Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1200/GO.24.00060
Justina Ucheojor Onwuka, Funmilola Olanike Wuraola, Israel Adeyemi Owoade, Yetunde Florence Ogunyemi, Matteo Di Bernardo, Anna J Dare, Tajudeen Olakunle Mohammed, Mahdi Sheikh, Olalekan Olasehinde, T Peter Kingham, Hilary A Robbins, Olusegun Isaac Alatise
Purpose: The incidence of GI cancers is increasing in sub-Saharan African countries. We described the oncological care pathway and assessed presentation, diagnosis, and treatment intervals and delays among patients with GI cancer who presented to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.
Methods: We analyzed data from 545 patients with GI cancer in the African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO) database. We defined presentation interval as the interval between symptom onset and presentation to tertiary hospital, diagnostic interval as between presentation and diagnosis, and treatment interval as between diagnosis and initiation of treatment. We considered >3 months, >1 month, and >1 month to be presentation, diagnosis, and treatment delays, respectively. We compared lengths of intervals using Mann-Whitney U tests and logistic regression.
Results: The most frequent cancer types were pancreatic (32%) and colorectal (28%). Most patients presented at stages III (38%) and IV (30%). The median presentation interval was 84 days (IQR, 56-191), and 49% presented after 3 months or longer. The median diagnosis and treatment intervals were 0 (IQR, 0-8) and 7 (IQR, 0-23) days, respectively. There was no relationship between age, sex, education, or distance to tertiary hospital and presentation delay, but patients with stage III to IV versus I to II had higher odds of presentation delay (odds ratio [OR], 1.68 [95% CI, 1.13 to 2.50]). Among patients with pancreatic cancer, older patients were less likely to have a diagnosis delay (OR, 0.50 [95% CI, 0.25 to 0.98]).
Conclusion: About half of patients with GI cancer in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, did not present to tertiary hospitals until more than 90 days after noticing symptoms. Efforts are warranted to improve public knowledge of GI cancer symptoms and to strengthen health systems for prompt diagnosis and referral to specialty care.
{"title":"Delays in Presentation, Diagnosis, and Treatment Among Patients With GI Cancer in Southwest Nigeria.","authors":"Justina Ucheojor Onwuka, Funmilola Olanike Wuraola, Israel Adeyemi Owoade, Yetunde Florence Ogunyemi, Matteo Di Bernardo, Anna J Dare, Tajudeen Olakunle Mohammed, Mahdi Sheikh, Olalekan Olasehinde, T Peter Kingham, Hilary A Robbins, Olusegun Isaac Alatise","doi":"10.1200/GO.24.00060","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/GO.24.00060","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The incidence of GI cancers is increasing in sub-Saharan African countries. We described the oncological care pathway and assessed presentation, diagnosis, and treatment intervals and delays among patients with GI cancer who presented to the Obafemi Awolowo University Teaching Hospitals Complex in Ile-Ife, Nigeria.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We analyzed data from 545 patients with GI cancer in the African Research Group for Oncology (ARGO) database. We defined presentation interval as the interval between symptom onset and presentation to tertiary hospital, diagnostic interval as between presentation and diagnosis, and treatment interval as between diagnosis and initiation of treatment. We considered >3 months, >1 month, and >1 month to be presentation, diagnosis, and treatment delays, respectively. We compared lengths of intervals using Mann-Whitney <i>U</i> tests and logistic regression.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The most frequent cancer types were pancreatic (32%) and colorectal (28%). Most patients presented at stages III (38%) and IV (30%). The median presentation interval was 84 days (IQR, 56-191), and 49% presented after 3 months or longer. The median diagnosis and treatment intervals were 0 (IQR, 0-8) and 7 (IQR, 0-23) days, respectively. There was no relationship between age, sex, education, or distance to tertiary hospital and presentation delay, but patients with stage III to IV versus I to II had higher odds of presentation delay (odds ratio [OR], 1.68 [95% CI, 1.13 to 2.50]). Among patients with pancreatic cancer, older patients were less likely to have a diagnosis delay (OR, 0.50 [95% CI, 0.25 to 0.98]).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>About half of patients with GI cancer in Ile-Ife, Nigeria, did not present to tertiary hospitals until more than 90 days after noticing symptoms. Efforts are warranted to improve public knowledge of GI cancer symptoms and to strengthen health systems for prompt diagnosis and referral to specialty care.</p>","PeriodicalId":14806,"journal":{"name":"JCO Global Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142465988","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Reply to P. Boffetta and M. Seyyedsalehi.","authors":"Thilagavathi Ramamoorthy, Anita Nath, Shubhra Singh, Stany Mathew, Apourv Pant, Samvedana Sheela, Gurpreet Kaur, Krishnan Sathishkumar, Prashant Mathur","doi":"10.1200/GO-24-00460","DOIUrl":"10.1200/GO-24-00460","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14806,"journal":{"name":"JCO Global Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529832/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142500796","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: The extent of symptoms of depression among patients with breast cancer compared with those without the disease is not well documented in Ethiopia and other sub-Saharan African countries.
Materials and methods: This study examines the prevalence of symptoms of depression in women with breast cancer (n = 436) compared with those without breast cancer (n = 856) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, through a comparative cross-sectional study using a validated questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The association between breast cancer diagnosis and symptoms of depression was evaluated using a multivariable binary logistic regression model.
Results: About 39.2% of women with breast cancer had some level of symptoms of depression compared with 23.8% of women without the disease. By severity of symptoms of depression, 13.1% of women with breast cancer reported moderate to severe symptoms of depression compared with 6.8% of women without the disease. Sixty-three percent of women with breast cancer reported difficulties performing routine daily activities, compared with 36.7% of women without the disease. In the multivariable-adjusted model, women with breast cancer were 2 times (adjusted odds ratio, 2.26 [95% CI, 1.49 to 3.44]) more likely to report symptoms of depression compared with those without the disease. Likewise, women with breast cancer were 4.78 (95% CI, 3.51 to 6.52) times more likely to report difficulty in performing routine daily activities compared with women without the disease.
Conclusion: Four in 10 women with breast cancer in Addis Ababa reported having symptoms of depression, which was considerably higher than women in the general population. This finding emphasizes the importance of addressing psychosocial needs among women with breast cancer to enhance quality of life and potentially extend longevity.
{"title":"Breast Cancer and Risk of Depression: A Comparative Cross-Sectional Study Among Women With and Without Breast Cancer in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.","authors":"Alem Gebremariam, Adamu Addissie, Nebiyu Dereje, Mathewos Assefa, Ahmedin Jemal","doi":"10.1200/GO.24.00235","DOIUrl":"10.1200/GO.24.00235","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The extent of symptoms of depression among patients with breast cancer compared with those without the disease is not well documented in Ethiopia and other sub-Saharan African countries.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This study examines the prevalence of symptoms of depression in women with breast cancer (n = 436) compared with those without breast cancer (n = 856) in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, through a comparative cross-sectional study using a validated questionnaire, the Patient Health Questionnaire-9. The association between breast cancer diagnosis and symptoms of depression was evaluated using a multivariable binary logistic regression model.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>About 39.2% of women with breast cancer had some level of symptoms of depression compared with 23.8% of women without the disease. By severity of symptoms of depression, 13.1% of women with breast cancer reported moderate to severe symptoms of depression compared with 6.8% of women without the disease. Sixty-three percent of women with breast cancer reported difficulties performing routine daily activities, compared with 36.7% of women without the disease. In the multivariable-adjusted model, women with breast cancer were 2 times (adjusted odds ratio, 2.26 [95% CI, 1.49 to 3.44]) more likely to report symptoms of depression compared with those without the disease. Likewise, women with breast cancer were 4.78 (95% CI, 3.51 to 6.52) times more likely to report difficulty in performing routine daily activities compared with women without the disease.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Four in 10 women with breast cancer in Addis Ababa reported having symptoms of depression, which was considerably higher than women in the general population. This finding emphasizes the importance of addressing psychosocial needs among women with breast cancer to enhance quality of life and potentially extend longevity.</p>","PeriodicalId":14806,"journal":{"name":"JCO Global Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11487996/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142400247","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1200/GO-24-00249
Eileen Morgan, Colette O'Neill, Aude Bardot, Paul Walsh, Ryan R Woods, Lou Gonsalves, Sinéad Hawkins, Jan F Nygård, Serban Negoita, Esmeralda Ramirez-Pena, Karen Gelmon, Sabine Siesling, Fatima Cardoso, Julie Gralow, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Melina Arnold
Purpose: Cancer recurrence is an important long-term outcome of cancer survivors that is often not routinely collected and recorded by population-based registries. In this study, we review population-based studies to determine the current availability, landscape, and infrastructure of long-term outcomes, particularly metastatic recurrence, in women initially diagnosed with nonmetastatic breast cancer (MBC).
Methods: We reviewed the literature to identify studies that used population-based registry data to examine the distribution of metastatic recurrence in women diagnosed with non-MBC. Data on outcomes and methods of ascertainment were extracted. Registry infrastructure including sources and funding was also reviewed.
Results: A total of 23 studies from 11 registries in eight countries spanning Europe, North America, and Oceania were identified and included in the review. Most studies were retrospective in nature and collected recurrence data only for ad hoc studies rather than as part of their routine registration. Definition of recurrence and data sources varied considerably across studies: the cancer-free time interval between the start of follow-up and risk window ranged from the diagnosis of primary tumor (n = 7) to 6 months from diagnosis (n = 1); the start of follow-up differed between initial diagnosis (n = 16) and treatment (n = 7).
Conclusion: Cancer surveillance should encompass outcomes among survivors for research and monitoring. Studies are underway, but more are needed. Cancer registries should be supported to routinely collect recurrence data to allow complete evaluation of MBC as an outcome to be conducted and inform health care providers and researchers of the prognosis of both nonmetastatic and metastatic patients with breast cancer.
{"title":"Collecting Long-Term Outcomes in Population-Based Cancer Registry Data: The Case of Breast Cancer Recurrence.","authors":"Eileen Morgan, Colette O'Neill, Aude Bardot, Paul Walsh, Ryan R Woods, Lou Gonsalves, Sinéad Hawkins, Jan F Nygård, Serban Negoita, Esmeralda Ramirez-Pena, Karen Gelmon, Sabine Siesling, Fatima Cardoso, Julie Gralow, Isabelle Soerjomataram, Melina Arnold","doi":"10.1200/GO-24-00249","DOIUrl":"10.1200/GO-24-00249","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>Cancer recurrence is an important long-term outcome of cancer survivors that is often not routinely collected and recorded by population-based registries. In this study, we review population-based studies to determine the current availability, landscape, and infrastructure of long-term outcomes, particularly metastatic recurrence, in women initially diagnosed with nonmetastatic breast cancer (MBC).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We reviewed the literature to identify studies that used population-based registry data to examine the distribution of metastatic recurrence in women diagnosed with non-MBC. Data on outcomes and methods of ascertainment were extracted. Registry infrastructure including sources and funding was also reviewed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 23 studies from 11 registries in eight countries spanning Europe, North America, and Oceania were identified and included in the review. Most studies were retrospective in nature and collected recurrence data only for ad hoc studies rather than as part of their routine registration. Definition of recurrence and data sources varied considerably across studies: the cancer-free time interval between the start of follow-up and risk window ranged from the diagnosis of primary tumor (n = 7) to 6 months from diagnosis (n = 1); the start of follow-up differed between initial diagnosis (n = 16) and treatment (n = 7).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Cancer surveillance should encompass outcomes among survivors for research and monitoring. Studies are underway, but more are needed. Cancer registries should be supported to routinely collect recurrence data to allow complete evaluation of MBC as an outcome to be conducted and inform health care providers and researchers of the prognosis of both nonmetastatic and metastatic patients with breast cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":14806,"journal":{"name":"JCO Global Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557870","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-31DOI: 10.1200/GO.23.00390
Lucia Mangone, Fortunato Morabito, Giovanni Tripepi, Graziella D'Arrigo, Santina Maria Grazia Romeo, Isabella Bisceglia, Maria Barbara Braghiroli, Francesco Marinelli, Giancarlo Bisagni, Antonino Neri, Carmine Pinto
Purpose: This study aimed to develop a multivariable, weighted overall survival (OS) risk score (SRS) for nonmetastatic (M0) invasive breast cancer (M0-BC, SRSM0-BC).
Materials and methods: This study included a training (1,890 patients) and a validation cohort (850 patients) from the Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry (RE-CR). Ten traditional prognostic variables were evaluated.
Results: In the training set, all the variables but the human epidermal growth factor receptor were significantly associated with OS at univariable analysis. A multivariable model identified an increased death risk for estrogen receptor (hazard ratio [HR], 2.0 [95% CI, 1.1 to 3.1]; P = .021), tumor stages T2-T3 (HR, 2.4 [95% CI, 1.3 to 4.7]; P = .009) and T4 (HR, 5.1 [95% CI, 2.0 to 13.0]; P < .001), and age >74 years (HR, 5.7 [95% CI, 4.0 to 8.2]; P < .001). By assigning scores according to HRs, four risk categories were generated (P for trend <.001). The HRs of death in the high- (282 patients, 15.6%), intermediate-high (275 patients, 15.2%), and intermediate-risk (349 patients, 19.2%) categories patients were, respectively, 27.3, 12.9, and 3.5 times higher, compared with the low-risk (909 patients, 50%) group. Harrell'C index was 81.1%, and the explained variation in mortality was 66.6. Internal cross-validation performed on the accrual index dates yielded a Harrell'C index ranging from 79.5% to 82.3% and an explained variation in mortality ranging from 60.3% to 69.4%. In the validation set, the same risk categories (P for trend <.001) were devised. The Harrell'C index and the explained variation in mortality were 76.1% and 53.7%, respectively, in the whole cohort, maintaining an elevated percentage according to the two accrual index dates.
Conclusion: SRSM0-BC using the real-world RE-CR data set may represent a low-cost, accessible, globally applicable model in daily clinical practice, helping to prognostically stratify patients with invasive M0-BC.
目的:本研究旨在为非转移性(M0)浸润性乳腺癌(M0-BC,SCSM0-BC)制定一个多变量加权总生存(OS)风险评分(SRS):这项研究包括来自雷焦艾米利亚癌症登记处(Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry,RE-CR)的训练队列(1,890 名患者)和验证队列(850 名患者)。对十个传统预后变量进行了评估:结果:在训练集中,除人表皮生长因子受体外,所有变量都与单变量分析中的OS显著相关。多变量模型发现,雌激素受体(危险比 [HR],2.0 [95% CI,1.1 至 3.1];P = .021)、肿瘤分期 T2-T3 (HR,2.4 [95% CI, 1.3 to 4.7]; P = .009) 和 T4 (HR, 5.1 [95% CI, 2.0 to 13.0]; P < .001),以及年龄大于 74 岁 (HR, 5.7 [95% CI, 4.0 to 8.2]; P < .001)。根据 HRs 进行评分后,产生了四个风险类别(P 为趋势 P 为趋势 结论:SRSM0-BC使用真实世界的RE-CR数据集,可代表一种低成本、可访问、全球适用的日常临床实践模型,有助于对侵袭性M0-BC患者进行预后分层。
{"title":"Survival Risk Score for Invasive Nonmetastatic Breast Cancer: A Real-World Analysis.","authors":"Lucia Mangone, Fortunato Morabito, Giovanni Tripepi, Graziella D'Arrigo, Santina Maria Grazia Romeo, Isabella Bisceglia, Maria Barbara Braghiroli, Francesco Marinelli, Giancarlo Bisagni, Antonino Neri, Carmine Pinto","doi":"10.1200/GO.23.00390","DOIUrl":"10.1200/GO.23.00390","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>This study aimed to develop a multivariable, weighted overall survival (OS) risk score (SRS) for nonmetastatic (M0) invasive breast cancer (M0-BC, SRS<sub>M0-BC</sub>).</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This study included a training (1,890 patients) and a validation cohort (850 patients) from the Reggio Emilia Cancer Registry (RE-CR). Ten traditional prognostic variables were evaluated.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In the training set, all the variables but the human epidermal growth factor receptor were significantly associated with OS at univariable analysis. A multivariable model identified an increased death risk for estrogen receptor (hazard ratio [HR], 2.0 [95% CI, 1.1 to 3.1]; <i>P</i> = .021), tumor stages T2-T3 (HR, 2.4 [95% CI, 1.3 to 4.7]; <i>P</i> = .009) and T4 (HR, 5.1 [95% CI, 2.0 to 13.0]; <i>P</i> < .001), and age >74 years (HR, 5.7 [95% CI, 4.0 to 8.2]; <i>P</i> < .001). By assigning scores according to HRs, four risk categories were generated (<i>P</i> for trend <.001). The HRs of death in the high- (282 patients, 15.6%), intermediate-high (275 patients, 15.2%), and intermediate-risk (349 patients, 19.2%) categories patients were, respectively, 27.3, 12.9, and 3.5 times higher, compared with the low-risk (909 patients, 50%) group. Harrell'C index was 81.1%, and the explained variation in mortality was 66.6. Internal cross-validation performed on the accrual index dates yielded a Harrell'C index ranging from 79.5% to 82.3% and an explained variation in mortality ranging from 60.3% to 69.4%. In the validation set, the same risk categories (<i>P</i> for trend <.001) were devised. The Harrell'C index and the explained variation in mortality were 76.1% and 53.7%, respectively, in the whole cohort, maintaining an elevated percentage according to the two accrual index dates.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SRS<sub>M0-BC</sub> using the real-world RE-CR data set may represent a low-cost, accessible, globally applicable model in daily clinical practice, helping to prognostically stratify patients with invasive M0-BC.</p>","PeriodicalId":14806,"journal":{"name":"JCO Global Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142557873","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-24DOI: 10.1200/GO-24-00402
Paolo Boffetta, Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi
{"title":"Assessing the Global Impact of Ambient Air Pollution on Cancer Incidence and Mortality: A Comprehensive Meta-Analysis.","authors":"Paolo Boffetta, Monireh Sadat Seyyedsalehi","doi":"10.1200/GO-24-00402","DOIUrl":"10.1200/GO-24-00402","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":14806,"journal":{"name":"JCO Global Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11529833/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142500784","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1200/GO-24-00258
Haydee C Verduzco-Aguirre, Carolina Gomez-Moreno, Ana P Navarrete-Reyes, Gretell Henriquez-Santos, Javier Monroy Chargoy, Abigail Mateos-Soria, Juan José Sánchez-Hernández, Alicia Castelo-Loureiro, Liz Hamui-Sutton, Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis
Purpose: To develop and implement a continuing professional development (CPD) activity focused on geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology for oncologists and geriatricians. We evaluated the impact of this activity on knowledge, skills, and performance regarding GA in oncology, as well as its feasibility and acceptability.
Methods: We included teams composed of an oncologist and a geriatrician working in Mexico. Curriculum content was selected from geriatric oncology guidelines. We used Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcome (ECHO)'s model to create a 12-week online course. A one-group pretest post-test quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the intervention's effectiveness. At baseline, participants answered a multiple-choice knowledge assessment, a survey on self-perceived competence in GA, and an adaptation of the Association for Community Cancer Centers Geriatric Oncology Gap Assessment Tool, evaluating self-perceived performance in conducting geriatric interventions. These assessments and a satisfaction questionnaire were also completed postintervention. Baseline and postintervention scores were compared using paired t-tests.
Results: We included 40 participants (20 oncologists and 20 geriatricians). Median attendance was 10 sessions (range 2-12). Thirty-eight participants completed the satisfaction questionnaire, with a median score of 10/10 (range 8-10). The mean baseline and postintervention knowledge scores were 59.5 ± 12.8 and 74.4 ± 9.7, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.14). The mean baseline and postintervention competence scores were 6.42 ± 2.5 and 9.02 ± 0.8, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.03). The mean baseline and postintervention performance scores were 2.58 ± 0.65 and 3.29 ± 0.5, respectively (P < .001, effect size 1.64).
Conclusion: A CPD activity for oncologists and geriatricians on the basis of the Project ECHO model was feasible and acceptable, leading to increased knowledge, competence, and performance in geriatric oncology. This could represent a novel method for increasing the geriatric competence of the cancer care workforce in Latin America and globally.
{"title":"Development and Implementation of a Geriatric Oncology Interdisciplinary Case-Based Educational Intervention for Cancer Care Providers.","authors":"Haydee C Verduzco-Aguirre, Carolina Gomez-Moreno, Ana P Navarrete-Reyes, Gretell Henriquez-Santos, Javier Monroy Chargoy, Abigail Mateos-Soria, Juan José Sánchez-Hernández, Alicia Castelo-Loureiro, Liz Hamui-Sutton, Melchor Sánchez-Mendiola, Enrique Soto-Perez-de-Celis","doi":"10.1200/GO-24-00258","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1200/GO-24-00258","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Purpose: </strong>To develop and implement a continuing professional development (CPD) activity focused on geriatric assessment (GA) in oncology for oncologists and geriatricians. We evaluated the impact of this activity on knowledge, skills, and performance regarding GA in oncology, as well as its feasibility and acceptability.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We included teams composed of an oncologist and a geriatrician working in Mexico. Curriculum content was selected from geriatric oncology guidelines. We used Project Extension for Community Healthcare Outcome (ECHO)'s model to create a 12-week online course. A one-group pretest post-test quasi-experimental design was used to evaluate the intervention's effectiveness. At baseline, participants answered a multiple-choice knowledge assessment, a survey on self-perceived competence in GA, and an adaptation of the Association for Community Cancer Centers Geriatric Oncology Gap Assessment Tool, evaluating self-perceived performance in conducting geriatric interventions. These assessments and a satisfaction questionnaire were also completed postintervention. Baseline and postintervention scores were compared using paired <i>t</i>-tests.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We included 40 participants (20 oncologists and 20 geriatricians). Median attendance was 10 sessions (range 2-12). Thirty-eight participants completed the satisfaction questionnaire, with a median score of 10/10 (range 8-10). The mean baseline and postintervention knowledge scores were 59.5 ± 12.8 and 74.4 ± 9.7, respectively (<i>P</i> < .001, effect size 1.14). The mean baseline and postintervention competence scores were 6.42 ± 2.5 and 9.02 ± 0.8, respectively (<i>P</i> < .001, effect size 1.03). The mean baseline and postintervention performance scores were 2.58 ± 0.65 and 3.29 ± 0.5, respectively (<i>P</i> < .001, effect size 1.64).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>A CPD activity for oncologists and geriatricians on the basis of the Project ECHO model was feasible and acceptable, leading to increased knowledge, competence, and performance in geriatric oncology. This could represent a novel method for increasing the geriatric competence of the cancer care workforce in Latin America and globally.</p>","PeriodicalId":14806,"journal":{"name":"JCO Global Oncology","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":3.2,"publicationDate":"2024-10-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142465989","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Purpose: This study aims to clarify the benefit of adjuvant chemotherapy (AC) in resectable cholangiocarcinoma (CCA) and develop a predictive risk score for treatment selection.
Methods: Patients with resected CCA undergoing curative surgery, with or without AC, were identified from three centers in Thailand. Patients with R2 resection and 30 days postoperative death were excluded. Using the largest center as the discovery cohort, we generated propensity score matching (PSM). A predictive model for overall survival (OS) was identified, and a predictive risk score was developed from the PSM discovery cohort, classifying patients into high- and low-risk groups. The proposed risk score was validated in the other two centers.
Results: In the discovery cohort, 493 patients were identified. After PSM, 328 patients were categorized into surgery (n = 164) and surgery + AC (n = 164) groups. The baseline characteristics in the PSM discovery cohort were well-balanced. In the validation cohort (n = 83), patients with positive lymph node 1 received AC more frequently than those under observation (47% v 18%; P = .02). A MINT pathologic risk score was developed from multivariate analysis for OS. The score includes margin, perineural invasion, pathologic nodal status, and pathologic tumor size. In the PSM discovery cohort, for the low-risk score group, the surgery group had significantly longer OS compared with the surgery + AC group (49.4 v 31.5 months; hazard ratio [HR], 1.78 [95% CI, 1.11 to 2.86]; P = .016). Conversely, for the high-risk score group, the surgery + AC group had better OS than the surgery group (18.8 v 8 months; HR, 0.60 [95% CI, 0.46 to 0.79]; P < .001). The results were comparable in the validation cohort.
Conclusion: Patients with resected CCA with a high-risk MINT pathologic risk score were likely to benefit from AC, whereas those with a low-risk score were not. Further validation in a larger prospective cohort is warranted.
目的:本研究旨在明确辅助化疗(AC)对可切除胆管癌(CCA)的益处,并为治疗选择制定预测性风险评分:方法:从泰国的三个中心确定了接受根治性手术的切除胆管癌(CCA)患者,无论是否接受辅助化疗。排除R2切除和术后30天死亡的患者。以最大的中心作为发现队列,我们进行了倾向评分匹配(PSM)。我们确定了总生存期(OS)的预测模型,并根据 PSM 发现队列制定了预测风险评分,将患者分为高风险组和低风险组。所提出的风险评分在另外两个中心进行了验证:结果:在发现队列中确定了 493 名患者。PSM 后,328 名患者被分为手术组(164 人)和手术 + AC 组(164 人)。PSM发现队列的基线特征非常均衡。在验证队列(n = 83)中,淋巴结 1 呈阳性的患者接受 AC 的比例高于接受观察的患者(47% v 18%; P = .02)。通过对 OS 进行多变量分析,得出了 MINT 病理风险评分。该评分包括边缘、神经周围侵犯、病理结节状态和病理肿瘤大小。在PSM发现队列中,就低风险评分组而言,手术组的OS明显长于手术+ AC组(49.4个月v 31.5个月;危险比[HR],1.78 [95% CI,1.11至2.86];P = .016)。相反,对于高风险评分组,手术 + AC 组的 OS 好于手术组(18.8 个月对 8 个月;HR,0.60 [95% CI,0.46 对 0.79];P <.001)。验证队列的结果与之相当:结论:切除的CCA患者中,MINT病理风险评分为高风险的患者有可能从AC中获益,而评分为低风险的患者则不能从AC中获益。有必要在更大的前瞻性队列中进行进一步验证。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-10DOI: 10.1200/GO.24.00090
Sebastián Mondaca, Henry Walch, Santiago Sepúlveda, Nikolaus Schultz, Gonzalo Muñoz, Amin Yaqubie, Patricia Macanas, Claudia Pareja, Patricia Garcia, Walid Chatila, Bruno Nervi, Bob Li, James J Harding, Paola Viviani, Juan Carlos Roa, Ghassan K Abou-Alfa
Purpose: Gallbladder cancer (GBC) is a biliary tract malignancy characterized by its high lethality. Although the incidence of GBC is low in most countries, specific areas such as Chile display a high incidence. Our collaborative study sought to compare clinical and molecular features of GBC cohorts from Chile and the United States with a focus on ERBB2 alterations.
Methods: Patients were accrued at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) or the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile (PUC). Clinical information was retrieved from medical records. Genomic analysis was performed by the next-generation sequencing platform MSK-Integrated Mutation Profiling of Actionable Cancer Targets.
Results: A total of 260 patients with GBC were included, 237 from MSK and 23 from PUC. There were no significant differences in the clinical characteristics between the patients identified at MSK and at PUC except in terms of lithiasis prevalence which was significantly higher in the PUC cohort (85% v 44%; P = .0003). The prevalence of ERBB2 alterations was comparable between the two cohorts (15% v 9%; P = .42). Overall, ERBB2 alterations were present in 14% of patients (8% with ERBB2 amplification, 4% ERBB2 mutation, 1.5% concurrent amplification and mutation, and 0.4% ERBB2 fusion). Notably, patients with GBC that harbored ERBB2 alterations had better overall survival (OS) versus their ERBB2-wild type counterparts (22.3 months v 11.8 months; P = .024).
Conclusion: The prevalence of lithiasis seems to be higher in Chilean versus US patients with GBC. A similar prevalence of ERBB2 alterations of overall 14% and better OS suggests that a proportion of them could benefit from human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2-targeted therapies. The smaller cohort of Chile, where the disease prevalence is higher, is a reminder and invitation for the need of more robust next-generation sequencing analyses globally.
目的:胆囊癌(GBC)是一种胆道恶性肿瘤,其特点是致死率高。虽然大多数国家的 GBC 发病率较低,但智利等特定地区的发病率却很高。我们的合作研究旨在比较智利和美国 GBC 群体的临床和分子特征,重点关注 ERBB2 的改变:患者均来自纪念斯隆-凯特琳癌症中心(MSK)或智利天主教大学(PUC)。临床信息取自医疗记录。基因组分析由新一代测序平台 MSK-Integrated Mutation Profiling of Actionable Cancer Targets 完成:结果:共纳入 260 名 GBC 患者,其中 237 名来自 MSK,23 名来自 PUC。在MSK和PUC发现的患者在临床特征上没有明显差异,但在结石患病率方面,PUC队列中的结石患病率明显更高(85%对44%;P = .0003)。两个队列的ERBB2改变发生率相当(15% v 9%; P = .42)。总体而言,14%的患者存在ERBB2改变(8%的患者存在ERBB2扩增,4%的患者存在ERBB2突变,1.5%的患者同时存在扩增和突变,0.4%的患者存在ERBB2融合)。值得注意的是,与ERBB2野生型患者相比,携带ERBB2改变的GBC患者总生存期(OS)更长(22.3个月对11.8个月;P = .024):结论:在智利和美国的GBC患者中,碎石症的发病率似乎更高。总的ERBB2改变发生率为14%,但OS较好,这表明其中一部分患者可从人类表皮生长因子受体2型靶向疗法中获益。智利的队列规模较小,但疾病的发病率较高,这提醒我们需要在全球范围内进行更强大的新一代测序分析。
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Pub Date : 2024-10-01Epub Date: 2024-10-17DOI: 10.1200/GO.24.00222
Yusuke Uchinami, Archya Dasgupta, Kentaro Nishioka, Handoko, Jayant Sastri Goda, Jun Won Kim, Rizma Mohd Zaid, Ooi Kai Yun, Humera Mehmood, Imjai Chitapanarux, Supriya Chopra, Hidefumi Aoyama
Purpose: To report the patterns of care for brain metastases (BMs) in the Federation of Asian Organizations for Radiation Oncology (FARO).
Methods: Overall, 37 questions were prepared. The survey was conducted online using Google Forms, and the URL was distributed to members of the FARO research committee. Radiation oncologists associated with FARO responded to the questionnaire between May 2023 and June 2023, and their answers were analyzed.
Results: Responses were received from 32 radiation oncologists in 13 countries participating in FARO. Twenty-six physicians (81.3%) were affiliated with academic centers, and 22 (68.8%) were able to perform stereotactic radiosurgery (SRS) or fractionated stereotactic radiotherapy (fSRT) for BMs at their institution. The most typically used prognostic index for BM was the recursive partitioning analysis classification (17 physicians, 53.1%). The maximum number of BMs indicated for SRT/SRS was ≤three (11 physicians, 34.4%), whereas eight (25.0%) physicians answered for 6-10 BMs. The maximum size of BMs considered for SRS/fSRT was ≤3 cm (14 physicians, 43.8%), whereas nine (28.1%) answered that SRS/fSRT was preferred if the maximum size was >4 cm. When whole-brain radiotherapy (RT) was indicated, hippocampal avoidance and memantine usage were limited to 50.0% and 25.0% of patients, respectively. The most typical RT modality after BM resection was SRS/fSRT alone, regardless of whether the margin was positive (19 physicians, 59.4%) or negative (13 physicians, 40.6%).
Conclusion: We report the survey results of the patterns of care for BMs in the FARO. This survey was conducted only among a limited number of FARO members. Since many respondents were affiliated with relatively large-scale academic centers, large-scale surveys, including community hospitals, are warranted for future initiatives.
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