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Taylor KJ, Amdal CD, Bjordal K, Astrup GL, Herlofson BB, Duprez F, Gama RR, Jacinto A, Hammerlid E, Scricciolo M, Jansen F, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Fanetti G, Guntinas-Lichius O, Inhestern J, Dragan T, Fabian A, Boehm A, Wöhner U, Kiyota N, Krüger M, Bonomo P, Pinto M, Nuyts S, Silva JC, Stromberger C, Specenier P, Tramacere F, Bushnak A, Perotti P, Plath M, Paderno A, Stempler N, Kouri M, Grégoire V, Singer S. Long-term health-related quality of life in head and neck cancer survivors: A large multinational study. Int J Cancer 2024; 154:1772-1785. [PMID: 38312044 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.34861] [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: 06/16/2023] [Revised: 12/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/13/2023] [Indexed: 02/06/2024]
Abstract
Head and neck cancer (HNC) patients suffer from a range of health-related quality of life (HRQoL) issues, but little is known about their long-term HRQoL. This study explored associations between treatment group and HRQoL at least 5 years' post-diagnosis in HNC survivors. In an international cross-sectional study, HNC survivors completed the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) quality of life core questionnaire (EORTC-QLQ-C30) and its HNC module (EORTC-QLQ-H&N35). Meaningful HRQoL differences were examined between five treatment groups: (a) surgery, (b) radiotherapy, (c) chemo-radiotherapy, (d) radiotherapy ± chemotherapy and neck dissection and (e) any other surgery (meaning any tumour surgery that is not a neck dissection) and radiotherapy ± chemotherapy. Twenty-six sites in 11 countries enrolled 1105 survivors. They had a median time since diagnosis of 8 years, a mean age of 66 years and 71% were male. After adjusting for age, sex, tumour site and UICC stage, there was evidence for meaningful differences (10 points or more) in HRQoL between treatment groups in seven domains (Fatigue, Mouth Pain, Swallowing, Senses, Opening Mouth, Dry Mouth and Sticky Saliva). Survivors who had single-modality treatment had better or equal HRQoL in every domain compared to survivors with multimodal treatment, with the largest differences for Dry Mouth and Sticky Saliva. For Global Quality of Life, Physical and Social Functioning, Constipation, Dyspnoea and Financial Difficulties, at least some treatment groups had better outcomes compared to a general population. Our data suggest that multimodal treatment is associated with worse HRQoL in the long-term compared to single modality.
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Affiliation(s)
- Katherine J Taylor
- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Medical Centre Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Research Support Service, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Research Support Service, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- University of Oslo, Faculty of Dentistry, Oslo, Norway
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiotherapy-Oncology, Ghent University Hospital, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences-Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University, Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department of Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Oberhavelkliniken Hennigsdorf, Hennigsdorf, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Head and Neck Unit, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Cancer Center, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery - Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Istituto Nazionale Tumori - IRCCS - Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil Do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Antwerp University Hospital, Edegem, Belgium
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Gießen und Marburg, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, "S. Chiara" Hospital, Azienda Provinciale Per I Servizi Sanitari (APSS), Trento, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy
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- Oral Medicine Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Israel
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- Dental Oncology Unit, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Centre Leon Berard, Lyon, France
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Medical Centre Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Plontke SK, Girndt M, Meisner C, Fischer I, Böselt I, Löhler J, Ludwig-Kraus B, Richter M, Steighardt J, Reuter B, Böttcher C, Langer J, Pethe W, Seiwerth I, Jovanovic N, Großmann W, Kienle-Gogolok A, Boehm A, Neudert M, Diensthuber M, Müller A, Dazert S, Guntinas-Lichius O, Hornung J, Vielsmeier V, Stadler J, Rahne T. High-Dose Glucocorticoids for the Treatment of Sudden Hearing Loss. NEJM Evid 2024; 3:EVIDoa2300172. [PMID: 38320514 DOI: 10.1056/evidoa2300172] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/08/2024]
Abstract
High-Dose Glucocorticoids for Sudden Hearing LossThis trial compared courses of high-dose intravenous prednisolone or high-dose oral dexamethasone versus standard-dose oral prednisone in adults with idiopathic sudden sensorineural hearing loss. At 30 days, systemic high-dose glucocorticoid therapy was not superior to a lower-dose regimen with respect to change in hearing threshold, and it was associated with a higher risk of side effects.
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- Stefan K Plontke
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Medicine Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine, University Medicine Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Robert Bosch Society for Medical Research, Robert Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Institute for Clinical Epidemiology and Applied Biometry, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Scientific Institute for Applied Oto-Rhino-Laryngology of the German Professional Association of ENT Surgeons, Bad Bramstedt, Germany
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine, Central Laboratory, University Hospital Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Coordination Centre for Clinical Trials, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Plastic Surgery, SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl, Suhl, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Plastic Surgery, SRH Zentralklinikum Suhl, Suhl, Germany
- ENT Practice, Bad Neustadt, Germany
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- ENT Department, AMEOS Clinic Halberstadt, Halberstadt, Germany
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- ENT Department, AMEOS Clinic Halberstadt, Halberstadt, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Medicine Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Giessen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery "Otto Körner," Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- ENT Department, Hospital St. Georg gGmbH, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Technical University Dresden, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Goethe University Frankfurt, University Hospital, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department Otorhinolaryngology/Plastic Surgery, SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera gGmbH, Gera, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Elisabeth Hospital, Ruhr University Bochum, Bochum, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Heinrich-Braun-Klinikum gGmbH, Zwickau, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Medicine Halle, Halle (Saale), Germany
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Taylor KJ, Amdal CD, Bjordal K, Astrup GL, Herlofson BB, Duprez F, Gama RR, Jacinto A, Hammerlid E, Scricciolo M, Jansen F, Verdonck-de Leeuw IM, Fanetti G, Guntinas-Lichius O, Inhestern J, Dragan T, Fabian A, Boehm A, Wöhner U, Kiyota N, Krüger M, Bonomo P, Pinto M, Nuyts S, Silva JC, Stromberger C, Tramacere F, Bushnak A, Perotti P, Plath M, Paderno A, Stempler N, Kouri M, Singer S. Serious Long-Term Effects of Head and Neck Cancer from the Survivors' Point of View. Healthcare (Basel) 2023; 11:healthcare11060906. [PMID: 36981562 PMCID: PMC10048748 DOI: 10.3390/healthcare11060906] [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: 02/02/2023] [Revised: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 03/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
Abstract
The long-term problems of head and neck cancer survivors (HNCS) are not well known. In a cross-sectional international study aimed at exploring the long-term quality of life in this population, 1114 HNCS were asked to state their two most serious long-term effects. A clinician recorded the responses during face-to-face appointments. A list of 15 example problems was provided, but a free text field was also available. A total of 1033 survivors responded to the question. The most frequent problems were 'dry mouth' (DM) (n = 476; 46%), 'difficulty swallowing/eating' (DSE) (n = 408; 40%), 'hoarseness/difficulty speaking' (HDS) (n = 169; 16%), and 'pain in the head and neck' (PHN) (n = 142; 14%). A total of 5% reported no problems. Logistic regression adjusted for age, gender, treatment, and tumor stage and site showed increased odds of reporting DM and DSE for chemo-radiotherapy (CRT) alone compared to surgery alone (odds ratio (OR): 4.7, 95% confidence interval (CI): 2.5-9.0; OR: 2.1, CI: 1.1-3.9), but decreased odds for HDS and PHN (OR: 0.3, CI: 0.1-0.6; OR: 0.2, CI: 0.1-0.5). Survivors with UICC stage IV at diagnosis compared to stage I had increased odds of reporting HDS (OR: 1.9, CI: 1.2-3.0). Laryngeal cancer survivors had reduced odds compared to oropharynx cancer survivors of reporting DM (OR: 0.4, CI: 0.3-0.6) but increased odds of HDS (OR: 7.2, CI: 4.3-12.3). This study provides evidence of the serious long-term problems among HNCS.
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- Katherine J Taylor
- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Medical Centre Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, 0372 Oslo, Norway
- Research Support Service, Oslo University Hospital 0372 Oslo, Norway
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- Research Support Service, Oslo University Hospital 0372 Oslo, Norway
- Faculty of Medicine, University of Oslo, 0372 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, 0372 Oslo, Norway
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- Faculty of Dentistry, University of Oslo, 0455 Oslo, Norway
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Oslo University Hospital, 0372 Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Radiotherapy-Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences-Human Structure and Repair, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent University, 9000 Ghent, Belgium
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- Department of Head and Neck Surgery, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Barretos Cancer Hospital, Barretos 14784-400, SP, Brazil
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Institute of Clinical Sciences, Sahlgrenska Academy at University of Gothenburg, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, 41345 Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Ospedale dell'Angelo, 30174 Venice, Italy
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- Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department Otolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, Amsterdam UMC Location Vrije Universiteit, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Treatment and Quality of Life, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Department Clinical, Neuro and Developmental Psychology, Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Van der Boechorststraat 7-9, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Division of Radiation Oncology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, 33081 Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jena University Hospital, 07747 Jena, Germany
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Oberhavelkliniken Hennigsdorf, 16761 Hennigsdorf, Germany
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- Head and Neck Unit, Department of Radiation Oncology, Institut Jules Bordet, Université Libre de Bruxelles, 1070 Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, 24105 Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Georg Hospital, 04129 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, St. Georg Hospital, 04129 Leipzig, Germany
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- Cancer Center, Kobe University Hospital, Kobe 650-0017, Japan
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery-Plastic Surgery, University Medical Centre Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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- Radiation Oncology, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Careggi, 50134 Florence, Italy
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- Rehabilitation Medicine Unit, Strategic Health Services Department, Istituto Nazionale Tumori-IRCCS-Fondazione G. Pascale, 80131 Naples, Italy
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- Laboratory of Experimental Radiotherapy, Department of Oncology, KU Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Leuven Cancer Institute, University Hospitals Leuven, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil do Porto, 4200-072 Porto, Portugal
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, 13353 Berlin, Germany
- Berlin Institute of Health, 10178 Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Azienda Sanitaria Locale, 72100 Brindisi, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Gießen und Marburg, 35392 Giessen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, "S. Chiara" Hospital, Azienda Provinciale per i Servizi Sanitari (APSS), 38122 Trento, Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Heidelberg, 69120 Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology-Head and Neck Surgery, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, University of Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy
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- Oral Medicine Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel Hashomer, Ramat Gan 5262000, Israel
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- Dental Oncology Unit, Department of Oral Medicine and Pathology and Hospital Dentistry, Dental School, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, 11527 Athens, Greece
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Medical Centre Mainz, 55131 Mainz, Germany
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Koller M, Müller K, Nolte S, Schmidt H, Harvey C, Mölle U, Boehm A, Engeler D, Metzger J, Sztankay M, Holzner B, Groenvold M, Kuliś D, Bottomley A. Investigating the response scale of the EORTC QLQ-C30 in German cancer patients and a population survey. Health Qual Life Outcomes 2021; 19:235. [PMID: 34625074 PMCID: PMC8501673 DOI: 10.1186/s12955-021-01866-x] [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] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2021] [Accepted: 09/15/2021] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The European Organization for research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) Core Quality of Life Questionnaire (QLQ-C30) scales are scored on a 4-point response scale, ranging from not at all to very much. Previous studies have shown that the German translation of the response option quite a bit as mäßig violates interval scale assumptions, and that ziemlich is a more appropriate translation. The present studies investigated differences between the two questionnaire versions. METHODS The first study employed a balanced cross-over design and included 450 patients with different types of cancer from three German-speaking countries. The second study was a representative survey in Germany including 2033 respondents. The main analyses included compared the ziemlich and mäßig version of the questionnaire using analyses of covariance adjusted for sex, age, and health burden. RESULTS In accordance with our hypothesis, the adjusted summary score was lower in the mäßig than in the ziemlich version; Study 1: - 4.5 (95% CI - 7.8 to - 1.3), p = 0.006, Study 2: - 3.1 (95% CI - 4.6 to - 1.5), p < 0.001. In both studies, this effect was pronounced in respondents with a higher health burden; Study 1: - 6.8 (95% CI - 12.2 to - 1.4), p = 0.013; Study 2: - 4.5 (95% CI - 7.3 to - 1.7), p = 0.002. CONCLUSIONS We found subtle but consistent differences between the two questionnaire versions. We recommend to use the optimized response option for the EORTC QLQ-C30 as well as for all other German modules. TRIAL REGISTRATION The study was retrospectively registered on the German Registry for Clinical Studies (reference number DRKS00012759, 04th August 2017, https://www.drks.de/DRKS00012759 ).
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- Michael Koller
- Center for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany.
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- Center for Clinical Studies, University Hospital Regensburg, 93042, Regensburg, Germany
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- Division of Psychosomatic Medicine Berlin, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Institute of Health and Nursing Science, Martin Luther University, Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
- Department for Radiation Medicine University Clinic and Outpatient Clinic for Radiotherapy, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Urology, Cantonal Hospital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of General Surgery, Cantonal Hospital Lucerne, Luzern, Switzerland
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical University of Innsbruck, and University Hospital of Psychiatry II, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Department of Psychiatry, Psychotherapy and Psychosomatics, Medical University of Innsbruck, and University Hospital of Psychiatry II, Innsbruck, Austria
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- Palliative Care Research Unit, Department of Geriatrics and Palliative Medicine, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Quality of Life Department, EORTC Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
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- Quality of Life Department, EORTC Headquarters, Brussels, Belgium
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Roick J, Dietz A, Koscielny S, Pabst F, Breitenstein K, Oeken J, Schock EJ, Boehm A, Winter I, Büntzel J, Müller A, Plontke SK, Herzog M, Singer S. Course of social support and associations with distress after partial laryngectomy. J Psychosoc Oncol 2021; 40:366-379. [PMID: 34392805 DOI: 10.1080/07347332.2021.1958122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/20/2022]
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PURPOSE Social support has been shown to be positively associated with quality of life and adjustment after a cancer diagnosis. The present study investigates the course of social support up to one year after partial laryngectomy and its association with distress. DESIGN Longitudinal questionnaire study. SAMPLE A total of 428 patients after partial laryngectomy (mean age: 64, SD = 11, 91% male). METHODS Patients completed questionnaires before treatment (t1), one week after a partial laryngectomy (t2), 3 months (t3), and one year (t4) thereafter. Social support was evaluated at t2, t3, and t4 using a brief version of the Social Support Questionnaire. Distress was measured at t2, t3, and t4 using the HADS. Descriptive statistics for social support were computed across the three measurement points. Changes were analyzed by Wilcoxon signed-rank tests. Associations with distress were identified using linear regression analyses. FINDINGS Social support increased between t2 and t3 and decreased to baseline level between t3 and t4. Distress at t2 was associated with social support at t2 (B = -0.15, p < 0.01) and distress at t3 with social support at t3 (B = -0.19, p < 0.01). Distress at t4 was related to social support at t2 (B = -0.10, p = 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Although perceived social support increases after partial laryngectomy, it decreases again during the course of aftercare. IMPLICATIONS FOR PSYCHOSOCIAL PROVIDERS OR POLICY Social support resources should be assessed to identify patients at risk for worse psychological well-being.
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- Julia Roick
- Institute of Medical Sociology, Medical Faculty, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinical Center Dresden-Friedrichstadt, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Chemnitz, Chemnitz, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hospital Martha-Maria, Halle-Dölau, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Elbland-Hospital, Riesa, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head Neck Surgery, Südharz-Hospital, Nordhausen, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology/Plastic Surgery, SRH Wald-Klinikum Gera, Gera, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head & Neck Surgery, University Medicine Halle, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Carl Thiem Klinikum, Cottbus, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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Laumer IB, Massen JJM, Boehm PM, Boehm A, Geisler A, Auersperg AMI. Individual Goffin´s cockatoos (Cacatua goffiniana) show flexible targeted helping in a tool transfer task. PLoS One 2021; 16:e0253416. [PMID: 34185776 PMCID: PMC8241052 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0253416] [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: 12/10/2020] [Accepted: 06/04/2021] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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Flexible targeted helping is considered an advanced form of prosocial behavior in hominoids, as it requires the actor to assess different situations that a conspecific may be in, and to subsequently flexibly satisfy different needs of that partner depending on the nature of those situations. So far, apart from humans such behaviour has only been experimentally shown in chimpanzees and in Eurasian jays. Recent studies highlight the prosocial tendencies of several bird species, yet flexible targeted helping remained untested, largely due to methodological issues as such tasks are generally designed around tool-use, and very few bird species are capable of tool-use. Here, we tested Goffin's cockatoos, which proved to be skilled tool innovators in captivity, in a tool transfer task in which an actor had access to four different objects/tools and a partner to one of two different apparatuses that each required one of these tools to retrieve a reward. As expected from this species, we recorded playful object transfers across all conditions. Yet, importantly and similar to apes, three out of eight birds transferred the correct tool more often in the test condition than in a condition that also featured an apparatus but no partner. Furthermore, one of these birds transferred that correct tool first more often before transferring any other object in the test condition than in the no-partner condition, while the other two cockatoos were marginally non-significantly more likely to do so. Additionally, there was no difference in the likelihood of the correct tool being transferred first for either of the two apparatuses, suggesting that these birds flexibly adjusted what to transfer based on their partner´s need. Future studies should focus on explanations for the intra-specific variation of this behaviour, and should test other parrots and other large-brained birds to see how this can be generalized across the class and to investigate the evolutionary history of this trait.
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- I. B. Laumer
- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Department of Anthropology, University of California, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, United States of America
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- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
- Animal Behaviour and Cognition, Department of Biology, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Messerli Research Institute, University of Veterinary Medicine, Vienna, Austria
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Münnemann A, Meyer A, Engelmann D, Boehm A, Breitenstein K, Ulrich A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Schock EJ, Keszte J, Ernst J. [Smoking Behaviour after Partial Resection of the Larynx: The Role of Causal Attribution]. Psychother Psychosom Med Psychol 2021; 71:320-327. [PMID: 33682919 DOI: 10.1055/a-1322-3541] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/22/2022]
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OBJECTIVE The aim of our study was to examine how different causal attributions in patients with laryngeal cancer are associated with smoking behaviours (smoking cessation rates and amount of cigarettes per day) after partial resection of the larynx. METHODS Multicentre prospective cohort study including 4 interviews: between diagnosis and partial resection of larynx (t1), one week (t2), 3 months (t3) and 12 months (t4) after surgery. Presented in this study are t1 and t4. A total of 134 patients (mean age 62 years, 93% male) were interviewed at t1 and t4 between 2007 and 2013. Key items were causal attribution as well as previous and current smoking behaviour. Patients were grouped according to the subjectively stated causal attribution. Results were analysed descriptively and group as well as mean value comparisons were conducted. RESULTS Smoking was the most commonly stated causal attribution (43.3%). The quantity of cigarettes decreased significantly by about 6 cigarettes from 17 (range 3-40) to 11 (range 2-30) cigarettes per day in this group (p=0.001). 25% of patients did not recognize a reason for their illness. In longitudinal analyses of all groups of different causal attributions, there was a non-significant decrease in the percentage of smokers. CONCLUSION We show that causal attribution does not affect smoking cessation rate significantly in a positive way. But active smokers after PRL reduce their quantity of cigarettes per day significantly. This impact is more noticeable in patients who were able to define a causal attribution. Psycho-oncological care, information services and smoking cessation programs could contribute to this effect by making the causal attribution a subject of discussion.
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- Anika Münnemann
- Abteilung Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Abteilung Psychoonkologie, Medizinisches Versorgungszentrum Delitzsch, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Anästhesiologie, Intensiv- und Schmerztherapie, Klinikum Sankt Georg, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Klinikum Sankt Georg, Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Plastische Operationen, Helios Klinikum Erfurt, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Onkologie und Hämatologie, Klinik Bavaria Kreischa, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Plastische Operationen, Krankenhaus Martha-Maria Halle-Dölau, Halle, Deutschland
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- Abteilung Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig, Deutschland
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- Abteilung Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität Leipzig, Deutschland
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Zebralla V, Müller J, Wald T, Boehm A, Wichmann G, Berger T, Birnbaum K, Heuermann K, Oeltze-Jafra S, Neumuth T, Singer S, Büttner M, Dietz A, Wiegand S. Obtaining Patient-Reported Outcomes Electronically With "OncoFunction" in Head and Neck Cancer Patients During Aftercare. Front Oncol 2020; 10:549915. [PMID: 33324544 PMCID: PMC7724103 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2020.549915] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/07/2020] [Accepted: 10/19/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
The disease and treatment of patients with head and neck cancer can lead to multiple late and long-term sequelae. Especially pain, psychosocial problems, and voice issues can have a high impact on patients' health-related quality of life. The aim was to show the feasibility of implementing an electronic Patient-Reported Outcome Measure (PROM) in patients with head and neck cancer (HNC). Driven by our department's intention to assess Patient-Reported Outcomes (PRO) based on the International Classification of Functioning during tumor aftercare, the program "OncoFunction" has been implemented and continuously refined in everyday practice. The new version of "OncoFunction" was evaluated by 20 head and neck surgeons and radiation oncologists in an interview. From 7/2013 until 7/2017, 846 patients completed the PROM during 2,833 of 3,610 total visits (78.5%). The latest software version implemented newly developed add-ins and increased the already high approval ratings in the evaluation as the number of errors and the time required decreased (6 vs. 0 errors, 1.35 vs. 0.95 min; p<0.01). Notably, patients had different requests using PRO in homecare use. An additional examination shows that only 59% of HNC patients use the world wide web. Using OncoFunction for online-recording and interpretation of PROM improved data acquisition in daily HNC patients' follow-up. An accessory timeline grants access to former consultations and their visualization supported and simplified structured examinations. This provides an easy-to-use representation of the patient's functional outcome supporting comprehensive aftercare, considering all aspects of the patient's life.
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- Veit Zebralla
- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Clinic St. Georg Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Fraunhofer-Institute for Photonic Microsystems, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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Dietz A, Wichmann G, Kuhnt T, Pfreundner L, Hagen R, Scheich M, Kölbl O, Hautmann MG, Strutz J, Schreiber F, Bockmühl U, Schilling V, Feyer P, de Wit M, Maschmeyer G, Jungehülsing M, Schroeder U, Wollenberg B, Sittel C, Münter M, Lenarz T, Klussmann JP, Guntinas-Lichius O, Rudack C, Eich HT, Foerg T, Preyer S, Westhofen M, Welkoborsky HJ, Esser D, Thurnher D, Remmert S, Sudhoff H, Görner M, Bünzel J, Budach V, Held S, Knödler M, Lordick F, Wiegand S, Vogel K, Boehm A, Flentje M, Keilholz U. Induction chemotherapy (IC) followed by radiotherapy (RT) versus cetuximab plus IC and RT in advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer resectable only by total laryngectomy-final results of the larynx organ preservation trial DeLOS-II. Ann Oncol 2019; 29:2105-2114. [PMID: 30412221 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdy332] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The German multicenter randomized phase II larynx organ preservation (LOP) trial DeLOS-II was carried out to prove the hypothesis that cetuximab (E) added to induction chemotherapy (IC) and radiotherapy improves laryngectomy-free survival (LFS; survival with preserved larynx) in locally advanced laryngeal/hypopharyngeal cancer (LHSCC). Patients and methods Treatment-naïve patients with stage III/IV LHSCC amenable to total laryngectomy (TL) were randomized to three cycles IC with TPF [docetaxel (T) and cisplatin (P) 75 mg/m2/day 1, 5-FU (F) 750 mg/m2/day days 1-5] followed by radiotherapy (69.6 Gy) without (A) or with (B) standard dose cetuximab for 16 weeks throughout IC and radiotherapy (TPFE). Response to first IC-cycle (IC-1) with ≥30% endoscopically estimated tumor surface shrinkage (ETSS) was used to define early responders; early salvage TL was recommended to non-responders. The primary objective was 24 months LFS above 35% in arm B. Results Of 180 patients randomized (July 2007 to September 2012), 173 fulfilled eligibility criteria (A/B: larynx 44/42, hypopharynx 41/46). Because of 4 therapy-related deaths among the first 64 randomized patients, 5-FU was omitted from IC in the subsequent 112 patients reducing further fatal toxicities. Thus, IC was TPF in 61 patients and TP in 112 patients, respectively. The primary objective (24 months LFS above 35%) was equally met by arms A (40/85, 47.1%) as well as B (41/88, 46.6%). One hundred and twenty-three early responders completed IC+RT; their overall response rates (TPF/TP) were 94.7%/87.2% in A versus 80%/86.0% in B. The 24 months overall survival (OS) rates were 68.2% and 69.3%. Conclusions Despite being accompanied by an elevated frequency in adverse events, the IC with TPF/TP plus cetuximab was feasible but showed no superiority to IC with TPF/TP regarding LFS and OS at 24 months. Both early response and 24 months LFS compare very well to previous LOP trials and recommend effective treatment selection and stratification by ETSS. Clinical trial information NCT00508664.
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- A Dietz
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Kassel, Kassel, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Vivantes, Berlin, Neukölln, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Vivantes, Berlin, Neukölln, Germany
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Vivantes, Berlin, Neukölln, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology and Palliative Care, Klinikum Ernst von Bergmann, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Potsdam Klinikum, Potsdam, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Katharinen Hospital, Stuttgart, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, MHH Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Gießen, Gießen, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Vincentius, ViDia Christliche Kliniken Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Vincentius, ViDia Christliche Kliniken Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Nordstadt, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Helios Klinikum, Erfurt, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Graz, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Malteser Hospital Duisburg, Duisburg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Hemato-Oncology, Klinikum Bielefeld, Bielefeld, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Klinikum Nordhausen, Nordhausen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, CCC, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany
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- ClinAssess GmbH, Leverkusen, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, University Cancer Center Leipzig (UCCL), Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Oncology, University Cancer Center Leipzig (UCCL), Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, St. Georg Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Würzburg, Würzburg, Germany
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- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Berlin, Germany
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Broemer L, Esser P, Koranyi S, Friedrich M, Leuteritz K, Wiegand S, Dietz A, Boehm A, Pabst F, Strauß BM, Guntinas-Lichius O, Mehnert A. Eine Gruppenintervention zur Förderung der Arbeitsfähigkeit
für Patienten mit Kopf-Hals-Tumoren. Laryngorhinootologie 2019; 98:175-182. [DOI: 10.1055/a-0829-6885] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
Abstract
Zusammenfassung
Einleitung Trotz hoher Belastung nimmt ein Großteil der Patienten mit
Kopf-Hals-Tumoren keine psychosoziale Versorgung in Anspruch. Diese Patienten
haben darüber hinaus ein höheres Risiko als andere Krebspatienten, nicht wieder
in den Beruf zurückzukehren. Daher wurde eine Gruppenintervention entwickelt,
die sich an Patienten mit Kopf-Hals-Tumoren richtet und deren Arbeitsfähigkeit,
Lebensqualität, Selbstwirksamkeit und psychisches Wohlbefinden fördern soll.
Material und Methoden In einem randomisiert-kontrollierten Design erhalten
die Patienten eine Gruppenintervention oder eine sozialrechtliche Beratung.
Eingeschlossen werden männliche Patienten mit Kopf-Hals-Tumoren mit hoher
psychischer und arbeitsbezogener Belastung. Die Gruppenintervention besteht aus
acht Sitzungen. Die Gruppen werden von einer Psychotherapeutin und einem ehemals
Betroffenen eines Kopf-Hals-Tumors (sogenannter Peer) geleitet. Die
Umsetzbarkeit und Akzeptanz der Intervention wurde anhand einer Pilotgruppe
getestet. Die Teilnehmer der Pilotgruppe evaluierten jede Sitzung und wurden
nach Abschluss der Intervention in halbstrukturierten Interviews zur
Intervention befragt.
Ergebnisse Von 113 Patienten persönlich angesprochenen Patienten nahmen
zehn Patienten an einem Screening-Gespräch teil. Davon nahmen vier Patienten an
der Pilotgruppe teil. Die Patienten gaben an, dass sich die Gruppenintervention
gut mit ihrem Alltag vereinbaren ließe und dass sie die Gruppe insgesamt positiv
wahrgenommen hätten. Drei Patienten betonten die Wichtigkeit des Peers.
Diskussion Vor allem der Peers als Identifikationsfigur ist von zentraler
Bedeutung. Zur Verbesserung der Rekrutierungszahlen sollen Einschlusskriterien
erweitert und der Teilnahmeaufwand reduziert werden.
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Affiliation(s)
- Laura Broemer
- Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität
Leipzig
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- Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität
Leipzig
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- Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität
Leipzig
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- Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität
Leipzig
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- Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität
Leipzig
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- HNO-Universitätsklinik, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig
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- Klinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Städtisches Klinikum Sankt
Georg Leipzig
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- Klinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Kopf- und Hals-Chirurgie,
Plastische Operationen, Städtisches Klinikum Dresden
Friedrichstadt
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- Institut für Psychosoziale Medizin und Psychotherapie,
Universitätsklinikum Jena
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- Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Universität
Leipzig
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Singer S, Amdal CD, Hammerlid E, Tomaszewska IM, Castro Silva J, Mehanna H, Santos M, Inhestern J, Brannan C, Yarom N, Fullerton A, Pinto M, Arraras JI, Kiyota N, Bonomo P, Sherman AC, Baumann I, Galalae R, Fernandez Gonzalez L, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Abdel-Hafeez Z, Raber-Durlacher J, Schmalz C, Zotti P, Boehm A, Hofmeister D, Krejovic Trivic S, Loo S, Chie WC, Bjordal K, Brokstad Herlofson B, Grégoire V, Licitra L. International validation of the revised European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Head and Neck Cancer Module, the EORTC QLQ-HN43: Phase IV. Head Neck 2019; 41:1725-1737. [PMID: 30636188 DOI: 10.1002/hed.25609] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.2] [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: 05/23/2018] [Revised: 10/25/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 11/06/2022] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND We validated the new European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Head and Neck Module (EORTC QLQ-HN43). METHODS We enrolled 812 patients with head and neck cancer from 18 countries. Group 1 completed the questionnaire before therapy, and 3 and 6 months later. In group 2 (survivors), we determined test-retest reliability using intraclass correlation coefficients (ICC). Internal consistency was assessed using Cronbach's Alpha, the scale structure with confirmatory factor analysis, and discriminant validity with known-group comparisons. RESULTS Cronbach's alpha was >0.70 in 10 of the 12 multi-item scales. All standardized factor loadings exceeded 0.40. The ICC was >0.70 in all but two scales. Differences in scale scores between known-groups were >10 points in 17 of the 19 scales. Sensitivity to change was found to be sufficient in 18 scales. CONCLUSIONS Evidence supports the reliability and validity of the EORTC QLQ-HN43 as a measure of quality of life.
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- Susanne Singer
- Division of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery, Sahlgrenska University Hospital, Gothenburg University, Gothenburg, Sweden
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- Department of Medical Didactics, Jagiellonian University Medical College, Krakow, Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil do Porto, Porto, Portugal
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- Institute of Head and Neck Studies and Education, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, United Kingdom
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Brasilia University Hospital, Brasilia, Brazil
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- Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology, Jena University Hospital, Jena, Germany
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- Lynda Jackson Macmillan Centre, East & North Hertfordshire NHS Trust incorporating Mount Vernon Cancer Centre, Northwood, United Kingdom
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- Oral Medicine Unit, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel and School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
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- Department of Speech, Language and Hearing Sciences, College of Public Health and Health Professions, University of Florida, Gainesville, Florida
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- Supportive Care Department, Istituto Nazionale Tumori -IRCCS- Fondazione G. Pascale, Naples, Italy
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- Oncology Departments, Complejo Hospitalario de Navarra, Pamplona, Spain
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Kobe University Hospital Cancer Center, Kobe, Japan
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- Radiation Oncology Department, Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Careggi, Florence, Italy
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- Behavioral Medicine Division, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Little Rock, Arkansas
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, EVK Gelsenkirchen, University Duisburg-Essen, Gelsenkirchen, Germany
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- Clinic of Hospital Dentistry, Dental Oncology Unit, School of Dentistry, National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Athens, Greece
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Amsterdam University Medical Center (location AMC) and Department of Oral Medicine ACTA, University of Amsterdam and VU University, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Radiation Therapy, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Psychology, Centro di Riferimento Oncologico di Aviano (CRO) IRCCS, Aviano, Italy
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery, St. Georg Hospital, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia
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- Department of Oncology, Colchester Hospital University NHS Foundation Trust, Colchester, United Kingdom
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- Department of Family Medicine, Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan
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- Department of Research Support Services, Oslo University Hospital, and University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, University of Oslo, and Department of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery Division for Head, Neck and Reconstructive Surgery, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Radiation Oncology Dept & Center for Molecular Imaging and Experimental Radiotherapy, Université Catholique de Louvain and St-Luc University Hospital, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori, Milano, and University of Milan, Milan, Italy
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Opitz P, Herbarth O, Seidel A, Boehm A, Fischer M, Mozet C, Dietz A, Wichmann G. Modified Nucleosides - Molecular Markers Suitable for Small-volume Cancer? Anticancer Res 2018; 38:6113-6119. [PMID: 30396926 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.12962] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2018] [Revised: 10/08/2018] [Accepted: 10/12/2018] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
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BACKGROUND Modified nucleosides (mNS) in urine are shown to be encouraging markers in cancer, mostly in patients presenting with high tumor mass such is breast and lung cancer. To our knowledge, mNS have not been investigated in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). HNSCC is characterized by early metastasis into locoregional lymph nodes and slow infiltrating growth, but even in the advanced stage exhibits only a relatively low cancer volume. Therefore, reliable distinction between HNSCC and healthy controls by urinary mNS might pose substantial analytical problems and even more as patients with HNSCC mostly have an increased exposure to tobacco smoke and excessive alcohol consumption which affect the renal mNS pattern. MATERIALS AND METHODS Urinary mNS in samples of 93 therapy-naive patients with HNSCC and 242 healthy controls were quantified by reversed-phase high-performance liquid chromatography. Considering that the circadian rhythm causes diuresis-induced variations in concentration, the mNS-to-creatinine ratio was chosen to compare patients and controls. For sensitivity and specificity in discriminating between patients and controls, the corresponding curve was plotted. Additionally, logistic regression was carried out and a multilayer perceptron neuronal network (NN) was created. RESULTS Fifteen mNS were detectable in cases and controls; concentrations of 11 were found to be significantly different. The sensitivity and specificity depend on the total volume of the lesion; HNSCC with volume <20 ml was reliably detected, but those with a volume of 20 ml or greater produced amounts of mNS which led to the most accurate detection of HNSCC based on HNSCC-specific mNS patterns. CONCLUSION Analysis of urinary mNS allows for detection of small-volume HNSCC, with acceptable specificity and sensitivity if the tumor volume exceeds 20 ml.
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- Philipp Opitz
- Institute of Hygiene, Hospital Hygiene and Environmental Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.,Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Wolf R, Grammbauer S, Boehm A, Jedlitschky G, Rauch BH. P6067Specific inhibition of MRP4/ABCC4 decreases calcium influx and glycoprotein IIb/IIIa activation in human platelets. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy566.p6067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/15/2022] Open
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- R Wolf
- University Medicine of Greifswald, Department of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Department of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Department of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Department of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Department of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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Moritz E, Witschel V, Luehr J, Joseph C, Boehm A, Rauch BH. P1845The pro-inflammatory signaling lipid sphingosine-1-phosphate regulates gene and protein expression of both tissue factor and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 in differentiated fat cells. Eur Heart J 2018. [DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehy565.p1845] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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- E Moritz
- University Medicine of Greifswald, Institute of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Institute of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Institute of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Institute of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Institute of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine of Greifswald, Institute of Pharmacology, Greifswald, Germany
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Boehm A, Bruyère F. [Dermato-urology: Male genital lesions urologist should know]. Prog Urol 2018; 28:251-281. [PMID: 29428190 DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2018.01.002] [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: 11/15/2016] [Revised: 12/13/2017] [Accepted: 01/02/2018] [Indexed: 10/18/2022]
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This article aimed to gather male genital dermatoses that may lead to consult a urologist, except pre-neoplastic or neoplastic lesion. METHOD This review is based on a research on Pubmed and EM-consult database, in English and in French, using the following key terms "male genital dermatoses", "male genital lesions", "balanitis", "balanoposthitis", "dermatoses des organes génitaux externes masculines", "lésions des organes génitaux externes de l'homme", "balanoposthites". RESULTS It highlights normal morphological aspects, acute balanoposthitis (nonspecific, infectious, allergic, irritative and traumatic), common skin disease localized to male genital and male genital specific dermatoses. CONCLUSION Any suspicious, fixed, must lead to a skin biopsy.
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- A Boehm
- Service d'urologie, CHRU de Tours, université François-Rabelais, 37000 Tours, France.
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- Service d'urologie, CHRU de Tours, université François-Rabelais, 37000 Tours, France; Université François-Rabelais de Tours, PRES centre Val-de-Loire, 37000 Tours, France
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Siegel F, Boehm A, Brun M, Colombo S, Imboden D, Martin C, Ngo T, Retaux X, Reuter M, Weill M. Engager le dialogue RPS dans les PE ou TPE. ARCH MAL PROF ENVIRO 2017. [DOI: 10.1016/j.admp.2017.06.033] [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: 10/18/2022]
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Marx S, Splittstöhser M, Paland H, Seifert C, Juettner M, Boehm A, Ritter CA, Bien-Moeller S, Schroeder HW, Rauch B. Abstract 1738: Platelet activation and heterotypic platelet leukocyte conjugate formation in the blood of glioblastoma patients. Cancer Res 2017. [DOI: 10.1158/1538-7445.am2017-1738] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
Abstract
Abstract
Objective
Glioblastoma patients (GBM) suffer from an increased incidence of cardiovascular events. Platelets are well known as main player of the primary hemostasis, but have a broad range of additional functions. The formation of heterotypic conjugates between platelets and leukocytes (PLC) represents a pro-inflammatory surrogate marker and is usually increased after platelet activation. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the platelet activation status and the rate of circulating PLC in GBM.
Methods
Blood samples were drawn of consecutive patients before surgery for a suspected glioblastoma. The formation of PLC and several parameters of platelet activation were determined by flow cytometry before and after stimulation with either ADP or the thrombin receptor-activating peptide (TRAP) in vitro: expression of P-Selectin, CD63, CD40L and fibrinogen-binding to the activated GPIIb/ IIIa. Blood samples from age and gender matched healthy volunteers were used as controls. Statistical analysis was done with the Mann-Whitney-Test.
Results
Final analysis included 22 patients with histopathological proven virgin glioblastoma (9f, 13m, mean age 67.5 years, range from 55 to 86 years) and their respective controls. Basal platelet activation and in vitro platelet reactivity was increased in GBM. The difference got significant in the basal expression of CD63 (2.8% versus 1.9%, p=0.008), the Fibrinogen-binding after ADP-stimulation (110.3 MFI versus 63.1 MFI, p=0.04) and the CD63 expression after TRAP-stimulation (38.4% versus 33.3%, p=0.04). Furthermore, a reduced number of circulating PLC and in vitro PLC formation was seen in GBM without getting statistically significant.
Conclusions
In this preliminary report, we show for the first time an increased level of platelet activation and agonist-induced platelet reactivity in GBM. Both could be a reflection of the pro-thrombotic status in these patients. Interestingly, the formation of PLC was not increased, but in tendency decreased. Whether this observation potentially mirrors the intratumoral, anti-inflammatory microenviroment in GBM remains unclear.
Citation Format: Sascha Marx, Maximilian Splittstöhser, Heiko Paland, Carolin Seifert, Madlen Juettner, Andreas Boehm, Christoph A. Ritter, Sandra Bien-Moeller, Henry W. Schroeder, Bernhard Rauch. Platelet activation and heterotypic platelet leukocyte conjugate formation in the blood of glioblastoma patients [abstract]. In: Proceedings of the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2017; 2017 Apr 1-5; Washington, DC. Philadelphia (PA): AACR; Cancer Res 2017;77(13 Suppl):Abstract nr 1738. doi:10.1158/1538-7445.AM2017-1738
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- Sascha Marx
- University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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- University Medicine Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany
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Garnier M, Champeaux E, Laurent E, Boehm A, Briard O, Wachter T, Vaillant L, Patat F, Bens G, Machet L. High-frequency ultrasound quantification of acute radiation dermatitis: pilot study of patients undergoing radiotherapy for breast cancer. Skin Res Technol 2017; 23:602-606. [PMID: 28513053 DOI: 10.1111/srt.12378] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/18/2017] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Acute radiation dermatitis (ARD) is a frequent complication after breast cancer radiotherapy and is usually assessed by semi-quantitative clinical scores, which may be subject to inter-observer variability. High-frequency ultrasound imaging of the skin can reliably quantify thickness and edema in diseased skin. We aimed to compare the relative increase in dermal thickness of the irradiated zone in breast-cancer patients undergoing radiotherapy, with clinical severity. METHODS A consecutive series of patients undergoing treatment for breast cancer by lumpectomy and radiotherapy in a 6-month period also underwent clinical and ultrasound evaluation of ARD. RESULTS We included 34 female patients 17 had grade 1 (group 1), 17 had grade 2 or grade 3 ARD (group 2). The mean relative increase in dermal thickness in irradiated skin (RIDTIS) was greater for group 2 than 1: 0.53 vs 0.29 mm (P=.023). On univariate analysis, ARD was associated with skin phototype, breast volume and RIDTIS, and on multivariable analysis, breast volume and age remained predictive of the disease. CONCLUSION Patients with more severe dermatitis showed significantly increased dermal thickness. Dermal thickness is a quantitative variable that could help quantify the efficacy of drugs and improve the treatment of this disease in patients undergoing radiotherapy.
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- M Garnier
- Department of Dermatology, CHRU Tours, Tours, France.,Department of Radiotherapy, CHR Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy, CHR Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Department of Epidemiology, CHRU Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy, CHR Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy, CHR Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Department of Radiotherapy, CHR Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Department of Dermatology, CHRU Tours, Tours, France.,Inserm U930, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- Inserm U930, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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- Department of Dermatology, CHR Orléans, Orléans, France
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- Department of Dermatology, CHRU Tours, Tours, France.,Inserm U930, Université François-Rabelais de Tours, Tours, France
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Wichmann G, Herchenhahn C, Boehm A, Mozet C, Hofer M, Fischer M, Kolb M, Dietz A. HLA traits linked to development of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma affect the progression-free survival of patients. Oral Oncol 2017; 69:115-127. [PMID: 28559015 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2017.04.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2016] [Revised: 04/27/2017] [Accepted: 04/28/2017] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Personalized medicine and treatment stratification of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) today mostly ignore genetic heterogeneity in HNSCC but especially the patient's genetic background. We hypothesized that particular human leukocyte antigen (HLA) class I (HLA-A, B, Cw) and II proteins (DR, DQ) confer susceptibility for and influence development of HNSCC and may be prognostic factors for progression-free survival (PFS). METHODS 90 consecutive HNSCC patients of the prospective observational cohort study LIFE treated between 08/2010 and 05/2011 at the University Leipzig underwent low resolution typing of HLA-A, B, Cw, DR, and DQ. Antigen and haplotype frequencies were compared to those in German blood donors. Effects on PFS were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox models. RESULTS HNSCC patients had overall altered HLA-B frequencies (P<0.05); frequencies of B∗44 were lower, those of B∗13, B∗52, and B∗57 increased (P<0.05). Almost all other antigen frequencies showed no deviation. Homozygous HLA-Cw and DRB4 were frequent and associated with reduced PFS (P<0.05). Altered haplotype frequencies were common and particular haplotypes accompanied by differing PFS. B∗13/Cw∗06 carriers had poorest outcome (P=0.011). However, multivariate Cox proportional hazard models revealed 3 clinical covariates (localization oropharynx, loco-regional metastasis, and T4 category), HPV16-DNA positivity, and 10 HLA traits as independent predictors for PFS. CONCLUSIONS The relevance of the genetic background of HNSCC patients calls for future research to clarify the role of HLA traits in HNSCC and if PFS depends on HLA.
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- Gunnar Wichmann
- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 21, 04103 Leipzig, Germany. http://www.uni-leipzig.de/~hno/
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; Clinic for Anesthesiology and Intensive Care, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany; LIFE - Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, Philipp-Rosenthal-Str. 21, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Holzinger D, Wichmann G, Baboci L, Michel A, Höfler D, Wiesenfarth M, Schroeder L, Boscolo‐Rizzo P, Herold‐Mende C, Dyckhoff G, Boehm A, Del Mistro A, Bosch FX, Dietz A, Pawlita M, Waterboer T. Sensitivity and specificity of antibodies against HPV16 E6 and other early proteins for the detection of HPV16‐driven oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Int J Cancer 2017; 140:2748-2757. [DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30697] [Citation(s) in RCA: 72] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/13/2017] [Revised: 02/21/2017] [Accepted: 02/27/2017] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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- Dana Holzinger
- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, Infection, Inflammation and Cancer ProgramGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyUniversity Hospital LeipzigLeipzig Germany
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, Infection, Inflammation and Cancer ProgramGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)Heidelberg Germany
- Department of Oncology and Surgical SciencesUniversity of PaduaPadua Italy
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, Infection, Inflammation and Cancer ProgramGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)Heidelberg Germany
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, Infection, Inflammation and Cancer ProgramGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)Heidelberg Germany
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- Division of BiostatisticsGerman Cancer Research CenterHeidelberg Germany
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, Infection, Inflammation and Cancer ProgramGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of NeurosciencesENT Clinic and Regional Center for Head and Neck Cancer, University of PaduaTreviso Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryHeidelberg UniversityHeidelberg Germany
- Department of Neurosurgery, Division of Experimental NeurosurgeryHeidelberg UniversityHeidelberg Germany
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryHeidelberg UniversityHeidelberg Germany
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- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyUniversity Hospital LeipzigLeipzig Germany
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- Department of Immunology and Molecular OncologyIRCCS Veneto Institute of Oncology (IOV)Padua Italy
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Head and Neck SurgeryHeidelberg UniversityHeidelberg Germany
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- Department of OtorhinolaryngologyUniversity Hospital LeipzigLeipzig Germany
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, Infection, Inflammation and Cancer ProgramGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)Heidelberg Germany
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- Division of Molecular Diagnostics of Oncogenic Infections, Infection, Inflammation and Cancer ProgramGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)Heidelberg Germany
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Wichmann G, Cedra S, Schlegel D, Kolb M, Wiegand S, Boehm A, Hofer M, Dietz A. Cilengitide and Cetuximab Reduce Cytokine Production and Colony Formation of Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells Ex Vivo. Anticancer Res 2017; 37:521-527. [PMID: 28179297 DOI: 10.21873/anticanres.11344] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2016] [Revised: 12/22/2016] [Accepted: 12/28/2016] [Indexed: 11/10/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND/AIM To analyze ex vivo effects of combined targeting of the epidermal growth factor-receptor (EGFR) by cetuximab (E) plus αVβ3 and αVβ5 integrins by cilengitide (Cil) on colony formation of epithelial cells (CFec) and release of pro-angiogenetic and pro-inflammatory cytokines in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Collagenase-IV digests of 43 histopathological confirmed HNSCC cases were seeded into laminin-coated 96-well plates containing E, Cil, or Cil+E in final concentrations of 66.7 μg/ml, 10 μM, and 10 μM+66.7 μg/ml, respectively. Following the FLAVINO-assay protocol, supernatants were harvested after 3 days and adherent cells fixed in ethanol. Counting of CFec was facilitated by FITC-labeled pan-cytokeratin antibodies. Out of 43 HNSCC cases, 39 had adherent growth (mean CFec≥4/well in triplicate controls). Cytokines in supernatants were measured using ELISA were interleukin 6 (IL-6), monocyte chemoattractant protein 1 (MCP-1) and vascular endothelial growth factor A (VEGFA). RESULTS CFec on laminin was significantly reduced by Cil, E, and Cil+E. Cytokine measurements also revealed significant suppression of MCP-1, IL-6 and VEGFA. The strongest suppression of CFec, MCP-1 and VEGFA release was exerted by Cil and E combined. Efficacy of Cil+E exceeded those of the solely applied pharmaceutics but failed regarding significant synergism of both treatments as E was unable to significantly boost the effects of Cil. In contrast, IL-6 release was significantly suppressed by E but not by Cil, while their combination strongly reduced it. CONCLUSION Combined targeting of EGFR and integrins with E and Cil heightens their suppressive effects regarding CFec as well as release of pro-angiogenetic and pro-inflammatory cytokines.
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- Gunnar Wichmann
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Cranio-Maxillo-Facial Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University Nuremberg Hospital South, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Wichmann G, Krüger A, Boehm A, Kolb M, Hofer M, Fischer M, Müller S, Purz S, Stumpp P, Sabri O, Dietz A, Kluge R. Induction chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy for larynx preservation in advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal cancer: Outcome prediction after one cycle induction chemotherapy by a score based on clinical evaluation, computed tomography-based volumetry and 18F-FDG-PET/CT. Eur J Cancer 2016; 72:144-155. [PMID: 28033526 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2016.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.9] [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: 08/17/2016] [Revised: 09/30/2016] [Accepted: 11/20/2016] [Indexed: 12/30/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Long-term laryngectomy-free (LFS), tumour-specific (TSS) and overall survival (OS) is achieved by non-surgical larynx preservation (LP) only in a proportion of patients with locally advanced laryngeal or hypopharyngeal cancer. A score facilitating decision-making after 1 cycle induction chemotherapy (IC-1) may improve LFS and TSS. METHODS Early response to IC-1 with TPF ± cetuximab was assessed in 52 patients using endoscopic tumour staging for selecting total laryngectomy for non-responders with endoscopic tumour surface shrinkage <30% versus induction chemotherapy plus radiotherapy (IC + RT) for responders. Computed tomography (CT)-based volumetry was used to assess volumes of primary tumour, neck nodes and their sum; maximum and mean standardised uptake value (SUVmax, SUVmean) were measured by 18F-FDG-PET/CT. Baseline and residual values after IC-1 were calculated and correlated with LFS, TSS and OS. RESULTS After IC-1, 39/52 patients (75%) were early responders. Early response predicted complete response to IC + RT (p = 8.48 × 10-9). Early laryngectomised non-responders and responders with endoscopic tumour surface shrinkage > 70% had best OS. Significant independent predictors for LFS in responders are number of CT-staged suspect positive neck nodes (N+), residual primary tumour volume, residual total tumour volume and the ratio of residual SUVmax and SUVmean (resSUVmax/resSUVmean). Our LFS-score combines >2N+, residual primary tumour volume > 20%, residual total tumour volume > 5.6 mL and resSUVmax/resSUVmean > 1.51 weighted by their hazard ratio (12, 6, 5 and 4); LFS-score ≤ 16 predicts increased LFS, OS and TSS (p < 0.05). CONCLUSION LFS-score ≤ 16 identifies in responders to IC-1 the patients with maximum benefit of non-surgical LP achieving long-term LFS. Even more importantly, a LFS-score > 16 defines patients unsuitable for LP applying the TPF/TP IC + RT protocol.
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- Gunnar Wichmann
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Leipzig, Germany
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Surov A, Meyer HJ, Gawlitza M, Höhn AK, Boehm A, Kahn T, Stumpp P. Correlations Between DCE MRI and Histopathological Parameters in Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma. Transl Oncol 2016; 10:17-21. [PMID: 27888709 PMCID: PMC5124350 DOI: 10.1016/j.tranon.2016.10.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2016] [Revised: 10/11/2016] [Accepted: 10/11/2016] [Indexed: 01/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND: Dynamic contrast-enhanced magnetic resonance imaging (DCE MRI) can characterize perfusion and vascularization of tissues. DCE MRI parameters can differentiate between malignant and benign lesions and predict tumor grading. The purpose of this study was to correlate DCE MRI findings and various histopathological parameters in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). PATIENTS AND METHODS: Sixteen patients with histologically proven HNSCC (11 cases primary tumors and in 5 patients with local tumor recurrence) were included in the study. DCE imaging was performed in all cases and the following parameters were estimated: Ktrans, Ve, Kep, and iAUC. The tumor proliferation index was estimated on Ki 67 antigen stained specimens. Microvessel density parameters (stained vessel area, total vessel area, number of vessels, and mean vessel diameter) were estimated on CD31 antigen stained specimens. Spearman's non-parametric rank sum correlation coefficients were calculated between DCE and different histopathological parameters. RESULTS: The mean values of DCE perfusion parameters were as follows: Ktrans 0.189 ± 0.056 min−1, Kep 0.390 ± 0.160 min−1, Ve 0.548 ± 0.119%, and iAUC 22.40 ± 12.57. Significant correlations were observed between Kep and stained vessel areas (r = 0.51, P = .041) and total vessel areas (r = 0.5118, P = .043); between Ve and mean vessel diameter (r = −0.59, P = .017). Cell count had a tendency to correlate with Ve (r = −0.48, P = .058). In an analysis of the primary HNSCC only, a significant inverse correlation between Ktrans and KI 67 was identified (r = −0.62, P = .041). Our analysis showed significant correlations between DCE parameters and histopathological findings in HNSCC.
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- Alexey Surov
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06097 Halle, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- ENT Department, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Pradere B, Freton L, Olivier J, Langouet Q, Ruggiero M, Dominique I, Millet C, Bergerat S, Panayotopoulos P, Betari R, Matillon X, Chebbi A, Caes T, Boehm A, Patard P, Szabla N, Brichart N, Sabourin L, Guleryuz K, Lebacle C, Rizk J, Gryn A, Nouhaud F, Madec F, Dariane C, Bensalah K, Fiard G, Peyronnet B. Incidence et facteur prédictifs des pseudo-anévrysmes au cours des traumatismes du rein : résultats de l’étude multicentrique nationale Traumafuf. Prog Urol 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.purol.2016.07.259] [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: 10/20/2022]
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Singer S, Roick J, Briest S, Stark S, Gockel I, Boehm A, Papsdorf K, Meixensberger J, Müller T, Prietzel T, Schiefke F, Dietel A, Bräunlich J, Danker H. Impact of socio-economic position on cancer stage at presentation: Findings from a large hospital-based study in Germany. Int J Cancer 2016; 139:1696-702. [PMID: 27244597 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.30212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2015] [Revised: 03/23/2016] [Accepted: 04/19/2016] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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We explored the relationship between socio-economic characteristics and cancer stage at presentation. Patients admitted to a university hospital for diagnosis and treatment of cancer provided data on their education, vocational training, income, employment, job, health insurance and postcode. Tumor stage was classified according to the Union International Contre le Cancer (UICC). To analyze disparities in the likelihood of late-stage (UICC III/IV vs. I/II) diagnoses, logistic regression models adjusting for age and gender were used. Out of 1,012 patients, 572 (59%) had late-stage cancer. Separately tested, increased odds of advanced disease were associated with post-compulsory education compared to college degrees, with apprenticeship and no vocational training, with unemployment, disability pension, jobs with a low hierarchy level, blue collar jobs and with low income. Health insurance and community size were not related with late-stage cancer. Jointly modelled, there was evidence for an independent effect of unemployment (odds ratio (OR) 1.7, CI 1.0-2.8), disability pension (OR 1.8, CI 1.0-3.2) and very low income (OR 2.6, CI 1.1-6.1) on the likelihood of advanced disease stage. It is of great concern that these socio-economic gradients occur even in systems with equal access to health care.
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- Susanne Singer
- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics (IMBEI), University Medical Centre, Mainz, Germany.,University Cancer Centre, Mainz, Germany.,Mainz-Frankfurt, German Consortium of Translational Cancer Research, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of General Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiation-Oncology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Hepatology and Gastroenterology, University Medical Centre Charité, Campus Virchow Clinic, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Orthopaedics, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Maxillofacial Surgery, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Urology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pneumology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, University Medical Centre, Leipzig, Germany
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Surov A, Stumpp P, Meyer HJ, Gawlitza M, Höhn AK, Boehm A, Sabri O, Kahn T, Purz S. Simultaneous (18)F-FDG-PET/MRI: Associations between diffusion, glucose metabolism and histopathological parameters in patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma. Oral Oncol 2016; 58:14-20. [PMID: 27311397 DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2016.04.009] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.0] [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: 12/08/2015] [Revised: 04/03/2016] [Accepted: 04/18/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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OBJECTIVES To analyze possible associations between functional simultaneous (18)F-FDG-PET/MR imaging parameters and histopathological parameters in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC). MATERIAL AND METHODS 11 patients (2 female, 9 male; mean age 56.0years) with biopsy-proven primary HNSCC underwent simultaneous (18)F-FDG-PET/MRI with a dedicated head and neck protocol including diffusion weighted imaging. For each tumor, glucose metabolism was estimated with standardized uptake values (SUV) and diffusion restriction was calculated using apparent diffusion coefficients (ADC). The tumor proliferation index was estimated on Ki 67 antigen stained specimens. Cell count, total nucleic area, and average nucleic area were estimated in each case. Pearson's correlation coefficient was used to analyze possible associations between the estimated parameters. RESULTS The mean SUVmax value was 24.41±6.51, and SUVmean value 15.01±4.07. Mean values (×10(-3)mm(2)s(-1)) of ADC parameters were as follows: ADCmin: 0.65±0.20; ADCmean: 1.28±0.18; and ADCmax: 2.16±0.35. Histopathological analysis identified the following results: cell count 1069.82±388.66, total nucleic area 150771.09±61177.12μm(2), average nucleic area 142.90±57.27μm(2) and proliferation index 49.09±22.67%. ADCmean correlated with Ki 67 level (r=-0.728, p=0.011) and total nucleic area (r=-0.691, p=0.019) and tended to correlate with average nucleic area (r=-0.527, p=0.096). ADCmax correlated with Ki 67 level (r=-0.633, p=0.036). SUVmax also tended to correlate with average nucleic area (r=0.573, p=0.066). Combined parameter SUVmax/ADCmin correlated with average nucleic area (r=0.627, p=0.039). CONCLUSION ADC and SUV values showed significant correlations with different histopathological parameters and can be used as biological markers in HNSCC.
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- Alexey Surov
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Radiology, Martin-Luther-University Halle-Wittenberg, Ernst-Grube-Str. 40, 06097 Halle, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pathology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- ENT Department, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 10-14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Diogo R, Purz S, Gawlitza M, Barthel H, Boehm A, Kahn T, Sabri O, Stumpp P. 18F-FDG-PET/CT und 18F-FDG-PET/MRT zur Diagnostik von HNO-Rezidivtumoren im Vergleich. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1581591] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Surov A, Stumpp P, Meyer H, Gawlitza M, Höhn A, Boehm A, Sabri O, Kahn T, Purz S. Simultanes 18F-FDG-PET/MRT bei Patienten mit Plattenepithelkarzinom der Kopf-Hals-Region: Zusammenhänge zwischen funktioneller Bildgebung und histopathologischen Parametern. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2016. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0036-1581773] [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: 10/22/2022]
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Gawlitza M, Purz S, Kubiessa K, Boehm A, Barthel H, Kluge R, Kahn T, Sabri O, Stumpp P. In Vivo Correlation of Glucose Metabolism, Cell Density and Microcirculatory Parameters in Patients with Head and Neck Cancer: Initial Results Using Simultaneous PET/MRI. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0134749. [PMID: 26270054 PMCID: PMC4536035 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0134749] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2015] [Accepted: 06/30/2015] [Indexed: 12/20/2022] Open
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Objective To demonstrate the feasibility of simultaneous acquisition of 18F-FDG-PET, diffusion-weighted imaging (DWI) and T1-weighted dynamic contrast-enhanced MRI (T1w-DCE) in an integrated simultaneous PET/MRI in patients with head and neck squamous cell cancer (HNSCC) and to investigate possible correlations between these parameters. Methods 17 patients that had given informed consent (15 male, 2 female) with biopsy-proven HNSCC underwent simultaneous 18F-FDG-PET/MRI including DWI and T1w-DCE. SUVmax, SUVmean, ADCmean, ADCmin and Ktrans, kep and ve were measured for each tumour and correlated using Spearman’s ρ. Results Significant correlations were observed between SUVmean and Ktrans (ρ = 0.43; p ≤ 0.05); SUVmean and kep (ρ = 0.44; p ≤ 0.05); Ktrans and kep (ρ = 0.53; p ≤ 0.05); and between kep and ve (ρ = -0.74; p ≤ 0.01). There was a trend towards statistical significance when correlating SUVmax and ADCmin (ρ = -0.35; p = 0.08); SUVmax and Ktrans (ρ = 0.37; p = 0.07); SUVmax and kep (ρ = 0.39; p = 0.06); and ADCmean and ve (ρ = 0.4; p = 0.06). Conclusion Simultaneous 18F-FDG-PET/MRI including DWI and T1w-DCE in patients with HNSCC is feasible and allows depiction of complex interactions between glucose metabolism, microcirculatory parameters and cellular density.
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- Matthias Gawlitza
- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- ENT-Department, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 10–14, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 18, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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Zebralla V, Pohle N, Singer S, Neumuth T, Dietz A, Stier-Jarmer M, Boehm A. [Introduction of the Screening Tool OncoFunction for Functional Follow-up of Head and Neck Patients]. Laryngorhinootologie 2015; 95:118-24. [PMID: 26190042 DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1549858] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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INTRODUCTION The follow-up for head and neck cancer (HNC) focussed on therapy control. Accessory long term functionality is important. Impairment of function is observed, but a comparable documentation is not established. Additional we frequently see psychooncological comorbidities, what complicates the assessment. This was the reason why Tschiesner et al. developed on the base of the "ICF Core set for head and neck cancer" a guideline for the Assessment of Function in HNC. In consequence of good results in other tumour entities we developed an electronic version (OncoFunction). METHODS In a proof of concept study all patients of our follow up consultation from 07/13 to 03/14 were included. OncoFunction was given to patients in a digital form using tablet computers. The results were visible to the physician in a concentrated form before consultation and were supplemented by a physician questionnaire. Furthermore we evaluated the usability in 202 patients. RESULTS We had 682 patient contacts. 530 patient contacts (77, 7%) used the questionnaire. The physician questionnaire was answered in 470 times. Finally there are from 69.8% of the patient contacts full datasets available. Between users and non-users of the questionnaire we see no difference. CONCLUSION The use of a computer-based screening and feedback system (OncoFunction) in clinical use is feasible and excellent assessed by patients. The patient data are visible in a compact form for the physician and problems can clear addressed to the patient. One more benefit is the standardized follow up documentation and the use of comparable data in research.
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- V Zebralla
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-, Nasen-, Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Leipzig
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- Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics, University Medical Centre Mainz, Mainz
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- Scientific Director, BMBF-Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery ICCAS, Leipzig
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Plastische Operationen, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig
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- Lehrstuhl für Public Health und Versorgungsforschung - IBE, Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität, München
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- Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Leipzig
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Wichmann G, Rosolowski M, Krohn K, Kreuz M, Boehm A, Reiche A, Scharrer U, Halama D, Bertolini J, Bauer U, Holzinger D, Pawlita M, Hess J, Engel C, Hasenclever D, Scholz M, Ahnert P, Kirsten H, Hemprich A, Wittekind C, Herbarth O, Horn F, Dietz A, Loeffler M. The role of HPV RNA transcription, immune response-related gene expression and disruptive TP53 mutations in diagnostic and prognostic profiling of head and neck cancer. Int J Cancer 2015; 137:2846-57. [PMID: 26095926 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.29649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 17.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2015] [Accepted: 06/03/2015] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
Abstract
Stratification of head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) based on HPV16 DNA and RNA status, gene expression patterns, and mutated candidate genes may facilitate patient treatment decision. We characterize head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) with different HPV16 DNA and RNA (E6*I) status from 290 consecutively recruited patients by gene expression profiling and targeted sequencing of 50 genes. We show that tumors with transcriptionally inactive HPV16 (DNA+ RNA-) are similar to HPV-negative (DNA-) tumors regarding gene expression and frequency of TP53 mutations (47%, 8/17 and 43%, 72/167, respectively). We also find that an immune response-related gene expression cluster is associated with lymph node metastasis, independent of HPV16 status and that disruptive TP53 mutations are associated with lymph node metastasis in HPV16 DNA- tumors. We validate each of these associations in another large data set. Four gene expression clusters which we identify differ moderately but significantly in overall survival. Our findings underscore the importance of measuring the HPV16 RNA (E6*I) and TP53-mutation status for patient stratification and identify associations of an immune response-related gene expression cluster and TP53 mutations with lymph node metastasis in HNSCC.
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- Gunnar Wichmann
- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- Faculty of Medicine, Interdisciplinary Center for Clinical Research, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Genome Modifications and Carcinogenesis (F020), Infection and Cancer Program, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69121, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Genome Modifications and Carcinogenesis (F020), Infection and Cancer Program, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69121, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Group Molecular Mechanisms of Head and Neck Tumors, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Im Neuenheimer Feld 280, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany.,Section Experimental and Translational Head and Neck Oncology, Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery University Heidelberg, Im Neuenheimer Feld 400, 69120, Heidelberg, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pathology, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Faculty of Medicine, Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hygiene, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute of Clinical Immunology and Transfusion Medicine, University Hospital, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Otorhinolaryngology, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstr. 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- LIFE-Leipzig Research Center for Civilization Diseases, University of Leipzig, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, 04107, Leipzig, Germany
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Wichmann G, Körner C, Boehm A, Mozet C, Dietz A. Stimulation by Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 Modulates the Ex-vivo Colony Formation by Head and Neck Squamous Cell Carcinoma Cells. Anticancer Res 2015; 35:3917-3924. [PMID: 26124338] [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] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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BACKGROUND The outcome of patients with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is still poor. To improve therapy of HNSCC, biomarkers indicating progression of the disease or modifiers with potential as therapeutic targets and therapy need to be investigated. Since monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP1) is potentially involved in tumorigenesis of HNSCC, we aimed to clarify its role in HNSCC and investigated the influence of stimulation by MCP1 and its depletion using antibodies against MCP1 (anti-MCP1) on colony formation by HNSCC cells. MATERIALS AND METHODS Biopsies of HNSCC were treated according to the protocol of the FLAVINO assay with cisplatin, docetaxel, temsirolimus or cilengitide alone, or combined with MCP1 or anti-MCP1. After a 72-h incubation, ethanol-fixed and fluoresceine-isothiocyanate (FITC)-labeled epithelial colonies were counted. RESULTS Colony formation was significantly suppressed by MCP1 and 3.3 μM cisplatin, while docetaxel, cilengitide and temsirolimus at concentrations of 0.275, 10 and 0.50 μM caused insignificant effects. Addition of MCP1 to cisplatin, docetaxel and cilengitide increased efficacy of cytostatics in inhibition of colony formation, whereas those with temsirolimus were increased by anti-MCP1 that when applied alone failed to modulate colony formation. Overall regarding facilitated chemosensitivity, there was a statistical trend in favor of MCP1 stimulation over depletion. CONCLUSION Our ex vivo results show context-dependent effects of MCP1 in HNSCC cells. An increase of MCP1 level or its addition to cisplatin, docetaxel and cilengitide reduce colony formation but the efficacy of temsirolimus is augmented by MCP1 depletion. These context-dependently opposite outcomes call for further translational investigations in HNSCC.
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- Gunnar Wichmann
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Dietz A, Wichmann G, Rosolowski M, Krohn K, Kreuz M, Boehm A, Halama D, Holzinger D, Pawlita M, Hess J, Engel C, Hasenclever D, Scholz M, Ahnert P, Kirsten H, Hemprich A, Wittekind C, Herbarth O, Loeffler M. Association of head and neck cancer (HNSCC) subgroups defined by HPV RNA status, gene expression patterns, and TP53 mutations with lymph node metastasis and survival. J Clin Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2015.33.15_suppl.6046] [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: 11/20/2022] Open
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), Leipzig, Germany
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- Interdisziplinary Center of clinical research University of Leipzig IZKF, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic and Policlinic for Ear, Nose and Throat, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for maxillofacial surgery, University of Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Division of Genome Modifications and Carcinogenesis (F020), Infection and Cancer Program, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Genome Modifications and Carcinogenesis (F020), Infection and Cancer Program, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Research Group Molecular Mechanisms of Head and Neck Tumors, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig,, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology (IMISE), University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic for Maxillofacial Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Environmental Medicine and Hygiene, Faculty of Medicine, University of Leipzig,, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute for Medical Informatics, Statistics and Epidemiology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Dietz A, Wichmann G, Boehm A, Mozet C. SP-027: Response evaluation in a clinical trial. Radiother Oncol 2015. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(15)34787-3] [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: 11/29/2022]
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Meier J, Dietz A, Boehm A, Neumuth T. Predicting treatment process steps from events. J Biomed Inform 2015; 53:308-19. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jbi.2014.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/15/2014] [Revised: 11/10/2014] [Accepted: 12/04/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Rossetti L, Sacchi M, Karabatsas CH, Topouzis F, Vetrugno M, Centofanti M, Boehm A, Vorwerk C, Goldblum D, Fogagnolo P. Comparison of the effects of bimatoprost and a fixed combination of latanoprost and timolol on 24-hour blood and ocular perfusion pressures: the results of a randomized trial. BMC Ophthalmol 2015; 15:7. [PMID: 25613811 PMCID: PMC4320581 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2415-15-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2014] [Accepted: 01/10/2015] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND To compare the effect of bimatoprost and the fixed combination latanoprost-timolol (LTFC) on 24-hour systolic (SBP) and diastolic (DBP) blood pressure and on 24-hour ocular perfusion pressure (OPP). METHODS 200 patients with glaucoma or ocular hypertension, controlled on the unfixed combination of latanoprost and timolol or eligible for dual therapy being not being fully controlled on monotherapy were enrolled in a randomized, double-masked, placebo-controlled, multicentre clinical trial. They were randomized to LTFC (8 a.m.) or bimatoprost (8 p.m.) and received 24-hour IOP curve at baseline, 6 and 12 weeks (supine and sitting position IOPs were recorded at 8 p.m., midnight, 5 a.m., 8a.m., noon and 4 p.m.). Holter 24-hour blood pressure curve was obtained between weeks 2 and 12. SBP, DBP, OPP were calculated and compared with ANOVA. Rates of diastolic OPP (DPP)≤50, ≤40, ≤30 mmHg in the 2 groups were calculated and compared using Fisher's test. RESULTS Mean baseline SBP and DBP were 136.5±18.3 vs 134.2±20.1 mmHg (p=0.1) and 79.1±10.2 vs 78.2±10.1 mmHg (p=0.4) in the bimatoprost and LTFC groups respectively. Holter SBP was significantly higher for bimatoprost (135.1 mmHg vs 128.1 mmHg, p=0.04), while no statistically significant difference in DBP was found. DPP was similar in the 2 groups, and proportions of patients with at least one value of the 24-hour curve≤50, ≤40, ≤30 mmHg were 94%, 86%, 41% respectively. CONCLUSIONS Bimatoprost and LTFC had similar DBPs and OPPs; SBP was significantly lower with LTFC. In this study, the percentage of "dippers" was considerably higher than the one described in previous studies on the role of perfusion pressure in glaucoma. TRIAL REGISTRATION NCT02154217, May 21, 2014.
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- Luca Rossetti
- Clinica Oculistica, Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Università di Milano, Ospedale San Paolo, Via di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy.
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- Clinica Oculistica, Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Università di Milano, Ospedale San Paolo, Via di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University of Thessaly School of Medicine, Larissa, Greece
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- Department of Ophthalmology, School of Medicine, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, American Hellenic Educational Progressive Association (AHEPA) Hospital, Thessaloniki, Greece
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- DSCMT Università di Roma 'Tor Vergata'; IRCCS Fondazione G.B. Bietti, Rome, Italy
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- University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Augenklinik der Otto von Guericke Universität Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Ophthalmology, University Hospital Basel, University Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Clinica Oculistica, Dipartimento di Medicina, Chirurgia e Odontoiatria, Università di Milano, Ospedale San Paolo, Via di Rudinì 8, 20142, Milan, Italy
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Grünwald V, Keilholz U, Boehm A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Hennemann B, Schmoll HJ, Ivanyi P, Abbas M, Lehmann U, Koch A, Karch A, Zörner A, Gauler TC. TEMHEAD: a single-arm multicentre phase II study of temsirolimus in platin- and cetuximab refractory recurrent and/or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) of the German SCCHN Group (AIO). Ann Oncol 2014; 26:561-7. [PMID: 25527417 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdu571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN) is a common disease, which has a poor prognosis after failure of therapy. Activation of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR axis is commonly detected in recurrent or metastatic SCCHN, and provided the rationale for the clinical phase II trial in pretreated SCCHN. PATIENTS AND METHODS The primary end point was the progression-free survival rate (PFR) at 12 weeks. Forty eligible patients have been recruited after failure of platinum chemotherapy and cetuximab. A preplanned futility analysis was successfully passed after ≥1 success was detected in 20 patients. Secondary objectives consisted of progression-free survival (PFS), disease control rate (DCR), overall survival (OS), safety and tolerability, and predictive biomarkers for KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA mutations, and HPV status. Archived tumor tissue was analyzed for DNA sequence. RESULTS A total of 40 patients were eligible. The PFR at 12 weeks was 40% (95% CI 25.0-54.6). The median PFS and OS were 56 days (95% CI 36-113 days) and 152 days (76-256 days), respectively. In 33 assessable patients, disease stabilization occurred in 57.6%, with tumor shrinkage in 13 patients (39.4%). Overall, the treatment was well tolerated. Fatigue (47.5%), anemia (25.0%), nausea (20.0%), and pneumonia (20.0%) were the most common adverse events. Neither PIK3CA mutations, nor HPV status were predictive for success with temsirolimus treatment. No mutations were found for KRAS or BRAF. CONCLUSION Tumor shrinkage and efficacy parameter indicate that inhibition of the PI3K-AKT-mTOR axis was a putative novel treatment paradigm for SCCHN. We could not identify parameters predictive for treatment success of temsirolimus, which underscores the need for refinement of the molecular analysis in future studies. CLINICAL TRIALS NUMBER NCT01172769.
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- V Grünwald
- Clinic for Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover
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- Charité Comprehensive Cancer Center, Berlin
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- Clinic and Policlinic for Ear, Nose and Throat, University Hospital, Leipzig
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- Department for Hematology and Oncology, Ev. Bethesda- Johanniter Hospital, Duisburg
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- Clinic for Internal Medicine IV, University Hospital, Halle
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- Clinic for Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover
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- Clinical Pharmacology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover
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- West-German Cancer Center, University Hospital, Essen, Germany
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Pankau T, Wichmann G, Neumuth T, Preim B, Dietz A, Stumpp P, Boehm A. 3D model-based documentation with the Tumor Therapy Manager (TTM) improves TNM staging of head and neck tumor patients. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2014; 10:1617-24. [PMID: 25477278 DOI: 10.1007/s11548-014-1131-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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: 05/29/2014] [Accepted: 11/10/2014] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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PURPOSE Many treatment approaches are available for head and neck cancer (HNC), leading to challenges for a multidisciplinary medical team in matching each patient with an appropriate regimen. In this effort, primary diagnostics and its reliable documentation are indispensable. A three-dimensional (3D) documentation system was developed and tested to determine its influence on interpretation of these data, especially for TNM classification. METHODS A total of 42 HNC patient data sets were available, including primary diagnostics such as panendoscopy, performed and evaluated by an experienced head and neck surgeon. In addition to the conventional panendoscopy form and report, a 3D representation was generated with the "Tumor Therapy Manager" (TTM) software. These cases were randomly re-evaluated by 11 experienced otolaryngologists from five hospitals, half with and half without the TTM data. The accuracy of tumor staging was assessed by pre-post comparison of the TNM classification. RESULTS TNM staging showed no significant differences in tumor classification (T) with and without 3D from TTM. However, there was a significant decrease in standard deviation from 0.86 to 0.63 via TTM ([Formula: see text]). In nodal staging without TTM, the lymph nodes (N) were significantly underestimated with [Formula: see text] classes compared with [Formula: see text] with TTM ([Formula: see text]). Likewise, the standard deviation was reduced from 0.79 to 0.69 ([Formula: see text]). There was no influence of TTM results on the evaluation of distant metastases (M). CONCLUSION TNM staging was more reproducible and nodal staging more accurate when 3D documentation of HNC primary data was available to experienced otolaryngologists. The more precise assessment of the tumor classification with TTM should provide improved decision-making concerning therapy, especially within the interdisciplinary tumor board.
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- Thomas Pankau
- Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Head Medicine and Oral Health, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Department of Internal Medicine II, HELIOS Vogtland-Klinikum Plauen, Plauen, Germany
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- Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Head Medicine and Oral Health, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Simulation and Graphics, Faculty of Computer Science, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Head Medicine and Oral Health, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.,Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Clinic of Otorhinolaryngology - Head and Neck Surgery, Department of Head Medicine and Oral Health, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany.
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Singer S, Araújo C, Arraras JI, Baumann I, Boehm A, Brokstad Herlofson B, Castro Silva J, Chie WC, Fisher S, Guntinas-Lichius O, Hammerlid E, Irarrázaval ME, Jensen Hjermstad M, Jensen K, Kiyota N, Licitra L, Nicolatou-Galitis O, Pinto M, Santos M, Schmalz C, Sherman AC, Tomaszewska IM, Verdonck de Leeuw I, Yarom N, Zotti P, Hofmeister D. Measuring quality of life in patients with head and neck cancer: Update of the EORTC QLQ-H&N Module, Phase III. Head Neck 2014; 37:1358-67. [DOI: 10.1002/hed.23762] [Citation(s) in RCA: 48] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2014] [Accepted: 05/07/2014] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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- Susanne Singer
- Division of Epidemiology and Health Services Research, Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology, and Informatics; University Medical Centre of Johannes Gutenberg University; Mainz Germany
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- Head and Neck Unit, Department of Surgical Oncology; Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil do Porto; Porto Portugal
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; University of Heidelberg; Heidelberg Germany
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- Department of Otolaryngology Head and Neck Surgery; University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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- Department of Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine, Faculty of Dentistry; University of Oslo; Oslo Norway
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- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery; Instituto Português de Oncologia Francisco Gentil do Porto; Porto Portugal
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- Institute of Epidemiology and Preventive Medicine, College of Public Health, National Taiwan University; Taiwan
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- Leeds Institute of Cancer and Pathology, University of Leeds; Leeds United Kingdom
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- Department of Otolaryngology and Head and Neck Surgery; Sahlgrenska University Hospital; Gothenburg Sweden
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- Quality Of Life Department, Instituto Oncológico Fundación Arturo López Pérez; Santiago Chile
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- Regional Centre for Excellence in Palliative Care, Department of Oncology; Oslo Universitetssykehus, Oslo, Norway and European Palliative Care Research Centre, Department of Cancer Research and Molecular Medicine, Norwegian University of Science and Technology; Trondheim Norway
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- Department of Oncology; Aarhus University Hospital; Aarhus Denmark
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- Department of Medical Oncology and Hematology; Kobe University Hospital; Kobe Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology; Fondaczione IRCCS Istituto Nazionale Tumori; Milano Italy
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- Clinic of Hospital Dentistry, Dental Oncology Unit; School of Dentistry, University of Athens; Athens Greece
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- Deapartment of Quality of Life; Istituto Nazionale per lo Studio e la Cura dei Tumori “Fondazione Giovanni Pascale” - IRCCS; Naples Italy
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- Radiation Oncology Department; Brasilia University Hospital; Brasilia Brazil
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- Department of Radiation Therapy; University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein; Kiel Germany
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- Behavioral Medicine Division, Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences; Little Rock Arkansas
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- Department of Medical Didactics; Jagiellonian University Medical College; Krakow Poland
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- Department of Otolaryngology / Head and Neck Surgery; VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, The Netherlands and Department of Clinical Psychology, VU University; Amsterdam The Netherlands
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- Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Sheba Medical Center, Tel-Hashomer, Israel and Department of Oral Pathology and Oral Medicine; School of Dental Medicine, Tel Aviv University; Tel Aviv Israel
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- Department of Psychology; National Cancer Institute CRO-Aviano; Aviano Italy
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- Department of Medical Psychology; University of Leipzig; Leipzig Germany
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Boehm A, Lindner F, Wichmann G, Bauer U, Wittekind C, Knoedler M, Lordick F, Dietzsch S, Scholz M, Kortmann R, Dietz A. Impact of indication-shift of primary and adjuvant chemo radiation in advanced laryngeal and hypopharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma. Eur Arch Otorhinolaryngol 2014; 272:2017-25. [PMID: 24961436 DOI: 10.1007/s00405-014-3134-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/03/2014] [Accepted: 06/03/2014] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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Based on level I evidence, postoperative platinum-based radiochemotherapy (PORCT) is the recommended standard of care in defined risk situations after resection of squamous cell carcinomas of the larynx and hypopharynx (LHSCC). The value of the addition of chemotherapy to adjuvant radiation in intermediate and high risk situations other than extracapsular spread or R1-/R2 resection is still debated. From 1993 to 2009, 555 patients (median follow-up: 24.4 months) with advanced LHSCC (UICC stages III-IVB) were treated in a curative intent. Patient data were continuously documented in the county of Leipzig cancer registry and were retrospectively analyzed as mono institutional survey. PORCT was introduced into the standard procedures in 2004, but also applied before in selected cases. Based on this paradigm shift, the patient population was divided into two comparative groups treated before and after 2004. 361 patients were treated before 2004. 43.8 % received primary surgery (OP) + postoperative radiotherapy (PORT) and 20.2 % OP + PORCT. 194 patients were treated after 2004: 21.1 % received OP + PORT and 35.6 % OP + PORCT. Regarding the PORCT groups, 20.6 % received cisplatin plus 5FU before 2004 which shifted to 59.4 % after 2004. The 3-year tumor-specific-survival rate of the whole cohort was improved from 47 to 60 % (p = 0.006). The subgroup treated with OP + PORT or PORCT improved from 56.1 to 68.5 % (p = 0.028). Localization proved to be a significant and independent factor. Only patients with advanced laryngeal cancer had significant improved survival (p < 0.01), while the improvement for hypopharyngeal cancer patients was not significant (p < 0.2). After 2004, there was a slight increase (+10.2 %) of primary radiochemotherapy (pRCT) due to stronger selection if R0 > 5 mm-resectability is unlikely. Standardised use of PORCT and pRCT considering clear indications showed to be significantly involved in improved survival in advanced LHSCC.
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- A Boehm
- Department of Otolaryngology, Head and Neck Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Liebigstraße 10-14, 04103, Leipzig, Germany,
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Boehm A, Boehm M, Kogelbauer A. Neutrons for Mineral Processing - Thermo Diffractometry to Investigate Mineral Selective Magnetizing Flash Roasting. CHEM-ING-TECH 2014. [DOI: 10.1002/cite.201400024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/07/2022]
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Gawlitza M, Purz S, Boehm A, Kahn T, Sabri O, Stumpp P. Glukosemetabolismus, Zellularität und mikrozirkulatorische Parameter bei Patienten mit Kopf-Hals-Tumoren: Simultane Akquisition von 18F-FDG-PET, DWI und T1-DCE in einem integrierten PET/MRT. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2014. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1373258] [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: 10/25/2022]
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Meier J, Boehm A, Kielhorn A, Dietz A, Bohn S, Neumuth T. Design and evaluation of a multimedia electronic patient record "oncoflow" with clinical workflow assistance for head and neck tumor therapy. Int J Comput Assist Radiol Surg 2014; 9:949-65. [PMID: 24573598 DOI: 10.1007/s11548-014-0988-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [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: 10/22/2013] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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OBJECTIVES The management of patient-specific information is a challenging task for surgeons and physicians because existing clinical information systems are insufficiently integrated into daily clinical routine and contained information entities are distributed across different proprietary databases. Thus, existing information is hardly usable for further electronic processing, workflow support or clinical studies. METHODS A Web-based clinical information system has been developed that automatically imports patient-specific information from different information systems. The system is tailored to the existing workflow for the treatment of patients with head and neck cancer. In this paper, the clinical assistance functions and a quantitative as well as a qualitative system evaluation are presented. RESULTS The information system has been deployed at a clinical site and is in use in daily clinical routine. Two evaluation studies show that the information integration, the structured information presentation in the Web browser and the assistance functions improve the physician's workflow. The studies also show that the usage of the new information system does not impair the time physicians need for a process step compared with the usage of the existing information system. CONCLUSIONS Information integration is crucial for efficient workflow support in the clinic. The central access to information within a modern and structured user interface saves valuable time for the physician. The comprehensive database allows an instant usage of the existing information clinical workflow support or the conduction of trial studies.
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- Jens Meier
- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Universität Leipzig, Semmelweisstrasse 14, 04103 , Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of ENT Surgery, University Medical Center Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 10-14, 04103 , Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of ENT Surgery, University Medical Center Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 10-14, 04103 , Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of ENT Surgery, University Medical Center Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 10-14, 04103 , Leipzig, Germany
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Universität Leipzig, Semmelweisstrasse 14, 04103 , Leipzig, Germany
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Universität Leipzig, Semmelweisstrasse 14, 04103 , Leipzig, Germany.
- Department of Electrical and Information Technology, Institute for Process Automation and Embedded Systems, University of Applied Sciences Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Stoehr M, Mozet C, Boehm A, Aigner A, Dietz A, Wichmann G. Simvastatin suppresses head and neck squamous cell carcinoma ex vivo and enhances the cytostatic effects of chemotherapeutics. Cancer Chemother Pharmacol 2014; 73:827-37. [DOI: 10.1007/s00280-014-2412-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Accepted: 02/07/2014] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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Lassalle R, Marold J, Schöbel M, Manzey D, Bohn S, Dietz A, Boehm A. [Decision process in a multidisciplinary cancer team with limited evidence]. Laryngorhinootologie 2013; 93:237-43. [PMID: 24327352 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1353199] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The Head and Neck Cancer Tumor Board is a multispeciality comprehensive conference that brings together experts with different backgrounds to make group decisions about the appropriate treatment. Due to the complexity of the patient cases and the collaboration of different medical disciplines most of these decisions have to be made under uncertainty, i. e., with-out knowing all relevant factors and without being quite sure about the outcome. METHODS To develop effective team decision making under uncertainty, it is necessary to understand how medical experts perceive and handle uncertainties. The aim of this field study was to develop a knowledge base by exploring additionally the factors that influence group decision making processes. A structured nonparticipant observational study was employed to address the research goal. Video data were analyzed by 2 independent observers using an observation checklist. A total of 20 videotaped case discussions were studied. Observations were complemented by a questionnaire gathering subjective evaluations of board members about the process and quality of their decisions (N=15). RESULTS The results show that uncertainty is recognized by board members. Reasons for uncertainty may stem from the complexity of the cases (e. g. therapy options) or the assessment from different disciplines coming together at the board. CONCLUSION With respect to handling uncertainty and guaranteeing an optimal decision making process potential for improvement could be defined. This pertains to the handling of different levels of competence, the promotion of a positive discussion culture as well as structuring of the decision making process.
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- Arbeits-, Ingenieur- und Organisationspsychologie, Institut für Psychologie und Arbeitswissenschaft, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
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- Arbeits-, Ingenieur- und Organisationspsychologie, Institut für Psychologie und Arbeitswissenschaft, Technische Universität Berlin, Berlin
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- Fakultät für Psychologie, Universität Basel, Basel, Switzerland
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- Lehrstuhl Arbeits- und Organisationspsychologie, Psychologie und Ergonomie, Berlin
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Leipzig
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- Innovation Center Computer Assisted Surgery (ICCAS), Leipzig
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenheilkunde, Plastische Opera-tionen, Universität Leipzig, Leipzig
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Stumpp P, Kubiessa K, Purz S, Gawlitza M, Kühn A, Fuchs J, Steinhoff KG, Boehm A, Kluge R, Sabri O, Kahn T. Erste klinische Ergebnisse der simultanen 18F-FDG-PET/MRT im Vergleich zur 18F-FDG-PET/CT bei Patienten mit Kopf-Hals-Tumoren. ROFO-FORTSCHR RONTG 2013. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1346268] [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: 10/26/2022]
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Boehm A, Hafez J, Köhler C, Handwerk J, Korb W. Development of a simulation and training system for head and neck tumour diagnosis. BIOMED ENG-BIOMED TE 2013; 58 Suppl 1:/j/bmte.2013.58.issue-s1-J/bmt-2013-4230/bmt-2013-4230.xml. [DOI: 10.1515/bmt-2013-4230] [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: 11/15/2022]
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Schreiber S, Ehrensperger C, Koscielny S, Boehm A, Kubitza W, Meister E, Pabst F, Vogel HJ, Oeken J, Dietz A, Singer S, Meyer A. [Use of cancer support groups by laryngectomees in central Germany]. Laryngorhinootologie 2012; 92:97-101. [PMID: 23247549 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1329979] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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BACKGROUND Cancer support groups provide information and coping resources as well as represent patients' interests. To date it is unknown how often cancer patients post-laryngectomy use support groups and in which parameters users of support groups differ from non-users. MATERIAL AND METHODS In a multicentre study, 224 laryngectomees were asked about their support group membership. Further, possible predictors for membership one year post-surgery were assessed. Data were collected with a semi-structured interview and standardized instruments. RESULTS Overall, 23% of the laryngectomized patients are actively involved in cancer support groups. The probability of a membership increases if patients are well-educated, are living in good economic conditions and in a partnership, if they perceive low family support and wish additional counselling with a physician. CONCLUSION A cancer support group seems to "buffer" family support perceived to be insufficient. However, support group users are living more frequently in a partnership and in good economic conditions compared to non-users. Physicians and speech therapists are important mediators to cancer support groups. They particularly should inform laryngectomees who are living in bad economic conditions and who are not living in a partnership about the availability of cancer support groups.
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- S Schreiber
- Zentrales Patientenmanagement, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AÖR, Leipzig.
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Mueller S, Wichmann G, Dornheim L, Roessling I, Bertolini J, Preim B, Dietz A, Boehm A. Different approaches to volume assessment of lymph nodes in computer tomography scans of head and neck squamous cell carcinoma in comparison with a real gold standard. ANZ J Surg 2012; 82:737-41. [PMID: 22957887 DOI: 10.1111/j.1445-2197.2012.06238.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [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] [Accepted: 01/05/2012] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Volume assessment in head and neck squamous cell carcinoma (HNSCC) is becoming a more and more clinical important parameter, especially in treatment planning and response control. Various authors showed a significant impact of tumour volume on treatment outcome and local control. Regarding the increasing impact of induction chemotherapy and primary chemoradiation on HNSCC, the need for an adequate measuring tool to judge treatment response becomes obvious. This study was performed to compare the momentary 'gold standard', the diameter-based approach, and tumour volume assessment in HNSCC with approaches based on segmentation algorithms in computer tomography (CT) scans. METHODS CT scans were taken as part of the standardized staging investigations. Using these image data, 30 lymph nodes were defined and segmented. The segmentations were carried out with the newly developed software called 'NeckSegmenter'. After obtaining informed consent from the patient, neck dissection was performed and the excised lymph nodes underwent analysis of their true volume. The datasets were compared with each other and put in correlation with the segmented volumes. RESULTS Pearson's correlation index showed a higher correlation of the segmented volumes (r = 0.7979) with the true volumes than the results generated via diameter-based equation (r = 0.7974). Furthermore, the diameter-generated volumes show clearly too high volumes at 130% (confidence interval: 107.7-156.7%). The volumes generated with the segmentation are at 89.18% (confidence interval: 73.52-108.16%). CONCLUSION The data show a higher reliability for volumes estimated by the segmentation-based approach than the widely used diameter-based approach.
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- Department of ENT and Plastic Surgery, University Hospital of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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Grünwald V, Keilholz U, Boehm A, Guntinas-Lichius O, Hennemann B, Schmoll H, Ivanyi P, Zörner A, Zapf A, Gauler T. Temsirolimus Is Active in Refractory Squamous Cell Carcinoma of the Head and Neck (SCCHN) Failing Platinum-Based Chemotherapy and Cetuximab: Efficacy and Toxicity Data from the Phase II Temhead Study. Ann Oncol 2012. [DOI: 10.1016/s0923-7534(20)33622-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/29/2022] Open
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