Improvements in life expectancy among childhood cancer survivors: Uneven gains and remaining challenges.

Authors

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Jennifer M Yeh

Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Jennifer M Yeh , Zachary J. Ward , Kayla Stratton , Gregory T. Armstrong , Eric Jessen Chow , Melissa M. Hudson , Lindsay M. Morton , Kevin C. Oeffinger , Lisa Diller , Wendy M. Leisenring

Organizations

Boston Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Boston, MA, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center, Seattle, WA, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital, Memphis, TN, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, Duke University, Durham, NC, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA

Research Funding

Other Foundation
U.S. National Institutes of Health

Background: Childhood cancer survivors are at risk for shortened lifespan. Projections of life expectancy (LE) by diagnosis can provide benchmarks for assessing improvements over time. Methods: We developed a simulation model to project risk for common, life-threatening chronic health conditions (CHCs; heart failure, myocardial infarction, valvular disease, stroke, secondary breast cancer, colorectal cancer, glial tumors, sarcomas) and excess mortality among 5-year survivors, based on patient characteristics (sex, age at diagnosis, diagnosis) and treatment exposures (chemotherapy, radiation dose). Risk was estimated using statistical models and Childhood Cancer Survivor Study data. Age-related CHC risks (SEER, NHLBI) and competing mortality (CDC Wonder) were based on national databases. We used model calibration to identify parameter sets that generated outcomes consistent with observed data. Model outcomes included conditional LE and 10-year survival probability at age 40. For comparisons to the general population, we simulated age-, sex-, and diagnosis year-matched individuals who faced only competing mortality rates. Results: Among a cohort representative of the CCSS (mean diagnosis age, 7.4 yrs), compared to the general population, the gap in LE among survivors diagnosed in the 1970s vs. 1990s decreased from 17 yrs (25%) to 11 yrs (17%). Changes in LE among survivors diagnosed in the 1990s vs. 1970s varied by diagnosis, with leukemia, lymphoma, and CNS tumor survivors estimated to live an additional 8 to 11 yrs (Table). In contrast, considerably smaller gains were estimated for sarcoma and renal tumor survivors (1–3 yrs) and a loss for neuroblastoma (-3 yrs). Among survivors who reached age 40, the probability of surviving an additional 10 years increased from 89% to 92% between 1970s vs. 1990s, with the greatest gains for lymphoma and CNS tumors. Conclusions: Although temporal changes in pediatric oncology are projected to result in LE gains among survivors, considerable variation is projected across diagnoses. These findings highlight the uneven success of improving treatments for all cancers.

Cohort
Conditional LE, yr
Conditional 10-year survival probability at age 40, %
Diagnosed 1970s
Diagnosed 1990s
Δ
Diagnosed 1970s
Diagnosed 1990s
Δ
General population
65 (64–65)
67 (66–67)
2 (1–2)
97 (97–97)
97 (97–98)
0 (0–0)
5-yr survivors
48 (46–49)
55 (53–57)
7 (6–9)
89 (88–90)
92 (91–93)
3 (2–5)
Leukemia
53 (47–56)
61 (55–64)
8 (5–11)
93 (90–95)
94 (91–96)
1 (-1–4)
Lymphoma
39 (38–41)
51 (47–56)
11 (8–15)
84 (81–86)
93 (91–95)
9 (6–12)
CNS tumors
37 (35–40)
46 (41–51)
9 (5–12)
80 (75–85)
86 (82–90)
7 (1–12)
Bone tumors
47 (46–49)
48 (47–50)
1 (-2–3)
92 (89–94)
93 (90–95)
1 (-2–5)
Neuroblastoma
61 (59–63)
58 (57–60)
-3 (-5–0)
92 (89–95)
92 (89–94)
-1 (-5–3)
Renal tumors
59 (57–61)
62 (61–63)
3 (1–5)
92 (89–95)
94 (92–96)
2 (-1–6)
Soft tissue sarcoma
51 (49–52)
53 (51–55)
2 (0–5)
90 (88–93)
91 (87–94)
0 (-4–5)

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Pediatric Oncology

Track

Pediatric Oncology

Sub Track

Survivorship

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 10050)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.10050

Abstract #

10050

Poster Bd #

264

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