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ArticleJournal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology2015

Increased incidence of fractures in recipients of hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation.

Xerxes N Pundole, Andrea G Barbo, Heather Lin, Richard E Champlin, Huifang Lu

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Article in Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 31 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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31 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it.

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  10. Increased risk of hip and major osteoporotic fractures in 8463 patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation, a Swedish population-based study.Osteoporosis international : a journal established as result of cooperation between the European Foundation for Osteoporosis and the National Osteoporosis Foundation of the USA · 2024
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5 · Who and what money

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5 authors.

Xerxes N PundoleAll authors: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Andrea G BarboAll authors: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Heather LinAll authors: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Richard E ChamplinAll authors: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX.
Huifang LuAll authors: The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, Houston, TX. hlu@mdanderson.org.

Funding

Tumor Evolution and Metastasis ProgramP30CA016672 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF TX MD ANDERSON CAN CTR · PI Scott Kopetz · 1985 to 2026
$290.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA016672
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe number of long-term survivors after hematopoietic stem-cell transplantation (HSCT) for malignant and nonmalignant disorders is increasing, and late effects are gaining importance. Osteoporosis and fractures can worsen the quality of life of HSCT survivors, but the burden of the disease is unknown. PATIENTS AND

methodsWe conducted a retrospective study of patients older than age 18 years who underwent an HSCT at The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center from January 1, 1997, to December 31, 2011, and were observed until December 31, 2013, to ascertain occurrence of fractures. Cumulative incidence rates of fractures were calculated with death as a competing risk. Age- and sex-specific incidence rates per person-year of fracture were compared with those of the US general population by using estimated rates from the 1994 National Health Interview Survey and the 2004 National Hospital Discharge Survey.

resultsA total of 7,620 patients underwent an HSCT from 1997 to 2011 at the MD Anderson Cancer Center of whom 602 (8%) developed a fracture. Age, underlying disease, and HSCT type were significantly associated with fracture. Age- and sex-specific fracture incidence rates after HSCT were significantly greater than those of the US general population in almost all subgroups. The striking difference was an approximately eight times greater risk in females and approximately seven to nine times greater risk in males age 45 to 64 years old when compared with the National Health Interview Survey and National Hospital Discharge Survey fracture rates.

conclusionThe incidence of fractures is compellingly higher after HSCT.

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Age FactorsCohort StudiesFemaleFractures, BoneHematopoietic Stem Cell TransplantationHumansIncidenceMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasmsRetrospective StudiesSex FactorsSurvivorsTexas

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PMID25779562
PMCPMC5320933

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