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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Roberts, Geoffrey
• Benusiglio, Patrick R.
• Bisseling, Tanya
• Coit, Daniel
• Davis, Jeremy L.
• Grimes, Sam
• Guise, Theresa A.
• Hardwick, Richard
• Harris, Kirsty
• Mansfield, Paul Furman
• Rossaak, Jeremy
• Schreiber, Karen Chelcun
• Stanich, Peter P.
• Strong, Vivian E.
• Kaurah, Pardeep

Titel

International Delphi consensus guidelines for follow-up after prophylactic total gastrectomy: the Life after Prophylactic Total Gastrectomy (LAP-TG) study

Ist Teil von

• Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association, 2022-11, Vol.25 (6), p.1094-1104

Ort / Verlag

Singapore: Springer Nature Singapore

Erscheinungsjahr

2022

Quelle

MEDLINE

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Background Prophylactic total gastrectomy (PTG) remains the only means of preventing gastric cancer for people with genetic mutations predisposing to Hereditary Diffuse Gastric Cancer (HDGC), mainly in the CDH1 gene. The small but growing cohort of people undergoing PTG at a young age are expected to have a life-expectancy close to the general population, however, knowledge of the long-term effects of, and monitoring requirements after, PTG is limited. This study aims to define the standard of care for follow-up after PTG. Methods Through a combination of literature review and two-round Delphi consensus of major HDGC/PTG units and physicians, and patient advocates, we produced a set of recommendations for follow-up after PTG. Results There were 42 first round, and 62 second round, responses from clinicians, allied health professionals and patient advocates. The guidelines include recommendations for timing of assessments and specialties involved in providing follow-up, micronutrient supplementation and monitoring, bone health and the provision of written information. Conclusion While the evidence supporting the guidelines is limited, expert consensus provides a framework to best manage people following PTG, and could support the collection of information on the long-term effects of PTG.