scholarly journals Do we have valuable predicting factors for recurrence and cancer specific mortality after organ-sparing treatment in the management of superficial or localized penile cancer?

2021 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. S38
Author(s):  
M. Falcone ◽  
O. Sedigh ◽  
M. Preto ◽  
M. Timpano ◽  
C. Ceruti ◽  
...  
2019 ◽  
Vol 17 (3.5) ◽  
pp. EPR19-066
Author(s):  
Scott Cooper ◽  
Mohammed Zaher ◽  
Gregory Diorio

Objective: Although rare worldwide, primary squamous cell penile cancer (PSPC) is associated with significant psychological stress and cancer-specific mortality. We aim to analyze trends in PSPC in the United States from 2000–2015 using U.S. Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry (SEER). Clinical identification of risk factors for adverse outcomes will allow for patient-specific counseling on prognosis and intervention. Methods: Population-based data from SEER 18 was used to assess PSPC. SEER Stat was used to calculate incidence, mortality, and survival statistics of PSPC, as well as demographic, geographic, socioeconomic, and clinical variables from 2000 to 2015. Trends were assessed over 5-year spans (2000–2005, 2006–2010, and 2011–2015) using annual percent change. Kaplan-Meier logistic regression analysis was used to calculate 5-year, cancer-specific survival. Results: From 2000–2015, 5,144 men in the U.S. were diagnosed with PSPC at a rate of 0.38 per 100,000, which remained unchanged throughout the entire study period. Asians and Pacific Islanders had the lowest incidence (0.02, 95% CI=0.2, 0.2; P<.05) of all racial groups. Hispanics had a higher incidence (0.58, 95% CI=0.54, 0.62; P<.05) than non-Hispanics. Incidence was highest in the South (0.46, 95% CI=0.43, 0.48; P<.05); however, cancer-specific mortality was similar across regions. No difference in mortality was observed between urban and rural dwelling. Those lacking a high school education and living in areas with more than 10% poverty had a greater incidence of PSPC than others (P<.05). Overall, 5-year cancer-specific survival was 57%, which remained consistent across each studied time interval (P<.05). Compared to previous years, those diagnosed between 2011 and 2015 lacked surgical intervention, were of advanced age (>74–85 years), stage (T1, T2, T3), and with greater lymph node burden (>4) (P<.05). Increased mortality was associated with unmarried men, >20% poverty rate, advanced age, advanced T stage, and lack of surgical treatment (P<.05). Conclusion: Disparity in PSPC continues to exist. Incidence of penile cancer has increased with advanced age and stage. Unmarried, impoverished men with advanced stage and lack of surgical treatment have increased cancer-specific mortality. Efforts should be directed to those most at risk with hopes to identify disease at an earlier stage to provide surgical treatment with curative intent.


2006 ◽  
Vol 175 (4S) ◽  
pp. 382-382
Author(s):  
Stephen J. Freedland ◽  
Elizabeth B. Humphreys ◽  
Leslie A. Mangold ◽  
Mario Eisenberger ◽  
Alan W. Partin

Author(s):  
Mohammad Shoaib Abrahimi ◽  
Mark Elwood ◽  
Ross Lawrenson ◽  
Ian Campbell ◽  
Sandar Tin Tin

This study aimed to investigate type of loco-regional treatment received, associated treatment factors and mortality outcomes in New Zealand women with early-stage breast cancer who were eligible for breast conserving surgery (BCS). This is a retrospective analysis of prospectively collected data from the Auckland and Waikato Breast Cancer Registers and involves 6972 women who were diagnosed with early-stage primary breast cancer (I-IIIa) between 1 January 2000 and 31 July 2015, were eligible for BCS and had received one of four loco-regional treatments: breast conserving surgery (BCS), BCS followed by radiotherapy (BCS + RT), mastectomy (MTX) or MTX followed by radiotherapy (MTX + RT), as their primary cancer treatment. About 66.1% of women received BCS + RT, 8.4% received BCS only, 21.6% received MTX alone and 3.9% received MTX + RT. Logistic regression analysis was used to identify demographic and clinical factors associated with the receipt of the BCS + RT (standard treatment). Differences in the uptake of BCS + RT were present across patient demographic and clinical factors. BCS + RT was less likely amongst patients who were older (75+ years old), were of Asian ethnicity, resided in impoverished areas or areas within the Auckland region and were treated in a public healthcare facility. Additionally, BCS + RT was less likely among patients diagnosed symptomatically, diagnosed during 2000–2004, had an unknown tumour grade, negative/unknown oestrogen and progesterone receptor status or tumour sizes ≥ 20 mm, ≤50 mm and had nodal involvement. Competing risk regression analysis was undertaken to estimate the breast cancer-specific mortality associated with each of the four loco-regional treatments received. Over a median follow-up of 8.8 years, women who received MTX alone had a higher risk of breast cancer-specific mortality (adjusted hazard ratio: 1.38, 95% confidence interval (CI): 1.05–1.82) compared to women who received BCS + RT. MTX + RT and BCS alone did not have any statistically different risk of mortality when compared to BCS + RT. Further inquiry is needed as to any advantages BCS + RT may have over MTX alternatives.


Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 648
Author(s):  
Jun Park ◽  
Sungjoo Lee ◽  
Kyunga Kim ◽  
Hyunju Park ◽  
Chang-Seok Ki ◽  
...  

Our research group has previously shown that the presence of TERT promoter mutations is an independent prognostic factor, by applying the TERT mutation status to the variables of the AJCC 7th edition. This study aimed to determine if TERT mutations could be independent predictors of thyroid cancer-specific mortality based on the AJCC TNM 8th edition, with long-term follow-up. This was a retrospective study of 393 patients with pathologically confirmed differentiated thyroid carcinoma (DTC) after thyroidectomy at a tertiary Korean hospital from 1994 to 2004. The thyroid cancer-specific mortality rate was 6.9% (5.2% for papillary and 15.2% for follicular cancers). TERT promoter mutations were identified in 10.9% (43/393) of DTC cases (9.8% of papillary and 16.7% of follicular cancer) and were associated with older age (p < 0.001), the presence of extrathyroidal invasion (p < 0.001), distant metastasis (p = 0.001), and advanced stage at diagnosis (p < 0.001). The 10-year survival rate in mutant TERT was 67.4% for DTC patients (vs. 98% for wild-type; adjusted hazard ratio (HR) of 9.93, (95% CI: 3.67–26.90)) and 75% for patients with papillary cancer (vs. 99%; 18.55 (4.83–71.18)). In addition, TERT promoter mutations were related to poor prognosis regardless of histologic type (p < 0.001 for both papillary and follicular cancer) or initial stage (p < 0.001, p = 0.004, and p = 0.086 for stages I, II, and III and IV, respectively). TERT promoter mutations comprise an independent poor prognostic factor after adjusting for the clinicopathological risk factors of the AJCC TNM 8th edition, histologic type, and each stage at diagnosis, which could increase prognostic predictability for patients with DTC.


2021 ◽  
Vol 124 (9) ◽  
pp. 1516-1523
Author(s):  
Lindy M. Kregting ◽  
Sylvia Kaljouw ◽  
Lucie de Jonge ◽  
Erik E. L. Jansen ◽  
Elleke F. P. Peterse ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Many breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening programmes were disrupted due to the COVID-19 pandemic. This study aimed to estimate the effects of five restart strategies after the disruption on required screening capacity and cancer burden. Methods Microsimulation models simulated five restart strategies for breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer screening. The models estimated required screening capacity, cancer incidence, and cancer-specific mortality after a disruption of 6 months. The restart strategies varied in whether screens were caught up or not and, if so, immediately or delayed, and whether the upper age limit was increased. Results The disruption in screening programmes without catch-up of missed screens led to an increase of 2.0, 0.3, and 2.5 cancer deaths per 100 000 individuals in 10 years in breast, cervical, and colorectal cancer, respectively. Immediately catching-up missed screens minimised the impact of the disruption but required a surge in screening capacity. Delaying screening, but still offering all screening rounds gave the best balance between required capacity, incidence, and mortality. Conclusions Strategies with the smallest loss in health effects were also the most burdensome for the screening organisations. Which strategy is preferred depends on the organisation and available capacity in a country.


BMC Cancer ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Úna McMenamin ◽  
Blánaid Hicks ◽  
Carmel Hughes ◽  
Peter Murchie ◽  
Julia Hippisley-Cox ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Hormone replacement therapy (HRT) is widely used and has proven benefits for women with menopausal symptoms. An increasing number of women with cancer experience menopausal symptoms but the safety of HRT use in women with cancer is unclear. There are particular concerns that HRT could accelerate cancer progression in women with cancer, and also that HRT could increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in such women. Therefore, our primary aim is to determine whether HRT use alters the risk of cancer-specific mortality in women with a range of common cancers. Our secondary objectives are to investigate whether HRT alters the risk of second cancers, cardiovascular disease, venous thromboembolism and all-cause mortality. Methods The study will utilise independent population-based data from Wales using the SAIL databank and Scotland based upon the national Prescribing Information System. The study will include women newly diagnosed with common cancers from 2000 to 2016, identified from cancer registries. Women with breast cancers will be excluded. HRT will be ascertained using electronic prescribing in Wales or dispensing records in Scotland. The primary outcome will be time to cancer-specific mortality from national mortality records. Time-dependent cox regression models will be used to calculate hazard ratios (HR) and 95% confidence intervals (95% CIs) for cancer specific death in HRT users compared with non-users after cancer diagnosis after adjusting for relevant confounders, stratified by cancer site. Analysis will be repeated investigating the impact of HRT use immediately before cancer diagnosis. Secondary analyses will be conducted on the risk of second cancers, cardiovascular disease, venous thromboembolism and all-cause mortality. Analyses will be conducted within each cohort and pooled across cohorts. Discussion Our study will provide evidence to inform guidance given to women diagnosed with cancer on the safety of HRT use and/or guide modifications to clinical practice.


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