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Teismann T, Forkmann T, Glaesmer H, Alpers GW, Brakemeier EL, Brockmeyer T, Christiansen H, Fehm L, Glombiewski J, Heider J, Hermann A, Hoyer J, Kaiser T, Klucken T, Lincoln TM, Lutz W, Margraf J, Pedersen A, Renneberg B, Rubel J, Rudolph A, Schöttke H, Schwartz B, Stark R, Velten J, Willutzki U, Wilz G, In-Albon T. Prevalence of suicidal ideation in German psychotherapy outpatients: A large multicenter assessment. J Affect Disord 2024; 351:971-976. [PMID: 38346649 DOI: 10.1016/j.jad.2024.02.019] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/01/2023] [Revised: 01/30/2024] [Accepted: 02/07/2024] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Suicidal ideation is a major concern in clinical practice. Yet, little is known about prevalence rates of suicidal ideation in patients undergoing outpatient psychotherapeutic treatment. Therefore, the aim of the current study is to assess the prevalence of suicidal ideation in a large sample of psychotherapy outpatients in Germany. The data analyzed in this study is taken from the KODAP-project on the coordination of data collection and analysis at German university-based research and training outpatient clinics for psychotherapy. METHODS A total of N = 10,357 adult outpatients (64.4 % female; age: M(SD) = 35.94 (13.54), range: 18-92 years of age) starting cognitive-behavioral therapy at one of 27 outpatient clinics in Germany were included in the current study. Prevalence of suicidal ideation was assessed with the Suicide Item (Item 9) of the Beck-Depression Inventory II. RESULTS Suicidal ideation was reported by 36.7 % (n = 3795) of the participants. Borderline Personality Disorder, Posttraumatic Stress Disorder, and recurrent Major Depression were the diagnoses most strongly associated with the presence and severity of suicidal ideation. LIMITATION Suicide ideation was assessed only with the respective item of the Beck Depression Inventory II. CONCLUSION Suicidal ideation is very common among adult patients who start psychotherapy in Germany. A well-founded knowledge of risk assessment in suicidal patients and suicide-specific treatment options is therefore highly relevant.
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- T Teismann
- Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Duisburg-Essen, Germany.
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- Medical Psychology and Medical Sociology, Universität Leipzig, Germany.
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- Otto Selz Institute & Department of Psychology, School of Social Sciences, University of Mannheim, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Greifswald, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Goettingen, Germany.
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- Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology, Philipps-Universität Marburg, Germany.
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- Institute for Psychology, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Adulthood, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Adulthood, University of Kaiserslautern-Landau, Germany.
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- Psychotherapy and Systems Neuroscience, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.
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- Faculty of Psychology, Technische Universität Dresden, Germany.
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- Methods and Evaluation/Quality Assurance, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Siegen, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Hamburg, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Trier, Germany.
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- Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Kiel University, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Freie Universität Berlin, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy of Adulthood, Universität Osnabrück, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Leipzig, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Osnabrück, Germany.
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Universität Trier, Germany.
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- Psychotherapy and Systems Neuroscience, Justus Liebig University Giessen, Germany.
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- Mental Health Research and Treatment Center, Department of Psychology, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Germany
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- Clinical Psychology and Psychotherapy, Faculty of Health, University Witten/Herdecke, Germany.
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- Counseling and Clinical Intervention, Department of Psychology, Friedrich-Schiller Universität Jena.
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- Clinical Child and Adolescent Psychology and Psychotherapy, University of Kaiserslautern-, Landau, Germany.
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Sonnhoff M, Graff M, Paal K, Becker JN, Hermann RM, Christiansen H, Nitsche M, Merten R. Influence of demographic change on the demand for radiotherapy using forecasted predictions for prostate cancer in Germany. Strahlenther Onkol 2023:10.1007/s00066-023-02133-2. [PMID: 37638976 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-023-02133-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/22/2023] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/29/2023]
Abstract
PURPOSE Demographic change will lead to an increase in age-associated cancers. The demand for primary treatment, especially oncologic therapies, is difficult to predict. This work is an attempt to project the demand for radiation therapy (RT) in 2030, taking into account demographic changes using prostate cancer (PC) as an example. MATERIALS AND METHODS Using the GENESIS database of the Federal Statistical Office, we retrieved demographic population projections for 2030 and retrospective demographic surveys from 1999 to 2019. Additionally, we queried incidence rates for PC in the respective age groups of 50-54, 55-59, 60-64, 65-69, 70-74, 75-79, 80-84, and +85 years from 1999-2019 via the Federal Cancer Registry of the Robert Koch Institute. We used a regression method to determine the age-dependent correlation between the incidence of PC and the population size of the respective age group by combining the data from 1999 to 2019. This information was used to calculate the incidence rates in the age groups of the expected population for 2030 and the expected new cases of PC in 2030. Finally, we extrapolated the indications for the demand for RT based on data from the Report on Cancer Incidence in Germany from 2016. RESULTS Considering a population-dependent incidence rate, an increase in new cases of PC is expected. This increase is particularly evident in the age groups of 70-74 and 80-84 years. With regards to RT, the estimate indicates an overall increase of 27.4% in demand. There is also a shift in RT demands towards older patients, especially in the 80- to 84-year-old age group. CONCLUSION We observe an age-associated increase in primary cases of PC. This is likely to result in an increased demand for RT. The exact demand cannot be predicted. However, trends can be estimated to plan for the demand. This, though, requires a good database from cancer registries.
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- M Sonnhoff
- Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
- Center for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology Bremen and Westerstede, 28239, Bremen, Germany.
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- Center for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology Bremen and Westerstede, 28239, Bremen, Germany
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- Depatment für Radiotherapy University Hospital Graz, 8036, Graz, Austria
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany
- Center for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology Bremen and Westerstede, 28239, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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- Center for Radiotherapy and Radiooncology Bremen and Westerstede, 28239, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Hannover Medical School, 30625, Hannover, Germany
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Dippel N, In-Albon T, Schneider S, Christiansen H, Brakemeier EL. Correction: Investigating the feasibility and effectiveness of a modular treatment program for children and adolescents with depression and interpersonal problems: study protocol of a quasi-experimental pilot feasibility trial (CBASP@YoungAge). Pilot Feasibility Stud 2022; 8:157. [PMID: 35897058 PMCID: PMC9327404 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01118-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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- N Dippel
- Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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- University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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Dippel N, In-Albon T, Schneider S, Christiansen H, Brakemeier EL. Investigating the feasibility and effectiveness of a modular treatment program for children and adolescents with depression and interpersonal problems: study protocol of a quasi-experimental pilot feasibility trial (CBASP@YoungAge). Pilot Feasibility Stud 2022; 8:145. [PMID: 35821072 PMCID: PMC9275387 DOI: 10.1186/s40814-022-01091-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/09/2022] [Accepted: 06/07/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Depression is a serious disorder in childhood and adolescence. Affected children and adolescents show significant impairments in various aspects of life. Studies on the effectiveness or efficacy of psychotherapy in depressed children and adolescents are qualitatively very heterogeneous and reveal small effect sizes. There is thus a need to better tailor psychotherapy approaches to these age groups to improve outcomes like parent-child relationship, symptomatology, or quality of life. To address this gap, we designed a modular, individualized treatment program for children and adolescents based on the Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy (CBASP) including caregiver involvement. Method This quasi-experimental pilot feasibility trial is a phase 1 to phase 2 study investigating the feasibility and effectiveness of CBASP@YoungAge by including an intervention group (CBASP@YoungAge) and a treatment-as-usual control group. The treatment of depressive symptoms as well as interpersonal problems with primary caregivers are the main targets of CBASP@YoungAge. Personalization is ensured concerning the treatment course, caregivers’ involvement, and the patient’s age. The primary outcome relates to two areas: the feasibility of the CBASP@YoungAge treatment program in an outpatient context and a change in patients' depressive symptomatology from before to after treatment. We conduct a brief process evaluation after each session in the intervention group to closely monitor the treatment process and examine feasibility from the therapists' and patients' perspectives and mechanisms of symptom change. In addition, we consider interpersonal behavior between children and caregivers, parenting behavior, and monitor the global-health-index in children and parents as secondary outcomes. Pre-, post-, and follow-up data are evaluated. Discussion This is the first study of a modular-based intervention program for children and adolescents with depression and a clear focus on the interpersonal problems between the depressed young patient and her/his caregiver. It will provide important knowledge on the feasibility and effectiveness of the program and potential benefits of including caregivers in psychotherapy. Based on this study’s results, we plan a multicenter, randomized, controlled trial whose long-term aim is to improve the psychotherapeutic care of young patients with depression while preventing persistent courses of depressive disorders. Trial registration German Clinical Trials Register, DRKS (identifier DRKS00023281). Registered 17 November 2020–Retrospectively registered Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s40814-022-01091-3.
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- N Dippel
- Philipps-University Marburg, Marburg, Germany.
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- University of Koblenz-Landau, Landau, Germany
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Dapper H, Belka C, Bock F, Budach V, Budach W, Christiansen H, Debus J, Distel L, Dunst J, Eckert F, Eich H, Eicheler W, Engenhart-Cabillic R, Fietkau R, Fleischmann DF, Frerker B, Giordano FA, Grosu AL, Herfarth K, Hildebrandt G, Kaul D, Kölbl O, Krause M, Krug D, Martin D, Matuschek C, Medenwald D, Nicolay NH, Niewald M, Oertel M, Petersen C, Pohl F, Raabe A, Rödel C, Rübe C, Schmalz C, Schmeel LC, Steinmann D, Stüben G, Thamm R, Vordermark D, Vorwerk H, Wiegel T, Zips D, Combs SE. Integration of radiation oncology teaching in medical studies by German medical faculties due to the new licensing regulations : An overview and recommendations of the consortium academic radiation oncology of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (DEGRO). Strahlenther Onkol 2021; 198:1-11. [PMID: 34786605 PMCID: PMC8594460 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-021-01861-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/01/2021] [Accepted: 09/19/2021] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
Abstract
The new Medical Licensing Regulations 2025 (Ärztliche Approbationsordnung, ÄApprO) will soon be passed by the Federal Council (Bundesrat) and will be implemented step by step by the individual faculties in the coming months. The further development of medical studies essentially involves an orientation from fact-based to competence-based learning and focuses on practical, longitudinal and interdisciplinary training. Radiation oncology and radiation therapy are important components of therapeutic oncology and are of great importance for public health, both clinically and epidemiologically, and therefore should be given appropriate attention in medical education. This report is based on a recent survey on the current state of radiation therapy teaching at university hospitals in Germany as well as the contents of the National Competence Based Learning Objectives Catalogue for Medicine 2.0 (Nationaler Kompetenzbasierter Lernzielkatalog Medizin 2.0, NKLM) and the closely related Subject Catalogue (Gegenstandskatalog, GK) of the Institute for Medical and Pharmaceutical Examination Questions (Institut für Medizinische und Pharmazeutische Prüfungsfragen, IMPP). The current recommendations of the German Society for Radiation Oncology (Deutsche Gesellschaft für Radioonkologie, DEGRO) regarding topics, scope and rationale for the establishment of radiation oncology teaching at the respective faculties are also included.
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- H Dapper
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany. .,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, LMU University Hospital, Munich, Germany.,German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Heidelberg Ion-Beam Therapy Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Rostock University Medical Center, Rostock, Germany
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- Corporate Member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Department of Radiation Oncology, Charité-Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.,Partner Site Berlin, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden, Germany.,OncoRay-National Center for Radiation Research in Oncology, Faculty of Medicine and University Hospital Carl Gustav Carus, Technische Universität Dresden and Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany.,Partner Site Dresden, German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT), Heidelberg, Germany.,Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Dresden, Germany.,Heidelberg and German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ), Dresden, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Medical Faculty, Heinrich Heine University, Duesseldorf, Germany
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- Deptartment of Radiation Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Münster, Münster, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radio-Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, University of Regensburg, Regensburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radio-Oncology, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Oncology, University Hospital, Goethe University, Frankfurt, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Frankfurt, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiooncology, Saarland University Medical Center, Homburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Bonn, University of Bonn, Bonn, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School (MHH), Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Augsburg, Augsburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Deptartment of Radiation Oncology, Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, University of Marburg, Marburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital Ulm, Ulm, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute of Radiation Medicine, Department of Radiation Sciences, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Munich, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK) Partner Site (DKTK), Munich, Germany
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Port M, Hérodin F, Drouet M, Valente M, Majewski M, Ostheim P, Lamkowski A, Schüle S, Forcheron F, Tichy A, Sirak I, Malkova A, Becker BV, Veit DA, Waldeck S, Badie C, O'Brien G, Christiansen H, Wichmann J, Beutel G, Davidkova M, Doucha-Senf S, Abend M. Gene Expression Changes in Irradiated Baboons: A Summary and Interpretation of a Decade of Findings. Radiat Res 2021; 195:501-521. [PMID: 33788952 DOI: 10.1667/rade-20-00217.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/11/2020] [Accepted: 05/05/2021] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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- M Port
- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich Germany
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich Germany
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- Institut de Recherche Biomédicale des Armées, Brétigny-sur-Orge, France
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- Department of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Brno, Czech Republic and Biomedical Research Centre, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Oncology and Radiotherapy, University Hospital, Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine in Hradec Králové, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Koblenz, Germany
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- Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Koblenz, Germany
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- Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Koblenz, Germany
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- Cancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers Group, Radiation Effects Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health of England, Didcot, United Kingdom
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- Cancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers Group, Radiation Effects Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health of England, Didcot, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Řež, Czech Republic
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich Germany
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- Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich Germany
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Kurch L, Kluge R, Sabri O, Fischer L, Wendt S, Graf Einsiedel H, Starke S, Kühl JS, Christiansen H, Hirsch FW, Sorge I, Roth C. Whole-body [ 18F]-FDG-PET/MRI for staging of pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma: first results from a single-center evaluation. EJNMMI Res 2021; 11:62. [PMID: 34216300 PMCID: PMC8254839 DOI: 10.1186/s13550-021-00804-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/05/2021] [Accepted: 06/10/2021] [Indexed: 12/17/2022] Open
Abstract
Aim In 2015, the revised International Pediatric Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma Staging System was published. It mentions [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI as the latest method to perform whole-body imaging. However, supporting data are pending. Our aim was to investigate the performance of whole-body [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI in pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma patients by using a limited number of MRI sequences. Materials and methods Ten pediatric patients with histologically proven non-Hodgkin lymphoma underwent whole-body [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI at staging. The retrospective analysis included three steps: First, [18F]-FDG-PET and MR scans were evaluated separately by a nuclear medicine physician and a pediatric radiologist. Nineteen nodal and two extranodal regions as well as six organs were checked for involvement. Second, discrepant findings were reviewed together in order to reach consensus. Third, [18F]-FDG-PET/MRI findings were correlated with the results of other clinical investigations. Results Of the 190 lymph node regions evaluated, four were rated controversial. Consensus was reached by considering metabolic, functional and morphologic information combined. Concordantly, [18F]-FDG-PET and MRI detected Waldeyer’s ring involvement in two patients whose Waldeyer’s ring was negative on clinical assessment. In four patients MRI showed pleural effusion. However, in only two of them an increased glucose metabolism as a reliable sign of pleural involvement was detectable. In six patients [18F]-FDG-PET and MRI detected skeletal lesions although bone marrow biopsy was positive in only one of them. Conclusion Despite the small number of cases evaluated, whole-body [18F]-FDG-PET turned out to be a valuable tool for staging of pediatric non-Hodgkin lymphoma.
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- L Kurch
- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany.
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Pediatric Oncology, Hematology and Hemostaseology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Institute of Pediatric Radiology, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Schmidt-Hegemann N, Kroeze S, Henkenberens C, Vogel M, Kirste S, Becker J, Burger I, Derlin T, Bartenstein P, Eiber M, Mix M, Lafougere C, Müller A, Grosu A, Combs S, Christiansen H, Guckenberger M, Belka C. PO-1169: Influence of localisation of PSMA-positive oligo-metastases on efficacy of metastasis-directed EBRT. Radiother Oncol 2020. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(21)01187-7] [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: 11/24/2022]
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Christiansen H, Kis B, Hirsch O, Matthies S, Hebebrand J, Uekermann J, Abdel-Hamid M, Kraemer M, Wiltfang J, Graf E, Colla M, Sobanski E, Alm B, Rösler M, Jacob C, Jans T, Huss M, Schimmelmann B, Philipsen A. German validation of the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) II: Reliability, validity, diagnostic sensitivity and specificity. Eur Psychiatry 2020; 27:321-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpsy.2010.12.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 51] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/25/2010] [Revised: 12/13/2010] [Accepted: 12/26/2010] [Indexed: 10/18/2022] Open
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AbstractBackgroundThe German version of the Conners Adult ADHD Rating Scales (CAARS) has proven to show very high model fit in confirmative factor analyses with the established factors inattention/memory problems, hyperactivity/restlessness, impulsivity/emotional lability, and problems with self-concept in both large healthy control and ADHD patient samples. This study now presents data on the psychometric properties of the German CAARS-self-report (CAARS-S) and observer-report (CAARS-O) questionnaires.MethodsCAARS-S/O and questions on sociodemographic variables were filled out by 466 patients with ADHD, 847 healthy control subjects that already participated in two prior studies, and a total of 896 observer data sets were available. Cronbach's-alpha was calculated to obtain internal reliability coefficients. Pearson correlations were performed to assess test-retest reliability, and concurrent, criterion, and discriminant validity. Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC-analyses) were used to establish sensitivity and specificity for all subscales.ResultsCoefficient alphas ranged from .74 to .95, and test-retest reliability from .85 to .92 for the CAARS-S, and from .65 to .85 for the CAARS-O. All CAARS subscales, except problems with self-concept correlated significantly with the Barrett Impulsiveness Scale (BIS), but not with the Wender Utah Rating Scale (WURS). Criterion validity was established with ADHD subtype and diagnosis based on DSM-IV criteria. Sensitivity and specificity were high for all four subscales.ConclusionThe reported results confirm our previous study and show that the German CAARS-S/O do indeed represent a reliable and cross-culturally valid measure of current ADHD symptoms in adults.
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Schmidt-Hegemann NS, Kroeze SGC, Henkenberens C, Vogel MME, Kirste S, Becker J, Burger IA, Derlin T, Bartenstein P, Eiber M, Mix M, la Fougère C, Müller AC, Grosu AL, Combs SE, Christiansen H, Guckenberger M, Belka C. Influence of localization of PSMA-positive oligo-metastases on efficacy of metastasis-directed external-beam radiotherapy-a multicenter retrospective study. Eur J Nucl Med Mol Imaging 2020; 47:1852-1863. [PMID: 32002591 DOI: 10.1007/s00259-020-04708-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [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: 11/20/2019] [Accepted: 01/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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PURPOSE Approximately 40-70% of biochemically persistent or recurrent prostate cancer (PCa) patients after radical prostatectomy (RPE) are oligo-metastatic in 68gallium-prostate-specific membrane antigen positron emission tomography (68Ga-PSMA PET). Those lesions are frequently located outside the prostate bed, and therefore not cured by the current standards of care like external-beam radiotherapy (EBRT) of the prostatic fossa. This retrospective study analyzes the influence of oligo-metastases' site on outcome after metastasis-directed radiotherapy (MDR). METHODS Retrospectively, 359 patients with PET-positive PCa recurrences after RPE were analyzed. Biochemical recurrence-free survival (BRFS) (prostate-specific antigen (PSA) < post-radiotherapy nadir + 0.2 ng/mL) was assessed using Kaplan-Meier survival and Cox regression analysis. RESULTS All patients were initially clinically without distant metastases (cM0). Seventy-five patients had local recurrence within the prostatic fossa, 32 patients had pelvic nodal plus local recurrence, 117 patients had pelvic nodal recurrence, 51 patients had paraaortic lymph node metastases with/without locoregional recurrence, and 84 patients had bone or visceral metastases with/without locoregional recurrence. Median PSA before MDR was 1.2 ng/mL (range, 0.04-47.5). Additive androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) was given in 35% (125/359) of patients. Median PSA nadir after MDR was 0.23 ng/mL (range, < 0.03-18.30). After a median follow-up of 16 months (1-57), 239/351 (68%) patients had no biochemical recurrence. Patients with distant lymph node and/or distant metastases, the so-called oligo-body cohort, had an overall in-field control of 90/98 (91%) but at the same time, an ex-field progress of 44/96 (46%). In comparison, an ex-field progress was detected in 28/154 (18%) patients with local and/or pelvic nodal recurrence (oligo-pelvis group). Compared with the oligo-pelvis group, there was a significantly lower BRFS in oligo-body patients at the last follow-up. CONCLUSION Overall, BRFS was dependent on patterns of metastatic disease. Thus, MDR of PSMA PET-positive oligo-metastases can be offered considering that about one-third of the patients progressed within a median follow-up of 16 months.
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- N-S Schmidt-Hegemann
- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Department of Radiation Sciences, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Unterschleissheim, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Zürich, Zürich, Switzerland
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital LMU Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Technical University Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany.,Cluster of Excellence iFIT (EXC 2180) "Image Guided and Functionally Instructed Tumor Therapies", University of Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Freiburg, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Freiburg, Freiburg, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Technical University of Munich, Munich, Germany.,Institute of Radiation Medicine (IRM), Department of Radiation Sciences, Helmholtz Zentrum München, Unterschleissheim, Munich, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Medical School Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Zürich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital LMU Munich, Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.,German Cancer Consortium (DKTK), Partner Site Munich, Munich, Germany
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Hermann RM, Christiansen H. [Pembrolizumab is more effective and better tolerable than methotrexate, docetaxel, or cetuximab in recurrent or metastatic HNSCC (KEYNOTE-040)]. Strahlenther Onkol 2019; 195:851-854. [PMID: 31250051 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-019-01485-y] [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: 10/26/2022]
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- R M Hermann
- Zentrum für Strahlentherapie und Radioonkologie, Mozartstr. 30, 26655, Westerstede, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und Spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Deutschland
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Henkenberens C, Schmidt-Hegemann N, Vogel M, Kirste S, Becker J, Belka C, Coombs S, Grosu A, Arndt-Christian M, Kroeze S, Guckenberger M, Christiansen H, Walacides D. EP-1563 PSMA-ligand based radiotherapy for lymph node relapsed prostate cancer after radical prostatectomy. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31983-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/25/2022]
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Kroeze S, Henkenberens C, Schmidt-Hegemann N, Vogel M, Kirste S, Becker J, Christiansen H, Belka C, Combs S, Grosu A, Müller A, Guckenberger M. EP-1522 Radiotherapy with or without antihormonal therapy for PSMA-positive oligorecurrent prostate cancer. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31942-5] [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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Vogel M, Kroeze S, Henkenberens C, Schmidt-Hegemann N, Kirste S, Becker J, Christiansen H, Belka C, Grosu A, Müller AC, Guckenberger M, Combs S. OC-0163 Risk classification for PSA relapse after PSMAPET-guided RT for oligorecurrent prostate cancer. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)30583-3] [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: 11/28/2022]
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Kirste S, Kroeze S, Henkenberens C, Schmidt-Hegemann N, Vogel M, Becker J, Christiansen H, Combs S, Müller A, Belka C, Guckenberger M, Grosu A. PO-0861 Analysis of nodal and prostatic bed RT in oligorecurrent PC patients treated with PSMA-PETguided RT. Radiother Oncol 2019. [DOI: 10.1016/s0167-8140(19)31281-2] [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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Hermann RM, Christiansen H. Das Ende der TPF-Induktion bei lokoregionär fortgeschrittenen HNO-Karzinomen? Induktionschemotherapie gefolgt von Cetuximab und Bestrahlung nicht effektiver als simultane Radiochemotherapie. Strahlenther Onkol 2019; 195:281-284. [DOI: 10.1007/s00066-019-01427-8] [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: 10/27/2022]
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Janssen S, Rades D, Meyer A, Fahlbusch FB, Wildfang I, Meier A, Schild S, Christiansen H, Henkenberens C. Local recurrence of breast cancer: conventionally fractionated partial external beam re-irradiation with curative intention. Strahlenther Onkol 2018; 194:806-814. [DOI: 10.1007/s00066-018-1315-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/17/2018] [Accepted: 05/08/2018] [Indexed: 11/22/2022]
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Obregón C, Lyndon AR, Barker J, Christiansen H, Godley BJ, Kurland S, Piccolo JJ, Potts R, Short R, Tebb A, Mariani S. Valuing and understanding fish populations in the Anthropocene: key questions to address. J Fish Biol 2018; 92:828-845. [PMID: 29411379 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.13536] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2017] [Accepted: 12/09/2017] [Indexed: 06/08/2023]
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Research on the values of fish populations and fisheries has primarily focused on bio-economic aspects; a more nuanced and multidimensional perspective is mostly neglected. Although a range of social aspects is increasingly being considered in fisheries research, there is still no clear understanding as to how to include these additional values within management policies nor is there a cogent appreciation of the major knowledge gaps that should be tackled by future research. This paper results from a workshop held during the 50th anniversary symposium of the Fisheries Society of the British Isles at the University of Exeter, UK, in July 2017. Here, we aim to highlight the current knowledge gaps on the values of fish populations and fisheries thus directing future research. To this end, we present eight questions that are deeply relevant to understanding the values of fish populations and fisheries. These can be applied to all habitats and fisheries, including freshwater, estuarine and marine.
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- C Obregón
- Estuaries & Wetlands Conservation Programmes, Conservation Programmes Department, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY, U.K
- Centre for Fish and Fisheries Research, Department of Biological Sciences, Murdoch University, 90 South Street, Murdoch, Western Australia 6150, Australia
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- Centre for Marine Biodiversity and Biotechnology, Institute of Life and Earth Sciences, John Muir Building, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, EH14 4AS, U.K
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- Estuaries & Wetlands Conservation Programmes, Conservation Programmes Department, Zoological Society of London, Regents Park, London NW1 4RY, U.K
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- Laboratory of Biodiversity and Evolutionary Genomics, Department of Biology, KU Leuven, Charles Deberiotstraat 32 - Box 2439, 3000 Leuven, Belgium
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- Centre for Ecology and Conservation, Daphne du Maurier Building, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Penryn Campus, Penryn, Cornwall, TR10 9FE, U.K
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- Populations genetics, Department of Zoology, Stockholm University, 106 91 Stockholm, Sweden
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- Institution for Environmental and Life Science, River Ecology and Management Group, Department of Environmental and Life Sciences, Karlstad University, Karlstad, Sweden
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- Biosciences, College of Life and Environmental Sciences, Department of Biosciences, University of Exeter, Stocker Road, Exeter, Devon EX4 4QD, U.K
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- Department of Life Sciences, Imperial College London, Silwood Park Campus, Buckhurst Road, Ascot, SL5 7PY, U.K
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- Sussex Inshore Fisheries and Conservation Authority, Shoreham-by-Sea, West Sussex, BN43 6RE, U.K
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- School of Environment and Life Sciences, Peel Building, University of Salford, Salford, M5 4WT, U.K
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Port M, Majewski M, Herodin F, Valente M, Drouet M, Forcheron F, Tichy A, Sirak I, Zavrelova A, Malkova A, Becker BV, Veit DA, Waldeck S, Badie C, O'Brien G, Christiansen H, Wichmann J, Eder M, Beutel G, Vachelova J, Doucha-Senf S, Abend M. Validating Baboon Ex Vivo and In Vivo Radiation-Related Gene Expression with Corresponding Human Data. Radiat Res 2018; 189:389-398. [PMID: 29373091 DOI: 10.1667/rr14958.1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 36] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The research for high-throughput diagnostic tests for victims of radio/nuclear incidents remains ongoing. In this context, we have previously identified candidate genes that predict risk of late-occurring hematologic acute radiation syndrome (HARS) in a baboon model. The goal of the current study was to validate these genes after radiation exposure in humans. We also examined ex vivo relative to in vivo measurements in both species and describe dose-response relationships. Eighteen baboons were irradiated in vivo to simulate different patterns of partial- or total-body irradiation (TBI), corresponding to an equivalent dose of 2.5 or 5 Sv. Human in vivo blood samples were obtained from patients exposed to different dose ranges: diagnostic computerized tomography (CT; 0.004-0.018 Sv); radiotherapy for prostate cancer (0.25-0.3 Sv); and TBI of leukemia patients (2 × 1.5 or 2 × 2 Sv, five patients each). Peripheral whole blood of another five baboons and human samples from five healthy donors were cultivated ex vivo and irradiated with 0-4 Sv. RNA was isolated pairwise before and 24 h after irradiation and converted into cDNA. Gene expression of six promising candidate genes found previously by us in a baboon model ( WNT3, POU2AF1, CCR7, ARG2, CD177, WLS), as well as three genes commonly used in ex vivo whole blood experiments ( FDXR, PCNA, DDB2) was measured using qRT-PCR. We confirmed the six baboon candidate genes in leukemia patients. However, expression for the candidate gene FDXR showed an inverse relationship, as it was downregulated in baboons and upregulated in human samples. Comparisons among the in vivo and ex vivo experiments revealed the same pattern in both species and indicated peripheral blood cells to represent the radiation-responsive targets causing WNT3 and POU2AF1 gene expression changes. CCR7, ARG2, CD177 and WLS appeared to be altered due to radiation-responsive targets other than the whole blood cells. Linear dose-response relationships of FDXR, WNT3 and POU2AF1 using human ex vivo samples corresponded with human in vivo samples, suggesting that ex vivo models for in vivo dose estimates can be used over a wide dose range (0.001-5 Sv for POU2AF1). In summary, we validated six baboon candidate genes in humans, but the FDXR measurements underscored the importance of independent assessments even when candidates from animal models have striking gene sequence homology to humans. Since whole blood cells represented the same radiation-responsive targets for FDXR, WNT3 and POU2AF1 gene expression changes, ex vivo cell culture models can be utilized for in vivo dose estimates over a dose range covering up to 3.5 log scales. These findings might be a step forward in the development of a gene expression-based high-throughput diagnostic test for populations involved in large-scale radio/nuclear incidents.
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- M Port
- a Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
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- a Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
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- b Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France
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- b Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France
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- b Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France
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- b Institut de Recherche Biomedicale des Armees, Bretigny-sur-Orge, France
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- c Departments of Radiobiology, Faculty of Military Health Sciences, University of Defence, Brno and Biomedical Research Centre
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- d Oncology and Radiotherapy, and 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- d Oncology and Radiotherapy, and 4th Department of Internal Medicine - Hematology, University Hospital Hradec Králové, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- e Department of Hygiene and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Charles University, Hradec Králové, Czech Republic
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- a Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
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- f Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Koblenz, Germany
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- f Bundeswehr Central Hospital, Department of Radiology and Neuroradiology, Koblenz, Germany
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- g Cancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers Group, Radiation Effects Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, United Kingdom
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- g Cancer Mechanisms and Biomarkers Group, Radiation Effects Department, Centre for Radiation, Chemical and Environmental Hazards, Public Health England, Chilton, United Kingdom
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- i Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- i Hematology, Hemostasis, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- j Department of Radiation Dosimetry, Nuclear Physics Institute of the Czech Academy of Sciences, Řež, Czech Republic
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- a Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
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- a Bundeswehr Institute of Radiobiology, Munich, Germany
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Henkenberens C, Bengel F, Wester H, Christiansen H, Derlin T. Early Efficacy of 68ga-PSMA Ligand Positron Emission Tomography/Computed Tomography–Based Radiation Treatment in Locally Recurrent and Oligometastatic Prostate Cancer After Primary Therapy. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2016. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2016.06.1293] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Kontny U, Franzen S, Behrends U, Bührlen M, Christiansen H, Delecluse H, Eble M, Feuchtinger T, Gademann G, Granzen B, Kratz C, Lassay L, Leuschner I, Mottaghy F, Schmitt C, Staatz G, Timmermann B, Vorwerk P, Wilop S, Wolff H, Mertens R. Diagnosis and Treatment of Nasopharyngeal Carcinoma in Children and Adolescents – Recommendations of the GPOH-NPC Study Group. Klin Padiatr 2016; 228:105-12. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0041-111180] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
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- U. Kontny
- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University , Aachen, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University , Aachen, Germany
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- Children’s Hospital München-Schwabing, Technische Universität, München, Germany
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- Prof.-Hess-Kinderklinik, Klinikum Bremen-Mitte, Bremen, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy and Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Hannover, Germany
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- Pathogenesis of Virus Associated Tumors (F100), German Cancer Research Center, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Medical Faculty, Department of Radiation Oncology, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Dr. von Hauner’sches Kinderspital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, München, Germany
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- Department of Radiotherapy, Otto-von-Guericke University Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Pediatrics, Maastricht University Medical Center, Maastricht, Netherlands
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- Hannover Medical School, Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, Hannover, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University , Aachen, Germany
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- Kindertumorregister der GPOH, Sektion Kinderpathologie, Universitätsklinikum Schlewig-Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of Nuclear Medicine, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Medical School Hannover, Institute of Virology, Hannover, Germany
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- Section of Paediatric Radiology, University Medical Center Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- University Essen, Westgerman Protontherapycenter Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Pediatric Oncology, Otto von Guericke University Childrens Hospital, Magdeburg, Germany
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- Department of Hematology, Oncology, Hemostaseology, and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University, Aachen, Germany
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- Radiologie München, Burgstraße 7, München, Germany
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- Division of Pediatric Hematology, Oncology and Stem Cell Transplantation, Medical Faculty, RWTH Aachen University , Aachen, Germany
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Henkenberens C, Janssen S, Lavae-Mokhtari M, Leni K, Meyer A, Christiansen H, Bremer M, Dickgreber N. Inhalative steroids as an individual treatment in symptomatic lung cancer patients with radiation pneumonitis grade II after radiotherapy - a single-centre experience. Radiat Oncol 2016; 11:12. [PMID: 26830686 PMCID: PMC4736495 DOI: 10.1186/s13014-016-0580-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [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: 09/14/2015] [Accepted: 12/16/2015] [Indexed: 12/25/2022] Open
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Purpose To assess efficacy of our single-centre experience with inhalative steroids (IS) in lung cancer patients with symptomatic radiation pneumonitis (RP) grade II. Material and methods Between 05/09 and 07/10, 24 patients (female, n = 8; male, n = 16) with lung cancer (non-small cell lung carcinoma [NSCLC]: n = 19; small cell lung cancer [SCLC]: n = 3; unknown histology: n = 2) and good performance status (ECOG ≤1) received definitive radiotherapy to the primary tumour site and involved lymph nodes with concurrent chemotherapy (n = 18), sequential chemotherapy (n = 2) or radiation only (n = 4) and developed symptomatic RP grade II during follow-up. No patient presented with oxygen requiring RP grade III. The mean age at diagnosis was 66 years (range: 50–82 years). Nine patients suffered from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) before treatment, and 18 patients had a smoking history (median pack years: 48). The mean lung dose was 15.5 Gy (range: 3.0–23.1 Gy). All patients were treated with IS. If a patient’s clinical symptoms did not significantly improve within two weeks of IS therapy initiation, their treatment was switched to oral prednisolone. Results All 24 patients were initially treated with a high dose IS (budesonide 800 μg 1-0-1) for 14 days. Of the patients, 18 showed a significant improvement of clinical symptoms and 6 patients did not show significant improvement of clinical symptoms and were classified as non-responders to IS. Their treatment was switched to oral steroids after two weeks (starting with oral prednisolone, 0.5 mg/kg bodyweight; at least 50 mg per day). All of these patients responded to the prednisolone. None of non-responders presented with increased symptoms of RP and required oxygen and / or hospitalization (RP grade III). The median follow-up after IS treatment initiation was 18 months (range: 4–66 months). The median duration of IS treatment and prednisolone treatment was 8.2 months (range: 3.0–48.3 months) and 11.4 months (range: 5.0–44.0 months), respectively. Of the 18 IS treatment responders, 2 (11.1 %) patients with pre-existing grade 2 COPD still required IS (400 μg twice a day) 45.0 and 48.3 months after radiotherapy, respectively. For the remaining 16 responders (88.9 %), IS therapy was stopped after 7.7 months (range: 3.0–18.2 months). None of the patients treated with IS developed any specific IS-related side effects such as oral candidiasis. Conclusion This single-centre experience shows that high-dose IS is an individual treatment option for radiation-induced pneumonitis grade II in patients with a good performance status.
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- C Henkenberens
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany. .,Department of Radiotherapy and Special Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Hannover Joint Practice in Radiooncology, Rundestr. 10, 30161, Hannover, Germany. .,Department of Radiation Oncology, University of Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany.
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- Ibbenbüren Hospital Thoracic and Lung Center, Große Str. 41, 49477, Ibbenbüren, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Hildesheim Goslar Joint Practice in Radiooncology, Senator-Braun-Allee, 31135, Hildesheim, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Hannover Medical School, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Germany.
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- Department of Pneumology, Thoracic Oncology and Respiratory Medicine, Frankenburgstr, 31, 48431, Rheine, Germany.
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Niederwieser C, Starke S, Fischer L, Krahl R, Beck J, Gruhn B, Ebell W, Körholz D, Wößmann W, Bader P, Lang P, Al-Ali HK, Cross M, Eisfeld AK, Heyn S, Vucinic V, Franke GN, Lange T, Pönisch W, Behre G, Christiansen H. Favorable outcome in children and adolescents with a high proportion of advanced phase disease using single/multiple autologous or matched/mismatched allogeneic stem cell transplantations. Ann Hematol 2015; 95:473-81. [DOI: 10.1007/s00277-015-2569-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [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] [Received: 07/01/2015] [Accepted: 12/01/2015] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Schepper F, Abel K, Herschbach P, Christiansen H, Mehnert A, Martini J. Progredienzangst bei Eltern krebskranker Kinder: Adaptation eines Fragebogens und Korrelate. Klin Padiatr 2015; 227:151-6. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0035-1545352] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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- F. Schepper
- Selbstständige Abteilung für Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Leipzig
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- Institut für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
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- Roman-Herzog-Krebszentrum, Klinikum rechts der Isar, Technischen Universität München, München
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- Pädiatrische Onkologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig AöR, Leipzig
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- Abteilung für Medizinische Psychologie und Medizinische Soziologie, Sektion Psychosoziale Onkologie, Medizinische Fakultät Leipzig, Leipzig
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- Institut für Klinische Psychologie und Psychotherapie, Technische Universität Dresden, Dresden
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Gesing J, Pfaeffle R, Christiansen H, Keller A, Lincke T, Lamesch P, Sabri O, Kiess W. Papillary thyroid carcinoma in an adolescent girl with graves' disease. Klin Padiatr 2014; 226:379-81. [PMID: 25431871 DOI: 10.1055/s-0034-1387731] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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Christiansen H. A Case of Hematemesis in an Infant Due to Esophageal Orifice Hernia. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418513701800108] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Christiansen H. Brachyesophagus with Dystopic Cardia. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418514102200304] [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: 11/17/2022]
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Christiansen H. Biopsy with Rotating Trephine for the Purpose of Histologic Diagnosis. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418514202300204] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Ortmann KK, Christiansen H. Roentgenologic Studies of the Male Urethra, the Closing Mechanism of the Bladder, and the Micturition under Normal and Pathologic Conditions. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418513401500306] [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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Nielsen NA, Christiansen H. The Passage of Food through the Human Stomach. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418513201300605] [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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Christiansen H. An Aspiration Trepan for Tissue Biopsy. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418514002100404] [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: 11/16/2022]
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Christiansen H. Some Practical Hints on the Performance of Urography on Infants. Acta Radiol 2013. [DOI: 10.1177/028418514502600104] [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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Müller K, Schlamann A, Martini C, Christiansen H, Budach W, Warmuth-Metz M, Rutkowski S, Kortmann R, Fleischhack G, Tippelt S. Role of Craniospinal Radiation Therapy in the Management of Recurrent Medulloblastoma: Experiences From the Prospective German HIT-REZ 1997 and 2005 Studies. Int J Radiat Oncol Biol Phys 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijrobp.2013.06.099] [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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Rana M, Essig H, Christiansen H, Kokemueller H, Eckardt A, Gellrich N. Virtual 3D maxillary tumor marking – exact intraoperative coordinate mapping improve post-operative radiotherapy – technology, principal consideration and clinical implementation. Int J Oral Maxillofac Surg 2013. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ijom.2013.07.296] [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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Preuß M, Renner C, Krupp W, Christiansen H, Fischer L, Merkenschlager A, Kieß W, Müller W, Manzo N, Meixensberger J, Nestler U. The use of 5-aminolevulinic acid fluorescence guidance in resection of pediatric brain tumors. Childs Nerv Syst 2013; 29:1263-7. [PMID: 23708867 DOI: 10.1007/s00381-013-2159-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 41] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/16/2013] [Accepted: 05/11/2013] [Indexed: 10/26/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Whereas in the adult population 5-Aminolevulinic acid (5-ALA) fluorescence guidance has been widely accepted for improving the extent of tumor resection, the application in children remains an off-label use. Even though most pediatric study protocols require a complete resection for improving outcome parameters, only few pediatric patients have been operated with fluorescence guidance, and it remains questionable, whether and which pediatric tumors show useful fluorescence. We present casuistic reports of application of 5-ALA in children collected from three different neurosurgical departments. PATIENTS AND METHODS In children with suspected malignant intracerebral tumor or recurrence, individual informed consent was obtained in each case from the parents. 5-ALA was administered according to the adult protocol, with 20 mg/kg, 2 h before induction of anesthesia. We retrospectively analyzed 18 patients (13 male, 5 female; age 3-18 years), using the intraoperative neurosurgical protocol, the postoperative MRI results, and the follow-up clinical examinations. RESULTS The use of 5-ALA fluorescence guidance proved to be safe in our group of pediatric patients. Fluorescence guidance was most useful for recurrent glioblastoma resection. Medulloblastoma tissue displayed fluorescence only inconsistently, and most pilocytic astrocytoma remained without staining. Ganglioglioma showed partial staining in the central tumor areas, without allowing the use for circumferent resection. CONCLUSION The off-label use of 5-ALA fluorescence guidance in pediatric patients appears to be most useful in recurrent high-grade gliomas. Fluorescence accumulation in other pediatric brain tumor entities is not predictable and should be evaluated in future clinical studies before being integrated into the current treatment protocols.
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- M Preuß
- Department of Neurosurgery, Pediatric Neurosurgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Liebigstrasse 20, 04103 Leipzig, Germany.
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Müller K, Schlamann A, Seidel C, Warmuth-Metz M, Christiansen H, Vordermark D, Kortmann RD, Kramm C, von Bueren A. Craniospinal irradiation with concurrent temozolomide and nimotuzumab in a child with primary metastatic diffuse intrinsic pontine glioma. Strahlenther Onkol 2013; 189:693-6. [DOI: 10.1007/s00066-013-0370-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2013] [Accepted: 04/29/2013] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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Hermann RM, Christiansen H, Rödel RM. Lymph node positive head and neck carcinoma after curative radiochemotherapy: a long lasting debate on elective post-therapeutic neck dissections comes to a conclusion. Cancer Radiother 2013; 17:323-31. [PMID: 23706533 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2013.01.018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 26] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [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: 09/24/2012] [Revised: 01/29/2013] [Accepted: 01/29/2013] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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There has been a long lasting debate, whether planned neck dissections after curative radio(chemo)therapy for locally advanced head and neck squamous cell carcinomas offer some benefit in tumor control or survival. We did a thorough literature research on that topic. The results of several recently published studies are described, summarized, and reviewed. Patients with residual disease in clinical or radiographic examinations (CT or MRI scans) up to 3 months after completion of radiochemotherapy profit from neck dissections. In patients with an initial or delayed clinical complete remission after completion of radiochemotherapy, a neck dissection can be safely omitted. In conclusion, there is no longer evidence for a benefit of prophylactic post-radiochemotherapy neck dissections, but strong evidence for a therapeutic post-radiochemotherapy neck dissection in this group of patients.
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- R M Hermann
- Strahlentherapie und Spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str 1, 30625 Hannover, Germany
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Hennies S, Hermann RM, Gaedcke J, Grade M, Hess CF, Christiansen H, Wolff HA. Increasing toxicity during neoadjuvant radiochemotherapy as positive prognostic factor for patients with esophageal carcinoma. Dis Esophagus 2013; 27:146-51. [PMID: 23574528 DOI: 10.1111/dote.12067] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The aim of this study was to correlate acute organ toxicity during preoperative radiochemotherapy with overall survival and tumor regression for patients with primarily operable esophageal carcinoma. From 1995 to 2002, 60 patients with primarily operable esophageal carcinoma were treated in a preoperative setting at our department. Thirty-three percent of the patients had International Union against Cancer (UICC)-stage II tumors, 62% had UICC-stage III tumors, and 5% had UICC-stage IVA tumors. All patients received irradiation (40 Gy at 2 Gy/fraction). Chemotherapy for all patients with adenocarcinoma and, from 2001, also for patients with squamous cell carcinoma consisted of two cycles, 5-fluorouracil and cisplatinum; between 1995 and 2001, patients with squamous cell carcinoma received three courses of chemotherapy (folinic acid, etoposide, 5-fluorouracil, and cisplatinum every 3 weeks) before and further cisplatinum and etoposide during radiotherapy. We found a significant correlation between acute organ toxicity and histopathological tumor regression, as well as overall survival. The probability to achieve tumor regression grade 1 after radiochemotherapy was nearly four times higher for patients with worsening of odynophagia than for those without an increase (odds ratio: 3.97). Patients with worsening of odynophagia had a 5-year overall-survival rate of 66% compared with 39% in patients without (P = 0.048). Our data indicate that normal tissue and tumor tissue may behave similar with respect to treatment response, as acute organ toxicity showed to be an independent prognostic marker in our patient population. The hypothesis should be further analyzed on biomolecular and clinical level in future clinical trials.
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- S Hennies
- Department of Radiotherapy, University Medicine Goettingen, Göttingen, Germany
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Rödel RMW, Christiansen H. [CT surveillance for primary site recurrence of squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck]. Strahlenther Onkol 2012; 188:839-40. [PMID: 22878545 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-012-0137-9] [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: 11/28/2022]
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- R M W Rödel
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Hals-Nasen-Ohrenkrankheiten, Kopf- und Halschirurgie, Universitätsmedizin Göttingen, Deutschland
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Hennies S, Wolff H, Jung K, Rave-Fränk M, Gaedcke J, Ghadimi M, Hess C, Becker H, Hermann R, Christiansen H. Testicular radiation dose after multimodal curative therapy for locally advanced rectal cancer. Strahlenther Onkol 2012; 188:926-32. [DOI: 10.1007/s00066-012-0139-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/20/2012] [Accepted: 04/19/2012] [Indexed: 11/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Valrubicin is a cytostatic anthracycline analogue, lacking toxicity by skin and tissue contact, and represents a new drug with potential for topical treatment of psoriasis and nonmelanoma skin cancer (NMSC); the beneficial effects have been partly explained by its antiproliferative and proapoptotic characteristics. OBJECTIVES To assess the effect of valrubicin on skin inflammation as inflammation also plays a key role in psoriasis and NMSC. METHODS The effect of topical valrubicin treatment on skin inflammation in vivo was addressed in skin inflammation mouse models, where 12-O-tetradecanoylphorbol 13-acetate was used to induce irritant contact dermatitis. An acute and a chronic model were included, to investigate the effect of valrubicin in short-term inflammation and in more persistent inflammation. Inflammation-associated ear oedema was evaluated by measuring ear thickness, infiltration of neutrophil cells, and expression of inflammatory cytokines, interleukin (IL)-1β and IL-6. RESULTS Topical valrubicin treatment effectively reduced the inflammatory response in the acute and the chronic models. CONCLUSIONS The present data document an anti-inflammatory effect of valrubicin, and may suggest an interesting new role for valrubicin in other debilitating skin diseases in which inflammation is a significant factor.
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- Department of Dermatology, Aarhus University Hospital, DK-8000 Aarhus C, Denmark
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Eildermann K, Aeckerle N, Debowski K, Godmann M, Christiansen H, Heistermann M, Schweyer S, Bergmann M, Kliesch S, Gromoll J, Ehmcke J, Schlatt S, Behr R. Developmental expression of the pluripotency factor sal-like protein 4 in the monkey, human and mouse testis: restriction to premeiotic germ cells. Cells Tissues Organs 2012; 196:206-20. [PMID: 22572102 DOI: 10.1159/000335031] [Citation(s) in RCA: 63] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/27/2011] [Indexed: 01/09/2023] Open
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SALL4 (sal-like protein 4) is a pluripotency transcription factor, which is highly expressed in embryonic stem (ES) cells and which is essential for mouse preimplantation development. In adult mouse organs, Sall4 mRNA is highly expressed in the testis and ovary, while there is only little or no expression in other organs. There is also a high expression of SALL4 in human testicular germ cell tumors. However, there is as yet no detailed analysis of SALL4 expression during mammalian testicular development. We analyzed SALL4 expression in ES cells, preimplantation embryos, and the developing and adult testis of a nonhuman primate (NHP) species, the common marmoset monkey (Callithrix jacchus). Immunofluorescence revealed SALL4 in the nuclei of marmoset ES cells and preimplantation embryos. Marmoset SALL4 isoform analysis in ES cells and newborn and adult testis by RT- PCR and Western blotting showed two different isoforms, SALL4-A and SALL4-B. Immunohistochemistry localized this transcription factor to the nuclei of primordial germ cells and most gonocytes in the prenatal and early postnatal marmoset testis. In the pubertal and adult testis SALL4 was present in undifferentiated spermatogonia. In the developing and adult human and mouse testis SALL4 expression mimicked the pattern in the marmoset. Adult testes from additional NHP species, the treeshrew, the cat and the dog also exhibited SALL4 in undifferentiated spermatogonia, indicating a conserved expression in the mammalian testis. Taking into account the importance of SALL4 for mouse development, we conclude that SALL4 may play an important role during mammalian germ cell development and is involved in the regulation of spermatogonial proliferation in the adult testis.
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- K Eildermann
- Stem Cell Biology Unit, German Primate Center-Leibniz Institute for Primate Research, Göttingen, Germany
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Schepper F, Schachtschabel S, Christiansen H. ['Do not worry, it hurts!'--psychological preparation for medical procedures in pediatric oncology]. Klin Padiatr 2012; 224:201-6. [PMID: 22504773 DOI: 10.1055/s-0032-1306347] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/28/2022]
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In the last decades the chances of surviving childhood cancer have increased. Nowadays psychological and psychosocial long term side effects become more spotlighted. Especially the posttraumatic stress disorder is focused at the moment as a possible side effect of childhood cancer. Cancer as a life-threatening illness is unpredictable and associated with repeating loads, such as medical procedures or treatment. Most of the patients report anxiety, especially young children have an increased risk of making a traumatic experience while undergoing medical treatment. A psychological support before, meanwhile and after can ensure compliance as well as reducing emotional and behavioral disorders. Even preventive impact is conceivable. Therefore psychological support has become a standard in pediatric cancer treatment. The current case report of the 10 year old Tom is a practical example how to support has undergoing medical procedures. The interventions described have the aim of stabilizing the patient and reducing his anxiety and discomfort. They also show an effect on self-efficacy.
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- F Schepper
- Abteilung für Pädiatrische Onkologie, Hämatologie und Hämostaseologie, Universitätsklinikum Leipzig, Liebigstraße 20a, Leipzig, Germany.
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Christiansen H, Rödel RMW. [Subjective assessment of voice quality after surgical or radiotherapeutic treatment of glottic laryngeal carcinoma stage T1]. Strahlenther Onkol 2012; 188:292-293. [PMID: 22679635] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2023]
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- H Christiansen
- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover.
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Christiansen H, Rödel R. „Neck Dissection“ bei residuellen Lymphknotenbefunden von lokal fortgeschrittenen Kopf-Hals-Tumoren nach primärer Strahlenchemotherapie. Strahlenther Onkol 2012; 188:444-5. [DOI: 10.1007/s00066-011-0064-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/14/2022]
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Christiansen H, Rödel RMW. [Subjective evaluation of voice quality after surgical or radiation treatment of T1 glottic carcinoma.]. Strahlenther Onkol 2012; 188:292-293. [PMID: 22314582 DOI: 10.1007/s00066-011-0071-2] [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: 11/26/2022]
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- H Christiansen
- Klinik für Strahlentherapie und spezielle Onkologie, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Carl-Neuberg-Str. 1, 30625, Hannover, Deutschland,
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Schücking B, Grieshop M, Christiansen H, Röhrle B. Gesundheitsförderung durch verlängerte Wochenbettbetreuung – Hebammenpräventionsstudie (HPS). Z Geburtshilfe Neonatol 2011. [DOI: 10.1055/s-0031-1293214] [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: 10/15/2022]
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Christiansen H, Rave-Fránk M, Hess C, Ramadori G. 405 INVITED Radiobiological Aspects of Radiation-lnduced-Liver-disease. Eur J Cancer 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/s0959-8049(11)70620-7] [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: 10/17/2022]
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Roedel C, Becker H, Fietkau R, Graeven U, Hohenberger W, Hothorn T, Lang-Welzenbach M, Liersch T, Staib L, Christiansen H, Wittekind C, Sauer R. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin versus 5-fluorouracil alone in locally advanced rectal cancer: First results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 randomized phase III trial. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.18_suppl.lba3505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
LBA3505 Background: The German CAO/ARO/AIO-94 trial established preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT), surgery, and postoperative chemotherapy with 5-FU as standard treatment for locally advanced rectal cancer. With this approach local relapse rates are below 10%. The development of distant metastasis is the predominant mode of failure. Integrating more effective systemic treatment into combined modality therapy was the goal of CAO/ARO/AIO-04. Methods: Between 7/2006-2/2010, patients with rectal cancer within 12 cm from the anal verge and clinical evidence of perirectal fat or lymph node involvement were randomly assigned to receive preoperative CRT, surgery, and adjuvant chemotherapy with 5-FU according to CAO/ARO/AIO-94 (arm 1), or preoperative CRT (50.4 Gy in 28 fractions) with 5-FU (250 mg/m2/days 1-14 and 22-35) and oxaliplatin (50 mg/m2/days 1, 8, 22, 29), surgery, and 8 cycles of adjuvant chemotherapy according to modified FOLFOX6 regimen (arm 2). Disease-free survival was the primary endpoint. We present early secondary endpoints, including acute toxicity, treatment compliance, and pCR-rates. Results: 637 patients were randomly assigned to arm 1 and 628 to arm 2. Full dose preoperative RT and full dose concurrent chemotherapy was delivered in 97% and 74% of patients in both arms, respectively. Preoperative grade 3/4 toxicity occurred in 21.6% in arm 1 and in 22.9% in arm 2. The R0-resection rate was 95.4% in both arms, and abdominoperineal resections were limited to 11.9% and 12.2% in arms 1 and 2, respectively. Overall postoperative complications were not different between both arms (21.0% and 21.9%). The pCR rate (ypT0N0) was 13.1% in arm 1 and 17.6% in arm 2 (p = 0.033, Cochran-Mantel-Haenszel Chi-Squared Test without continuity correction for conditional independence of pCR rate in the two treatment arms in each stratum). Conclusions: Inclusion of oxaliplatin to 5-FU based CRT was well tolerated and associated with increased pCR-rates compared with 5-FU-CRT alone. Longer follow-up is necessary to evaluate the primary endpoint, disease-free survival.
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Affiliation(s)
- C. Roedel
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - H. Becker
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - R. Fietkau
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - U. Graeven
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - W. Hohenberger
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - T. Hothorn
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - M. Lang-Welzenbach
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - T. Liersch
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - L. Staib
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - H. Christiansen
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - C. Wittekind
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
| | - R. Sauer
- University of Frankfurt, Frankfurt, Germany; Department of General and Visceral Surgery, University Medical Center, Georg-August University, Göttingen, Germany; University of Erlangen, Erlangen, Germany; Kliniken Maria Hilf GmbH, Monchengladbach, Germany; University of Muenchen, Muenchen, Germany; Klinikum Esslingen, Esslingen, Germany; Department of Radiation Oncology, University Hospital Goettingen, Goettingen, Germany; University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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Roedel C, Becker H, Fietkau R, Graeven U, Hohenberger W, Hothorn T, Lang-Welzenbach M, Liersch T, Staib L, Christiansen H, Wittekind C, Sauer R. Preoperative chemoradiotherapy and postoperative chemotherapy with 5-fluorouracil and oxaliplatin versus 5-fluorouracil alone in locally advanced rectal cancer: First results of the German CAO/ARO/AIO-04 randomized phase III trial. J Clin Oncol 2011. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2011.29.15_suppl.lba3505] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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