A second disease recurrence/progression occurred in 28 patients (61%). Patients who underwent systemic treatment after the first disease recurrence had better progression-free survival (1-year progression-free survival 78%) compared with those submitted to a locoregional procedure (1-year progression-free survival 50%; P= .007). Independent predictors of shortened progression-free survival after the first disease recurrence were the type of treatment (locoregional, hazard ratio 4.452, P= .001), the presence of necrosis (hazard ratio 2.732, P= .022) and age (>60 year, hazard ratio 2.494, P= .040).
Upfront locoregional treatment of the first recurrence of nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after curative surgery should be avoided in favor of systemic therapy.
Upfront locoregional treatment of the first recurrence of nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after curative surgery should be avoided in favor of systemic therapy.PARP inhibitors (PARPi) have shown have activity in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Previous studies documented activity in patients with germline (gBRCA) and tumor (tBRCA) **** mutations (BRCAm) for treatment in lieu of chemotherapy as well as in recurrent ovarian cancer as maintenance therapy. The recent data from four randomized phase 3 trials have established an important role for frontline PARPi maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer. While SOLO-1 only included BRCAm patients, PRIMA, VELIA, and PAOLA-1 enrolled broader patient populations. The magnitude of benefit of PARPi in these studies was consistently greatest in the BRCAm patients (germline or tumor). PARPi treatment also improved PFS in the HRD cohort but to a lesser degree than in patients with BRCAm. In secondary analyses, the overall impact of PARPi treatment in HR proficient patients, which comprise about 50% of ovarian cancers, was more limited than in the other subgroups. Data for overall survival, also a secondary endpoint, is currently immature for these four trials. Fatigue, hematologic, and GI toxicities are the most commonly noted adverse events with PARPi therapy. The recent FDA approvals of PARPi in the maintenance setting will enable clinicians to incorporate these into frontline armamentarium of ovarian cancer treatment.
Referral to Genetics for pre-testing counseling may be inefficient for women with ovarian cancer. This study assesses feasibility of gynecologic oncologists directly offering genetic testing.
A prospective pilot study was conducted at two gynecologic oncology hubs in an integrated healthcare system from May 1 to November 6, 2019. Gynecologic oncologists offered multigene panel testing to women with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer, followed by selective genetic counseling. Outcomes were compared between study participants and women from other hubs in the health system.
Of ovarian cancer patients at study sites, 40 participated and all underwent genetic testing. Of 101 patients diagnosed at other sites, 85% were referred to genetics (p=.0061 compared to pilot participants) and 67% completed testing (p<.0001). The time from diagnosis to blood draw and notification of result was 18.5 and 34days for the pilot group compared to 25.5 and 53days at other sites. Panel testing detected 9 (22.5%) and 7 (10.3%, p=.08) pathogenic mutations in each group, respectively. Patients and providers were highly satisfied with the streamlined process.
Genetic testing performed at the gynecologic oncology point of care for patients with ovarian cancer is feasible, increases uptake of testing, and improves time to results.
Genetic testing performed at the gynecologic oncology point of care for patients with ovarian cancer is feasible, increases uptake of testing, and improves time to results.Vitiligo is a complex disease in which autoimmune destruction of epidermal melanocytes results in patches of depigmented white skin. Vitiligo has an estimated prevalence of about 0.2-2% in different populations and approximately 0.4% in the European-derived white (EUR) population. The fraction of disease risk attributable to genetic variation, termed heritability, is high, with estimates from family studies in EUR of 0.75-0.83 and from SNP based studies estimated at 0.78. About 70% of genetic risk comes from common genetic variants and about 30% from rare genetic variants. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ho-3867.html Through candidate gene, genomewide linkage, and genomewide association studies, over 50 vitiligo susceptibility loci have been discovered. These have been combined into a vitiligo polygenic risk score, which has allowed various aspects of vitiligo genetic architecture in the EUR population to be better understood. Vitiligo has thus proved to be a particularly tractable model for investigation of complex disease genetic architecture. Here, we summarize progress to date including dissection of heritability, discovery of vitiligo susceptibility loci through candidate gene, genomewide linkage, and genomewide association studies, relationships to other autoimmune diseases, polygenic architecture of vitiligo risk, vitiligo triggering, and disease onset, and provide suggestions for future directions.
Frailty is associated with early postoperative outcomes. How frailty influences long-term postoperative recovery is poorly described. Our objective was to evaluate the association of frailty with postoperative disability trajectories in the year after surgery.
Prespecified 1-yr follow-up of a prospective multicentre cohort study. Patients ≥65 yr were assessed for frailty before major elective noncardiac surgery (Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS] and Fried Phenotype [FP]). The primary outcome was patient-reported disability score (using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0) at baseline, 30, 90, and 365 days after surgery. Repeated measures linear regression estimated the association of preoperative frailty with changes in disability scores over time, adjusted for procedure. Group-based trajectory modelling was used to identify subgroup trajectories of people with frailty.
One-year follow-up was complete for 687/702 (97.9%) participants. Frailty was associated with a significant difference in disability trajectory (P<0.
A second disease recurrence/progression occurred in 28 patients (61%). Patients who underwent systemic treatment after the first disease recurrence had better progression-free survival (1-year progression-free survival 78%) compared with those submitted to a locoregional procedure (1-year progression-free survival 50%; P= .007). Independent predictors of shortened progression-free survival after the first disease recurrence were the type of treatment (locoregional, hazard ratio 4.452, P= .001), the presence of necrosis (hazard ratio 2.732, P= .022) and age (>60 year, hazard ratio 2.494, P= .040).
Upfront locoregional treatment of the first recurrence of nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after curative surgery should be avoided in favor of systemic therapy.
Upfront locoregional treatment of the first recurrence of nonfunctioning pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors after curative surgery should be avoided in favor of systemic therapy.PARP inhibitors (PARPi) have shown have activity in the treatment of ovarian cancer. Previous studies documented activity in patients with germline (gBRCA) and tumor (tBRCA) BRCA mutations (BRCAm) for treatment in lieu of chemotherapy as well as in recurrent ovarian cancer as maintenance therapy. The recent data from four randomized phase 3 trials have established an important role for frontline PARPi maintenance therapy in ovarian cancer. While SOLO-1 only included BRCAm patients, PRIMA, VELIA, and PAOLA-1 enrolled broader patient populations. The magnitude of benefit of PARPi in these studies was consistently greatest in the BRCAm patients (germline or tumor). PARPi treatment also improved PFS in the HRD cohort but to a lesser degree than in patients with BRCAm. In secondary analyses, the overall impact of PARPi treatment in HR proficient patients, which comprise about 50% of ovarian cancers, was more limited than in the other subgroups. Data for overall survival, also a secondary endpoint, is currently immature for these four trials. Fatigue, hematologic, and GI toxicities are the most commonly noted adverse events with PARPi therapy. The recent FDA approvals of PARPi in the maintenance setting will enable clinicians to incorporate these into frontline armamentarium of ovarian cancer treatment.
Referral to Genetics for pre-testing counseling may be inefficient for women with ovarian cancer. This study assesses feasibility of gynecologic oncologists directly offering genetic testing.
A prospective pilot study was conducted at two gynecologic oncology hubs in an integrated healthcare system from May 1 to November 6, 2019. Gynecologic oncologists offered multigene panel testing to women with newly diagnosed ovarian cancer, followed by selective genetic counseling. Outcomes were compared between study participants and women from other hubs in the health system.
Of ovarian cancer patients at study sites, 40 participated and all underwent genetic testing. Of 101 patients diagnosed at other sites, 85% were referred to genetics (p=.0061 compared to pilot participants) and 67% completed testing (p<.0001). The time from diagnosis to blood draw and notification of result was 18.5 and 34days for the pilot group compared to 25.5 and 53days at other sites. Panel testing detected 9 (22.5%) and 7 (10.3%, p=.08) pathogenic mutations in each group, respectively. Patients and providers were highly satisfied with the streamlined process.
Genetic testing performed at the gynecologic oncology point of care for patients with ovarian cancer is feasible, increases uptake of testing, and improves time to results.
Genetic testing performed at the gynecologic oncology point of care for patients with ovarian cancer is feasible, increases uptake of testing, and improves time to results.Vitiligo is a complex disease in which autoimmune destruction of epidermal melanocytes results in patches of depigmented white skin. Vitiligo has an estimated prevalence of about 0.2-2% in different populations and approximately 0.4% in the European-derived white (EUR) population. The fraction of disease risk attributable to genetic variation, termed heritability, is high, with estimates from family studies in EUR of 0.75-0.83 and from SNP based studies estimated at 0.78. About 70% of genetic risk comes from common genetic variants and about 30% from rare genetic variants. https://www.selleckchem.com/products/ho-3867.html Through candidate gene, genomewide linkage, and genomewide association studies, over 50 vitiligo susceptibility loci have been discovered. These have been combined into a vitiligo polygenic risk score, which has allowed various aspects of vitiligo genetic architecture in the EUR population to be better understood. Vitiligo has thus proved to be a particularly tractable model for investigation of complex disease genetic architecture. Here, we summarize progress to date including dissection of heritability, discovery of vitiligo susceptibility loci through candidate gene, genomewide linkage, and genomewide association studies, relationships to other autoimmune diseases, polygenic architecture of vitiligo risk, vitiligo triggering, and disease onset, and provide suggestions for future directions.
Frailty is associated with early postoperative outcomes. How frailty influences long-term postoperative recovery is poorly described. Our objective was to evaluate the association of frailty with postoperative disability trajectories in the year after surgery.
Prespecified 1-yr follow-up of a prospective multicentre cohort study. Patients ≥65 yr were assessed for frailty before major elective noncardiac surgery (Clinical Frailty Scale [CFS] and Fried Phenotype [FP]). The primary outcome was patient-reported disability score (using the WHO Disability Assessment Schedule 2.0) at baseline, 30, 90, and 365 days after surgery. Repeated measures linear regression estimated the association of preoperative frailty with changes in disability scores over time, adjusted for procedure. Group-based trajectory modelling was used to identify subgroup trajectories of people with frailty.
One-year follow-up was complete for 687/702 (97.9%) participants. Frailty was associated with a significant difference in disability trajectory (P<0.
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