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    Clinicopathologic and Prognostic Differences between Three Different Age Groups (Child/Adolescent, Young Adults, and Adults) of Colorectal Cancer Patients: A Multicentre Study
    (Karger, 2019) Kaplan, Muhammet Ali; Ozaydin, Sukru; Yerlikaya, Halis; Karaagac, Mustafa; Gumus, Mahmut; Cil, Timucin; Arslan, Ulku Yalcintas
    Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is a rare disease amongst children and adolescents. Previous studies have reported a number of differences between children/adolescents, young adults, and adult patients with CRC. However, none of these studies compared these age groups according to their clinicopathologic and prognostic characteristics. In the current study, we compare these three age groups. Methods:A total of 173 (1.1% of 15,654 patients) young CRC patients (<= 25 years) were included in the study. As a control group, 237 adult CRC patients (>25 years) were also included. Patients were divided into three age groups: child/adolescent (10-19 years), young adult (20-25 years), and adult (>25 years). Results: Statistical differences amongst the three groups in terms of gender (p = 0.446), family history (p = 0.578), symptoms of presentation (p = 0.306), and interval between initiation of symptoms and diagnosis (p = 0.710) could not be demonstrated. Whilst abdominal pain (p < 0.001) and vomiting (p = 0.002) were less common in young adults than in other groups, rectal bleeding and changes in bowel habits were relatively less common in adolescents than in other groups. Rectal localisation (p = 0.035), mucinous adenocarcinoma (p < 0.001), and a poorly differentiated histologic subtype (p < 0.001) were less common in the adult group than in other groups. The percentage of patients with metastasis and sites of metastasis (e.g., peritoneum and lung) differed between groups. The median overall survival was 32.6 months in the adolescent group, 57.8 months in the young adult group and was not reached in the adult group (p = 0.022). The median event-free survival of the adolescent, young adult, and adult groups was 29.0, 29.9, and 61.6 months, respectively (p = 0.003). Conclusions: CRC patients of different age groups present different clinicopathologic and prognostic characteristics. Clinicians should be aware of and manage the disease according to these differences.
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    ERCC1 and XRCC1 single nucleotide polymorphisms can guide treatment decision in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer
    (2020) Demirkazik, Ahmet; Isikdogan, Abdurrahman; Inal, Ali; Karaagac, Mustafa; Bozcuk, Hakan; Akkuloglu, Tuba; Artac, Mehmet
    Results from studies in several cancers on single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) suggest that DNA repair capacity may have prognostic implication for disease recur-rence, survival, and responses to treatment. This study aimed to evaluate the potential prognostic value of SNPs as biomarkers in patients with metastatic non-small cell lung cancer (mNSCLC) treated with platinum. Analysis of SNPs from peripheral blood cells was performed by polymerase chain reaction. Excision repair cross-comple-menting group 1 (ERCC1)-Asn118Asn, excision repair cross-complementing group 2 (ERCC2)-Lys751Gln, X-ray repair cross-complementing group 1 (XRCC1)-Arg-399Gln, and tumor protein 53 (TP53)-Arg72Pro polymorphisms were evaluated in conjunction with clinical and pathological parameters, and survival. The median pro-gression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) of 145 patients were 5.1 months and 30.9 months, respectively. In the univariate analysis ERCC1 genotype, XRCC1 genotype, and Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status (ECOG-PS) were significant parameters for OS. In the multivariate analysis ERCC1 genotype, XRCC1 genotype, and ECOG-PS retained their significance. The median OS was 45.2 months for the ERCC1 normal (CC) and heterozygote (CT) genotypes, and 25.5 months for the ERCC1 mutant (TT) genotype. The median OS was 31.4 months for the XRCC1 normal (AA) and heterozygote (AG) genotypes, and 23.1 months for the XRCC1 mutant (GG) genotype. The median OS was 30,7 months for ECOG-PS? 1 and 10.2 months for ECOG-PS? 2. ERCC1 and XRCC1 genotypes, and ECOG-PS independently predicted OS in mNSCLC patients. Additional studies are needed for the further evaluation of potential prognostic SNPs in mNSCLC
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    The real-life outcome of pazopanib in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma: A retrospective cross-sectional study of a Turkish cohort
    (Sage Publications Ltd, 2020) Karaagac, Mustafa; Sezgin, Yasin; Eryilmaz, Melek Karakurt; Araz, Murat; Kaplan, Muhammet Ali; Artac, Mehmet
    Introduction Soft tissue sarcomas are a heterogeneous and rare group of cancers with a short median overall survival despite the chemotherapy. Pazopanib has approval for the treatment of advanced soft tissue sarcoma. We aimed to investigate the clinical outcomes of Turkish patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma who received pazopanib. Patients and methods This was a retrospective study. The inclusion criteria were: >= 18 years of age, having histologically proven advanced soft tissue sarcoma and receiving pazopanib at least one day. Results A total of 79 patients were assessed in this study. The median age was 49.6 years. The average dose intensity of pazopanib was 767 mg (400-800). The median duration of pazopanib treatment was 6.11 months. Fourteen patients (17.7%) used pazopanib at first line for advanced soft tissue sarcomas. The most common cause of discontinuation of pazopanib was the progression of the disease (89.6%). Pazopanib was well tolerated. The most common grade >= 3 side effect was anemia. The most common grade <= 2 side effects were anemia and hyperbilirubinemia. The median progression-free survival, overall survival, and follow-up were 3.97months, 11.40months, and 32.72 months, respectively. Female gender, good performance status, and the presence of pazopanib-induced hypothyroidism were associated with longer progression-free survival. Also, good performance status and being a responder to first-line treatment were associated with longer overall survival. Conclusions We showed that pazopanib was well tolerated and had clinical benefit in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma in a Turkish cohort. This is the first study that suggests pazopanib-induced hypothyroidism may act as a predictive marker for better outcomes in patients with advanced soft tissue sarcoma.