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Background Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea (CIA) may have an impact on the prognosis of the earl... more Background
Chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea (CIA) may have an impact on the prognosis of the early breast cancer as it may have a therapeutic hormonal effect.
The aim of this study is to evaluate the impact of chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea (CIA) on the relapse-free survival (RFS) and overall survival (OS) in premenopausal breast cancer patients received adjuvant chemotherapy, and to examine the predictors of CIA.
Patients and Methods
Retrospectively, we reviewed data from files of 258 patients with breast cancer, who were premenopausal, non-metastatic, and received adjuvant chemotherapy in the Department of Cancer Management and Research, Medical Research Institute, Alexandria University from January 2003 to December 2007. Patients were classified in to two groups to be compared with each other; the CIA group and no-CIA group. Then statistical uni-variate analysis was performed to correlate different variables to CIA. The survival analyses were done using the Kaplan–Meier method and Cox analysis.
Results
The CIA occurred more in patients who aged more than 40 years, and the difference in the age between the two groups is statistically significant. The difference in other variables between the two groups was statistically insignificant.
Using the Kaplan–Meier method, The 5 years RFS in the CIA group was 50.7%, and in the no-CIA group it was 40.6%. The 5 years OS in the CIA group was 80%, and in the no-CIA group it was 73.4%, but this difference was not statistically significant. In a subgroup analysis of hormonal receptor positive patients: the 5 years RFS in CIA group was 79.7%, and in no-CIA group it was 72.4%, and the 5 years OS in the CIA group was 79.3%, and in the no-CIA group it was 66.6%, but this difference also not statistically significant.
Using Cox Regression analysis, the CIA was not an independent prognostic variable in correlation to either RFS or OS, but some other prognostic variables appear to be independent prognostic variables in correlation to RFS, as stage, number of positive axillary lymphnodes, and Her2/neu status. Tumor size, number of positive axillary lymphnodes, and ER/PR status appear to be independent prognostic variables in correlation to OS.
Conclusion
The age is one of the determinants of occurrence of CIA. Early stage breast cancer patients who developed chemotherapy-induced amenorrhea (CIA) tend to have a better relapse-free survival and overall survival than those who did not develop CIA

Papers by Yousri Rostom

Eastern Mediterranean Health Journal

Background: There have been system inefficiencies in the profiling and management of female breas... more Background: There have been system inefficiencies in the profiling and management of female breast cancer in Alexandria, Egypt. Aims: To identify barriers to full implementation of international guidelines for the management of female breast cancer patients. Methods: Female breast cancer data were extracted from records of 3 public oncology services in Alexandria, Egypt, from 2007 to 2016 and analysed. Results: A total of 5236 of the available 7125 records were usable. Median age of the patients was 54 years, and the median duration of pre-diagnosis complaint was 3.1 months. Some 522 (31.5%) of the patients had a family history of cancer. For tumour stage, 2527 (55.2%) were early, 1717 (37.6%) were locally advanced, and 331 (7.2%) were at stage IV. Estrogen receptor, progesterone receptor, and HER2 were positive in 3869 (85%), 3545 (78%), and 461 (15.3%) patients, respectively. Chemotherapy started after a median 1.03 months. Adjuvant chemotherapy was given to 3667 (91.7 %) patients...

Scientific Abstracts, 2021

Purpose: Exploration of the population profile and management of female breast cancer in a repres... more Purpose: Exploration of the population profile and management of female breast cancer in a representative sample from Alexandria, Egypt, to identify system inefficiencies and barriers preventing full implementation of international guidelines, negatively impacting the outcome. Methods: The study surveyed 7125 records from three major public oncology services at Main University Hospital, Gamal Abd-elnasser Hospital and Ayadi Almostakbel Oncology Center, between 2007 and 2016. Results: 73.4% (5236 records) of the records contained usable information. The median age was 54 years, with positive family history in 31.5%. The median duration of complaint before diagnosis was 3.1 months (IQR 1.6-7.5). 55.2% were early stage, 37.6% were locally advanced and 7.2% were stage IV. Breast surgery was performed for 4976 cases. Axillary surgery was done for 4945 cases. Most cases were hormone receptor positive. 15.3% were HER2 positive. The median duration to start chemotherapy was 1.03 months (IQR...

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Bulletin du cancer, 2006

Acute mucositis is the main intensity-limiting toxicity in the management of head and neck (H&N) ... more Acute mucositis is the main intensity-limiting toxicity in the management of head and neck (H&N) and digestive track carcinomas with radiotherapy. New radiation modalities (hyperfractionation and/or acceleration) as well as combined modality regimens in this situation induce higher rates of acute toxicity. Hyperfractionation for example allows higher control rates, with few late toxicities, but it slightly increases acute mucositis. The addition of chemotherapy introduces systemic toxicity and can exacerbate local tissue reactions when used concurrently with radiation. Mucositis is recognized as the principal limiting factor to further treatment intensification. As local-regional control and overall survival are related to dose-intensity in this case, further research into the assessment, analysis, prevention and treatment of mucosal toxicity is not only crucial to the improvement in quality of life, but certainly to improved rates of disease control as well. Several topical and sys...

Clinical and Experimental Hepatology, 2021

Aim of the study Data regarding hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after directly acting a... more Aim of the study Data regarding hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) recurrence after directly acting antivirals for hepatitis C are contradictory. Our aim was to study the HCC recurrence in patients who received directly acting antivirals after tumor ablation. Material and methods This retrospective study included all Child-Pugh A and B patients with hepatitis C related < 5 cm single or up to 3 HCC without any vascular or extrahepatic involvement whose lesions were managed using microwave or radiofrequency ablation at the Internal Medicine Department of Alexandria Faculty of Medicine, in the period from 1 January 2016 to 31 December 2016, and then received directly acting antivirals. Results Data from 52 patients were analyzed. Throughout the 2 years from ablation, 42.3% of patients experienced tumor recurrence (22 out of 52 patients). In addition, two subjects died and 4 subjects were lost to follow-up before any tumor recurrence. Conclusions Although our study included both modified...

Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, 2006

BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer is the eighth leading cancer in women, as it accounts for 4% of all mal... more BACKGROUND Ovarian cancer is the eighth leading cancer in women, as it accounts for 4% of all malignant tumors in females. The incidence of ovarian cancer is up to 10 times higher in western countries than in rural Asian and Africa ones. Different reproductive characteristics, life styles and specific medical conditions are responsible for different pattern and incidence of ovarian cancer worldwide. MATERIAL AND METHODS A case control study was conducted during the time period from 2000 to 2003 including 172 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer, recently diagnosed and confirmed by histopathology. The patients were accessed at the hospitals currently covered by Alexandria Cancer Registry. In addition, 441 control subjects, comparable by age and address, were randomly selected from patients admitted to the same hospitals for nongynecological, non-endocrinal acute diseases. Both cases and controls were subjected to a specific predesigned questionnaire to cover menstrual, reproductive and...

e13558 Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have outstanding contri... more e13558 Background: Artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) have outstanding contributions in oncology. One of the applications is the early detection of breast cancer. Recently, several ML and data mining techniques have been used for both detection and classification of breast cancer cases. It is found that about 25% of breast cancer cases have an aggressive cancer at diagnosis time, with metastatic spread. The absence or presence of metastatic spread largely determines the patient’s survival. Hence, early detection is very important for reducing cancer mortality rates Methods: This study aims at applying ML and data mining, using AI techniques, for exploring and preprocessing breast cancer dataset, before building the ML classification Model for breast cancer metastasis prediction. The model will be implemented for mass screening, to prioritize patients who are more likely to develop metastases. A dataset of breast cancer cases was provided by the Oncology and Nucle...

International Journal of Radiation Oncology*Biology*Physics

To characterize longitudinal MRI signal kinetics changes of salivary glands after radiotherapy (R... more To characterize longitudinal MRI signal kinetics changes of salivary glands after radiotherapy (RT) to oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) in a prospective study. Materials/Methods: Forty-six patients were enrolled in an IRB-approved protocol. MRIs were acquired at three time points: pre-, mid-, and post-RT, using the same positioning and immobilization for all patients. The mean T1, T1+ contrast (T1+C), and T2-weighted signal intensities (SI) for bilateral parotids (PG), submandibular (SMG), and sublingual glands (SLG) were recorded and changes in SI (DSI) were calculated. DSI were correlated to RT dose. Non-parametric, Bonferroni corrected comparisons are reported. Results: All patients were AJCC 7 th edition stage III-IV human papillomavirus positive OPSCC. Median age was 59 years (range 39-78). Tumors originated from base of tongue in 26 patients (57%) and tonsil in 20(43%). Prescription dose was 70Gy in 33 fractions. After Bonferroni correction, mid-RT increase in T1+C and T2 SI significantly increased in SMGs (p<0.003). Mean mid-RT dose was significantly higher to glands with significant SI increase in T2, and T1+C compared to other glands group after Bonferroni correction (36.20 vs. 20.44 Gy, p<0.0001). At post-RT, significant increase in mean T1+C SI was detected in all studied glands; for T1 images, both PG and SMG SI were significantly higher, and only SMGs showed higher SI in T2 in comparison to pre-RT (p<0.05). When comparing mean post-RT doses for all gland groups, significant higher doses were delivered for the gland group where higher T2 SI was observed (64.18 vs. 36.65 Gy, p<0.0001 after Bonferroni correction). Conclusion: Dose dependent serial MRI signal intensity changes in salivary glands were demonstrated in this prospective well curated dataset. These findings may reflect utility of MRI signal kinetics as an imaging biomarker early RT-induced inflammation that may lead to salivary dysfunction. Further follow up is needed to track more long-term MRI changes associated with late sequelae.

Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology

Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the t... more Background: Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is the fifth most common cancer in the world and the third most common cause of cancer related deaths. Radiofrequency ablation (RFA) and microwave ablation (MWA) are effective measures for HCC management. Although MWA is usually considered to be superior to RFA in the medical community, clinical studies showed contradictory results. We aimed to compare the efficacy of both techniques using a randomized controlled trial. Methods: We had assessed all patients with definite HCC who were referred to our unit during the period from mid-June 2017 to mid-December 2017 for inclusion in the study. After fulfilling the criteria, patients were randomized to either RFA or MWA. Achieving complete ablation was ensured. Patients were followed up every 3 months after the procedure to detect any tumor recurrence. Results: There were no statistically significant differences between both techniques regarding complications, local tumor recurrence, development of de novo HCC lesions and changes in the modified Child-Pugh score. Time of ablation using MWA was significantly shorter than RFA (P<0.001). Conclusions: RFA and MWA are comparable techniques for HCC treatment. Our group couldn't prove any superiority of MWA over RFA except for the shorter time needed for ablation.

This study carried out in Ayadi Almostkbal Oncology Center-Alexandria, measurements carried on si... more This study carried out in Ayadi Almostkbal Oncology Center-Alexandria, measurements carried on siemens linear accelerator (ARTISTE) which produces photons with energy 6 and 10 MV. This study aimed to dosimetric and verification measurements to apply step-and-shoot intensity modulated radiation therapy (IMRT) technique on patients. IMRT is a technology in radiation oncology that delivers radiation more precisely to the tumor while relatively sparing the surrounding normal tissues. Dosimetric measurements were carried out by using linear accelerator siemens (ARTISTE), PTW dosimetry system (relative and absolute) and slab solid phantom, using this tools we measure percentage depth dose, beam profile, flatness and symmetry. The measured data was collected and entered (transferred) to the treatment planning system CMS (XIO) for calculating dose distribution. These measurements were verified by comparing dose distribution came out planning system with dose distribution measured by PTW 2D-Array on linear accelerator. Dosimetry involves more than accounting for delivered dose. It involves ensuring that the MLC shapes are accurate and are correctly assigned to the patient. Any changes in shaping must be correctly and accurately incorporated into the field sequence. The information system should be implemented in a way that ensures good quality assurance practices.

Radiotherapy and Oncology

Clinical and Translational Radiation Oncology

Background: MRI-guided radiotherapy planning (MRIgRT) may be superior to CT-guided planning in so... more Background: MRI-guided radiotherapy planning (MRIgRT) may be superior to CT-guided planning in some instances owing to its improved soft tissue contrast. However, MR images do not communicate tissue electron density information necessary for dose calculation and therefore must either be co-registered to CT or algorithmically converted to synthetic CT. No robust quality assessment of commercially available MR-CT registration algorithms is yet available; thus we sought to quantify MR-CT registration formally. Methods: Head and neck non-contrast CT and T2 MRI scans acquired with standard treatment immobilization techniques were prospectively acquired from 15 patients. Per scan, 35 anatomic regions of interest (ROIs) were manually segmented. MRIs were registered to CT rigidly (RIR) and by three commercially available deformable registration algorithms (DIR). Dice similarity coefficient (DSC), Hausdorff distance mean (HD mean) and Hausdorff distance max (HD max) metrics were calculated to assess concordance between MRI and CT segmentations. Each DIR algorithm was compared to DIR using the nonparametric Steel test with control for individual ROIs (n = 105 tests) and for all ROIs in aggregate (n = 3 tests). The influence of tissue type on registration fidelity was assessed using nonparametric Wilcoxon pairwise tests between ROIs grouped by tissue type (n = 12 tests). Bonferroni corrections were applied for multiple comparisons.

Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute, Apr 1, 2006

Ovarian cancer is the eighth leading cancer in women, as it accounts for 4% of all malignant tumo... more Ovarian cancer is the eighth leading cancer in women, as it accounts for 4% of all malignant tumors in females. The incidence of ovarian cancer is up to 10 times higher in western countries than in rural Asian and Africa ones. Different reproductive characteristics, life styles and specific medical conditions are responsible for different pattern and incidence of ovarian cancer worldwide. A case control study was conducted during the time period from 2000 to 2003 including 172 cases of epithelial ovarian cancer, recently diagnosed and confirmed by histopathology. The patients were accessed at the hospitals currently covered by Alexandria Cancer Registry. In addition, 441 control subjects, comparable by age and address, were randomly selected from patients admitted to the same hospitals for nongynecological, non-endocrinal acute diseases. Both cases and controls were subjected to a specific predesigned questionnaire to cover menstrual, reproductive and lifestyle indicators. Univariate and multivariate analysis were conducted and 5% level of significance was adopted. Significantly increased risks were reported with increased number of abortions and increased number of ovarian cycles (OR=1.8, 95% CI (1.7-2.8), and 2.8, 95% CI 2.8 (1.5-5.2), respectively. Similarly, high risks were also reported for increased number of pregnancies, OR=1.6, 95% CI 1.1-2.4) for 1 to three pregnancies and 4.2, 95% CI 1.2-15.9) for more than four pregnancies On the other hand, decreased risks were reported for those with increased parity compared to nulliparous. Although ovarian cancer is less frequent in our community, yet the significant positive and negative associations between risk factors and ovarian cancer were similar to the results of other studies, apart from the primary prevention program that should be outlined according to prevalence of significant risk factors in the studied local community.

A common hypothesis is that neo-adjuvant treatment in rectal cancer, is able to increase sphincte... more A common hypothesis is that neo-adjuvant treatment in rectal cancer, is able to increase sphincter saving surgery. This review studies data relevant to this question. A total of 17 randomized trials were analysed. Since 1976, the rate of sphincter saving surgery increased from 20% to 75%. In none of the 17 trials it was possible to demonstrate a significant benefit of the neo-adjuvant regimens on the rate of sphincter saving surgery. There was a reduction in the risk of 5-year local recurrence partly due to these neo-adjuvant treatments. These neo-adjuvant regimens had no significant impact on the overall 5-year survival. None of the neo-adjuvant treatments tested was able to demonstrate an increase in the rate of sphincter saving surgery. The improvement in conservative surgery is mainly due to technical changes in surgery. Organ preservation after complete clinical response appears as an interesting hypothesis to test.

Critical Reviews in Oncology/Hematology, 2012

Journal of the Egyptian National Cancer Institute