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ABSTRACT: Background
Although intracranial metastatic disease (IMD) is a frequent complication of cancer, most cancer registries do not capture these cases. Consequently, a data-gap exists, which thwarts system-level quality improvement efforts. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the real-world burden of IMD.Methods
Patients diagnosed with a non-CNS cancer between 2010 and 2018 were identified from the Ontario Cancer Registry. IMD was identified by scanning hospital administrative databases for cranial irradiation or coding for a secondary brain malignancy (ICD-10 code C793).Results
25,478 of 601,678 (4.2%) patients with a diagnosis of primary cancer were found to have IMD. The median time from primary cancer diagnosis to IMD was 5.2 (0.7, 15.4) months and varied across disease sites, for example, 2.1 months for lung, 7.3 months for kidney, and 22.8 months for breast. Median survival following diagnosis with IMD was 3.7 months. Lung cancer accounted for 60% of all brain metastases, followed by breast cancer (11%) and melanoma (6%). More advanced stage at diagnosis and younger age were associated with a higher likelihood of developing IMD (P < .0001). IMD was also associated with triple-negative breast cancers and ductal histology (P < .001), and with small-cell histology in patients with lung cancer (P < .0001). The annual incidence of IMD was 3,520, translating to 24.2 per 100,000 persons.Conclusion
IMD represents a significant burden in patients with systemic cancers and is a significant cause of cancer mortality. Our findings support measures to actively capture incidents of brain metastasis in cancer registries.
SUBMITTER: Habbous S
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7872008 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jan-Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Habbous Steven S Forster Katharina K Darling Gail G Jerzak Katarzyna K Holloway Claire M B CMB Sahgal Arjun A Das Sunit S
Neuro-oncology advances 20201222 1
<h4>Background</h4>Although intracranial metastatic disease (IMD) is a frequent complication of cancer, most cancer registries do not capture these cases. Consequently, a data-gap exists, which thwarts system-level quality improvement efforts. The purpose of this investigation was to determine the real-world burden of IMD.<h4>Methods</h4>Patients diagnosed with a non-CNS cancer between 2010 and 2018 were identified from the Ontario Cancer Registry. IMD was identified by scanning hospital adminis ...[more]