Risk of diabetes after para-aortic radiation for testicular cancer

  • Harmke J. Groot
  • , Jourik A. Gietema
  • , Berthe M. P. Aleman
  • , Luca Incrocci
  • , Ronald de Wit
  • , J. Alfred Witjes
  • , Gerard Groenewegen
  • , Peter de Brouwer
  • , Otto W. M. Meijer
  • , Maarten C. C. M. Hulshof
  • , Hetty A. van den Berg
  • , Tineke J. Smilde
  • , Ben G. L. Vanneste
  • , Maureen J. Aarts
  • , Alphonsus C. M. van den Bergh
  • , J. Martijn Kerst
  • , Alexandra W. van den Belt-Dusebout
  • , Sjoukje Lubberts
  • , Katarzina Jozwiak
  • , Simon Horenblas
  • Flora E. van Leeuwen, Michael Schaapveld*
*Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: While the risk of diabetes is increased following radiation exposure to the pancreas among childhood cancer survivors, its association among testicular cancer (TC) survivors has not been investigated.

METHODS: Diabetes risk was studied in 2998 1-year TC survivors treated before 50 years of age with orchidectomy with/without radiotherapy between 1976 and 2007. Diabetes incidence was compared with general population rates. Treatment-specific risk of diabetes was assessed using a case-cohort design.

RESULTS: With a median follow-up of 13.4 years, 161 TC survivors were diagnosed with diabetes. Diabetes risk was not increased compared to general population rates (standardised incidence ratios (SIR): 0.9; 95% confidence interval (95% CI): 0.7-1.1). Adjusted for age, para-aortic radiotherapy was associated with a 1.66-fold (95% CI: 1.05-2.62) increased diabetes risk compared to no radiotherapy. The excess hazard increased with 0.31 with every 10 Gy increase in the prescribed radiation dose (95% CI: 0.11-0.51, P = 0.003, adjusted for age and BMI); restricted to irradiated patients the excess hazard increased with 0.33 (95% CI:-0.14 to 0.81, P = 0.169) with every 10 Gy increase in radiation dose.

CONCLUSION: Compared to surgery only, para-aortic irradiation is associated with increased diabetes risk among TC survivors.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)901-907
Number of pages7
JournalBritish Journal of Cancer
Volume119
Issue number7
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2 Oct 2018

Keywords

  • STAGE-I SEMINOMA
  • LONG-TERM SURVIVORS
  • GERM-CELL CANCER
  • FOLLOW-UP
  • CARDIOVASCULAR-DISEASE
  • A-REPORT
  • MELLITUS
  • SURVEILLANCE
  • RADIOTHERAPY
  • CARBOPLATIN

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