{"title":"Jahrestagung der Deutschen, Österreichischen und Schweizerischen Gesellschaften für Hämatologie und Medizinische Onkologie, 11. bis 14. Oktober 2024, Basel.","authors":"","doi":"10.1159/000540557","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1159/000540557","url":null,"abstract":"<p><p>None.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":"47 Suppl 2 ","pages":"11-354"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142392136","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Magdalena K Scheck, Ira Ekmekciu, Greta Sommerhäuser, Christian Heise, Ilektra Antonia Mavroeidi, Volker Kunzmann, Henning Wege, Anke Reinacher-Schick, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, Thorsten Oliver Götze, Sylvie Lorenzen, Alexander Edward Nieto
{"title":"Gastroesophageal Oncology Highlights from the European Society for Medical Oncology Annual Meeting 2023.","authors":"Magdalena K Scheck, Ira Ekmekciu, Greta Sommerhäuser, Christian Heise, Ilektra Antonia Mavroeidi, Volker Kunzmann, Henning Wege, Anke Reinacher-Schick, Ralf-Dieter Hofheinz, Thorsten Oliver Götze, Sylvie Lorenzen, Alexander Edward Nieto","doi":"10.1159/000538324","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538324","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"224-228"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140120228","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Katell Le Dû, Anne-Lise Septans, Julien Dômont, Olivier Dupuis, Eric Emmanuel, Anne Peribois, Sophie Gaillard, Caroline Allix-Béguec
{"title":"Anaemia in Hospitalized Cancer Patients: A Retrospective Study of Two Cohorts before and after the Guideline Update.","authors":"Katell Le Dû, Anne-Lise Septans, Julien Dômont, Olivier Dupuis, Eric Emmanuel, Anne Peribois, Sophie Gaillard, Caroline Allix-Béguec","doi":"10.1159/000539143","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000539143","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>The incidence of anaemia and its consequences are often underestimated during cancer management. We propose to evaluate the situation before and after the recommendations were updated in order to assess their impact on the day-to-day practice.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this single-centre retrospective study, eligible patients were treated for cancer and warranted overnight hospitalization over two periods (n = 206 in 2011, n = 143 in 2018). The diagnosis of anaemia was defined by a haemoglobin level below 12 and 13 g/dL for women and men, respectively.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The prevalence of anaemia was 26% in 2011 and 16% in 2018 (p < 0.001). Biological assessment had changed between the two periods, with more tests of iron metabolism and measurements of inflammatory parameters. Patients hospitalized in 2018 had more advanced cancer and more severe anaemia (8.2 g/dL [±1.07] in 2011 vs. 7.9 g/dL [±1.18] in 2018). Rate of transfusion therapy did not change, but patients with mild and moderate anaemia were transfused less in 2018 (57% in 2011 vs. 44% in 2018). Intravenous iron and erythropoiesis-stimulating agent were used more frequently in 2018 (1 and 5 and 13 and 23% in 2011 and 2018, respectively), mainly for mild anaemia and life-threatening anaemia, respectively. Overall survival was poor in both cohorts at 24 months (15.4% in 2011 and 6.5% in 2018, p = 0.048).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Practices have changed in the diagnosis of anaemia and prescriptions for erythropoiesis-stimulating agents and intravenous iron have increased. Efforts must continue to explore the causes of anaemia, optimize patients' quality of life, and reduce transfusions.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"331-339"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140876976","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"A Comprehensive Review of Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor Mutation Abundance in Non-Small Cell Lung Cancer Treated with Tyrosine Kinase Inhibitors.","authors":"Linmiao Zeng, Yiqun Dai, Yuting Liu, Bin Song, Hui Lin, Jianhong Xiao","doi":"10.1159/000541520","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000541520","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Lung cancer is a major contributor to cancer-related death worldwide. Non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) accounts for approximately 85% of all lung cancers. Epidermal growth factor receptor tyrosine kinase inhibitors (EGFR-TKIs) are currently viewed as the established first-line therapy for patients with advanced NSCLC with EGFR mutations.</p><p><strong>Summary: </strong>The potential predictive value of the quantitative abundance of epidermal growth factor receptor (EGFR) mutations in the treatment of NSCLC is widely recognized and regarded as a significant indicator. The definition of mutation abundance in the EGFR gene in most current studies is mainly calculated based on the ratio of mutation to wild-type gene copy number or based on the ratio of allele number; for example, variant allele frequency is the ratio of the number of mutant alleles to the total number of alleles at a particular locus. Results of the included primary studies are as follows. (1) Significant association between EGFR mutation abundance and progression-free survival (PFS): median PFS was significantly longer in the high abundance group (11.0 months, 95% CI: 9.7-12.3 months) than in the low abundance group (5.3 months, 95% CI: 3.6-7.0 months) in the study by Liu et al. High mutation abundance (HR: 0.77, 95% CI: 0.66-0.82, p = 0.037) was an independent prognostic determinant of PFS in the study by Wang et al. Among patients receiving EGFR-TKI as first-line therapy, the median PFS was significantly longer in the high mutation abundance group than in the low mutation abundance group (12.7 months vs. 8.7 months, p = 0.002). EGFR mutation abundance ≥30% was an independent risk factor for PFS (HR: 1.64, 95% CI: 1.17-2.31). (2) Significant association between EGFR mutation abundance and overall survival (OS): the median OS in the high abundance group in the study by Liu et al. was 20.9 months (95% CI: 18.3-23.5 months), while that in the low abundance group was 13.0 months (95% CI: 10.0 months) (95% CI: 10.3-15.7 months); longer OS was independently associated with high mutation abundance (HR: 0.62, 95% CI: 0.50-0.79, p = 0.027).</p><p><strong>Key messages: </strong>The objective of this article was to conduct a comprehensive examination and analysis of the association between the abundance of EGFR mutations in NSCLC and the effectiveness of treatment with TKIs while also considering the development of drug resistance.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"602-609"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11633905/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"142366067","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Thomas Golombek, Nora Hegewald, Astrid Schnabel, Hansjakob Fries, Florian Lordick
{"title":"Stability of End-of-Life Care Wishes and Gender-Specific Characteristics of Outpatients with Advanced Cancer under Palliative Therapy: A Prospective Observational Study.","authors":"Thomas Golombek, Nora Hegewald, Astrid Schnabel, Hansjakob Fries, Florian Lordick","doi":"10.1159/000538112","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538112","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Early integration of palliative care and advance care planning (ACP) play an increasingly important role in the treatment of patients with advanced cancer. Advance directives (ADs) and patients' preferences regarding end-of-life (EoL) care are important aspects of ACP. In the outpatient setting, the prevalence of those documents and EoL care wishes is not well investigated, and changes in the longitudinal course are poorly understood.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>From June 2020 to August 2022, 67 outpatients with advanced solid tumors undergoing palliative cancer therapy were interviewed on the topic of ACP in a longitudinal course. From this database, the prevalence of ADs, healthcare proxy, EoL care wishes, and the need for counseling regarding these issues were collected. In addition, EoL care wishes were examined for their stability.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Fifty-one patients (76.1%) reported having ADs, and 41 patients (61.2%) reported having a healthcare proxy. Nineteen patients (37.3%) with ADs and 11 patients (68.7%) without ADs indicated a wish for counseling. Reported EoL care wishes remained stable over a period of approximately 6 months. Nevertheless, intraindividual changes occurred over time within the different EoL care preferences. The desire for resuscitation and dialysis were significantly higher in men than in women (resuscitation: 15 of 21 men [71.4%] versus 9 of 22 women [40.9%], odds ratio [OR] 3.611, 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.01-12.89, p = 0.048; dialysis: 16 of the 23 men [69.6%] versus 9 of the 25 women [36.0%], OR: 4.063, 95% CI: 1.22-13.58, p = 0.023).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Our results show a reasonably high percentage of ADs and healthcare proxies in our study cohort. The observed stability of EoL requests encourages the implementation of structured queries for ADs and healthcare proxy for outpatients undergoing palliative treatment. Our data suggest that gender-specific characteristics should be further investigated in this context.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"189-197"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078325/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140022349","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Giuseppe Bianchi, Maria Antonella Laginestra, Elisa Simonetti, Toni Ibrahim, Fabiana Macrì, Federico Ostetto, Gianmarco Tuzzato, Anna Paioli, Marco Gambarotti, Stefania Cocchi, Davide Maria Donati, Katia Scotlandi, Roberta Laranga
{"title":"Extraskeletal Ewing Sarcoma of the Extremities and Trunk: A Retrospective Analysis of a Mono-Institutional Series.","authors":"Giuseppe Bianchi, Maria Antonella Laginestra, Elisa Simonetti, Toni Ibrahim, Fabiana Macrì, Federico Ostetto, Gianmarco Tuzzato, Anna Paioli, Marco Gambarotti, Stefania Cocchi, Davide Maria Donati, Katia Scotlandi, Roberta Laranga","doi":"10.1159/000540613","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000540613","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Extraskeletal Ewing sarcoma (EEwS) is a rare malignant tumor, and current international recommendations indicate systemic and local treatment like bone Ewing sarcoma (BEwS); to the best of our knowledge, very few studies tried to explore the clinical and genetic characteristics of this tumor, and the most appropriate treatment strategy remains uncertain.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>We reviewed 35 EEwS cases enrolled at Rizzoli Orthopedic Institute in Bologna, Italy, between 1988-2022. We performed RNA sequencing in 18 Ewing sarcoma cases, including 12 BEwSs and 6 EEwSs. We analyzed overall survival (OS), local relapse-free survival (LRFS), and metastasis-free survival (MFS) and the risk factors associated to survival.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Unsupervised hierarchical clustering showed no differences in the transcriptional profile between EEwS and BEwS. Five-year OS was 67% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 47-80), 5-year LRFS was 61% (95% CI: 43-75), and 5-year MFS was 55% (95% CI: 38-70). Recurrent tumors, larger than 8 cm, and elevated lactate dehydrogenase (LDH) serum value resulted to be negative prognostic factors.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The finding/detection of a genetic profile that is indistinguishable between EEwS and BEwS confirms the view that the two subgroups belong to the same tumor entity and supports the use of a single therapeutic approach for Ewing sarcoma, regardless of the site of origin. Statistical evaluation showed that size bigger than 8 cm, elevated LDH, and recurrent tumors had a worse prognosis, suggesting a risk-stratification method for identifying patients for specific therapy treatment. However, larger, multicenter, prospective trials are called for to validate our findings.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"496-508"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141860508","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Sascha Eickmann, Daniel Wolff, Guido Kobbe, Peter Dreger, Nicolaus Kröger, Anne Herrmann-Johns
{"title":"Barriers and Facilitators in Continuous Medical Education Related to Allogeneic Stem Cell Transplantation: A Qualitative Study of Physicians.","authors":"Sascha Eickmann, Daniel Wolff, Guido Kobbe, Peter Dreger, Nicolaus Kröger, Anne Herrmann-Johns","doi":"10.1159/000536429","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536429","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>This study explored qualitatively, in a sample of German hematologists working in clinical allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (alloHSCT), perceptions of barriers and facilitators to participate in continuous medical education (CME), to provide detailed information on how to improve participation in CME activities related to alloHSCT, which may also be applicable to other areas of medicine.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Based on a recruitment campaign of the German Association for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation (DAG-HSZT), 21 semi-structured telephone interviews were conducted, transcribed, and analyzed using framework analysis.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Three clusters of barriers were identified that explain why alloHSCT physicians may or may not participate in CME: individual constraints (e.g., better networking, young physicians being overwhelmed by the complexity of alloHSCT), structural constraints (e.g., time and financial issues, tailoring CME courses according to the targeted audience), and content-related constraints (e.g., requirement of CME sessions, provision of an overview of CME courses, more flexible offers). We discuss the ten most frequently raised issues, including the use of incentives and the need for support at the start of residency, staff shortages, and requirements for learning sessions.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>There is a need for a paradigm shift in CME related to alloHSCT toward a more individualized and needs-based approach. Close monitoring of residents' needs and learning progress, as well as feedback systems, could help identify appropriate CME courses that should be integrated into a tiered learning system. CME should be more targeted to specific audiences (i.e., residents, fellows, and attendees) to provide training that is tailored to individual CME needs. On-demand courses can help balance work and family obligations. Finally, peer-reviewed, up-to-date information platforms should be expanded.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"136-144"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10997258/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139546506","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Alexander Hoyningen, Kira-Lee Koster, Marian C Neidert, Oliver Bozinov, Arno Lauber, Olaf Chan-Hi Kim, Thomas Hundsberger, Marie T Krüger
{"title":"Laser Interstitial Thermal Therapy in a Large Thalamic Glioma with Long-Term Remission: A Case Report.","authors":"Alexander Hoyningen, Kira-Lee Koster, Marian C Neidert, Oliver Bozinov, Arno Lauber, Olaf Chan-Hi Kim, Thomas Hundsberger, Marie T Krüger","doi":"10.1159/000535991","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000535991","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Thalamic gliomas pose a particular therapeutic challenge as complete resection is rarely achieved due to the deep and eloquent location. Laser interstitial thermal therapy (LITT) may provide a valuable management option for deep-seated gliomas that are not accessible with open surgery.</p><p><strong>Case presentation: </strong>A 57-year-old woman presented with a rapidly progressive large thalamic glioblastoma. Opting for full ablation, we selected a challenging trajectory to maximize the possibility of full ablation. At 2.4 cm in diameter, the tumour was larger than recommended for LITT; nevertheless, three laser ablations along a single trajectory resulted in macroscopic ablation without complications. Adjuvant radio-chemotherapy was started soon after surgery without radiological recurrence 1.5 years after the initial surgery.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>This case demonstrates the potential when thalamic tumours are managed with timely LITT treatment and meticulous trajectory planning. Moreover, it highlights the need for close interdisciplinary management with neurosurgeons, neuropathologists, neuroradiologists, and neurooncologists.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"42-48"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139040330","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Andreas Katsimpris, Antonios G Antoniadis, Nick Dessypris, Konstantinos Karampinos, Helen J Gogas, Eleni T Petridou
{"title":"Associations of Dietary Factors with Cutaneous Melanoma: A Case-Control Study in Greece with Literature Review.","authors":"Andreas Katsimpris, Antonios G Antoniadis, Nick Dessypris, Konstantinos Karampinos, Helen J Gogas, Eleni T Petridou","doi":"10.1159/000538278","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000538278","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>It has been postulated that nutrition may influence the risk for cutaneous melanoma (CM); therefore, we aimed to assess the associations of food groups and individual nutrient intakes with CM in a Greek population.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this case-control study, 151 patients with histologically confirmed CM, newly diagnosed and treated in the Oncology Department of the \"Laikon\" University Hospital (Athens, Greece), and 151 age- and sex-matched healthy individuals residing in the Athens metropolitan area, recruited among participants for routine health examinations, were included. All participants completed a questionnaire comprising anthropometric measurements, sociodemographic, lifestyle, and health-related variables. A validated, semiquantitative food frequency questionnaire was used to assess average consumption of 136 food items during the 12 months preceding the onset of disease. Multivariate conditional regression models were used to derive odds ratios (ORs) with 95% confidence intervals (95% CI) regarding the association of nine food groups and seven macronutrients with CM.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Statistically significant positive associations with CM were found with higher energy intake (OR: 1.67, 95% CI: 1.22-2.30) and intake of saturated fatty acids (OR: 2.28, 95% CI: 1.00-5.28), after adjusting for sun sensitivity, major depression history, and alcohol intake. Inverse associations with higher intake of milk and dairy products (OR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.48-0.88), fruits (OR: 0.68, 95% CI: 0.51-0.90), added lipids (OR: 0.65, 95% CI: 0.47-0.91), and sugars and syrups (OR: 0.70, 95% CI: 0.53-0.93) were also observed.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Beyond intrinsic risk factors, our results support associations of CM with multiple food groups and nutrients; if confirmed by prospective studies, these findings can add further knowledge about this fatal cancer.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"206-217"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC11078323/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"140111134","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Olaf Penack, Peter Dreger, Salem Ajib, Francis Ayuk, Ben-Niklas Baermann, Gesine Bug, Oliver Kriege, Madlen Jentzsch, Guido Kobbe, Christian Koenecke, Mathias Lutz, Sonja Martin, Paul-Gerhard Schlegel, Roland Schroers, Bastian von Tresckow, Vladan Vucinic, Marion Subklewe, Wolfgang Bethge, Daniel Wolff
{"title":"Management of Patients Undergoing CAR-T Cell Therapy in Germany.","authors":"Olaf Penack, Peter Dreger, Salem Ajib, Francis Ayuk, Ben-Niklas Baermann, Gesine Bug, Oliver Kriege, Madlen Jentzsch, Guido Kobbe, Christian Koenecke, Mathias Lutz, Sonja Martin, Paul-Gerhard Schlegel, Roland Schroers, Bastian von Tresckow, Vladan Vucinic, Marion Subklewe, Wolfgang Bethge, Daniel Wolff","doi":"10.1159/000536201","DOIUrl":"10.1159/000536201","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Introduction: </strong>Chimeric antigen receptor positive T cell (CAR-T cell) treatment became standard therapy for relapsed or refractory hematologic malignancies, such as non-Hodgkin's lymphoma and multiple myeloma. Owing to the rapidly progressing field of CAR-T cell therapy and the lack of generally accepted treatment guidelines, we hypothesized significant differences between centers in the prevention, diagnosis, and management of short- and long-term complications.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>To capture the current CAR-T cell management among German centers to determine the medical need and specific areas for future clinical research, the DAG-HSZT (Deutsche Arbeitsgemeinschaft für Hämatopoetische Stammzelltransplantation und Zelluläre Therapie; German Working Group for Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation and Cellular Therapy) performed a survey among 26 German CAR-T cell centers.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We received answers from 17 centers (65%). The survey documents the relevance of evidence in the CAR-T cell field with a homogeneity of practice in areas with existing clinical evidence. In contrast, in areas with no - or low quality - clinical evidence, we identified significant variety in management in between the centers: management of cytokine release syndrome, immune effector cell-related neurotoxicity syndrome, IgG substitution, autologous stem cell backups, anti-infective prophylaxis, and vaccinations.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>The results indicate the urgent need for better harmonization of supportive care in CAR-T cell therapies including clinical research to improve clinical outcome.</p>","PeriodicalId":19543,"journal":{"name":"Oncology Research and Treatment","volume":" ","pages":"65-75"},"PeriodicalIF":2.4,"publicationDate":"2024-01-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10911269/pdf/","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"139417749","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}