The increasing burden of testicular seminomas and non-seminomas in adolescents and young adults (AYAs):incidence, treatment, disease-specific survival and mortality trends in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2019

Background: Testicular cancer incidence among adolescents and young adults (AYAs, aged 18-39 years at diagnosis) is increasing worldwide and most patients will survive the initial disease. Still, detailed epidemiological information about testicular cancer among AYAs is scarce. This study aimed to provide a detailed overview of testicular cancer trends in incidence, treatment, long-term relative survival and mortality by histological subtype among AYAs diagnosed in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2019. Materials and methods: Data of all malignant testicular cancers (ICD-code C62) were extract... Mehr ...

Verfasser: van der Meer, D. J.
Karim-Kos, H. E.
Elzevier, H. W.
Dinkelman-Smit, M.
Kerst, J. M.
Atema, V.
Lehmann, V.
Husson, O.
van der Graaf, W. T.A.
Dokumenttyp: Artikel
Erscheinungsdatum: 2024
Reihe/Periodikum: van der Meer , D J , Karim-Kos , H E , Elzevier , H W , Dinkelman-Smit , M , Kerst , J M , Atema , V , Lehmann , V , Husson , O & van der Graaf , W T A 2024 , ' The increasing burden of testicular seminomas and non-seminomas in adolescents and young adults (AYAs) : incidence, treatment, disease-specific survival and mortality trends in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2019 ' , ESMO Open , vol. 9 , no. 2 , 102231 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.esmoop.2023.102231
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Sprache: Englisch
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Background: Testicular cancer incidence among adolescents and young adults (AYAs, aged 18-39 years at diagnosis) is increasing worldwide and most patients will survive the initial disease. Still, detailed epidemiological information about testicular cancer among AYAs is scarce. This study aimed to provide a detailed overview of testicular cancer trends in incidence, treatment, long-term relative survival and mortality by histological subtype among AYAs diagnosed in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2019. Materials and methods: Data of all malignant testicular cancers (ICD-code C62) were extracted from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Mortality data were retrieved from Statistics Netherlands. European age-standardized incidence and mortality rates with average annual percentage change statistics and relative survival estimates up to 20 years of follow-up were calculated. Results: A total of 12 528 testicular cancers were diagnosed between 1989 and 2019. Comparing 1989-1999 to 2010-2019, the incidence increased from 4.4 to 11.4 for seminomas and from 5.7 to 11.1 per 100 000 person-years for non-seminomas. Rising trends were most prominent for localized disease. Radiotherapy use in localized testicular seminomas declined from 78% in 1989-1993 to 5% in 2015-2019. Meanwhile, there was a slight increase in chemotherapy use. Most AYAs with localized seminomas and non-seminomas received active surveillance only (>80%). Overall, relative survival estimates remained well above 90% even at 20 years of follow-up for both seminomas and non-seminomas. Mortality rates declined from 0.5 to 0.4 per 100 000 person-years between 1989-1999 and 2010-2019. Conclusions: The incidence of seminoma and non-seminoma testicular cancers significantly increased in AYAs in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2019. There was a shift towards less-aggressive treatment regimens without negative survival effects. Relative survival estimates remained well above 90% at 20 years of follow-up in most cases. Testicular cancer mortality was already low, ...