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ArticleCancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.)2023

Radiation-induced sarcomas following childhood cancer - A Canadian Sarcoma Research and Clinical Collaboration Study (CanSaRCC).

Marina Parisi Dutra, Caroline Mary Rodrigues, Hagit Peretz-Soroka, Mauricio Ribeiro, David Shultz, David Hodgson, Derek S Tsang, Abha A Gupta

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Article in Cancer reports (Hoboken, N.J.), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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5 · Who and what money

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8 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Marina Parisi DutraDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.ORCID 0000-0002-5092-1356
Caroline Mary RodriguesDivision of Medical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Hagit Peretz-SorokaCanadian Sarcoma Research and Clinical Collaboration, CanSaRCC, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Mauricio RibeiroDivision of Medical Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
David ShultzDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
David HodgsonDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Derek S TsangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Princess Margaret Cancer Centre, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Abha A GuptaDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
University of Toronto · CACanadian Heart Research Centre · CAHospital for Sick Children · CA

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundRadiation-induced sarcoma (RIS) is a late toxicity of radiation therapy (RT) usually associated with poor prognosis. Due to ongoing improvements in childhood cancer treatment and patient outcomes, RIS may become more prevalent notwithstanding evolving indications for RT. Due to limited reported studies, we sought to review our experience with RIS in survivors of pediatric cancer. METHODOLOGY: Data were collected on RIS patients following treatment for childhood cancer (initial diagnosis <18 years) identified in the CanSaRCC database. Additionally, details on the protocol guidance at time of treatment were compared with current guidelines for the same disease.

resultsAmong 12 RIS identified, median age at initial diagnosis was 3.5 years (range 0.16-14) and the latency from RT to RIS diagnosis was 24.5 (range 5.4-46.2) years. Initial diagnoses included neuroblastoma, rhabdomyosarcoma, Ewing sarcoma, Wilms tumor, retinoblastoma and Hodgkin's Lymphoma. RIS histologies included osteosarcoma and soft tissue sarcomas. In comparison to protocols followed at time of diagnosis to current ones (2022), 7/12 (58%) patients would have required RT. RIS treatment included chemotherapy, radiation and surgery in 3/11 (27%), 10/11 (90%), and 7/11 (63%) patients, respectively. With a median follow-up time of 4.7 years from diagnosis of RIS, 8 (66%) patients were alive and 4 (33%) had died of progressive RIS.

conclusionRIS is a serious late effect of radiotherapy in childhood cancer; however, radiation remains an integral component of primary tumor management and requires participation from a specialized multi-disciplinary team, aiming to mitigate RIS and other potential late effects.

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Bone NeoplasmsKidney NeoplasmsRetinal NeoplasmsSarcomaSoft Tissue NeoplasmsAdolescentCanadaChildChild, PreschoolDisease ProgressionHumansInfantcancer survivalchildhood cancerradiation-induced sarcomaradiotherapysecondary neoplasia

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PMID37178052
PMCPMC10242652
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