Trends in ototoxicity monitoring among cisplatin-treated patients with cancer

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PURPOSE: This study aims to characterize patterns in ototoxicity monitoring and identify potential barriers to audiologic follow-up.

METHODS: We performed a single-institution retrospective cohort study on adult (≥ 18 years old) cancer patients treated with cisplatin from January 2014 to September 2021. Our primary outcomes were rates of baseline and post-treatment audiograms at the following time points: 3, 6, 12, and greater than 12 months. Time-to-event analyses were performed to describe additional insights to ototoxicity monitoring patterns.

RESULTS: Nine hundred fifty-five patients with cancer were included for analysis. The most common primary cancer sites were head and neck (64%), followed by cervical (24%). Three hundred seventy-three patients (39%) underwent baseline audiometric assessment, 38 patients (4%) received audiologic evaluation during chemotherapy, and 346 patients (36%) obtained at least one post-treatment audiogram. Audiologic follow-up was greatest within 3 months of completing chemotherapy (26%), but this tapered dramatically to less than 10% at every other post-treatment time point. Patients with head and neck cancer achieved higher rates of audiologic follow-up at every time point than patients with non-head and neck cancer except for during treatment.

CONCLUSIONS: Ototoxicity monitoring is an inconsistent practice, particularly during chemotherapy and for long-term surveillance of hearing loss. Patients with non-head and neck cancer may be at increased risk for loss of audiologic follow-up.

IMPLICATIONS FOR CANCER SURVIVORS: Cisplatin ototoxicity is a common occurrence that can be effectively managed with auditory rehabilitation. Therefore, referrals to audiology and counseling on treatment-related ototoxicity are recommended throughout chemotherapy and cancer survivorship.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - year:2024

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Journal of cancer survivorship : research and practice - (2024) vom: 17. Apr.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lee, David S [VerfasserIn]
Travis, Emma Y [VerfasserIn]
Wong, Susan K [VerfasserIn]
Munyemana, Marie-Ange [VerfasserIn]
Mueller, Lauren [VerfasserIn]
Rowling, Cathryn Collopy [VerfasserIn]
Rich, Jason T [VerfasserIn]
Pipkorn, Patrik [VerfasserIn]
Puram, Sidharth V [VerfasserIn]
Jackson, Ryan S [VerfasserIn]
Adkins, Douglas R [VerfasserIn]
Oppelt, Peter [VerfasserIn]
Thorstad, Wade L [VerfasserIn]
Wick, Cameron C [VerfasserIn]
Zevallos, Jose P [VerfasserIn]
McClannahan, Kate [VerfasserIn]
Mazul, Angela L [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Cancer
Cisplatin
Head and neck cancer
Journal Article
Ototoxicity
Ototoxicity monitoring

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Date Revised 17.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

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doi:

10.1007/s11764-024-01586-3

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NLM371194334