期刊
ORAL ONCOLOGY
卷 114, 期 -, 页码 -出版社
ELSEVIER
DOI: 10.1016/j.oraloncology.2020.105128
关键词
Nasopharyngeal carcinoma; Epstein-Barr Virus; Circulating EBV-DNA; Practice guidelines; Quality of health care; Prognosis
资金
- Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS
- Veneto Region (IT) through the `Programma Regionale per i Biomarcatori Diagnostici, Prognostici e Predittivi'
The study investigated the clinical utility of circulating EBV-DNA (cEBV-DNA) in clinical practice guidelines and found that half of the available guidelines provide recommendations for its clinical use, but there are still methodological issues in standardizing the quantitative determination of cEBV-DNA.
Background: In EBV-related nasopharyngeal carcinoma (NPC), quantitative determination of circulating EBVDNA (cEBV-DNA) can potentially be applied as disease marker. The aim of the study was to investigate if the clinical utility of cEBV-DNA is established in clinical practice guidelines and if recommendations are provided to standardize the quantitative cEBV-DNA determination. Methods: A systematic literature search for NPC guidelines published since 2011 was performed. Information for cEBV-DNA detection method and use in clinical practice was synthesized in consecutive steps of increasing simplification. Results: From 570 titles and abstracts identified by the search, 16 guidelines were included. The selected documents were further clustered as either being based on a systematic literature revision to generate recommendations (4/16) or not (12/16). cEBV-DNA was evaluated in only one guideline based on a systematic revision and in 8 guidelines without systematic revision. Half of available guidelines provide recommendation for its clinical use. Methodological issues on cEBV-DNA determination are discussed by 31% of guidelines, without providing any recommendation on method standardization. Conclusions: Due to its prognostic value, cEBV-DNA is suggested in the pre-treatment work-up and in the followup. Guideline producers need to take into more consideration methodological aspects impacting the actual reliability and generalizability of laboratory results.
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