Clinical characteristics and treatment adherence among men with testicular germ cell tumors: Real-world data from a referral center in Mexico.

Authors

Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía

Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía

Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, NL, Mexico

Carlos Eduardo Salazar-Mejía , Omar Zayas-Villanueva , Adriana González Gutiérrez , Rolando Jacob Martinez , ABRAHAM GUERRA CEPEDA , Blanca Otilia Wimer-Castillo , Héctor Alejandro Rodríguez-Calvillo , Lourdes Paola Chapa-Montalvo , Brenda Alejandra Samaniego-Sáenz , David Hernández-Barajas , Oscar Vidal-Gutiérrez

Organizations

Hospital Universitario "Dr. José Eleuterio González", Monterrey, NL, Mexico

Research Funding

Other
Centro Universitario Contra el Cancer, Hospital Universitario "Dr. Jose Eleuterio Gonzalez".

Background: Notwithstanding excellent oncological outcomes reported by pivotal trials in patients with testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT), adherence to medical treatment and follow-up remains a major issue in developing countries. Studies that describe the clinical characteristics and treatment adherence of Mexican men with TGCT are lacking. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of all men with newly diagnosed TGCT treated at an oncology referral center in Northeast Mexico from 2014 to 2018. Results: In the analysis, 195 patients were included. Median age at diagnosis was 28 years; median time from diagnosis to first evaluation by an oncologist was 26 days. Distribution according to the laterality of the primary tumor was right, 56%; left, 43%; and bilateral, 1%. There were 14 oncological emergencies at presentation; the most frequent was choriocarcinoma syndrome, described in 5 patients. Thirty-five percent of cases were seminomatous germ cell tumors (SGCT) and 65% nonseminomatous germ cell tumors (NSGCT). The clinical stages at diagnosis were I, 36%; IS, 8%; II, 18%; and III, 38%. After risk stratification according to the International Germ Cell Cancer Collaborative Group (IGCCCG), 90% of SGCT had a good risk and 10% an intermediate risk. In NSGCT, the risk distribution was 65, 10, and 25% for good, intermediate, and poor-risk disease, respectively. After proposing treatment, the adherence rate was 81%. Of the total, 58% were lost to medical follow-up with a median time of adherence of 11.5 months. Conclusions: Despite coverage by the Mexican public health insurance system “Seguro Popular”, treatment adherence and medical follow-up abandonment is a problem among men with TGCT, which could negatively impact their prognosis. Measures must be implemented to optimize adherence in this group of patients.

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2020 Genitourinary Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session B: Prostate Cancer; Urothelial Carcinoma; Penile, Urethral, Testicular, and Adrenal Cancers

Track

Urothelial Carcinoma,Adrenal Cancer,Penile Cancer,Prostate Cancer - Advanced,Prostate Cancer - Localized,Testicular Cancer,Urethral Cancer

Sub Track

Patient-Reported Outcomes and Real-World Evidence

Citation

J Clin Oncol 38, 2020 (suppl 6; abstr 393)

Abstract #

393

Poster Bd #

D14

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