Solid and hematologic neoplasms after testicular cancer: A US population-based study of 24 900 survivors

Abstract

Background: No large US population-based study focusing on recent decades, to our knowledge, has comprehensively examined risks of second malignant solid and hematological neoplasms (solid-SMN and heme-SMN) after testicular cancer (TC), taking into account initial therapy and histological type. Methods: Standardized incidence ratios (SIR) vs the general population and 95% confidence intervals (CI) for solid-SMN and heme-SMN were calculated for 24 900 TC survivors (TCS) reported to the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registries (1973-2014). All statistical tests were two-sided. Results: The median age at TC diagnosis was 33 years. Initial management comprised chemotherapy (n=6340), radiotherapy (n=9058), or surgery alone (n=8995). During 372 709 person-years of follow-up (mean=15 years), 1625 TCS developed solid-SMN and 228 (107 lymphomas, 92 leukemias, 29 plasma cell dyscrasias) developed heme-SMN. Solid-SMN risk was increased 1.06-fold (95% CI=1.01 to 1.12), with elevated risks following radiotherapy (SIR=1.13, 95% CI=1.06 to 1.21) and chemotherapy (SIR=1.36, 95% CI=1.12 to 1.41) but not surgery alone (SIR=0.83, 95% CI=0.75 to 0.92). Corresponding risks for seminoma were 1.13 (95% CI=1.06 to 1.21), 1.28 (95% CI=1.02 to 1.58), and 0.87 (95% CI=0.74 to 1.01) and for nonseminoma were 1.05 (95% CI=0.67 to 1.56), 1.25 (95% CI=1.08 to 1.43), and 0.80 (95% CI=0.70 to 0.92), respectively. Thirty-year cumulative incidences of solid-SMN after radiotherapy, chemotherapy, and surgery alone were 16.9% (95% CI=15.7% to 18.1%), 10.1% (95% CI=8.8% to 11.5%), and 8.8% (95% CI=7.8% to 9.9%), respectively (P