Florence Joly1, Natacha Heutte2, Brigitte Duclos3, Sabine Noal4, Isabelle Léger-Hardy5, Sarah Dauchy5, Nadine Longato3, Laurence Desrues6, Nadine Houede7, Marie Lange8, Emmanuel Sevin9, Chantal Rieux10, Bénédicte Clarisse10, Hélène Castel6, Bernard Escudier11. 1. Department of Clinical Research Unit, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; Department of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; U1086 INSERM-UCBN "Cancers & Préventions," Normandy University, Caen, France. Electronic address: f.joly@baclesse.unicancer.fr. 2. U1086 INSERM-UCBN "Cancers & Préventions," Normandy University, Caen, France. 3. Departments of Hematology and Oncology, Hôpitaux universitaires de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France. 4. Department of Clinical Research Unit, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; Department of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France. 5. Department of Supportive Care, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France. 6. Neuronal and Neuroendocrine Cell Communication and Differentiation, DC2N, U982 Inserm, Institute of Research and Biomedical Innovation (IRIB), Normandy University, Mont-Saint-Aignan, France. 7. Department of Medical Oncology, CHRU, Nimes, France. 8. Department of Clinical Research Unit, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France; U1086 INSERM-UCBN "Cancers & Préventions," Normandy University, Caen, France. 9. Department of Medical Oncology, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France. 10. Department of Clinical Research Unit, Centre François Baclesse, Caen, France. 11. Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Gustave Roussy, Villejuif, France.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the cognitive effects of antiangiogenic therapies (AATs) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and their relation with fatigue. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of AATs on cognition and its connection with fatigue and quality of life (QoL) in patients with mRCC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This prospective study enrolled 75 patients starting AAT as first or second line for mRCC and assessed them at 3 mo (n=58) and 6 mo (n=50). OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: We assessed objective cognitive decline with a neuropsychological battery of tests and cognitive complaint, fatigue, and QoL with validated self-reported questionnaires using the Fisher exact test, Wilcoxon test, and Spearman correlation coefficient. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A decline of cognitive functions was observed in 18 patients (31%) including 13 without cognitive impairment at baseline. The score of fatigue was increased in all patients except one. A relationship between cognitive complaints and fatigue was observed (p<0.05) but not with objective cognitive decline. Cognitive complaints and fatigue had a significant impact on most of the domains of QoL (p<0.01). A positive correlation was found between fatigue and inflammatory markers but not with cognition. The main limitation of this study is the absence of a control group. CONCLUSIONS: AAT induced cognitive decline in patients with mRCC independently of fatigue. These side effects affecting QoL should be better assessed in clinical trials and taken into account in routine practice. PATIENT SUMMARY: Fatigue is a well-known effect of antiangiogenic therapies (AATs) of cancer. The study performed in patients with treated metastatic renal cancer shows a decline of cognitive functions induced by AATs, such as information-processing speed or working memory, in a third of patients, independently of fatigue. Patients on AATs should be informed of these possible adverse effects.
BACKGROUND: Little is known about the cognitive effects of antiangiogenic therapies (AATs) in metastatic renal cell carcinoma (mRCC) and their relation with fatigue. OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the impact of AATs on cognition and its connection with fatigue and quality of life (QoL) in patients with mRCC. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PARTICIPANTS: This prospective study enrolled 75 patients starting AAT as first or second line for mRCC and assessed them at 3 mo (n=58) and 6 mo (n=50). OUTCOME MEASUREMENTS AND STATISTICAL ANALYSIS: We assessed objective cognitive decline with a neuropsychological battery of tests and cognitive complaint, fatigue, and QoL with validated self-reported questionnaires using the Fisher exact test, Wilcoxon test, and Spearman correlation coefficient. RESULTS AND LIMITATIONS: A decline of cognitive functions was observed in 18 patients (31%) including 13 without cognitive impairment at baseline. The score of fatigue was increased in all patients except one. A relationship between cognitive complaints and fatigue was observed (p<0.05) but not with objective cognitive decline. Cognitive complaints and fatigue had a significant impact on most of the domains of QoL (p<0.01). A positive correlation was found between fatigue and inflammatory markers but not with cognition. The main limitation of this study is the absence of a control group. CONCLUSIONS: AAT induced cognitive decline in patients with mRCC independently of fatigue. These side effects affecting QoL should be better assessed in clinical trials and taken into account in routine practice. PATIENT SUMMARY: Fatigue is a well-known effect of antiangiogenic therapies (AATs) of cancer. The study performed in patients with treated metastatic renal cancer shows a decline of cognitive functions induced by AATs, such as information-processing speed or working memory, in a third of patients, independently of fatigue. Patients on AATs should be informed of these possible adverse effects.
Authors: M Lange; F Joly; J Vardy; T Ahles; M Dubois; L Tron; G Winocur; M B De Ruiter; H Castel Journal: Ann Oncol Date: 2019-12-01 Impact factor: 32.976
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