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Physical morbidities in survivors of testicular germ cell tumors during childhood, adolescence, and young adulthood: a population-based retrospective matched cohort study.

Rand Ajaj, Cindy Lau, Sumit Gupta, Nancy N Baxter, Jason D Pole, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C Nathan

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Rand AjajChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, 686 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Cindy LauICES, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Sumit GuptaChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, 686 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Nancy N BaxterICES, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Jason D PoleICES, 2075 Bayview Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Furqan ShaikhDivision of Haematology/Oncology, The Hospital for Sick Children, 555 University Ave, Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
Paul C NathanChild Health Evaluative Sciences, The Hospital for Sick Children Research Institute, 686 Bay St., Toronto, Ontario, Canada.

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Background: While testicular germ cell tumors (TGCT) survival exceeds 90%, many survivors of adult TGCT are at risk for treatment toxicities. Less is known about physical morbidities in children, adolescents, and young adults (CAYA) with TGCT. Methods: We used the Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario Networked Information System, the Initiative to Maximize Progress in Adolescent and Young Adult Cancer Therapy, and the Ontario Cancer Registry to identify all CAYA males diagnosed with TGCT from 1992 to 2021 at age 11-21 years in Ontario, Canada. We matched patients at TGCT diagnosis (one-to-five ratio) to cancer-free males from the general Ontario population who were identified from the Registered Person Database. We linked CAYA to health administrative databases to identify subsequent malignant neoplasms (SMN) and hearing loss/aid use after TGCT diagnosis. We assessed cardiovascular disease (CVD), dialysis, and kidney transplant that occurred <five years ( Findings: We identified 748 patients (404 chemotherapy-treated) and 3740 controls. Median age at diagnosis was 19.0 years [interquartile range (IQR): 18.0-21.0] and 29.7 years (IQR: 25.0-37.6) at the end of follow-up. Chemotherapy-treated patients had higher risk than controls for non-TGCT SMN [hazard ratio (HR) = 4.5, 95% CI: 1.8-11.4], hearing loss/aid (HR = 2.7, 95% CI: 1.8-4.2), Interpretation: Chemotherapy-treated CAYA with TGCT are at elevated risks for non-TGCT SMN, hearing loss, and Funding: Foundation grants-Canadian Institutes of Health Research, Ontario Graduate Scholarship-University of Toronto, and Research Training Competition (RESTRACOMP) award-The Hospital for Sick Children.

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Adolescents and young adultsLate effectsReal-world evidenceTesticular germ cell tumors

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PMCPMC12414842

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