The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors

Abstract Pediatric very rare tumors (VRTs) represent a heterogeneous subset of childhood cancers, with reliable survival estimates depending dramatically on each (un)registered case. The current study aimed to evaluate the number of VRTs among Lithuanian children, to assess the impact of the registr...

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Autores principales:	Jelena Rascon, Lukas Salasevicius, Giedre Rutkauskiene, Ewa Bien, Ieva Vincerzevskiene
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:edaa2737303f4bc8b4d11496fc81ba462021-12-02T15:23:16ZThe impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors10.1038/s41598-021-93670-22045-2322https://doaj.org/article/edaa2737303f4bc8b4d11496fc81ba462021-07-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-93670-2https://doaj.org/toc/2045-2322Abstract Pediatric very rare tumors (VRTs) represent a heterogeneous subset of childhood cancers, with reliable survival estimates depending dramatically on each (un)registered case. The current study aimed to evaluate the number of VRTs among Lithuanian children, to assess the impact of the registration status on survival rates and to track changes in treatment outcomes over the 16-year study period. We performed a population-based retrospective study across children below 18 years old diagnosed with VRTs in Lithuania between the years 2000 and 2015. The identified cases were cross-checked with the Lithuanian Cancer Registry—a population-based epidemiology cancer registry—for the fact of registration and survival status. The overall survival was calculated in relation to the registration status and treatment period. Thirty-seven children with VRTs were identified within the defined time frame. Six of them (16.2%) were not reported to the Lithuanian Cancer Registry at diagnosis. The probability of overall survival at 5 years (OS5y) differed significantly between the registered (n = 31) and unregistered (n = 6) cohorts: 51.6% versus 100%, respectively (p = 0.049). A 5-year survival estimate for children diagnosed with a VRT at the age of 0–14 years differed by 10 percentage points according to the registration completeness: 52.1% calculated for the entire cohort versus 42.1% for registered patients only. The OS5y has not improved over the analyzed period: 61.1% in 2000–2007 versus 57.9% in 2008–2015 (p = 0.805). The survival continued to decline beyond 5 years post-diagnosis due to late cancer-related adverse events: 59.5% of patients were alive at 5 years as compared to 44.3% at 10 years. The OS5y of children affected by VRT was lower than in more common childhood cancers. The survival rate of the unregistered patients may lead to misinterpretation of treatment outcomes. Meticulous registration of VRTs is crucial for correct evaluation of treatment outcomes, especially across small countries with few cases.Jelena RasconLukas SalaseviciusGiedre RutkauskieneEwa BienIeva VincerzevskieneNature PortfolioarticleMedicineRScienceQENScientific Reports, Vol 11, Iss 1, Pp 1-9 (2021)
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spellingShingle	Medicine R Science Q Jelena Rascon Lukas Salasevicius Giedre Rutkauskiene Ewa Bien Ieva Vincerzevskiene The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors
description	Abstract Pediatric very rare tumors (VRTs) represent a heterogeneous subset of childhood cancers, with reliable survival estimates depending dramatically on each (un)registered case. The current study aimed to evaluate the number of VRTs among Lithuanian children, to assess the impact of the registration status on survival rates and to track changes in treatment outcomes over the 16-year study period. We performed a population-based retrospective study across children below 18 years old diagnosed with VRTs in Lithuania between the years 2000 and 2015. The identified cases were cross-checked with the Lithuanian Cancer Registry—a population-based epidemiology cancer registry—for the fact of registration and survival status. The overall survival was calculated in relation to the registration status and treatment period. Thirty-seven children with VRTs were identified within the defined time frame. Six of them (16.2%) were not reported to the Lithuanian Cancer Registry at diagnosis. The probability of overall survival at 5 years (OS5y) differed significantly between the registered (n = 31) and unregistered (n = 6) cohorts: 51.6% versus 100%, respectively (p = 0.049). A 5-year survival estimate for children diagnosed with a VRT at the age of 0–14 years differed by 10 percentage points according to the registration completeness: 52.1% calculated for the entire cohort versus 42.1% for registered patients only. The OS5y has not improved over the analyzed period: 61.1% in 2000–2007 versus 57.9% in 2008–2015 (p = 0.805). The survival continued to decline beyond 5 years post-diagnosis due to late cancer-related adverse events: 59.5% of patients were alive at 5 years as compared to 44.3% at 10 years. The OS5y of children affected by VRT was lower than in more common childhood cancers. The survival rate of the unregistered patients may lead to misinterpretation of treatment outcomes. Meticulous registration of VRTs is crucial for correct evaluation of treatment outcomes, especially across small countries with few cases.
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author	Jelena Rascon Lukas Salasevicius Giedre Rutkauskiene Ewa Bien Ieva Vincerzevskiene
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title	The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors
title_short	The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors
title_full	The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors
title_fullStr	The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors
title_full_unstemmed	The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors
title_sort	impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors
publisher	Nature Portfolio
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The impact of incomplete registration on survival rate of children with very rare tumors

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