Improvement in childhood cancer survival in Lithuania over three decades.

Lithuania childhood cancer survival

Journal

Acta medica Lituanica
ISSN: 1392-0138
Titre abrégé: Acta Med Litu
Pays: Lithuania
ID NLM: 9442465

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
2020
Historique:
entrez: 25 6 2020
pubmed: 25 6 2020
medline: 25 6 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Population-based EUROCARE-5 studies demonstrated that childhood cancer survival rates in Lithuania were 10-20% lower than the European mean. We aimed to analyse the change in the outcome of treatment of paediatric malignancies in Lithuania over 30 years. A single-centre retrospective analysis of children below 18 years of age treated for cancer at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos between 1982 and 2011 was carried out. The minimal requirement of 5-year follow-up after diagnosis was specified for survival estimation. The vital status was assessed using data from the population-based Lithuanian Cancer Registry. To evaluate changes over time, the entire cohort was split into three groups according to the time of diagnosis: 1982-1991, 1992-2001, and 2002-2011. A total of 1268 children met the inclusion criteria. The shortest median follow-up was 8.9 (IQR 6.4-11.5) years for patients treated in the third decade. The 5-year overall survival of the entire cohort increased from 37.3% (95% CI 30.2-44.3) in 1982-1991 to 70.7% (95% CI 66.4-74.1) in 2002-2011 ( Significant progress in the cure rate of children treated for cancer at our institution was observed over 30 years. Collaborative national and international clinical and research efforts are crucial to ensure further advances in care and cure. Santrauka

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BACKGROUND BACKGROUND
Population-based EUROCARE-5 studies demonstrated that childhood cancer survival rates in Lithuania were 10-20% lower than the European mean. We aimed to analyse the change in the outcome of treatment of paediatric malignancies in Lithuania over 30 years.
METHODS METHODS
A single-centre retrospective analysis of children below 18 years of age treated for cancer at Vilnius University Hospital Santaros Klinikos between 1982 and 2011 was carried out. The minimal requirement of 5-year follow-up after diagnosis was specified for survival estimation. The vital status was assessed using data from the population-based Lithuanian Cancer Registry. To evaluate changes over time, the entire cohort was split into three groups according to the time of diagnosis: 1982-1991, 1992-2001, and 2002-2011.
RESULTS RESULTS
A total of 1268 children met the inclusion criteria. The shortest median follow-up was 8.9 (IQR 6.4-11.5) years for patients treated in the third decade. The 5-year overall survival of the entire cohort increased from 37.3% (95% CI 30.2-44.3) in 1982-1991 to 70.7% (95% CI 66.4-74.1) in 2002-2011 (
CONCLUSIONS CONCLUSIONS
Significant progress in the cure rate of children treated for cancer at our institution was observed over 30 years. Collaborative national and international clinical and research efforts are crucial to ensure further advances in care and cure.
VAIKŲ VĖŽIO IŠEIČIŲ PAGERĖJIMAS LIETUVOJE PER 30 METŲ UNASSIGNED
Santrauka

Autres résumés

Type: Publisher (lit)
Santrauka

Identifiants

pubmed: 32577090
doi: 10.6001/actamedica.v27i1.4260
pmc: PMC7305808
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article

Langues

eng

Pagination

1-9

Informations de copyright

© Lietuvos mokslų akademija, 2020.

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Auteurs

Jelena Rascon (J)

Centre for Paediatric Oncology and Haematology, Vilnius University, Vilnius, Lithuania.

Giedrė Smailytė (G)

National Cancer Institute, Vilnius, Lithuania.

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