V posledních letech se objevují stále častější upozornění na nedostatečno u diagnostiku a léčbu depresivních stavů u seniorů, udává se výskyt deprese u 15 % seniorů žijících ve vlastním prostředí a u 30 % seniorů žijících v institucích. Dále jsou opakovaně referovány nepříznivé důsledky dlouhodobě neléčené deprese na celkový vývoj zdravotního stavu seniorů. Cílem naší práce bylo zjistit aktuální situaci v záchytu deprese v běžné seniorské populaci a o jejím vlivu na zdravotní a funkční stav seniorů. Soubor nemocných a metodika. Soubor nemocných tvoří 161 seniorů ve věku nad 65 let žijících ve vlastním prostředí v péči praktických lékařů a geriatrické ambulance. Tito nemocní byli vyšetřeni testy funkčního geriatrického vyšetření a základním laboratorním souborem. Byl vyhodnocen výskyt diagnostikované a nediagnostikované deprese a srovnání celkového zdravotního a funkčního stavu seniorů s depresí a bez deprese. Výsledky. Ve sledovaném souboru byla deprese diagnostikována u 30 (18,6 %) seniorů, léčeni byli pouze 4 (2,5 %). U seniorů s depresí byl prokázán významně nižší kognitivní výkon (test Mini Mental- State Examinati on - MMSE), významně horší výsledky testů soběstačnosti (Activities if Daily Living - ADL, Instrumental ADL Scale - IADL), vyšší počet užívaných léků a vyšší počet diagnóz, pro které byli tito nemocní léčeni. Závěry: 1. Deprese je v běžné seniorské populaci poddiagnostikovaná, a tudíž nedostatečně léčená. 2. Neléčená deprese výrazným způsobem zhoršuje vývoj zdravotního stavu seniorů a jejich soběstačnost. 3. Nemocní s neléčenou depresí jeví výraznou tendenci k vyšší potřebě zdravotnické péče. 4. V praxi je nutno seniory s depresí aktivně vyhledávat a jejich depresi řešit., The words of caution in relation to insufficient diagnoses and treatment of depression in seniors had become more frequent over the recent years; the prevalence of depression is estimated to be ar und 15% in seniors living in their own environment and 30% in seniors living in institutions. Furthermore, negative consequences of long-term untreated depression on the overall health status of seniors are repeatedly being reported. The aim of our research was to ascertain the current situation in detection of depression in a common senior population and to ascertain the effect of depression on the seniors' health and functional status. Patient sample and methods. The patient sample comprised of 161 seniors over 65 years of age, living in their own environment and being in the care of general practitioners and geriatrists. These patients were assessed using geriatric functional assessment tests and the core laboratory assessments battery. We analyzed the prevalence of diagnosed and undiagnosed depression and compared overall health and functional status of seniors with and without depression. Results. Depression was diagnosed in 30 (18.6%) seniors in the researched sample; only 4 (2.5%) were treated. Seniors with depression had significantly lover cognitive performance (Mini Mental- State Examinati on test - MMSE), significantly worse results of the self-sufficiency test (Activiti es of Daily Living - ADL, Instrumental ADL Scale - IADL), used higher number of drugs and had higher number of diagnoses for which they were treated. Conclusions. 1. Depression in an ordinary senior population is underdiagnosed and thus insufficiently treated. 2. Untreated depression significantly worsens the health status prognosis of seniors and their self-sufficiency. 3. Patients with untreated depression tend significantly towards higher consumption of health care. 4. It is necessary in routine practice to actively search for seniors with depression and to manage their depression., Hana Kubešová, Jan Matějovský, Hana Meluzínová, Pavel Weber, and Lit.: 23
Trastuzumab is a humanized monoclonal antibody directed against the HER-2 receptor. Trastuzumab-based therapy significantly improves response rate (RR), time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) for women with HER-2 positive metastatic breast cancer. Despite its initial efficacy, acquired resistance to trastuzumab develops in a majority of patients with MBC, and a large subset never responds, demonstrating primary resistance. The purpose of this retrospective study was to determine prognostic factors applicable to clinical practice. METHODS: We enrolled 112 women with metastatic breast cancer, who started the trastuzumab-based therapy at Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute until January 2007. Clinical and laboratory factors, such as: patients conditions, character ofmetastatic spread, histology, estrogen, progesterone and Her-2 receptor status, Her-2/neu gene amplification, and serum tumor markers CEA, CA 15-3 and extracellular domain of Her-2 receptor (S-HER-2 ECD) were monitored. The association of all factors to response to therapy, time to progression (TTP) and overall survival (OS) was assessed. RESULTS: In 95% patients, the trastuzumab was combined with cytostatics (83% taxanes), 88,4% of patients started the trastuzumab as the first or second-line anticancer treatment. The median TTP was 284 days (9,3 months) and the median OS was 612 days (20,1 months) for all patients, RR was 54,5%. The highest RR was associated with the first-line treatment (p<0.0001) and with HER-2 gene/Chromosome 17 ratio > 2,2 (p=0,0092). Eleven patients (9,8%) discontinued the treatment because of toxicity, 7 patients did it as a result of cardiotoxicity (6,2%). CNS metastases occurred in 31 patients (27,7%). The S-HER-2 ECD was the most frequently elevated serum marker at the time of the treatment initialization (72,5%) and at the time of the progression (55,9%). Cox regression analysis identified S-HER-2 ECD levels at the beginning and between day 90 and 130 of the trastuzumab therapy as the best predictors of TTP. On the other hand the best predictor of OS was level of CEA before the treatment started and level of S-HER-2 ECD between day 90 and 130 of the trastuzumab therapy. CONCLUSIONS: We confirmed that the only one predictive marker for response to trastuzumab therapy is a proof of HER-2 tumor positivity.The highest prevalence of S-HER-2 ECD positivity among serum tumor markers and the strong association between initial and subsequent S-HER-2 ECD serum concentrations and time to progression and overall survival make the S-HER-2 ECD the most significant prognostic marker., Svoboda Marek, Grell Peter, Šimíčková Marta, Fabian Pavel, Petráková Katarína, Palácpvá Markéta, Macková Dagmar, Trojanec Radek, Hajdúch Marián, Pavlík Tomáš, Nenutil Rudolf, Vyzula Rostislav, and Lit.: 37