Role of Sleep Apnea and Long-Term CPAP Treatment in the Prognosis of Patients With Melanoma : A Prospective Multicenter Study of 443 Patients

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BACKGROUND: OSA has been associated with increased incidence and aggressiveness of melanoma. However, the long-term impact of OSA and CPAP treatment on the prognosis of melanoma remains unexplored.

RESEARCH QUESTION: Are OSA and CPAP treatment associated independently with a poor prognosis for cutaneous melanoma?.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: Four hundred forty-three patients with a diagnosis of cutaneous melanoma (2012-2015) underwent a sleep study within 6 months of diagnosis. The main 5-year outcome of the study was a composite of melanoma recurrence, metastasis, or mortality. Patients were divided into four groups: baseline apnea-hypopnea index (AHI) of fewer than 10 events/h (no OSA; control group), OSA treated with CPAP and good adherence, untreated or poor CPAP adherence in moderate (AHI, 10-29 events/h), and severe OSA (AHI, ≥ 30 events/h). Survival analysis was used to determine the independent role of OSA and CPAP treatment on melanoma composite outcome.

RESULTS: Three hundred ninety-one patients (88.2%) were available for analysis at 5-year follow-up (mean age, 65.1 ± 15.2 years; 49% male; Breslow index, 1.7 ± 2.5 mm). One hundred thirty-nine patients had AHI of fewer than 10 events/h (control group); 78 patients with OSA were adherent to CPAP; and 124 and 50 patients had moderate and severe OSA, respectively, without CPAP treatment. Median follow-up was 60 months (interquartile range, 51-74 months). During follow-up, 32 relapses, 53 metastases, and 52 deaths occurred (116 patients showed at least one of the main composite outcomes). After adjusting for age, sex, sentinel lymph nodes affected at diagnosis, BMI, diabetes, nighttime with an oxygen saturation below 90%, Breslow index, Epworth sleepiness scale scores, and melanoma treatment, moderate (hazard ratio [HR], 2.45; 95% CI, 1.09-5.49) and severe OSA (HR, 2.96; 95% CI, 1.36-6.42) were associated with poorer prognosis of melanoma compared with the control group. However, good adherence to CPAP avoided this excess risk (HR, 1.66; 95% CI, 0.71-3.90).

INTERPRETATION: Moderate to severe untreated OSA is an independent risk factor for poor prognosis of melanoma. Treatment with CPAP is associated with improved melanoma outcomes compared with untreated moderate to severe OSA.

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CommentIn: Chest. 2023 Dec;164(6):1354-1355. - PMID 38070957

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:164

Enthalten in:

Chest - 164(2023), 6 vom: 01. Dez., Seite 1551-1559

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Gómez-Olivas, Jose Daniel [VerfasserIn]
Campos-Rodriguez, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Nagore, Eduardo [VerfasserIn]
Martorell, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
García-Rio, Francisco [VerfasserIn]
Cubillos, Carolina [VerfasserIn]
Hernandez, Luis [VerfasserIn]
Bañuls, Jose [VerfasserIn]
Arias, Eva [VerfasserIn]
Ortiz, Pablo [VerfasserIn]
Cabriada, Valentin [VerfasserIn]
Gardeazabal, Juan [VerfasserIn]
Montserrat, Josep Maria [VerfasserIn]
Carrera, Cristina [VerfasserIn]
Masa, Juan Fernando [VerfasserIn]
Gomez de Terreros, Javier [VerfasserIn]
Abad, Jorge [VerfasserIn]
Boada, Adam [VerfasserIn]
Mediano, Olga [VerfasserIn]
Castillo-Garcia, Marta [VerfasserIn]
Chiner, Eusebi [VerfasserIn]
Landete, Pedro [VerfasserIn]
Mayos, Mercedes [VerfasserIn]
Fortuna, Ana [VerfasserIn]
Barbé, Ferrán [VerfasserIn]
Sanchez-de-la-Torre, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Cano-Pumarega, Irene [VerfasserIn]
Perez-Gil, Amalia [VerfasserIn]
Gomez-Garcia, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Cullen, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Somoza, Maria [VerfasserIn]
Formigon, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Aizpuru, Felipe [VerfasserIn]
Oscullo, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Garcia-Ortega, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Almendros, Isaac [VerfasserIn]
Farré, Ramón [VerfasserIn]
Gozal, David [VerfasserIn]
Martinez-Garcia, Miguel Angel [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Aggressiveness
CPAP
Cancer
Journal Article
Melanoma
Mortality
Multicenter Study
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Sleep apnea

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Date Completed 16.12.2023

Date Revised 02.02.2024

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Chest. 2023 Dec;164(6):1354-1355. - PMID 38070957

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chest.2023.06.012

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM358502500