Validation of brief symptom indexes among patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck: A trial of the ECOG-ACRIN Cancer Research Group (E1302).


Journal

Cancer medicine
ISSN: 2045-7634
Titre abrégé: Cancer Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101595310

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
12 2020
Historique:
received: 29 04 2020
revised: 14 07 2020
accepted: 13 09 2020
pubmed: 12 10 2020
medline: 22 7 2021
entrez: 11 10 2020
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Patients with advanced head and neck cancer have identified pain, fatigue, and difficulties swallowing, breathing, and communicating as high-priority disease-related symptoms. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck Symptom Index-10 (FHNSI-10) assesses these symptoms. We sought to validate the FHNSI-10, another brief symptom index (FHNSI-7), and individual symptom endpoints representing these high-rated priority disease symptoms among patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN). Patients (N = 239) were enrolled in a phase III randomized clinical trial (E1302) and completed the FHNSI-10 at multiple time points. We assessed the internal consistencies and test-retest reliabilities of the FHNSI-10 and FHNSI-7 scores, and the known-groups validity, predictive criterion validity, and responsiveness-to-change of the symptom indexes and individual symptom endpoint scores. The FHNSI-10 and FHNSI-7 indexes showed satisfactory internal consistencies (Cronbach's alpha coefficient range 0.60-0.75) and acceptable test-retest reliabilities (intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.75 and 0.74, respectively). The FHNSI-10, FHNSI-7, and the pain, fatigue, swallowing, and breathing symptom scores showed evidence of known-groups validity by performance status at baseline. The FHNSI-10, FHNSI-7, and the pain, fatigue, and breathing symptom scores at baseline showed evidence of predictive criterion validity for overall survival, but not time-to-progression (TTP). Changes in the symptom indexes and individual symptom scores were not associated with changes in performance status over 4 weeks, though most patients had stable performance status. There is initial evidence of validity for the FHNSI-10 and FHNSI-7 indexes and selected individual symptom endpoints as brief disease-related symptom assessments for patients with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Patients with advanced head and neck cancer have identified pain, fatigue, and difficulties swallowing, breathing, and communicating as high-priority disease-related symptoms. The Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Head and Neck Symptom Index-10 (FHNSI-10) assesses these symptoms. We sought to validate the FHNSI-10, another brief symptom index (FHNSI-7), and individual symptom endpoints representing these high-rated priority disease symptoms among patients with recurrent or metastatic squamous cell carcinoma of the head and neck (SCCHN).
METHODS
Patients (N = 239) were enrolled in a phase III randomized clinical trial (E1302) and completed the FHNSI-10 at multiple time points. We assessed the internal consistencies and test-retest reliabilities of the FHNSI-10 and FHNSI-7 scores, and the known-groups validity, predictive criterion validity, and responsiveness-to-change of the symptom indexes and individual symptom endpoint scores.
RESULTS
The FHNSI-10 and FHNSI-7 indexes showed satisfactory internal consistencies (Cronbach's alpha coefficient range 0.60-0.75) and acceptable test-retest reliabilities (intraclass correlation coefficients = 0.75 and 0.74, respectively). The FHNSI-10, FHNSI-7, and the pain, fatigue, swallowing, and breathing symptom scores showed evidence of known-groups validity by performance status at baseline. The FHNSI-10, FHNSI-7, and the pain, fatigue, and breathing symptom scores at baseline showed evidence of predictive criterion validity for overall survival, but not time-to-progression (TTP). Changes in the symptom indexes and individual symptom scores were not associated with changes in performance status over 4 weeks, though most patients had stable performance status.
CONCLUSIONS
There is initial evidence of validity for the FHNSI-10 and FHNSI-7 indexes and selected individual symptom endpoints as brief disease-related symptom assessments for patients with recurrent or metastatic SCCHN.

Identifiants

pubmed: 33040481
doi: 10.1002/cam4.3506
pmc: PMC7724483
doi:

Substances chimiques

Docetaxel 15H5577CQD
Gefitinib S65743JHBS

Types de publication

Clinical Trial, Phase III Journal Article Randomized Controlled Trial Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

8884-8894

Subventions

Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : UG1 CA233341
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : T32 CA193193
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : UG1 CA189828
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : UG1 CA233323
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : UG1 CA233196
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U10 CA180820
Pays : United States
Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : U10 CA180794
Pays : United States

Informations de copyright

© 2020 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.

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Auteurs

Laura B Oswald (LB)

Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

Ju-Whei Lee (JW)

Department of Data Sciences, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, ECOG-ACRIN Biostatistics Center, Boston, MA, USA.

Athanassios Argiris (A)

Department of Medical Oncology, Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, Philadelphia, PA, USA.

Kimberly A Webster (KA)

Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

Arlene A Forastiere (AA)

Department of Oncology, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, MD, USA.

David Cella (D)

Department of Medical Social Sciences, Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL, USA.

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