Assessment of Time-to-Treatment Initiation and Survival in a Cohort of Patients With Common Cancers.
Assessment of Time-to-Treatment Initiation and Survival in a Cohort of Patients With Common Cancers.
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DOI:
10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2020.30072
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发表时间:
2020-12-01
影响因子:
13.8
通讯作者:
Trinh QD
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作者:
Cone EB;Marchese M;Paciotti M;Nguyen DD;Nabi J;Cole AP;Molina G;Molina RL;Minami CA;Mucci LA;Kibel AS;Trinh QD
What is the association between delays in treatment initiation for common cancers, as are necessary in resource-limited settings and pandemic conditions, with mortality? In this cohort study including 2 241 706 patients with breast, prostate, non-small cell lung, and colon cancer, generally higher all-cause mortality was associated with increasing time to treatment, although the degree varied by cancer type and stage. Patients with colon and lung cancer had the highest mortality associated with increased time to treatment. These findings emphasize the importance of timely cancer treatment, and, in contrast to current pandemic-related guidelines, support more prompt definitive treatment for intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancer. This cohort study of patients with breast, prostate, non-small cell lung, and colon cancer assesses the association of time from diagnosis to treatment with all-cause mortality. Resource limitations because of pandemic or other stresses on infrastructure necessitate the triage of time-sensitive care, including cancer treatments. Optimal time to treatment is underexplored, so recommendations for which cancer treatments can be deferred are often based on expert opinion. To evaluate the association between increased time to definitive therapy and mortality as a function of cancer type and stage for the 4 most prevalent cancers in the US. This cohort study assessed treatment and outcome information from patients with nonmetastatic breast, prostate, non-small cell lung (NSCLC), and colon cancers from 2004 to 2015, with data analyzed January to March 2020. Data on outcomes associated with appropriate curative-intent surgical, radiation, or medical therapy were gathered from the National Cancer Database. Time-to-treatment initiation (TTI), the interval between diagnosis and therapy, using intervals of 8 to 60, 61 to 120, 121 to 180, and greater than 180 days. 5-year and 10-year predicted all-cause mortality. This study included 2 241 706 patients (mean [SD] age 63 [11.9] years, 1 268 794 [56.6%] women, 1 880 317 [83.9%] White): 1 165 585 (52.0%) with breast cancer, 853 030 (38.1%) with prostate cancer, 130 597 (5.8%) with NSCLC, and 92 494 (4.1%) with colon cancer. Median (interquartile range) TTI by cancer was 32 (21-48) days for breast, 79 (55-117) days for prostate, 41 (27-62) days for NSCLC, and 26 (16-40) days for colon. Across all cancers, a general increase in the 5-year and 10-year predicted mortality was associated with increasing TTI. The most pronounced mortality association was for colon cancer (eg, 5 y predicted mortality, stage III: TTI 61-120 d, 38.9% vs. 181-365 d, 47.8%), followed by stage I NSCLC (5 y predicted mortality: TTI 61-120 d, 47.4% vs 181-365 d, 47.6%), while survival for prostate cancer was least associated (eg, 5 y predicted mortality, high risk: TTI 61-120 d, 12.8% vs 181-365 d, 14.1%), followed by breast cancer (eg, 5 y predicted mortality, stage I: TTI 61-120 d, 11.0% vs. 181-365 d, 15.2%). A nonsignificant difference in treatment delays and worsened survival was observed for stage II lung cancer patients—who had the highest all-cause mortality for any TTI regardless of treatment timing. In this cohort study, for all studied cancers there was evidence that shorter TTI was associated with lower mortality, suggesting an indirect association between treatment deferral and mortality that may not become evident for years. In contrast to current pandemic-related guidelines, these findings support more timely definitive treatment for intermediate-risk and high-risk prostate cancer.
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作者:
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通讯作者:
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作者:
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DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(17)32152-9
发表时间:
2017-09-16
期刊:
Lancet (London, England)
影响因子:
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作者:
GBD 2016 Causes of Death Collaborators
通讯作者:
GBD 2016 Causes of Death Collaborators