1. Long-term follow-up of high-risk neuroblastoma survivors treated with high-dose chemotherapy and stem cell transplantation rescue.
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Haghiri S, Fayech C, Mansouri I, Dufour C, Pasqualini C, Bolle S, Rivollet S, Dumas A, Boumaraf A, Belhout A, Journy N, Souchard V, Vu-Bezin G, Veres C, Haddy N, De Vathaire F, Valteau-Couanet D, and Fresneau B
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- Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Female, Follow-Up Studies, Humans, Male, Stem Cell Transplantation, Survivors, Transplantation, Autologous, Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation, Neuroblastoma therapy
- Abstract
Intensive treatments including high-dose chemotherapy (HDC) with autologous stem cell rescue have improved high-risk neuroblastoma (HRNB) survival. We report the long-term health status of 145 HRNB survivors, alive and disease-free 5 years post HDC. Median follow-up was 15 years (range = 5-34). Six patients experienced late relapses, 11 developed second malignant neoplasms (SMNs), and 9 died. Event-free and overall survivals 20 years post HDC were 82% (95% CI = 70%-90%) and 89% (78%-95%), respectively. Compared with the French general population, the standardized mortality ratio was 19 (95% CI = 8.7-36.1; p < 0.0001) and the absolute excess risk was 37.6 (19.2-73.5). Late effects were observed in 135/145 patients (median = 3 events/patient); 103 had at least one severe event. SMNs arose at a median of 20 years post HDC and included carcinoma (n = 5), sarcoma (2), acute myeloid leukemia (2), melanoma (1), and malignant glioma (1). Non-oncologic health events included dental maldevelopment (60%), severe hearing loss (20% cumulative probability at 15 years), hepatic focal nodular hyperplasia (14%), thyroid (11%), cardiac (8%), and renal (7%) diseases and growth retardation (height-for-age z-score ≤ -2 for 21%). Gonadal insufficiency was near-universal after busulfan (40/43 females, 33/35 males). Severe late effects are frequent and progressive in HRNB survivors needing systematic very long-term follow-up., (© 2021. The Author(s), under exclusive licence to Springer Nature Limited.)
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- 2021
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