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Gli studi volti all'analisi del disagio psicologico delle pazienti con tumore al seno sono sempre più frequenti. Tuttavia, i correlati psicologici e psicosociali dei sintomi ansioso-depressivi (SAD) nel carcinoma mammario richiedono ulteriori approfondimenti, alla luce dell'eterogeneità dei protocolli impiegati per l'assessment psiconcologico. La presente rassegna sistematica, condotta mediante la banca dati Scopus, si è posta il duplice obiettivo di identificare e classificare i principali correlati dei SAD nelle pazienti oncologiche, e indagare il ruolo svolto da tali correlati verso l'insorgenza, il mantenimento e/o la severità dei SAD. La rassegna, basata su criteri di eleggibilità prestabiliti e procedure sistematiche di screening e valutazione, ha preso in esame 64 studi osservazionali (trasversali e longitudinali) pubblicati nel decennio 2012-2022. Dagli studi è emerso un legame fra SAD (rilevati con strumenti di screening), ansia e/o depressione (valutati con questionari specifici), e tre macro-categorie di costrutti: 1. altri sintomi di disagio psicologico, positivamente correlati ai SAD; 2. il capitale psicologico e psicosociale delle pazienti, inversamente correlato ai SAD; 3. ulteriori fattori che influenzano la salute e l'aderenza terapeutica. Le implicazioni della presente rassegna della let-teratura si realizzano nell'opportunità di adottare protocolli valutativi e di intervento integrati, orientando studi futuri verso un'analisi ed una maggiore comprensione della variabilità delle procedure di assessment e delle diverse risposte delle pazienti al disagio cancro-correlato.

The aim of this study was to describe clinical and survival characteristics of transplant-eligible multiple myeloma (MM) patients in Latin America (LA), with a special focus on differences between public and private healthcare facilities. We included 1293 patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2018. A great disparity in outcomes and survival between both groups was observed. Late diagnosis and low access to adequate frontline therapy and ASCT in public institutions probably explain these differences. Patients treated with novel drug induction protocols, followed by autologous stem cell transplantation (ASCT) and maintenance, have similar overall survival compared to that published internationally.

Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a heterogeneous disease that is most frequently diagnosed in the elderly. Therefore, data on clinical characteristics and outcomes in the young population are scarce and it is recognized that it remains incurable even in this group of patients. We present here the outcomes of patients under 40 years old cohort in Latin-American countries. On behalf of GELAMM (Grupo de Estudio Latino-Americano de Mieloma Múltiple). Methods Retrospective international multicenter cohort study. We analyzed MM patients under 40 years old who received treatment in 6 Latin-American countries, between 2010 and 2018. Demographics and disease features were analyzed using descriptive statics. We examined treatment characteristics and response rates. The overall survival (OS) of the entire cohort was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier curves. Results Eighty-six patients of 6 countries were analyzed (Table1). The mean age was 35.4 years old, and 60% were male. The most frequent monoclonal component type was IgG followed by light chain MM. Risk determined by ISS was distributed in almost equal percentages. The most frequent cytogenetic alteration was the t (4;14) that was found in four patients out of 25 evaluated. The missing data were greater than 70%. Skeleton-related events were the most frequent clinical feature, followed by anemia and renal failure. Plasmacytomas and fractures were present in more than 20 percent of cases. With regard to treatment, VCD / CyBorD was the most used regimen, followed by VTD. The overall response rate (ORR) was 63%. Fifty-three patients received high dose therapy and autologous stem cell transplantation (62%). Only 8% received post-transplant consolidation, and 45% received maintenance therapy. The median OS of the entire cohort was 45 months, and a plateau in the survival curve was not observed, suggesting that patients continue relapsing over the time. Conclusion In this Latin American multicenter study, we found that the young population with MM has similar presentation characteristics to those of elderly patients. A significant amount of information is lost regarding the risk characterization, especially in regard with cytogenetics. With respect to treatment, less than half of the patients achieve very good partial response or better. It is striking that more than a third of this young patients did not access to high doses of chemotherapy and bone marrow transplantation. Maintenance therapy is offered to less than half patients. The median OS is lower than in other series of patients younger than 40 years, even than in the elderly cohorts. Prospective multicentric studies are required to elucidate the behavior of the disease in this group of patients. Disclosures Peña: Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Janssen: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Biotoscana: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Novartis: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Tecnofarma: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Roche: Other: Congress inscription and flights. Rojas:Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfeizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Roche: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Abello:Takeda: Other: Participation in advisory board meeting. Gomez-Almaguer:Takeda: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Amgen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Teva: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau.

Background Multiple myeloma (MM) is a frequent hematologic malignancy. The current gold standard frontline strategy includes a proteasome inhibitor (PI)-based induction, followed by autologous stem cell transplant (ASCT). Access to novel drugs in Latin America (LA) is limited. ASCT is available in most countries, but real access to it is highly heterogeneous. Data regarding patients´ outcomes in candidates to ASCT in the region is scarce. The aim of this study was to describe clinical characteristics and outcomes of MM transplant eligible patients in LA countries. Material and Methods Retrospective international multicenter cohort study. Consecutive MM transplant- eligible patients diagnosed between 2010 and 2018 from participating centers in Chile, Argentina, Ecuador, Mexico, Colombia, and Uruguay were included. Data were collected from clinical records in a standardized report form. We analyzed clinical characteristics at diagnosis and frontline therapy outcomes, including ASCT. Transplant-eligible patients were defined as fit patients younger than 66 years old. Active MM and response to treatment were defined according to current IMWG criteria. Inclusion criteria: 1.- Patients with newly diagnosed active MM between 2010 and 2018. 2.- Older than 18 years, and younger than 66 years. 3- Candidates for ASCT according to the evaluation of the attending physician Exclusion criteria: 1- Lack of minimum data in the clinical history 2- Plasma cell leukemia, AL amyloidosis or solitary plasmacytoma. 3- HIV infection 4-No consent and/or Ethics Committee approvals. Statistical analysis A descriptive statistic has been done. Comparisons of characteristics between groups was made usingT-student, Chi2 or ANOVA, as appropriate. Survival analysis was performed using Kaplan-Meier curves. Comparisons of survival between groups were made by the logarithmic recording method and the calculations of the risk relationships by Cox regression. Statistical analysis was performed by using STATA 13. Results We included 1293 patients in the study, 363 from Chile, 395 from Argentina, 209 from Colombia, 45 from Ecuador, 151 from Mexico, and 130 from Uruguay. The main characteristics at diagnosis and therapeutic strategies are shown in Table 1. Optimal response (sCR, CR and VGPR) was achieved in 38% of the patients in the cyclophosphamide, bortezomib, and dexamethasone (CyBorD) group, in 46% in the bortezomib, thalidomide, and dexamethasone (VTD) group, and in 36% in the cyclophosphamide, thalidomide, and dexamethasone (CTD) group, the 3 main induction regimens used. Only 53% of patients finally received ASCT. Significant differences were found between both groups, private and public institutions, regarding burden of symptoms, ISS staging, access to PI based induction, ASCT completion and adequate maintenance, with patients from the latter being more symptomatic, and receiving suboptimal therapy. FISH analysis was performed in less than 50% of patients, both in the public and private setting. With a median follow up of 34 months (range 1-113), median overall survival (OS) was 86 months. The 5-year progression free survival (PFS) was 38% and 5- year overall survival (OS) was 64%. When comparing public vs private settings, 5 year OS was 45% vs 80%, with a median OS of 56 months vs not reached, respectively (P In the multivariable analysis renal failure (p=0.03), achieving less than VGPR response (p Conclusion This is the largest report on transplant eligible patients with MM in LA. Great inequities are shown between public and private health systems. Survival in transplant-eligible patients is lower than that described in other regions. Only one third of patients had FISH performed. This means that very few patients are treated with a risk-based induction in LA. Patients in the public setting are diagnosed with a more symptomatic disease, probably due to a late diagnosis. OS is significantly worse in the public setting. This might be explained by the significant differences in access to PI-based induction, ASCT and maintenance between private and public institutions, with patients from the latter receiving suboptimal frontline therapy and maintenance. Reasons for 47% of potential candidates not being transplanted merit further analysis. Table 1 Disclosures Peña: Novartis: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Tecnofarma: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Roche: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Biotoscana: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Janssen: Other: Congress inscription and flights; Pfizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Rojas:Roche: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Novartis: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Pfeizer: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees; Abbvie: Membership on an entity's Board of Directors or advisory committees. Abello:Takeda: Other: Participation in advisory board meeting. Gomez-Almaguer:Amgen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Janssen: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Teva: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Takeda: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau; Celgene: Consultancy, Speakers Bureau.

The impaired hematopoiesis in acquired aplastic anemia (AA) results from immune-mediated mechanisms. We characterized polymorphisms implicated in controlling type-1 cytokine production in 69 patients with AA. Our data suggest that the studied polymorphisms are not associated with susceptibility in the overall AA population. However, the presence of the higher expressing TNF - 308A allele was associated with younger age (p = 0.0297) and more profound neutropenia (p = 0.0312), and over-represented in patients with very severe AA (p = 0.0168). The higher producing IFNG 12 CA-repeat allele showed strong linkage disequilibrium with the + 874T allele, and was associated with a lower hemoglobin level (p = 0.0351). Also, the presence of at least one higher expressing variant was more frequent among patients responding to immunosuppressive treatment (p = 0.0519). Our findings suggest that the presence of higher expressing variants of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in AA patient genotypes could be related to clinical parameters, disease severity and therapy outcomes.