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ArticleJournal of clinical medicine2022

A Multinational Pilot Study on Patients' Perceptions of Advanced Neuroendocrine Neoplasms on the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-GINET21 Questionnaires.

Rachel S van Leeuwaarde, Angélica M González-Clavijo, Marc Pracht, Galina Emelianova, Winson Y Cheung, Christina Thirlwell, Kjell Öberg, Francesca Spada

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Rachel S van LeeuwaardeDepartment of Endocrine Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, 3584 Utrecht, The Netherlands.ORCID 0000-0001-6147-9746
Angélica M González-ClavijoDepartment of Physiological Sciences, School of Medicine, Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Bogota 111321, Colombia.
Marc PrachtDepartment of Medical Oncology, Centre Eugène Marquis, 35000 Rennes, France.
Galina EmelianovaDepartment of Oncology, National Medical Research Center N.N. Blokhin, 115191 Moscow, Russia.
Winson Y CheungDepartment of Oncology, University of Calgary, Tom Baker Cancer Center, Calgary, AB T2N 4N2, Canada.
Christina ThirlwellCancer Institute, University College London, London WC1E 6DD, UK.
Kjell ÖbergDepartment of Endocrine Oncology, Uppsala University Hospital, 75185 Uppsala, Sweden.
Francesca SpadaDivision of Gastrointestinal Medical Oncology and Neuroendocrine Tumors, European Institute of Oncology (IEO), Istituto di Ricovero e Cura a Carattere Scientifico, 20141 Milan, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-3642-0798
Centre Eugène Marquis · FREuropean Institute of Oncology · ITMoscow State University of Medicine and Dentistry · RUUniversidad Nacional de Colombia · COUniversity Medical Center Utrecht · NLUniversity of Calgary · CAUniversity of Exeter · GBUppsala University · SE

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Abstract

Among the available neuroendocrine neoplasm (NEN)-specific HR-QoL scales, only the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-G.I.NET21 questionnaires have been validated in several languages. We aim to assess patients' perceptions of these questionnaires. A cross-sectional qualitative pilot study was conducted among 65 adults from four countries with well-differentiated advanced gastro-entero-pancreatic (GEP) or unknown primary NENs. Patients completed the EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-G.I.NET21 questionnaires and then a survey containing statements concerning the questionnaires. The majority of patients had a small intestine NET (52%). Most tumors were functioning (55%) and grade 2 NET (52%). Almost half of the patients identified limitations in the questionnaires, with nine (14%) patients scoring the questionnaires as poor and 16 (25%) patients as moderate. Overall, 37 (57%) patients were positive towards the questionnaires. Approximately a quarter of patients considered the questionnaires not suitable for all ages, missing some of their complaints, not representative of their overall HR-QoL regarding the treatment of their NET and too superficial. The current validated EORTC QLQ-C30 and EORTC QLQ-G.I.NET21 questionnaires may show some limitations in the design of questions and the patients' final satisfaction reporting of the questionnaire. Large-scale, high-quality prospective studies are required in HR-QoL assessment regarding NETs.

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EORTC QLQ-C30EORTC QLQ-G.I.NET21NETsneuroendocrine tumorsquality of life

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