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Eichler, M; Singer, S; Hentschel, L; Richter, S; Hohenberger, P; Kasper, B; Andreou, D; Pink, D; Jakob, J; Grützmann, R; Fung, S; Wardelmann, E; Arndt, K; Heidt, V; Bonilla, SAZ; Gaidzik, VI; Jambor, HK; Weitz, J; Schaser, KD; Bornhäuser, M; Schmitt, J; Schuler, MK.
The association of Health-Related Quality of Life and 1-year-survival in sarcoma patients-results of a Nationwide Observational Study (PROSa).
Br J Cancer. 2022; 126(9):1346-1354 Doi: 10.1038/s41416-022-01702-z [OPEN ACCESS]
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Co-authors Med Uni Graz: Andreou Dimosthenis
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Abstract:: BACKGROUND: Sarcomas are rare cancers of high heterogeneity. Health-Related Quality of Life (HRQoL) has been shown to be a prognostic factor for survival in other cancer entities but it is unclear whether this applies to sarcoma patients. PATIENTS AND METHODS: HRQoL was prospectively assessed in adult sarcoma patients from 2017 to 2020 in 39 German recruiting sites using the European Organisation for Research and Treatment of Cancer Quality of Life Questionnaire (EORTC QLQ-C30). Vital status was ascertained over the course of 1 year. HRQoL domains were analysed by multivariable cox-regressions including clinical and socio-economic risk factors. RESULTS: Of 1102 patients, 126 (11.4%) died during follow-up. The hazard ratio (HR) for global health was 0.73 per 10-point increase (95% confidence interval (CI) 0.64-0.85). HR for the HRQoL-summary score was 0.74 (CI 0.64-0.85) and for physical functioning 0.82 (CI 0.74-0.89). There was also evidence that fatigue (HR 1.17, CI 1.10-1.25), appetite loss (HR 1.15, CI 1.09-1.21) and pain (HR 1.14, CI 1.08-1.20) are prognostic factors for survival. CONCLUSION: Our study adds sarcoma-specific evidence to the existing data about cancer survival in general. Clinicians and care-givers should be aware of the relations between HRQoL and survival probability and include HRQoL in routine assessment.
Find related publications in this database (using NLM MeSH Indexing): Adult - administration & dosage; Humans - administration & dosage; Prognosis - administration & dosage; Quality of Life - administration & dosage; Sarcoma - administration & dosage; Soft Tissue Neoplasms - administration & dosage; Surveys and Questionnaires - administration & dosage