Zeyad T Sahli1, Joseph K Canner2, Martha A Zeiger3, Aarti Mathur4. 1. Department of Surgery, The University of Virginia Health System, P.O. Box 800681, Charlottesville, VA, 22908, USA. 2. Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 606, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. 3. Surgical Oncology Program, National Cancer Institute, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, MD, 20892, USA. 4. Endocrine Surgery, Department of Surgery, The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, 600 North Wolfe Street, Blalock 606, Baltimore, MD, 21287, USA. Electronic address: amathu10@jhmi.edu.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between age and disease specific mortality (DSM) among adults diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). METHOD: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER-18) was used to analyze adult MTC patients stratified by age (18-64, 65-79, ≥80 years). Associations between patient demographics, tumor size, nodal status, metastatic disease, and extent of surgery on DSM was assessed with multivariable Cox regression. RESULTS: Among 1457 patients with MTC, 1008 (69.2%) were younger adults, 371 (25.5%) older adults, and 78 (5.4%) were super-elderly. A significantly higher proportion of older adults and super-elderly had less than the recommended operation for MTC. On multivariable analysis, older adults and super-elderly were 2.9 and 6.7 times more likely to have an increased DSM (HR:2.91, 95% CI: 1.83-4.63; p < 0.001 and HR: 6.70, 95%CI: 3.69-12.20; p < 0.001). Extent of surgery or lymphadenectomy did not affect DSM. CONCLUSIONS: Increased age is an independent predictor of DSM in patients with MTC.
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to evaluate the association between age and disease specific mortality (DSM) among adults diagnosed with medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). METHOD: Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER-18) was used to analyze adult MTC patients stratified by age (18-64, 65-79, ≥80 years). Associations between patient demographics, tumor size, nodal status, metastatic disease, and extent of surgery on DSM was assessed with multivariable Cox regression. RESULTS: Among 1457 patients with MTC, 1008 (69.2%) were younger adults, 371 (25.5%) older adults, and 78 (5.4%) were super-elderly. A significantly higher proportion of older adults and super-elderly had less than the recommended operation for MTC. On multivariable analysis, older adults and super-elderly were 2.9 and 6.7 times more likely to have an increased DSM (HR:2.91, 95% CI: 1.83-4.63; p < 0.001 and HR: 6.70, 95%CI: 3.69-12.20; p < 0.001). Extent of surgery or lymphadenectomy did not affect DSM. CONCLUSIONS: Increased age is an independent predictor of DSM in patients with MTC.
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