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ArticleSupportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer2024

Young adult Latino testicular cancer survivors: a pilot study of Goal-focused Emotion regulation Therapy (GET).

Michael A Hoyt, Belinda Campos, Jose G Lechuga, Michelle A Fortier, Karen Llave, Marcie Haydon, Michael Daneshvar, Christian J Nelson, Baolin Wu

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Article in Supportive care in cancer : official journal of the Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT07615998 (Young Adult Latino Testicular Cancer Survivors), which is not on this map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Young Adult Latino Testicular Cancer Survivors: a Pilot Study of Goal-Focused Emotion Regulation Therapy (GET)

TypeinterventionalSponsorUniversity of California, IrvineRan2020 to 2023Enrolled35ConditionsTesticular CancerArmsGoal-focused Emotion-regulation Therapy
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Michael A HoytDepartment of Population Health & Disease Prevention, Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, University of California, 856 Health Sciences Drive, Irvine, CA, 92697-3957, USA. mahoyt@uci.edu.
Belinda CamposDepartment of Chicano/Latino Studies, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Jose G LechugaDepartment of Population Health & Disease Prevention, Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, University of California, 856 Health Sciences Drive, Irvine, CA, 92697-3957, USA.
Michelle A FortierChao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Karen LlaveDepartment of Population Health & Disease Prevention, Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, University of California, 856 Health Sciences Drive, Irvine, CA, 92697-3957, USA.
Marcie HaydonDepartment of Population Health & Disease Prevention, Joe C. Wen School of Population & Public Health, University of California, 856 Health Sciences Drive, Irvine, CA, 92697-3957, USA.
Michael DaneshvarDepartment of Urology, University of California, Irvine, USA.
Christian J NelsonDepartment of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Baolin WuChao Family Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of California, Irvine, USA.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI SELWYN M VICKERS · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
Disparities in COVID Disease Severity and Outcomes in New York CityUL1TR002384 · NCATS · WEILL MEDICAL COLL OF CORNELL UNIV · PI JULIANNE L IMPERATO-MCGINLEY · 2017 to 2026
$86.2M
Univ.of Calif., Irvine Cancer Center Support GrantP30CA062203 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Melanie Funes · 1994 to 2026
$57.9M
A Biobehavioral Intervention to Reduce Adverse Outcomes in Young Adult Testicular Cancer SurvivorsR01CA276143 · NCI · UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE · PI Michael A Hoyt · 2023 to 2026
$2.7M
NCATS NIH HHS UL1 TR002384NCI NIH HHS 1R01CA276143NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NCI NIH HHS P30 CA062203NCI NIH HHS R01 CA276143
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeYoung adult Latino testicular cancer survivors experience adverse impacts after treatment. We developed Goal-focused Emotion regulation Therapy (GET) to improve distress symptoms, goal navigation skills, and emotion regulation. This open pilot trial extended GET to Latino young adult survivors of testicular cancer and assessed feasibility and tolerability as well as changes in anxiety and depressive symptoms. Secondary outcomes included goal navigation, emotion regulation, and components of hope-related goal processes (i.e., agency and pathway mapping). To assess the extent to which GET is culturally congruent or in need of adaptation, the influence of simpatía and acculturative stress were also examined.

methodsThirty-five eligible young adult (age 18-39) survivors treated with chemotherapy were enrolled and assessed at baseline. Study acceptability, tolerability, and therapeutic alliance were examined. Preliminary efficacy was evaluated for changes in anxiety and depressive symptoms as well as psychological processes (goal navigation, agency, goal pathway skill, and emotion regulation) from baseline to immediate post- and 3-month post-intervention.

resultsAmong the 35 men assessed at baseline, 54% initiated intervention sessions. Among these, 94.7% completed all study procedures. Helpfulness ratings of intervention components and therapeutic alliance scores were strong. Repeated measures ANOVA revealed significant reductions in anxiety and depressive symptoms from pre- to post-intervention with sustained change at the 3-month follow-up. Favorable patterns of change were also observed in GET-related psychological processes. Simpatía was associated with less depressive symptoms at post-intervention, but not change in anxiety. Acculturative stress was associated with increased anxiety and depressive symptoms over time.

conclusionGET is a feasible and acceptable intervention for reducing adverse outcomes after testicular cancer for young adult Latino men. Results should be considered preliminary but suggest meaningful changes in emotional and psychological outcomes.

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Cancer SurvivorsEmotional RegulationHispanic or LatinoTesticular NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultAnxietyDepressionEmotion-Focused TherapyFeasibility StudiesGoalsHumansMalePilot ProjectsYoung AdultAcculturative stressCancerHispanicInterventionLatinoSimpatíaTesticularYoung adult

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PMCPMC11525392

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