arising after tamoxifen-treated prior breast carcinoma, are more likely to have an underlying genetic basis. We used information from a population-based study to compare measured risk factors, tumor characteristics, survival, and known mismatch repair (MMR) pathogenic variant status for EC subgroups according to prior diagnosis of cancer (none, breast cancer tamoxifen-treated or not, Lynch Syndrome (LS)-associated cancer). Family history of any cancer was increased for EC cases with prior breast cancer, both tamoxifen treated (P = 0.005) and untreated (P = 0.01). EC cases with prior LS-associated cancer more often reported family history of LS-associated cancer (P = 0.04) and breast cancer (P = 0.05). EC patients with a germline pathogenic MMR gene variant were more likely to report a prior cancer than cases with a MMR proficient tumor (P = 0.0001), but more than half (54.5%) of MMR carriers reported no prior cancer. Women developing EC after tamoxifen treatment for breast cancer were significantly more likely to develop EC of malignant mixed mullerian tumor subtype (13.2% vs 2.6%, P = 1.3 × 10-6 ), present with stage IV disease (8.8% vs 1.2%, P = 1.6 × 10-6 ), and have poorer survival (HRadj 1.96; P = 0.001). While report of prior cancer is an indicator of MMR pathogenic variant status, molecular analysis of all ECs at diagnosis is warranted to detect all patients with LS. Results also indicate the importance of longer-term monitoring of women treated with tamoxifen for symptoms of EC, and the need for studies assessing the biological mechanism underlying the poorer prognosis of this subset of EC patients.
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- Sharon E. Johnatty
- Department of Genetics and Computational BiologyQIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Department of HistopathologyKing Edward Memorial HospitalPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
- School of Woman's and Infants' HealthUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of PathologyThe Mater HospitalBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Colorectal Oncogenomics Group, Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Department of PathologyThe University of MelbourneParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
- Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global HealthThe University of MelbourneMelbourneVictoriaAustralia
- Genetic Medicine and Family Cancer ClinicRoyal Melbourne HospitalParkvilleVictoriaAustralia
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- School of Woman's and Infants' HealthUniversity of Western AustraliaPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
- Department of Gynaecological OncologyKing Edward Memorial HospitalPerthWestern AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of Gynaecological OncologyRoyal Adelaide HospitalAdelaideSouth AustraliaAustralia
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- Department of Gynaecological OncologyWestmead Hospital, University of SydneyWestmeadNew South WalesAustralia
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- Department of Population HealthQIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational BiologyQIMR Berghofer Medical Research InstituteBrisbaneQueenslandAustralia
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Hogervorst EK, Rosseel PMJ, van de Watering LMG, Brand A, Bentala M, van der Meer BJM, van der Bom JG. Prospective validation of the EuroSCORE II risk model in a single Dutch cardiac surgery centre. Neth Heart J 2018; 26:540-551. [PMID: 30232783 PMCID: PMC6220016 DOI: 10.1007/s12471-018-1161-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/03/2023] Open
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Objective The EuroSCORE I was one of the most frequently used pre-operative risk models in cardiac surgery. In 2011 it was replaced by its successor the EuroSCORE II. This study aims to validate the EuroSCORE II and to compare its performance with the EuroSCORE I in a Dutch hospital. Methods The EuroSCORE II was prospectively validated in 2,296 consecutive cardiac surgery patients between 1 April 2012 and 1 January 2014. Receiver operating characteristic curves on in-hospital mortality were plotted for EuroSCORE I and EuroSCORE II, and the area under the curve was calculated to assess discriminative power. Calibration was assessed by comparing observed versus expected mortality. Additionally, analyses were performed in which we stratified for type of surgery and for elective versus emergency surgery. Results The observed mortality was 2.4% (55 patients). The discriminative power of the EuroSCORE II surpassed that of the EuroSCORE I (area under the curve EuroSCORE II 0.871, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.832–0.911; area under the curve additive EuroSCORE I 0.840, CI 0.798–0.882; area under the curve logistic EuroSCORE I 0.761, CI 0.695–0.828). Both the additive and the logistic EuroSCORE I overestimated mortality (predictive mortality additive EuroSCORE I median 5.0%, inter-quartile range 3.0–8.0%; logistic EuroSCORE I 10.7%, inter-quartile range 5.8–13.9), while the EuroSCORE II underestimated mortality (median 1.6%, inter-quartile range 1.0–3.5). In most stratified analyses the EuroSCORE II performed better. Conclusion Our results show that the EuroSCORE II produces a valid risk prediction and outperforms the EuroSCORE I in elective cardiac surgery patients.
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- E K Hogervorst
- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands. .,Jon J van Rood Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands. .,Department of Anaesthesiology, University of Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands. .,University Medical Centre Groningen, Groningen, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Jon J van Rood Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Jon J van Rood Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands
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- Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Amphia Hospital, Breda, The Netherlands.,TIAS, Tilburg University, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Sanquin Research, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Jon J van Rood Centre for Clinical Transfusion Research, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands.,Department of Clinical Epidemiology, Leiden University Medical Centre, Leiden, The Netherlands
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Nagle C, Crosbie E, Brand A, Obermair A, Oehler M, Quinn M, Leung Y, Spurdle A, Webb P. The association between diabetes, comorbidities, body mass index and all-cause and cause-specific mortality among women with endometrial cancer. Gynecol Oncol 2018; 150:99-105. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2018.04.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/01/2018] [Revised: 04/04/2018] [Accepted: 04/06/2018] [Indexed: 01/10/2023]
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Jamieson A, Brand A. Response to: Cervical cancer in women under 25 years of age in Queensland, Australia: To what extent is the diagnosis made by screening cytology? Aust N Z J Obstet Gynaecol 2018; 58:E5-E6. [DOI: 10.1111/ajo.12793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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- Amy Jamieson
- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology; Westmead Hospital; Sydney NSW Australia
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology; Westmead Hospital; Sydney NSW Australia
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Mould T, Brand A, Nijman H, Ledermann JA, Edmondson RJ, Twigg J, Hudson E, Creutzberg CL, Singh N, Ganesan R, Feeney A, Farrelly L, Hughes L, Hackshaw A, Sharp A, Kok PS, Kitchener HC. STATEC: A randomised trial of non-selective versus selective adjuvant therapy in high risk apparent stage 1 endometrial cancer. J Clin Oncol 2018. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2018.36.15_suppl.tps5615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Tim Mould
- University College London Hospital, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gynaecologic Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, Australia
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- University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, Netherlands
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- Manchester Academic Health Science Centre, St Mary's Hospital, Manchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, James Cook University Hospital, Middlesborough, United Kingdom
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- Velindre Cancer Centre, Cardiff, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, Netherlands
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- Birmingham Women's NHS Foundation Trust, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK and UCL Cancer Trials Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Medical Research Council Clinical Trials Unit at University College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Research UK & UCL Cancer Trials Centre, London, United Kingdom
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- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, The University of Sydney, Camperdown, Australia
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- Institute of Cancer Sciences, University of Manchester, Manchester, United Kingdom
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Ring BZ, Murali R, Soslow RA, Bowtell DDL, Fereday S, deFazio A, Traficante N, Kennedy CJ, Brand A, Sharma R, Harnett P, Samimi G. Transducin-Like Enhancer of Split 3 (TLE3) Expression Is Associated with Taxane Sensitivity in Nonserous Ovarian Carcinoma in a Three-Cohort Study. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev 2018. [PMID: 29531130 DOI: 10.1158/1055-9965.epi-17-1101] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background: Chemoresistance is a major challenge in ovarian cancer treatment, resulting in poor survival rates. Identifying markers of treatment response is imperative for improving outcome while minimizing unnecessary side effects. We have previously demonstrated that expression of transducin-like enhancer of split 3 (TLE3) is associated with favorable progression-free survival in taxane-treated ovarian cancer patients with nonserous histology. The purpose of this study was to perform an independent evaluation of the association of TLE3 expression with response to taxane-based chemotherapy in nonserous ovarian cancer, to validate its role as a potential therapeutic response marker for taxane-based chemotherapy.Methods: We performed immunohistochemical staining of TLE3 on ovarian cancer specimens from the Australian Ovarian Cancer Study, the Westmead Gynaecological Oncology Biobank, and Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Progression-free survival and overall survival were assessed to validate an association between TLE3 expression and response to taxane therapy that we previously observed in a smaller study.Results: Expression of TLE3 was associated with favorable outcome only in patients who had received paclitaxel as part of their treatment regimen for both 3-year progression-free survival (n = 160; HR, 0.56; P = 0.03) and 5-year overall survival (HR, 0.53; P = 0.04). Further analysis revealed that the predictive association between TLE3 expression and outcome was strongest in tumors with clear cell histology.Conclusions: The association between high TLE3 expression and a favorable response to taxane-containing chemotherapy regimens was validated in patients with nonserous ovarian cancer.Impact: TLE3 expression may serve as a marker of chemosensitivity in taxane-treated patients with nonserous histologies. Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev; 27(6); 680-8. ©2018 AACR.
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- Brian Z Ring
- Institute of Personalized and Genomic Medicine, College of Life Science, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Pathology West ICPMR, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Western Sydney at Westmead Hospital, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,The University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.,Crown Princess Mary Cancer Care Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Prevention, National Cancer Institute, NIH, Bethesda, Maryland.
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Kouskouti C, Evangelatos N, Brand A, Kainer F. Maternal sepsis in the era of genomic medicine. Arch Gynecol Obstet 2017; 297:49-60. [PMID: 29103195 DOI: 10.1007/s00404-017-4584-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/06/2017] [Accepted: 10/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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PURPOSE Maternal sepsis remains one of the leading causes of direct and indirect maternal mortality both in high- and low-income environments. In the last two decades, systems biology approaches, based on '-omics' technologies, have started revolutionizing the diagnosis and management of the septic syndrome. The scope of this narrative review is to present an overview of the basic '-omics' technologies, exemplified by cases relevant to maternal sepsis. METHODS Narrative review of the new '-omics' technologies based on a detailed review of the literature. RESULTS After presenting the main 'omics' technologies, we discuss their limitations and the need for integrated approaches that encompass research efforts across multiple '-omics' layers in the '-omics' cascade between the genome and the phenome. CONCLUSIONS Systems biology approaches are revolutionizing the research landscape in maternal sepsis. There is a need for increased awareness, from the side of health practitioners, as a requirement for the effective implementation of the new technologies in the research and clinical practice in maternal sepsis.
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- C Kouskouti
- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine, Klinik Hallerwiese, St. Johannis-Mühlgasse 19, 90419, Nuremberg, Germany.
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- Intensive Care Medicine Unit, Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergology and Sleep Medicine, Paracelsus Medical University, Nuremberg, Germany.,UNU-MERIT (Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology), Maastricht University, Boschstraat 24, 6211 AX, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Public Health Genomics, Department International Health, Maastricht University, Duboisdomain 30, 6229 GT, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Professorial Fellow, UNU-MERIT (Maastricht Economic and Social Research Institute on Innovation and Technology), Maastricht University, Boschstraat 24, 6211 AX, Maastricht, The Netherlands.,Dr. TMA Pai Endowed Chair Public Health Genomics, Manipal University, Madhav Nagar, Manipal, Karnataka, 576104, India
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- Department of Obstetrics and Perinatal Medicine, Klinik Hallerwiese, St. Johannis-Mühlgasse 19, 90419, Nuremberg, Germany
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Garsed DW, Alsop K, Fereday S, Emmanuel C, Kennedy CJ, Etemadmoghadam D, Gao B, Gebski V, Garès V, Christie EL, Wouters MC, Milne K, George J, Patch AM, Li J, Arnau GM, Semple T, Gadipally SR, Chiew YE, Hendley J, Mikeska T, Zapparoli GV, Amarasinghe K, Grimmond SM, Pearson JV, Waddell N, Hung J, Stewart CJ, Sharma R, Allan PE, Rambau PF, McNally O, Mileshkin L, Hamilton A, Ananda S, Grossi M, Cohen PA, Leung YC, Rome RM, Beale P, Blomfield P, Friedlander M, Brand A, Dobrovic A, Köbel M, Harnett P, Nelson BH, Bowtell DDL, deFazio A. Homologous Recombination DNA Repair Pathway Disruption and Retinoblastoma Protein Loss Are Associated with Exceptional Survival in High-Grade Serous Ovarian Cancer. Clin Cancer Res 2017; 24:569-580. [DOI: 10.1158/1078-0432.ccr-17-1621] [Citation(s) in RCA: 60] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2017] [Revised: 08/07/2017] [Accepted: 10/11/2017] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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Brand A, Claas FHJ, Bontrop RE, de Vries RRP. Obituary: Prof Johannes Joseph van Rood (1926-2017). Vox Sang 2017. [DOI: 10.1111/vox.12604] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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- A. Brand
- Jon van Rood Center for Transfusion Science; Leiden The Netherlands
- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion; LUMC; Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion; LUMC; Leiden The Netherlands
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- Biomedical Primate Research Centre; Rijswijk The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology and Blood Transfusion; LUMC; Leiden The Netherlands
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Bontrop RE, Brand A, Claas FHJ. Prof. Dr. Johannes Joseph van Rood (1926-2017). HLA 2017. [PMCID: PMC5639368 DOI: 10.1111/tan.13113] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/02/2022]
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- R. E. Bontrop
- Biomedical Primate Research Centre Rijswijk; Rijswijk The Netherlands
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- Jon van Rood National Center for Clinical Transfusion Science; Leiden The Netherlands
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- Department of Immunohematology; LUMC; Leiden The Netherlands
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Cohen PA, Brand A, Sykes P, Wrede DCH, McNally O, Eva L, Rao A, Campion M, Stockler M, Powell A, Codde J, Bulsara MK, Anderson L, Leung Y, Farrell L, Stoyles P. Excisional treatment in women with cervical adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS): a prospective randomised controlled non-inferiority trial to compare AIS persistence/recurrence after loop electrosurgical excision procedure with cold knife cone biopsy: protocol for a pilot study. BMJ Open 2017; 7:e017576. [PMID: 28851799 PMCID: PMC5724204 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2017-017576] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/05/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Adenocarcinoma in situ (AIS) of the uterine cervix is the precursor to invasive endocervical adenocarcinoma. An excisional biopsy such as a cold knife cone biopsy (CKC) should be performed to exclude invasive adenocarcinoma. Loop electrosurgical excision procedure (LEEP) is an alternative modality to CKC but is controversial in AIS. There is a perception that there is a greater likelihood of incomplete excision of AIS with LEEP because the depth of excised tissue tends to be smaller and the tissue margins may show thermal artefact which can interfere with pathology assessment. In the USA, guidelines recommend that any treatment modality can be used to excise AIS, provided that the specimen remains intact with interpretable margins. However, there are no high-quality studies comparing LEEP with CKC and well-designed prospective studies are needed. If such a study were to show that LEEP was non-inferior to CKC for the outcomes of post-treatment persistence, recurrence and adenocarcinoma, LEEP could be recommended as an appropriate treatment option for AIS in selected patients. This would benefit women because, unlike CKC, LEEP does not require general anaesthesia and may be associated with reduced morbidity. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The proposed exploratory study is a parallel group trial with an allocation ratio of 2:1 in favour of the intervention (LEEP: CKC). Participants are women aged ≥18 to ≤45 years diagnosed with AIS on cervical screening and/or colposcopically directed biopsy in Australia and New Zealand, who are to receive excisional treatment in a tertiary level centre. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethical approval for the study has been granted by the St John of God Healthcare Human Research Ethics Committee (reference number #1137). Results from the study will be presented at conferences and published in a peer-reviewed scientific journal. REGISTRATION ANZCTR registration number ACTRN12617000132347 https://www.anzctr.org.au/Trial/Registration/TrialReview.aspx?id=372173&isReview=true.
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- Paul A Cohen
- Division of Women's and Infants' Health, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, St John of God Hospital Bendat Family Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Christchurch Women's Hospital, Christchurch, Otago, New Zealand
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Otago, Christchurch, New Zealand
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Obstetrics and Gynaecology Consulting Group, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Gynaecological Cancer Centre, The Royal Women's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Victorian Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, National Women's Health, Auckland City Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Hospital for Women, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Women's and Children's Health, University of New South Wales, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- NHMRC Clinical Trials Centre, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Institute for Health Research, University of Notre Dame Australia, Fremantle, Western Australia, Australia
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- Anatomical Pathology Department, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Sydney,, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncologist, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
- Division of Women's and Infants' Health, School of Medicine, University of Western Australia, Crawley, Western Australia, Australia
- Western Australia Gynaecologic Cancer Service, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
- Department of Surgical Education, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, King Edward Memorial Hospital for Women, Subiaco, Western Australia, Australia
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- Consumer and Community Committee, Australia and New Zealand Gynaecological Oncology Group, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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Johnatty SE, Tan YY, Buchanan DD, Bowman M, Walters RJ, Obermair A, Quinn MA, Blomfield PB, Brand A, Leung Y, Oehler MK, Kirk JA, O'Mara TA, Webb PM, Spurdle AB. Family history of cancer predicts endometrial cancer risk independently of Lynch Syndrome: Implications for genetic counselling. Gynecol Oncol 2017; 147:381-387. [PMID: 28822557 DOI: 10.1016/j.ygyno.2017.08.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/20/2017] [Revised: 08/04/2017] [Accepted: 08/08/2017] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To determine endometrial cancer (EC) risk according to family cancer history, including assessment by degree of relatedness, type of and age at cancer diagnosis of relatives. METHODS Self-reported family cancer history was available for 1353 EC patients and 628 controls. Logistic regression was used to quantify the association between EC and cancer diagnosis in ≥1 first or second degree relative, and to assess whether level of risk differed by degree of relationship and/or relative's age at diagnosis. Risk was also evaluated for family history of up to three cancers from known familial syndromes (Lynch, Cowden, hereditary breast and ovarian cancer) overall, by histological subtype and, for a subset of 678 patients, by EC tumor mismatch repair (MMR) gene expression. RESULTS Report of EC in ≥1 first- or second-degree relative was associated with significantly increased risk of EC (P=3.8×10-7), independent of lifestyle risk factors. There was a trend in increasing EC risk with closer relatedness and younger age at EC diagnosis in relatives (PTrend=4.43×10-6), and with increasing numbers of Lynch cancers in relatives (PTrend≤0.0001). EC risk associated with family history did not differ by proband tumor MMR status, or histological subtype. Reported EC in first- or second-degree relatives remained associated with EC risk after conservative correction for potential misreported family history (OR 2.0; 95% CI, 1.24-3.37, P=0.004). CONCLUSION The strongest predictor of EC risk was closer relatedness and younger EC diagnosis age in ≥1 relative. Associations remained significant irrespective of proband MMR status, and after excluding MMR pathogenic variant carriers, indicating that Lynch syndrome genes do not fully explain familial EC risk.
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- Sharon E Johnatty
- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia; Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Comprehensive Cancer Center, Medical University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Colorectal Oncogenomics Group, Genetic Epidemiology Laboratory, Department of Pathology, The University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, Australia; Centre for Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Melbourne School of Population and Global Health, The University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia; Genetic Medicine and Family Cancer Clinic, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Parkville, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Queensland Centre for Gynaecological Cancer, The University of Queensland, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Royal Women's Hospital, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecology Oncology, Royal Hobart Hospital, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Westmead Hospital, University of Sydney, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- School of Women's and Infants' Health, University of Western Australia, Perth, Western Australia, Australia
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- Department of Gynaecological Oncology, Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia
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- Familial Cancer Service, Crown Princess Mary Cancer Centre, Westmead Hospital, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney Centre for Cancer Research, The Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Westmead, New South Wales, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Population Health, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia
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- Department of Genetics and Computational Biology, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.
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Brand A, Claas F, Voogt P, Wasser M, Eernisse J. Alloimmunization after Leukocyte-Depleted Multiple Random
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Novotny V, Kanhai H, Overbeeke M, Schlaman-Nijp A, Harvey M, Brand A. Misleading Results in the Determination of Haemolytic Disease of the Newborn Using Antibody Titration and ADCC in a Woman with Anti-Lu^b. Vox Sang 2017. [DOI: 10.1159/000462163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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Kanhai H, BeBennebroek Gravenhorst J, van Kamp I, Meerman R, Brand A, Dohmen-Feld M, Ruys J. Management of Severe Hemolytic Disease with Ultrasound-Guided Intravascular Fetal Transfusions. Vox Sang 2017. [DOI: 10.1159/000461197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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