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252. Nonparametrische Methoden.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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253. Lineare Regression.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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254. t-Tests und Varianzanalysen.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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255. Hilfsmittel für die Inferenzstatistik.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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256. Elementare Datenverarbeitung.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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257. Datensätze.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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258. Daten importieren und exportieren.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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259. FrontMatter.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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260. Erste Schritte.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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261. BackMatter.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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262. FrontMatter.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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263. BackMatter.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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264. FrontMatter.
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Wollschläger, Daniel
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265. Flank Transparency: The Effects of Gaps, Line Spacing, and Apparent Motion
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Wollschläger, Daniel, primary, Rodriguez, Antonio M, additional, and Hoffman, Donald D, additional
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266. Flank Transparency: Transparent Filters Seen in Dynamic Two-Color Displays
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Wollschläger, Daniel, primary, Rodriguez, Antonio M, additional, and Hoffman, Donald D, additional
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267. Effects of age on depressive symptomatology and response to antidepressant treatment in patients with major depressive disorder aged 18 to 65 years.
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Wagner, Stefanie, Wollschläger, Daniel, Dreimüller, Nadine, Engelmann, Jan, Herzog, David P., Roll, Sibylle C., Tadić, André, and Lieb, Klaus
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There is evidence that symptomatology in patients with major depressive disorder (MDD) changes with age. However, studies comparing depressive symptomatology between different age groups during antidepressant therapy are rare. We compared demographic and clinical characteristics in depressed patients of different age groups at baseline and during treatment. 889 MDD inpatients were divided into four age groups (18–29, 30–39, 40–49, 50–65 yrs.). Demographic and clinical characteristics including depressive symptomatology (assessed by the Inventory of Depressive Symptoms) were assessed at baseline and weekly during treatment. At baseline, young patients (18–29 years) significantly more often reported cognitive symptoms like irritability, suicidality, negative self-concept and interpersonal sensitivity and more often suffered from drug abuse and comorbid personality disorders. Late middle aged patients (50–65 years) significantly more often suffered from neuro-vegetative symptoms such as reduced general interest, sexual interest and sleep disturbances and more often showed a recurrent MDD and comorbid physical disorders. During therapy, symptoms such as interpersonal sensitivity in young patients and low interest in sex in late middle aged patients persisted until the end of treatment while all other symptoms declined until day 56. The herein presented age differences in depressive symptomatology only hold true for the study medication and are not generalizable to other antidepressants agents. There are substantial differences in the clinical presentation of depression between age groups. Whereas many of these differences disappear during treatment, some differences persisted until the end of treatment. These findings my help to more specifically tailor the treatment of depressed patients. • First study investigating the course of depressive symptoms during inpatient antidepressant treatment in different age groups • Older patients (50-65 yrs.) more often suffered from recurrent MDD, comorbid physical disorders and neuro-vegetative symptoms. • Younger patients (18 -29 yrs.) more often suffered from comorbid drug abuse and personality disorders and more often reported of cognitive symptoms. • Symptoms such as interpersonal sensitivity in young patients and low interest in sex in older patients persisted until the end of treatment. • The findings my help to more specifically tailor the treatment of depressed patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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268. Heart atlas for retrospective cardiac dosimetry: a multi-institutional study on interobserver contouring variations and their dosimetric impact.
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Stockinger, Marcus, Karle, Heiko, Rennau, Hannes, Sebb, Sabine, Wolf, Ulrich, Remmele, Julia, Bührdel, Sandra, Bartkowiak, Detlef, Blettner, Maria, Schmidberger, Heinz, and Wollschläger, Daniel
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PULMONARY valve , *AORTIC valve , *HEART , *MYOCARDIUM , *SPATIAL variation , *COMPUTERS in medicine , *RESEARCH , *RESEARCH methodology , *RETROSPECTIVE studies , *HUMAN body , *EVALUATION research , *DOSE-response relationship (Radiation) , *COMPARATIVE studies , *RADIATION doses , *RESEARCH funding , *RESEARCH bias , *COMPUTED tomography , *RADIOTHERAPY , *BREAST tumors - Abstract
Purpose: Cardiac effects after breast cancer radiation therapy potentially affect more patients as survival improves. The heart's heterogeneous radiation exposure and composition of functional structures call for establishing individual relationships between structure dose and specific late effects. However, valid dosimetry requires reliable contouring which is challenging for small volumes based on older, lower-quality computed tomography imaging. We developed a heart atlas for robust heart contouring in retrospective epidemiologic studies.Methods and Materials: The atlas defined the complete heart and geometric surrogate volumes for six cardiac structures: aortic valve, pulmonary valve, all deeper structures combined, myocardium, left anterior myocardium, and right anterior myocardium. We collected treatment planning records from 16 patients from 4 hospitals including dose calculations for 3D conformal tangential field radiation therapy for left-sided breast cancer. Six observers each contoured all patients. We assessed spatial contouring agreement and corresponding dosimetric variability.Results: Contouring agreement for the complete heart was high with a mean Jaccard similarity coefficient (JSC) of 89%, a volume coefficient of variation (CV) of 5.2%, and a mean dose CV of 4.2%. The left (right) anterior myocardium had acceptable agreement with 63% (58%) JSC, 9.8% (11.5%) volume CV, and 11.9% (8.0%) mean dose CV. Dosimetric agreement for the deep structures and aortic valve was good despite higher spatial variation. Low spatial agreement for the pulmonary valve translated to poor dosimetric agreement.Conclusions: For the purpose of retrospective dosimetry based on older imaging, geometric surrogate volumes for cardiac organs at risk can yield better contouring agreement than anatomical definitions, but retain limitations for small structures like the pulmonary valve. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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269. Record-linkage studies in radiation epidemiology - Possibilities, challenges and perspectives
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Dreger, Steffen, Haug, Ulrike, Zeeb, Hajo, and Wollschläger, Daniel
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Big Data ,Strahlenepidemiologie ,GKV-Routinedaten ,610 Medicine and health ,Record-Linkage ,Registerdaten ,ddc:610 ,Primärdaten - Abstract
Der Mensch ist in seinem Alltag unweigerlich natürlicher sowie menschlich geschaffener Strahlung ausgesetzt. Aufgrund der steigenden Exposition gegenüber ionisierender Strahlung in verschiedenen Lebensbereichen und Personengruppen in den letzten Jahrzehnten erhält die verlässliche Quantifizierung von Strahlenrisiken und darauf beruhende Maßnahmen zum Schutz der Bevölkerung und spezieller Berufsgruppen eine stetig zunehmende gesellschaftliche Bedeutung. Durch die beachtlichen Wachstumsraten von elektronischen Gesundheits- und Überwachungsdaten in Deutschland werden kontinuierlich immer umfangreichere Sekundär- und Registerdatenbestände von exponierten Patient*innen- und Personengruppen für strahlenepidemiologische Forschung zugänglich und ermöglichen dadurch weitere Evidenzgenerierung von Ursachen und Wirkungen in unterschiedlichen Kontexten. Übergreifendes Ziel dieser Dissertation war, Möglichkeiten und methodische Herausforderungen von strahlenepidemiologischen Record-Linkage Studien in Deutschland in Zeiten von „Big Data“ mit ihren neuen Datenverfügbarkeiten und Verknüpfungsmöglichkeiten zu untersuchen. In den drei Hauptpublikationen dieser Dissertation wurden zum einen Beschäftigtendaten einer großen deutschen Berufskohorte des fliegenden Personals mit Expositionsdaten des Strahlenschutzregisters verknüpft, wodurch erstmals individuelle Expositionsabschätzungen sowie Risikoauswertungen für alle Kohortenmitglieder möglich waren. Klinikdaten einer Kohorte von CT-exponierten, krebsfreien Kindern und Jugendlichen wurden mit einem kleinräumlichen Deprivationsindex erweitert, um den Einfluss des sozioökonomischen Status auf die CT-Untersuchungshäufigkeit abzuschätzen. Zudem erfolgte eine Verknüpfung von im Rahmen der Machtbarkeitsphase der NAKO Gesundheitsstudie erhobenen Fragebogendaten mit GKV-Routinedaten der Studienteilnehmenden, um die Validität der selbstberichteten radiologischen Untersuchungen zu überprüfen. Die Studien zeigten, dass durch die Verknüpfung bestehender Kohortendaten mit verschiedenen Sekundär- und Registerdatenbeständen verbesserte Abschätzungen strahlenassoziierter Risiken in verschiedenen Personengruppen und Expositionssituationen realisiert werden konnten und zu einer insgesamt verbesserten Studienqualität beitrugen. Aktuelle Aktivitäten zum Aufbau und Förderung von nationalen Forschungsdateninfrastrukturen sowie parallele Entwicklungen in Richtung einer systematischen, registerbasierten Erfassung von Strahlenexpositionen und Outcomes in Deutschland bilden die Basis für eine nachhaltige, zugängliche sowie zunehmend vernetzte Forschungsdatenlandschaft und eröffnen perspektivisch zunehmend verbesserte Möglichkeiten für strahlenepidemiologische Studien, vor allem im Niedrigdosisbereich.
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270. Body mass index (BMI) in major depressive disorder and its effects on depressive symptomatology and antidepressant response.
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Dreimüller, Nadine, Lieb, Klaus, Tadić, André, Engelmann, Jan, Wollschläger, Daniel, and Wagner, Stefanie
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Background: Obesity is one of the most prevalent somatic comorbidities of Major Depressive Disorder (MDD). We aimed to investigate the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and MDD, the symptomatology of the disorder as well as the outcome of antidepressant treatment.Methods: Early medication change (EMC) trial participants with BMI measurement (n = 811) were categorized according to WHO-criteria in normal or low weight (BMI < 25), overweight (25-< 30), and obese (≥30). Depression severity and BMI was assessed in weekly intervals up to 8 weeks. BMI at baseline and course of BMI during the study were investigated in linear regression models as possible moderators of therapy response. Possible moderators such as plasma concentrations of applied drugs, sex, comorbidities or age were controlled.Results: 388 (48%) patients showed normal weight, 251 (31%) were overweight and 172 (21%) obese. Linear regression analyses revealed an association between BMI and antidepressant therapy outcome: Overweight patients showed the best response to antidepressant treatment. BMI at baseline was significantly correlated with improvement in neurovegetative and cognitive symptoms of depression. Furthermore, weight gain during the study was associated with better therapy response, independent of symptom complex. Other moderators including serum concentrations of drugs were not able to explain the differences between the BMI groups.Limitations: Secondary exploratory analysis. No investigation of visceral fat.Conclusion: We showed for the first time that patients with higher initial increase in BMI showed larger decrease in depression severity during study. The underlying mechanisms are unclear and require further investigation. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]- Published
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271. Favour the best in case of emergency cricothyroidotomy-a randomized cross-over trial on manikin focused training and simulation of common devices.
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Didion N, Pohlmann F, Pirlich N, Wittenmeier E, Jänig C, Wollschläger D, and Griemert EV
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- Humans, Male, Female, Simulation Training methods, Clinical Competence, Adult, Thyroid Cartilage surgery, Manikins, Cross-Over Studies, Cricoid Cartilage surgery
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Background: Performing an emergency cricothyroidotomy (EC) is extremely challenging, the devices used should be easy to handle and the selected technique reliable. However, there is still an ongoing debate concerning the most superior technique., Methods: Three different techniques were compared using a standardized, simulated scenario regarding handling, performing, training and decision making: The scalpel-bougie technique (SBT), the surgical anatomical preparation technique (SAPT) and the Seldinger technique (ST). First, anaesthesia residents and trainees, paramedics and medical students (each group n = 50) performed a cricothyroidotomy randomly assigned with each of the three devices on a simulator manikin. The time needed for successful cricothyroidotomy was the primary endpoint. Secondary endpoints included first-attempt success rate, number of attempts and user-satisfaction. The second part of the study investigated the impact of prior hands-on training on both material selection for EC and on time to decision-making in a simulated "cannot intubate cannot ventilate" situation., Results: The simulated scenario revealed that SBT and SAPT were significantly faster than percutaneous EC with ST ( p < 0.0001). Success rate was 100% for the first attempt with SBT and SAPT. Significant differences were found with regard to user-satisfaction between individual techniques ( p < 0.0001). In terms of user-friendliness, SBT was predominantly assessed as easy (87%). Prior training had a large impact regarding choice of devises ( p < 0.05), and time to decision making ( p = 0.05; 180 s vs . 233 s)., Conclusion: This study supports the use of a surgical technique for EC and also a regular training to create familiarity with the materials and the process itself.The trial was registered before study start on 11.11.2018 at ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT: 2018-13819) with Nicole Didion as the principal investigator., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no competing interests., (© 2024 Didion et al.)
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272. Renal excretion of 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN) in firefighting instructors after exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) during live fire training.
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Lang F, Wollschläger D, Letzel DS, and Roßbach B
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- Humans, Male, Adult, Naphthalenes urine, Naphthalenes pharmacokinetics, Naphthalenes analysis, Renal Elimination, Gas Chromatography-Mass Spectrometry, Biomarkers urine, Middle Aged, Fires, Firefighters, Occupational Exposure analysis, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons urine, Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons analysis, Naphthols urine
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Exposure of firefighting instructors to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) such as naphthalene is unavoidable during live fire training. The study aimed to investigate naphthalene uptake by measuring the urinary excretion of the naphthalene metabolite 1,2-dihydroxynaphthalene (DHN), to describe the DHN elimination kinetics and to evaluate the results by comparison to further biomarkers of PAH exposure. N = 6 male non-smoking firefighting instructors completed five training sessions each in a residential fire simulation unit under respiratory protection. All participants provided two urine samples before and another seven samples within an 18-h-interval after each session. DHN was detected by gas chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (GC-MS/MS) in all samples (n = 237) with median concentrations ranging from 3.3 µg/g crea. (range 0.9-10.2) before exposure to 134.2 µg/g crea. (43.4-380.4) post exposure. Maximum elimination found 3.3 h (median) after onset of exposure decreased with a mean half-life of 6.6 h to 27.1 µg/g crea. (15.7-139.5) 18 h after training. DHN sensitively indicated a presumed dermal naphthalene intake during training, showing similar elimination kinetics like other naphthalene metabolites. Internal exposure of the participants transiently exceeded exposures determined for non-smokers in the general population, but was lower than at other workplaces with PAH exposure. Despite limited uptake, accumulation is possible with daily exposure., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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273. Excellent long-term pain response and local control following postoperative radiotherapy in patients with multiple myeloma.
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Kaufmann J, Täubl AU, Nikolaidou E, Rühle A, Hopprich A, Wollschläger D, Mayer A, Nicolay NH, Schmidberger H, and Bostel T
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- Humans, Male, Female, Middle Aged, Aged, Retrospective Studies, Spinal Neoplasms radiotherapy, Spinal Neoplasms surgery, Spinal Neoplasms mortality, Aged, 80 and over, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant, Progression-Free Survival, Adult, Treatment Outcome, Cancer Pain radiotherapy, Cancer Pain etiology, Multiple Myeloma radiotherapy, Multiple Myeloma mortality
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Purpose: Multiple myeloma is associated with osteolytic bone lesions, often requiring surgery of the spine and postoperative radiotherapy (RT). Although common, data for clinical and informed decision-making are sparse. In this monocentric retrospective study, we aim to report the outcome of patients who underwent spinal surgery and postoperative RT due to multiple myeloma., Methods: A total of 54 patients with multiple myeloma who underwent prior spinal surgery and postoperative RT at our institution between 2009 and 2020 were analyzed. Spinal instability neoplastic score (SINS) and Bilsky score, posttherapeutic adverse events, clinical data, and outcomes were collected and analyzed. The primary endpoint of this study was overall survival (OS), secondary endpoints were progression-free survival (PFS), pain response, local control, and skeletal-related events (SRE)., Results: The 3‑ and 5‑year overall survival (OS) was 74.9% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 63.5-88.4%) and 58% (95% CI: 44.5-75.6%), respectively. Median survival was not reached and 75% survival was 34.3 months (95% CI: 28.7-95.4 months). Median follow-up was 63 months (95% CI: 49-94 months). The number of patients with good to adequate performance status (Karnofsky performance score [KPS] ≥ 70) significantly increased after surgery (p < 0.01). We observed no grade 3/4 toxicity and only 13 (24%) grade 1/2 adverse events. Two patients (4%) experienced SRE. Overall, 92% of patients reported reduced pain after radiotherapy, with 66% reporting complete pain response. There was no difference in pain response between patients with different Bilsky scores. Bisphosphonate therapy and lower Bilsky score at the start of RT were associated with improved OS in univariate analysis (all p < 0.05). Multivariate Cox regression confirmed a Bilsky score of 2 or 3 as an independent negative prognostic factor (HR 3.89; 95 CI 1.4-10.7; p < 0.01). We observed no in-field recurrences., Conclusion: In this study, we were able to show that the current standard of RT after spinal surgery of osteolytic lesions is safe. In addition, we observed a very low rate of SRE (4%) and no in-field recurrences, demonstrating the local efficacy of RT in multiple myeloma patients. Higher Bilsky scores were associated with worse OS in multivariate analysis, but had no effect on pain response., (© 2024. The Author(s).)
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274. Is bilateral radiotherapy necessary for patients with unilateral squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary of the head and neck region?
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Oebel L, Mayer A, Kaufmann J, Wollschläger D, Hagemann J, Krüger M, and Schmidberger H
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Background and Purpose: Squamous cell carcinoma of unknown primary (SCC-CUP) of the head and neck region remains a clinical challenge, with uncertainty surrounding the necessity of contralateral irradiation of cervical lymphatic drainage in cases of unilateral involvement., Materials and Methods: A retrospective study was conducted at the Department of Radiation Oncology, University Medical Center Mainz, on a cohort of 50 patients with unilateral SCC-CUP of the head and neck region treated between 2005 and 2019. 30 patients received bilateral and 20 received unilateral cervical radiotherapy. The majority (n = 38, 76 %) were treated with modern IMRT/ VMAT (Intensity-modulated Radiation Therapy/ Volumetric Modulated Arc Therapy) techniques., Results: After a median follow-up of 64.5 months, locoregional recurrences occurred in 26 % of cases (n = 13/50), all of which were ipsilateral and predominantly within the volume of the previous irradiated CTV (clinical target volume) (85 %, n = 11/13). No patient treated unilaterally developed a contralateral recurrence in the neck. After 3 years, we observed 7 locoregional recurrences in the bilateral irradiated group (n = 7/30, 23 %), and 5 locoregional recurrences in the unilateral irradiated group (n = 5/20, 25 %). After 3 years, 12 patients had died in the bilateral irradiated group (n = 12/30, 40 %), and 7 in the unilateral irradiated group (n = 7/20, 35 %). 7 Patients showed distant metastases after 3 years in the bilateral irradiated group (n = 7/30, 23 %), and 2 in the unilateral irradiated group (n = 2/20, 10 %). Locoregional control (LRC) at 5 years was 66.2 % in the bilaterally irradiated group, and 70.0 % in the unilaterally irradiated group. Overall survival (OS) was 52.6 % (bilateral) and 64.0 % (unilateral). Distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) was 74.7 % (bilateral) and 84.4 % (unilateral). No significant differences were observed in OS (p = 0.37), LRC (p = 0.91), and DMFS (p = 0.91) between the groups.Acute toxicity ≥ °2 accordingly CTCAE (Common Terminology Criteria of Adverse Events) was high with 97% while late toxicity ≥ °2 was moderate with 31%. There was no statistically significant difference between the group of unilateral and bilateral irradiated patients., Conclusion: These data suggest that contralateral cervical irradiation may be of limited benefit in patients with SCC-CUP, as recurrences occured ipsilaterally, and predominantly within the area of prior irradiation. Unilateral irradiation seems to be adequate for carefully selected patients., Competing Interests: The authors declare that they have no known competing financial interests or personal relationships that could have appeared to influence the work reported in this paper., (© 2023 The Author(s).)
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275. Temporal patterns of childhood cancer survival 1991 to 2016: A nationwide register-study based on data from the German Childhood Cancer Registry.
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Wellbrock M, Spix C, Ronckers CM, Grabow D, Filbert AL, Borkhardt A, Wollschläger D, and Erdmann F
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- Male, Female, Child, Humans, Infant, Europe, Registries, Neoplasms epidemiology, Neoplasms therapy, Neoplasms diagnosis, Neuroblastoma, Bone Neoplasms, Kidney Neoplasms
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Childhood cancer is the leading disease-related cause of death among under 15 year olds in Europe. Since primary preventive measures are lacking, improving survival probabilities and long-term well-being remain primary goals. With this report, we provide the first long-term assessment and interpretation of patterns in childhood cancer survival in Germany, covering a period of 30 years. Using data from the German Childhood Cancer Registry, we assessed temporal patterns of cancer survival among children (0-14 years) diagnosed in Germany from 1991 to 2016, by cancer type, age at diagnosis and sex. We calculated overall survival (OS) and average annual percentage changes of the respective 5-year OS estimates. OS improved across all cancer types, age groups as well as for boys and girls over time. Five-year OS for all childhood cancers combined increased from 77.8% in 1991-1995 to 86.5% in 2011-2016, with stronger improvements during the early 1990s. The most pronounced survival improvement was seen for acute myeloid leukaemia, at 2% annually and 5-year OS recently reaching 81.5%. Survival improvements for some diagnoses such as neuroblastoma, renal tumours and bone tumours have flattened out. Tremendous enhancements in diagnostics, treatment and supportive care have affected average survival improvements for most cancer types. Recently, survival improvements have decelerated overall and for some cancer types, it plateaued at an unsatisfactory level. As not all children benefited equally from the survival improvements, personal factors (eg, socioeconomic circumstances, health literacy, access to care) likely affect individual prognosis and warrant further investigation., (© 2023 The Authors. International Journal of Cancer published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd on behalf of UICC.)
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276. Influence of intraoperative fluid replacement on ampicillin serum levels and surgical site infections.
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Staib-Lasarzik I, Lehr S, Rosner AK, Timaru-Kast R, Hoeter K, Bruns K, Wollschläger D, Heinrich S, Thal SC, and Engelhard K
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- Adult, Ampicillin therapeutic use, Anti-Bacterial Agents therapeutic use, Antibiotic Prophylaxis adverse effects, Humans, Pilot Projects, Sulbactam therapeutic use, Anti-Infective Agents therapeutic use, Surgical Wound Infection epidemiology, Surgical Wound Infection etiology, Surgical Wound Infection prevention & control
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Background: Surgical site infections (SSI) occur despite antimicrobial prophylaxis and increase postoperative morbidity and mortality. This could be caused by an intraoperative decrease in antibiotic serum concentrations such as ampicillin after major abdominal surgery due to blood loss and fluid therapy, which possibly promotes SSI. This hypothesis was tested in the present study., Methods: This pilot study was performed as a prospective observational trial between March 2018 and May 2019. Ampicillin/sulbactam was administered intravenously during anesthesia induction. Fluid replacement was guided based on hemodynamic variables, including analysis of pulse pressure variation. The primary outcome was ampicillin serum level (ASL), measured after administration and hourly within 4 hours. The incidence of SSI at hospital discharge was the secondary outcome. Linear mixed and logistic regression models were used for statistical analyses., Results: After screening of 133 adult patients, 129 were enrolled, and 102 completed the study protocol. No correlation was found between the volume of intraoperative fluids and ASL, nor was any association found between ASL and SSI. Based on 5 SSI cases, SSI were associated with higher intraoperative fluid volume. ASL was sufficient to provide intraoperative coverage for all potential bacterial strains., Conclusion: Intraoperative fluid replacement had no effect on ASL up to 4 hours after ampicillin/sulbactam administration. SSI were within an acceptable range, indicating adequate antimicrobial prophylaxis, so intraoperative control of ASL does not seem necessary. In conclusion, contrary to our initial hypothesis, ASL is not influenced by volume turnover or blood loss during major surgery and therefore does not affect SSI., (Copyright © 2022 Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.)
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277. [Explaining the age-adjusted excess mortality with COVID-19-attributed deaths from January 2020 to July 2021].
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Wollschläger D, Schmidtmann I, Fückel S, Blettner M, and Gianicolo E
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- Germany epidemiology, Humans, Mortality, Pandemics, SARS-CoV-2, COVID-19, Influenza, Human epidemiology
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Background: Estimating COVID-19 mortality is impeded by uncertainties in cause of death coding. In contrast, age-adjusted excess all-cause mortality is a robust indicator of how the COVID-19 pandemic impacts public health. However, in addition to COVID-19 deaths, excess mortality potentially also reflects indirect negative effects of public health measures aiming to contain the pandemic., Objectives: The study examines whether excess mortality in Germany between January 2020 and July 2021 is consistent with fatalities attributed to COVID-19 or may be partially due to indirect effects of public health measures., Methods: Excess mortality trends for the period from January 2020 to July 2021 were checked for consistency with deaths attributed to COVID-19 in both the German federal states and districts of Rhineland-Palatinate. The expected monthly mortality rates were predicted based on data from 2015-2019, taking into account the population demographics, air temperature, seasonal influenza activity, and cyclic and long-term time trends RESULTS: COVID-19-attributed mortality was included in the 95% prediction uncertainty intervals for excess mortality in 232 of 304 (76.3%) month-state combinations and in 607 of 684 (88.7%) month-district combinations. The Spearman rank correlation between excess mortality and COVID-19-attributed mortality across federal states was 0.42 (95% confidence interval [0.31; 0.53]) and 0.21 (95% confidence interval [0.13; 0.29]) across districts., Conclusions: The good agreement of spatiotemporal excess mortality patterns with COVID-19 attributed mortality is consistent with the assumption that indirect adverse effects from public health interventions to contain the COVID-19 pandemic did not substantially contribute to excess mortality in Germany between January 2020 and July 2021., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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278. Adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in elderly patients with head and neck cancer: a monoinstitutional, two-to-one pair-matching analysis.
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Mayer A, Wenzel W, Wollschläger D, Bostel T, Krüger M, Matthias C, and Schmidberger H
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- Aged, Aged, 80 and over, Chemoradiotherapy, Humans, Lymphatic Metastasis, Prognosis, Retrospective Studies, Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant, Head and Neck Neoplasms therapy
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Purpose: About one fifth of patients with head and neck cancer are aged 70 years and older at the time of diagnosis. In these patients, risk factors (R1 status or extracapsular extension of lymph node metastases, ECE) often lead to a need for combined chemoradiotherapy (CRT) in the postoperative setting. However, there is considerable concern about the toxicity of such therapy in this age group., Methods: Retrospective evaluation of the data of 53 patients ≥ 70 years of age who underwent surgery in our hospital between 1999 and 2015 for tumors of the oral cavity, the oropharynx, the hypopharynx, or the larynx, who subsequently received adjuvant radiation therapy. Two younger patients (< 70 years) were assigned to each of the elderly patients in a matching procedure based on anatomic sublocalization and tumor stage. The total cohort was comprised of 154 patients., Results: Univariate analyses revealed a statistically significant influence of many factors on overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS), including Karnofsky performance score (KPS), alcohol consumption, smoking, R status, ECE, chemotherapy, and discontinuation of RT. Younger patients had better OS and PFS compared to the elderly (p = 0.013 and 0.012, respectively). In a multivariate Cox regression, no independent influence of age on OS and PFS was found. Survival was primarily dependent on the addition of chemotherapy to radiotherapy (RT), application of the full course of RT, continued alcohol abuse, KPS, and the presence of ECE. Toxicity analysis showed a higher incidence of chronic renal failure but, generally, side effects for elderly patients were not substantially greater., Conclusion: Performance status and behavioral risk factors but not chronological age are crucial for the prognosis of patients who require adjuvant chemoradiation., (© 2022. The Author(s).)
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279. Cardiac late effects after modern 3D-conformal radiotherapy in breast cancer patients: a retrospective cohort study in Germany (ESCaRa).
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Merzenich H, Baaken D, Schmidt M, Bekes I, Schwentner L, Janni W, Woeckel A, Bartkowiak D, Wiegel T, Blettner M, Wollschläger D, and Schmidberger H
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- Female, Germany epidemiology, Heart, Humans, Radiotherapy, Adjuvant, Retrospective Studies, Breast Neoplasms epidemiology, Breast Neoplasms radiotherapy, Radiotherapy, Conformal
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Purpose: Radiotherapy (RT) was identified as a risk factor for long-term cardiac effects in breast cancer patients treated until the 1990s. However, modern techniques reduce radiation exposure of the heart, but some exposure remains unavoidable. In a retrospective cohort study, we investigated cardiac mortality and morbidity of breast cancer survivors treated with recent RT in Germany., Methods: A total of 11,982 breast cancer patients treated between 1998 and 2008 were included. A mortality follow-up was conducted until 06/2018. In order to assess cardiac morbidity occurring after breast cancer treatment, a questionnaire was sent out in 2014 and 2019. The effect of breast cancer laterality on cardiac mortality and morbidity was investigated as a proxy for radiation exposure. We used Cox Proportional Hazards regression analysis, taking potential confounders into account., Results: After a median follow-up time of 11.1 years, there was no significant association of tumor laterality with cardiac mortality in irradiated patients (hazard ratio (HR) for left-sided versus right-sided tumor 1.09; 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.85-1.41). Furthermore, tumor laterality was not identified as a significant risk factor for cardiac morbidity (HR = 1.05; 95%CI 0.88-1.25)., Conclusions: Even though RT for left-sided breast cancer on average incurs higher radiation dose to the heart than RT for right-sided tumors, we found no evidence that laterality is a strong risk factor for cardiac disease after contemporary RT. However, larger sample sizes, longer follow-up, detailed information on individual risk factors and heart dose are needed to assess clinically manifest late effects of current cancer therapy., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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280. Association of COVID-19 mortality with COVID-19 vaccination rates in Rhineland-Palatinate (Germany) from calendar week 1 to 20 in the year 2021: a registry-based analysis.
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Wollschläger D, Gianicolo E, Blettner M, Hamann R, Herm-Stapelberg N, and Schoeps M
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- Aged, 80 and over, COVID-19 Vaccines, Female, Germany epidemiology, Humans, Male, Pandemics, Registries, SARS-CoV-2, Vaccination, COVID-19
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Vaccination is among the measures implemented by authorities to control the spread of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, real-world evidence of population-level effects of vaccination campaigns against COVID-19 are required to confirm that positive results from clinical trials translate into positive public health outcomes. Since the age group 80 + years is most at risk for severe COVID-19 disease progression, this group was prioritized during vaccine rollout in Germany. Based on comprehensive vaccination data from the German federal state of Rhineland-Palatinate for calendar week 1-20 in the year 2021, we calculated sex- and age-specific vaccination coverage. Furthermore, we calculated the proportion of weekly COVID-19 fatalities and reported SARS-CoV-2 infections formed by each age group. Vaccination coverage in the age group 80 + years increased to a level of 80% (men) and 75% (women). Increasing vaccination coverage coincided with a reduction in the age group's proportion of COVID-19 fatalities. In multivariable logistic regression, vaccination coverage was associated both with a reduction in an age-group's proportion of COVID-19 fatalities [odds ratio (OR) per 5 percentage points = 0.89, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.82-0.96, p = 0.0013] and of reported SARS-CoV-2 infections (OR per 5 percentage points = 0.82, 95% CI 0.76-0.88, p < 0.0001). The results are consistent with a protective effect afforded by the vaccination campaign against severe COVID-19 disease in the oldest age group., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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281. Estimating long-term health risks after breast cancer radiotherapy: merging evidence from low and high doses.
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Simonetto C, Wollschläger D, Kundrát P, Ulanowski A, Becker J, Castelletti N, Güthlin D, Shemiakina E, and Eidemüller M
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- Dose-Response Relationship, Radiation, Female, Heart Diseases, Humans, Leukemia, Lung Neoplasms, Risk Assessment, Smoking, Software, Breast Neoplasms radiotherapy, Models, Theoretical
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In breast cancer radiotherapy, substantial radiation exposure of organs other than the treated breast cannot be avoided, potentially inducing second primary cancer or heart disease. While distant organs and large parts of nearby ones receive doses in the mGy-Gy range, small parts of the heart, lung and bone marrow often receive doses as high as 50 Gy. Contemporary treatment planning allows for considerable flexibility in the distribution of this exposure. To optimise treatment with regards to long-term health risks, evidence-based risk estimates are required for the entire broad range of exposures. Here, we thus propose an approach that combines data from medical and epidemiological studies with different exposure conditions. Approximating cancer induction as a local process, we estimate organ cancer risks by integrating organ-specific dose-response relationships over the organ dose distributions. For highly exposed organ parts, specific high-dose risk models based on studies with medical exposure are applied. For organs or their parts receiving relatively low doses, established dose-response models based on radiation-epidemiological data are used. Joining the models in the intermediate dose range leads to a combined, in general non-linear, dose response supported by data over the whole relevant dose range. For heart diseases, a linear model consistent with high- and low-dose studies is presented. The resulting estimates of long-term health risks are largely compatible with rate ratios observed in randomised breast cancer radiotherapy trials. The risk models have been implemented in a software tool PASSOS that estimates long-term risks for individual breast cancer patients., (© 2021. The Author(s).)
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282. [Mental burden, resilience and tendency towards absenteeism among healthcare personnel in Germany during the first wave of the COVID-19 pandemic in spring 2020 : An ad hoc survey].
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Röthke N, Wollschläger D, Kunzler AM, Rohde A, Molter S, Bodenstein M, Reif A, Walter H, Lieb K, and Tüscher O
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- Absenteeism, Cross-Sectional Studies, Delivery of Health Care, Germany epidemiology, Humans, SARS-CoV-2, Surveys and Questionnaires, COVID-19, Pandemics
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Background: The coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic is associated with extensive changes in the public and private life in Germany. Healthcare personnel are particularly exposed to additional stressors., Objective: To identify the mental burden, resilience, tendency towards absenteeism and associated factors during the COVID-19 pandemic in an anonymous cross-sectional survey., Methods: Data on sociodemographics, occupational situation, contact to COVID-19 patients, mental burden, stressors, resilience, risk and protective factors were assessed among a convenience sample of healthcare personnel in spring 2020 (5 April 2020-7 May 2020). A comparison with the general population in Germany before and during the COVID-19 pandemic was conducted., Results: After the evaluation of 650 completed questionnaires, an increased mental burden was found compared to the German general population before the pandemic, while the mental burden was reduced compared to the general population during the pandemic. The self-reported resilience was slightly higher compared to the general population before and during the pandemic. The COVID-19-related stressors and worries were the most important risk factors, self-efficacy and optimism the most important protective factors. The mental burden was moderately correlated with the intention to change the profession and the tendency towards absenteeism., Conclusion: Mental burden in healthcare personnel during the COVID-19 pandemic is associated with a higher tendency towards taking sick leave. In order to support healthcare personnel interventions that foster resources, such as self-efficacy and optimism should be offered to particularly vulnerable groups .
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- 2021
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283. Re: "Radiation Exposure From Pediatric CT Scans and Subsequent Cancer Risk in the Netherlands".
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Wollschläger D, Blettner M, and Pokora R
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- Child, Humans, Netherlands, Radiation Dosage, Tomography, X-Ray Computed, Neoplasms, Radiation Exposure
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- 2019
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284. The impact of breast cancer biological subtyping on tumor size assessment by ultrasound and mammography - a retrospective multicenter cohort study of 6543 primary breast cancer patients.
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Stein RG, Wollschläger D, Kreienberg R, Janni W, Wischnewsky M, Diessner J, Stüber T, Bartmann C, Krockenberger M, Wischhusen J, Wöckel A, Blettner M, and Schwentner L
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- Aged, Breast pathology, Breast surgery, Breast Neoplasms surgery, Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast surgery, Carcinoma, Lobular surgery, Female, Humans, Mammography, Middle Aged, Neoplasm Staging, Receptor, ErbB-2 metabolism, Receptors, Estrogen metabolism, Receptors, Progesterone metabolism, Retrospective Studies, Ultrasonography, Mammary, Breast Neoplasms diagnostic imaging, Breast Neoplasms pathology, Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast diagnosis, Carcinoma, Ductal, Breast pathology, Carcinoma, Lobular diagnostic imaging, Carcinoma, Lobular pathology
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Background: Mammography and ultrasound are the gold standard imaging techniques for preoperative assessment and for monitoring the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy in breast cancer. Maximum accuracy in predicting pathological tumor size non-invasively is critical for individualized therapy and surgical planning. We therefore aimed to assess the accuracy of tumor size measurement by ultrasound and mammography in a multicentered health services research study., Methods: We retrospectively analyzed data from 6543 patients with unifocal, unilateral primary breast cancer. The maximum tumor diameter was measured by ultrasound and/or mammographic imaging. All measurements were compared to final tumor diameter determined by postoperative histopathological examination. We compared the precision of each imaging method across different patient subgroups as well as the method-specific accuracy in each patient subgroup., Results: Overall, the correlation with histology was 0.61 for mammography and 0.60 for ultrasound. Both correlations were higher in pT2 cancers than in pT1 and pT3. Ultrasound as well as mammography revealed a significantly higher correlation with histology in invasive ductal compared to lobular cancers (p < 0.01). For invasive lobular cancers, the mammography showed better correlation with histology than ultrasound (p = 0.01), whereas there was no such advantage for invasive ductal cancers. Ultrasound was significantly superior for HR negative cancers (p < 0.001). HER2/neu positive cancers were also more precisely assessed by ultrasound (p < 0.001). The size of HER2/neu negative cancers could be more accurately predicted by mammography (p < 0.001)., Conclusion: This multicentered health services research approach demonstrates that predicting tumor size by mammography and ultrasound provides accurate results. Biological tumor features do, however, affect the diagnostic precision.
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