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Poster display session: Breast cancer - early stage, locally advanced & metastatic, CNS tumours, Developmental therapeutics, Genitourinary tumours - prostate & non-prostate, Palliative care, Psycho-oncology, Public health policy, Sarcoma, Supportive care

4872 - Hepatitis B virus (HBV), Hepatitis C virus (HCV) and Human Immunodeficiency virus (HIV) screening prior to chemotherapy initiation among patients with solid tumors.

Date

22 Oct 2018

Session

Poster display session: Breast cancer - early stage, locally advanced & metastatic, CNS tumours, Developmental therapeutics, Genitourinary tumours - prostate & non-prostate, Palliative care, Psycho-oncology, Public health policy, Sarcoma, Supportive care

Topics

Cytotoxic Therapy

Tumour Site

Presenters

Sharon Giordano

Citation

Annals of Oncology (2018) 29 (suppl_8): viii603-viii640. 10.1093/annonc/mdy300

Authors

S.H. Giordano1, Z. Duan2, H. Zhao3, J. Hwang4, M. Chavez Mac Gregor1

Author affiliations

  • 1 Breast Medical Oncology, Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 77030-4095 - Houston/US
  • 2 Health Services Research, The University of Texas, 77030 - Houston/US
  • 3 Health Services Research, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 77030 - Houston/US
  • 4 Internal Medicine Department, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, 77030 - Houston/US

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Abstract 4872

Background

Cancer patients with HVB, HCV and HIV receiving systemic therapy are at risk of reactivation. It is relevant to determine the serologic status of patients at high risk. The CDC has broad screening recommendations for HBV, HCV and HIV. ASCO recommends HBV screening in patients with risk factors, before starting anti-CD20 therapy or stem-cell transplantation. In this population-based study we determine the rates of screening in a large cohort of elderly patients with solid tumors.

Methods

Patients with solid tumors (>66 yo) diagnosed between 2007-2013 and treated with systemic anticancer therapy were identified in the SEER-Medicare database. HBV, HCV and HIV testing was identified using HCPCS codes, the screening period was defined as testing within the first year of cancer diagnosis and no later than 30 days after the first dose of systemic anticancer therapy. Descriptive statistics and logistic regression were used.

Results

A total of 70,488 patients were included. The rates of HBV, HCV and HIV screening were 4.13%, 2.05% and 0.73%, respectively. The median time from cancer diagnosis to screening were 26, 24 and 22 days for HBV, HCV and HIV respectively. Screening rates varied according to cancer type. The highest HBV screening rates were in pancreas (18.9%), melanoma (4.7%) and prostate cancer (5.7%). For HCV, melanoma (7.6%), prostate (3.6%) and anal/penile/vagina/vulvar cancers (2.9%). For HIV, the highest rates were in patients with anal/penile/vagina/vulvar cancers (6.7%), melanoma (2.7%), cervix/endometrial cancers (1.5%). Screening rates increased over time, in addition, males, younger patients and those living in urban areas had higher screening rates (all p < 0.001). Asians had the highest screening rates of HBV and HCV while African Americans had the highest HIV screening rate.

Conclusions

HBV, HCV and HIV screening rates were very low among elderly cancer patients receiving systemic anticancer therapy. There was significant variability in the screening rates according to cancer site and patient characteristics. Guidance is needed to select patients that can benefit from screening in order to avoid potential complications.

Clinical trial identification

Legal entity responsible for the study

Mariana Chavez MacGregor.

Funding

CIPRIT.

Editorial Acknowledgement

Disclosure

All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.

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