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    MTE 12 - Oncology Nursing (Sign Up Required) (ID 561)

    • Event: WCLC 2017
    • Type: Meet the Expert
    • Track: Nursing/Palliative Care/Ethics
    • Presentations: 1
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    • Coordinates: 10/17/2017, 07:00 - 08:00, Room 316
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      MTE 12.01 - Peripheral Neuropathy in Lung Cancer Patients (ID 7791)

      07:00 - 08:00  |  Presenting Author(s): Alex Molassiotis

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      Introduction Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) is a common dose-limiting toxicity. Its prevalence and impact on quality-of-life (QOL) has variable documentation in the literature, due to differing assessment modalities utilized. Objectives To discuss the natural history and characteristics of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN) in patients receiving taxane- and platinum-based chemotherapy. Methods for the study Prospective longitudinal study including patients commencing on taxane or platinum-based therapy, with assessment time-points at baseline, end of each chemotherapy cycle, and 6, 9 and 12-months. Assessments of neuropathy included: sensory assessment using 10gr monofilament and cotton wool, clinician neuropathy grading systems: WHO scale(1-item) and NCI-CTCAE(2-items), and FACT&GOG-Ntx scale. Results In total, 348 patients were recruited to undergo up to 10 assessments over 12 months from three centres in Hong Kong (n=215), Singapore (n=95) and UK (n=38). Participants received taxanes (n=157,46%), platinum (n=111,32%) or a combination of both (n=78,22%). CIPN demonstrated cumulative increase through the chemotherapy cycles and reached a peak at 6 months. Each assessment method showed different CIPN incidence The sample included 343 patients providing 2,399 observations. There was wide variation in CIPN prevalence rates (14.2-53.4%) using different assessments. Patient self-reported scales tended to double or triple the CIPN estimates compared to clinician-based or objective measures. Peak prevalence was around cycle six and the 6-month assessment (Figure 1). Prevalence was highest in taxane-based chemotherapy, followed by taxane-platinum combination. Platinum-based chemotherapy showed the lowest CIPN rate. Motor symptoms were more predominant than sensory ones. Time since chemotherapy was the only predictive factor of CIPN (ORs=9.6-66 depending on the scale used). Cumulative dose had no impact in the development of CIPN. There were relatively moderately to low correlations between the scales, suggesting validity issues. Quality of Life was significantly affected (p=0.48 to <0.001 for different domains at 6-months, 9-months,12-months assessment). Conclusions CIPN is common with taxane/platinum chemotherapy although less prevalent in this largely Asian population compared to past studies involving predominantly Caucasians. Current assessment methods are suboptimal and often limited only to sensory problems, while motor disturbances receive less attention. The variability in CIPN prevalence seen in past work may be the result of the type of assessment used. CIPN prevalence may be lower than that reported in the literature. It seems that from the moment CIPN appears it will run its course over time, irrespective of the chemotherapy cumulative dose, raising issues around the current practice of dose reduction/discontinuation. Assessment in practice needs to also consider motor neuropathic problems. Current scales may not be all appropriate to measure CIPN in a valid way, and a combination of scales is needed in practice. Key References: Cavaletti G., Frigeni B., Lanzani F., Mattavelli L., Susani E., Alberti P., CortinovisD., Bidoli P. (2010). Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neurotoxicity assessment: A critical revision of the currently available tools. European Journal of Cancer, 46(3):479-494. Haryani H, Fetzer SJ, Wu CL, Hsu YY. Chemotherapy-Induced Peripheral Neuropathy Assessment Tools: A Systematic Review. Oncol Nurs Forum. 2017; 44(3):E111-E123. Le-Rademacher J2, Kanwar R, Seisler D, Pachman DR, Qin R, Abyzov A, Ruddy KJ, Banck MS, Lavoie Smith EM, Dorsey SG, Aaronson NK, Sloan J, Loprinzi CL, Beutler AS. Patient-reported (EORTC QLQ-CIPN20) versus physician-reported (CTCAE) quantification of oxaliplatin- and paclitaxel/carboplatin-induced peripheral neuropathy in NCCTG/Alliance clinical trials. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Jun 20. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3780-y. [Epub ahead of print] McCrary JM, Goldstein D, Boyle F, Cox K, Grimison P, Kiernan MC, Krishnan AV, Lewis CR, Webber K, Baron-Hay S, Horvath L, Park SB; IN FOCUS Delphi working party. Optimal clinical assessment strategies for chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy (CIPN): a systematic review and Delphi survey. Support Care Cancer. 2017 Jun 7. doi: 10.1007/s00520-017-3772-y. [Epub ahead of print] Mols F, Beijers T, Vreugdenhil G, van de Poll-Franse L. Chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy and its association with quality of life: a systematic review. Support Care Cancer. 2014; 22(8):2261-9 Seretny M, Currie GL, Sena ES, Ramnarine S, Grant R, MacLeod MR, Colvin LA, Fallon M. Incidence, prevalence, and predictors of chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Pain. 2014; 155(12):2461-70. Miaskowski C, Mastick J, Paul SM, Topp K, Smoot B, Abrams G, Chen LM, Kober KM, Conley YP, Chesney M, Bolla K, Mausisa G, Mazor M, Wong M, Schumacher M, Levine JD. Chemotherapy-Induced Neuropathy in Cancer Survivors. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2017 Jan 4. pii: S0885-3924(16)31243-X. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman.2016.12.342. [Epub ahead of print] Alberti P, Rossi E, Cornblath DR, Merkies IS, Postma TJ, Frigeni B, Bruna J, Velasco R, Argyriou AA, Kalofonos HP, Psimaras D, Ricard D, Pace A, Galiè E, Briani C, Dalla Torre C, Faber CG, Lalisang RI, Boogerd W, Brandsma D, Koeppen S, Hense J, Storey D, Kerrigan S, Schenone A, Fabbri S, Valsecchi MG, Cavaletti G; CI-PeriNomS Group. Physician-assessed and patient-reported outcome measures in chemotherapy-induced sensory peripheral neurotoxicity: two sides of the same coin. Ann Oncol. 2014; 25(1):257-64. Acknowledgements Cheng H, School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong SAR; Au JSK, Leung KT, Wong KH, Li YC, Department of Oncology, Queen Elisabeth Hospital, Hong Kong SAR; Lopez V, Chan A, Ng TRD, Sundar R. National University of Singapore, Singapore; Yorke J, The University of Manchester, UK

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