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Eichler M, Pink D, Menge F, Jakob J, Hentschel L, Richter S, Hohenberger P, Kasper B, Andreou D, Singer S, Grützmann R, Dmytrow DI, Arndt K, Tuchscherer A, Reichardt P, Ahrens M, Kunitz A, Mohm J, Bornhäuser M, Schmitt J, Schuler MK. Quality of life of GIST patients with and without current tyrosine kinase inhibitor treatment: Cross-sectional results of a German multicentre observational study (PROSa). Eur J Cancer Care (Engl) 2021; 30:e13484. [PMID: 34342924 DOI: 10.1111/ecc.13484] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2021] [Revised: 05/25/2021] [Accepted: 06/19/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022]
Abstract
OBJECTIVE We investigated the health-related quality of life (HRQoL) of patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST). METHODS In the multicentre PROSa study, the HRQoL of adult GIST patients was assessed between 2017 and 2019 using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer HRQoL questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). We performed group comparisons and multivariate linear regressions. RESULTS Among 130 patients from 13 centres, the mean global HRQoL was 63.3 out of 100 points. Higher sores indicate better HRQoL. The highest restrictions were in emotional, social, role functioning, insomnia, fatigue, and pain. In multivariate linear regression, we found no significant differences between patients receiving tyrosine kinase inhibitor (TKI) treatment and those without TKI treatment as well as between patients treated with curative or with palliative intent. Patients who received multiple lines of TKI treatment had the most restrictions, notably in physical (unstandardized regression coefficient [B] = -15.7), role (B = -25.7), social (B = -18.4), and cognitive functioning (B = -19.7); fatigue (B = 15.93); general health (B = -14.23); and EORTC-sum score (B = -13.82) compared to all other patients. CONCLUSION The highest HRQoL restrictions were in GIST patients receiving multiple lines of TKI therapy. Underlying causes need further investigation.
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Affiliation(s)
- Martin Eichler
- Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Internal Medicine C, University Hospital Greifswald, Greifswald, Germany.,Sarcoma Center Berlin-Brandenburg, Helios Hospital Bad Saarow, Bad Saarow, Germany
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- Division of Surgical Oncology & Thoracic Surgery, Mannheim University Medical Centre, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Clinic for General, Visceral, and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany
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- Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Division of Surgical Oncology & Thoracic Surgery, Mannheim University Medical Centre, University of Heidelberg, Mannheim, Germany
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- Interdisciplinary Tumour Centre, Sarcoma Unit, University Medical Center Mannheim, Mannheim, Germany
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- Sarcoma Center Berlin-Brandenburg, Helios Hospital Bad Saarow, Bad Saarow, Germany.,Department of General Orthopedics and Tumor Orthopedics, University Hospital Munster, Muenster, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- German Sarcoma Foundation, Woelfersheim, Germany
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- Department I of Internal Medicine, Center for Integrated Oncology Aachen Bonn Cologne Duesseldorf, University of Cologne, Cologne, Germany
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- Sarcoma Center Berlin-Brandenburg, Helios Hospital Berlin Buch, Berlin, Germany
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- Medical Clinic II, University Hospital Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany
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- Onkopraxis, Joint Practice for Hematology and Oncology, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany
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- National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT/UCC), Dresden, Germany.,Center for Evidence-Based Healthcare, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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- Clinic and Polyclinic for Internal Medicine I, University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technical University Dresden, Dresden, Germany
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