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Adolescent and young adult patients with cancer: a milieu of unique features

Sender, Leonard, Zabokrtsky, Keri B.·2015·Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology

Abstract

Adolescent and young adult (AYA) patients with cancer are a unique category of patients who, depending on age at time of diagnosis, might receive treatment from oncologists specializing either in the treatment of children or adults. In the USA, AYA oncology generally encompasses patients 15-39 years of age. AYA patients with cancer typically present with diseases that span the spectrum from 'paediatric' cancers (such as acute lymphoblastic leukaemia [ALL] and brain tumours) to 'adult' tumours (such as breast cancer and melanoma), as well as cancers that are largely unique to their age group (such as testicular cancer and bone tumours). Research indicates that outcomes of AYA patients with cancer are influenced not only by the treatment provided, but also by factors related to 'host' biology. In addition to the potential biological and cancer-specific differences between AYAs and other patients with cancer, AYA patients also often have disparate access to clinical trials and suffer from a lack of age-appropriate psychosocial support services and health services, which might influence survival as well as overall quality of life. In this Review, these issues are discussed, with a focus on two types of AYA cancer--ALL and melanoma--highlighting findings arising from the use of emerging technologies, such as whole-genome sequencing.

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Authors
Sender, L., & Zabokrtsky, K. B.
Affiliations
  • University of California, Irvine (US)
  • Children's Hospital of Orange County (US)
Corresponding author
Sender, Leonard
Venue
Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology
Published
2015-05-26
Volume
12
Issue
8
Pages
465-480
ISSN
  • 1759-4774 (ISSN-L)
  • 1759-4782
OpenAlex
W427596666
Cited by
130
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196
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FWCI
1.77
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Nature Reviews Clinical Oncology (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Pediatrics, Perinatology and Child Health › Childhood Cancer Survivors' Quality of Life
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health › Acute Lymphoblastic Leukemia research
  • Health Sciences › Health Professions › Speech and Hearing › Adolescent and Pediatric Healthcare
Keywords
adolescent and young adult cancer, acute lymphoblastic leukemia, melanoma, long-term outcomes, host biology, clinical trial access, psychosocial support, quality of life, whole genome sequencing
MeSH terms
Adolescent, Adult, Clinical Trials as Topic, Delivery of Health Care, Health Services Accessibility, Humans, Immunotherapy, Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice, Melanoma, Mutation, Neoplasm Metastasis, Patient Advocacy, Risk Factors, Skin Neoplasms, Social Work, Survivors, Patient Selection, Proto-Oncogene Proteins B-raf, Precursor Cell Lymphoblastic Leukemia-Lymphoma, Young Adult, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

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