QTc interval in advanced cancer patients (CROSBI ID 576712)
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Trivanović, Dragan ; Dobrila-Dintinjana, Renata ; Mavrić, Žarko ; Štimac, Davor ; Petković, Marija
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QTc interval in advanced cancer patients
Background: The purpose is to identify prognostic factors that may have impact on survival in patients with advanced cancer. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of patients who had biopsy proven advanced solid cancer disease in stage IV and no history or evidence of any prior cardiac disease. Univariate and multivariate stepwise Cox proportional hazard regression analysis were performed to identify independent predictors of one year survival. Results: Between 1/01 and 9/05, 143 patients (83 male and 60 female) with advanced cancers were evaluated in our institution. The primary site of disease was lung (28%), pancreas (19%), colon (15%), rectum (13%), breast (12%), and other (13%). The median follow-up was 12, 5 months, median overall survival (OS) was 8.1 months, and 1-year OS rate was 62%. Median age was 65 years. OS was significantly related to the following pre-treatment prognostic factors: Age ≥65 (years), anaemia (hemoglobin level <13.2 g/dl), Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG PS) 0-1, and prolonged QTc interval in electrocardiogram (ECG). However, multivariate analysis revealed only prolonged QTc as independent prognostic parameter with 1-y survival status. Using 440 ms as the cut off value, the QTc interval was prolonged in 32 patients (22%) with median survival of 45 days and normal in 111 patients (78%) with median survival of 280 days. During the one-year 25 patients (78%) died in group with prolonged QTc interval while in group with normal QTc interval died 63 patients (57%). Conclusions: The results of our study indicate that a prolonged QTc interval (> 440 ms) is an adverse prognostic sign in patients with advanced cancer and without cardiac disease which correlates with increased mortality rates within one year after the diagnosis. Our findings suggest that QTc prolongation may be a good adjunct in risk stratification of patients with advanced cancer who are being considered for aggressive treatment regimens.
QTc; cancer; terminal disease
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Podaci o prilogu
e20658-e20658.
2009.
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Podaci o matičnoj publikaciji
Journal of clinical oncology
AMER SOC CLINICAL ONCOLOGY
0732-183X
Podaci o skupu
ASCO Annual Meeting
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01.01.2009-01.01.2009
San Antonio (TX), Sjedinjene Američke Države