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Voice Disorders in Occupations with Vocal Load in Slovenia / Glasovne Težave V Poklicih Z Glasovno Obremenitvijo V Sloveniji
No full textCilj. Primerjati prevalenco glasovnih motenj in dejavnikov tveganja za njihov nastanek pri različnih poklicih v Sloveniji
Trends in specialized palliative care referrals at an oncology center from 2007 to 2019
Get PDFAbstract Background Early referral to palliative care, at least 3 months before death, should be a standard of care in oncological practice. Real life data in this setting are invaluable since they provide a picture of everyday practice and serve as the basis for future improvements. Methods We conducted a retrospective cohort assessment of all patients referred to our specialized palliative care (SPC) services at the Institute of Oncology, Ljubljana, Slovenia. Our analysis includes patient referrals between 2007 and 2019. Results During the above-specified time period of 13 years, 3234 patients were referred for SPC services at our institution. The median age at SPC referral was 67 years. The majority of patients (63%) were assessed only once, while 31% of patients were seen on more than one occasion. Median time from SPC referral to death was 25 days for the whole group. 1693 patients (52.7%) were referred to SPC in the last 30 days before death, 785 (25.8%) patients between 31 and 90 days and 652 (21.4%) patients more than 3 months before death. Neither age nor sex correlated with the duration of referral time. However, there was a strong correlation between the year of referral to palliative care and the duration of palliative care service (ρ = 0.19, p < 0.001). The median referral to death interval for lymphoma patients and breast cancer patients were 15 and 18 days, respectively, and the median referral to death interval for colorectal cancer and lung tumor patients were 34 and 26 days before death, respectively. Conclusion Throughout the existence of our SPC services we have observed a positive trend in the number of referrals, a lengthening of time between referral and death, as well as an increase in the proportion of patients with an early referral to SPC (more than 3 months before death). Neither age nor sex correlated with the length of referral time
Ali visoko maligni B-celični limfomi, dvojni ekspresorji, res potrebujejo intenzivnejšo kemoterapijo
Get PDFVelikocelični B limfomi z BCL2 in BCL6 preureditvijo so imenovani "double-hit" oziroma "triplehit" limfomi, z imunohistokemično ekspresijo pa dvojni ekspresorji (DE) in vsi imajo slabšo prognozo od klasičnih velikoceličnih limfomov B. Opravljena je bila študija vseh bolnikov z visoko malignimi B limfomi in difuznim velikoceličnim limfomom B, zdravljenih na Onkološkem inštitutu Ljubljana med leti 2017 in 2021. Večina izmed 154 vključenih bolnikov je bila zdravljenih z R-CHOP terapijo (rituksimab, ciklofosfamid, doksorubicin, vinkristin in prednizon), mediani čas spremljanja bolnikov je bil 22 mesecev. 110 bolnikov (71,4 %) ni imelo ponovitve bolezni v opazovanem obdobju. V primerjavi štirih uporabljenih terapevtskih protokolov v skupini DE nismo našli razlik v preživetju (p < 0,712). Preživetje bolnikov z "double-hit" in "triple-hit" limfomi je bilo, pričakovano, slabo. Naši podatki kažejo, da je velik del bolnikov z DE, zdravljen z R-CHOP in standardno CŽS profilakso, tudi uspešno ozdravljen. Za potrditev naših izsledkov so potrebne večje randomizirane raziskave
Do Double-Expressor High-Grade B-Cell Lymphomas Really Need Intensified Treatment? A Report from the Real-Life Series of High-Grade B-Cell Lymphomas Treated with Different Therapeutic Protocols at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana
Get PDFHigh-grade B-cell lymphomas with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements are known for their aggressive clinical course and so are the ones with MYC and BCL2 protein overexpression. The optimal therapy for these lymphomas remains to be elucidated. A retrospective analysis of all diffuse large B-cell lymphomas and high-grade B-cell lymphomas with MYC and BCL2 and/or BCL6 rearrangements diagnosed between 2017 and 2021 at the Institute of Oncology Ljubljana, Slovenia, has been performed. Only patients with double-expressor lymphoma (DEL), double-hit lymphoma (DHL), or triple-hit lymphoma (THL) were included. Demographic and clinical parameters were assessed, as well as progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS). In total, 161 cases out of 309 (161/309; 52,1%) were classified as DEL. Sixteen patients had DHL, MYC/BCL2 rearrangement was observed in eleven patients, and MYC/BCL6 rearrangement was observed in five patients. Five patients were diagnosed with THL. Out of 154 patients (according to inclusion/exclusion criteria) included in further evaluation, one-hundred and thirty-five patients had double-expressor lymphoma (DEL), sixteen patients had DHL, and three patients had THL. In total, 169 patients were treated with R-CHOP, 10 with R-CHOP and intermediate-dose methotrexate, 19 with R-DA-EPOCH, and 16 with other regimens. The median follow-up was 22 months. The 5-year OS for the whole DEL group was 57.1% (95% CI 45.9–68.3%) and the 5-year PFS was 76.5% (95% CI 72.6–80.4%). The log-rank test disclosed no differences in survival between treatment groups (p = 0.712) while the high-risk international prognostic index (IPI) carried a significantly higher risk of death (HR 7.68, 95% CI 2.32–25.49, p = 0.001). The 5-year OS for DHL patients was 32.4% (95% CI 16.6–48.2%) while all three TH patients were deceased or lost to follow-up. Our analyses of real-life data disclose that the R-CHOP protocol with CNS prophylaxis is a successful and curative treatment for a substantial proportion of DEL patients
