Message from the Editorial Team

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Message from the Editorial Team Message from Anna Ugalde and Anna Boltong

Welcome to the June 2013 edition of the Society News. June is of course MASCC/ISOO Symposium month so we are excited to profile the workshops some of you will be able to participate in if you have the opportunity to go to Berlin (and enjoy all it has to offer!). Every month we feature some of the latest publications by MASCC members and give you an opportunity to meet some new MASCC members from all over the world. No doubt, we will have some exciting stories from the annual meeting to be able to share in future issues of our newsletter. As always, you can keep us updated with any MASCC member news or events, including research or clinical achievements. We can be contacted at [email protected] or [email protected]. Enjoy the conference and we look forward to hearing from you. Anna & Anna

MASCC/ISOO Symposium 2013 News - WORKSHOPS There are 5 Parallel Workshops available at this year's Cancer Care Symposium. Due to limited space, registration is on a "first come first serve" basis. All workshops take place on Thursday, 27 June, 2013 in the morning between 08:00 and 12:00. For detailed descriptions and registration information, go to http:// www2.kenes.com/mascc2013/scientific/Pages/Workshops.aspx. The workshops are:

Mucositis Study Group, Mucositis Research Workshop Chair: Richard Gralla Education Study Group, Improving Adherence in Elderly Receiving Oral Agents for Cancer Treatment Chair: Manon Lemonde Joint Workshop of the Skin Toxicity and the Geriatric Study Groups, The Supportive Care Needs of Elderly Undergoing Targeted Anticancer Therapy: General Considerations With a Special Focus Upon Cardiac Complications Chair: Christine Boers-Doets, Skin Toxicity Study Group (STSG), Co-Chair: Christopher Steer, Geriatric Study Group (GSG) Neutropenia – Infection – Myelosuppression Study Group, Emerging Drug Resistance in Febrile Neutropenia Management: A Global Perspective Chairs: Bernardo Rapaport and Jean Klastersky Nutrition and Cachexia Study Group, Cancer Cachexia and Fatigue in Advanced Cancer: State-of-the Art Recognition in Cancer Care, Assessment and Clinical Management Chairs: Karin Olson and Florian Strasser

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MASCC/ESMO Antiemetic Guidelines Updated in 2013 This year the MASCC/ESMO Antiemetic Guidelines have been updated. On behalf of the Antiemetic Working Group, the guidelines have been published in Annals of Oncology and can be accessed from http:// www.mascc.org/antiemetic-guidelines. Additionally there are numerous translations of the guidelines, available at the MASCC website under Antiemetic Guidelines.

Meet a new MASCC Member! MASCC membership continues to increase. Currently, there are over 700 members worldwide. Each month we profile some of the new members in the MASCC community.

Randi Hoffman I currently work as a nurse practitioner at The Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, USA. Because I work with long-term survivors of allogeneic stem cell transplantation, I am interested in the development of strategies to assist with recovery and enhance quality of life. My research interests encompass physical exercise and its impact on recovery. I joined MASCC because of its focus on supportive care. I believe that there are great opportunities for interdisciplinary collaboration with other health care experts around the world.

Ayo Okelana I am a missionary of the Redeemed Christian Church of God (www.rccg.org) serving as a lecturer with the Redeemed Christian School of Missions, Nigeria where I teach Social Work amongst other courses. Being a Social Worker (MSW, Ibadan) I am interested in people and I am also interested in palliative care research. People have been my passion. I came across MASCC/ISOO and I read through the mission and felt it aligned with my thoughts. I wanted to be a part of any group that shared this purpose, I felt headlong for the assembly.

Dr Philip Oluleke Ibinaiye MBBS, FMCR, FICS I am a Senior Lecturer and Consultant Radiologist at Ahmadu Bello University and Ahmadu Bello University Teaching Hospital, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria. As a Radiologist, I am involved in the management and counselling of newly diagnosed cancer patients and when they are subsequently on follow up posttreatment. I joined MASCC because of the objectives of the organization to bring relief to cancer patients.

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MASCC Member Recommended Events: 3rd Congress of the Mediterranean Multidisciplinary Oncology Forum (MMOF) Athens, Greece, 24-26 October, 2013. See www.medmof.org for first announcement. Early bird registration ends August 1. Main topics: • Accessibility to cancer care in the era of financial crisis: The role of clinical trial development • Breast Oncology/ Surgery • Colorectal Cancer • Lung Cancer • Oral Oncology • Skin cancer/melanoma • Urogenital cancer: focus on prostate cancer • Challenges and disparities in oncology practice across the • Mediterranean sea: The scientific and cultural map • Supportive and palliative care • Rare tumors: Is there a hope? • Young MMOF session: Educational and fellowship opportunities for young Medical Oncologists in Europe and USA

Some New Supportive Care Publications by MASCC Members Each month we present interesting papers by MASCC members. Please notify us of your publications by email to have them included. Lavoie Smith EM, Barton DL, Qin R, Steen PD, Aaronson NK, Loprinzi CL. Assessing patient-reported peripheral neuropathy: the reliability and validity of the European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer QLQCIPN20 Questionnaire. Qual Life Res. 2013 Mar 30. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23543373. Chen CL, Parameswaran R. Managing the risks of cardiac therapy in cancer patients. Semin Oncol. 2013 Apr;40 (2):210-7. doi: 10.1053/j.seminoncol.2013.01.006. PubMed PMID: 23540746. Klastersky J, Raftopoulos H, Rapoport B. The MASCC Neutropenia, Infection and Myelosuppression Study Group evaluates recent new concepts for the use of granulocyte colony-stimulating factors for the prevention of febrile neutropenia. Support Care Cancer. 2013 Mar 24. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23525960. Torres ML, Hartmann LC, Cliby WA, Kalli KR, Young PM, Weaver AL, Langstraat CL, Jatoi A, Kumar S, Mariani A. Nutritional status, CT body composition measures and survival in ovarian cancer. Gynecol Oncol. 2013 Mar 20. doi:pii: S0090-8258(13)00151-0. 10.1016/j.ygyno.2013.03.003. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23523419. Salama AK, de Rosa N, Scheri RP, Pruitt SK, Herndon JE 2nd, Marcello J, Tyler DS, Abernethy AP. Hazard-Rate Analysis and Patterns of Recurrence in Early Stage Melanoma: Moving towards a Rationally Designed Surveillance Strategy. PLoS One. 2013;8(3):e57665. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0057665. Epub 2013 Mar 13. PubMed PMID: 23516415; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3596369. Brennan ME, Spillane AJ. Uptake and predictors of post-mastectomy reconstruction in women with breast malignancy - Systematic review. Eur J Surg Oncol. 2013 Mar 13. doi:pii: S0748-7983(13)00266-7. 10.1016/j.ejso. 2013.02.021. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23498363. Wardill HR, Bowen JM. Chemotherapy-induced mucosal barrier dysfunction: an updated review on the role of intestinal tight junctions. Curr Opin Support Palliat Care. 2013 Mar 13. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23492816. Bate J, Gibson F, Johnson E, Selwood K, Skinner R, Chisholm J. Neutropenic sepsis: prevention and management of neutropenic sepsis in cancer patients (NICE Clinical Guideline CG151). Arch Dis Child Educ Pract Ed. 2013 Apr;98(2):73-5. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2013-303634. PubMed PMID: 23492398. Cheng KK, Lee V, Li CH, Yuen HL, Ip WY, He HG, Epstein JB. Impact of oral mucositis on short-term clinical outcomes in paediatric and adolescent patients undergoing chemotherapy. Support Care Cancer. 2013 Mar 8. [Epub ahead of print] PubMed PMID: 23471538. Multinational Association of Supportive Care in Cancer • www.mascc.org

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Some New Supportive Care Publications by MASCC Members (continued) Quill TE, Abernethy AP. Generalist plus specialist palliative care--creating a more sustainable model. N Engl J Med. 2013 Mar 28;368(13):1173-5. doi: 10.1056/NEJMp1215620. Epub 2013 Mar 6. PubMed PMID: 23465068. Marinovich ML, Houssami N, Macaskill P, Sardanelli F, Irwig L, Mamounas EP, von Minckwitz G, Brennan ME, Ciatto S. Meta-analysis of magnetic resonance imaging in detecting residual breast cancer after neoadjuvant therapy. J Natl Cancer Inst. 2013 Mar 6;105(5):321-33. doi: 10.1093/jnci/djs528. Epub 2013 Jan 7. PubMed PMID: 23297042. Barton DL, Burger K, Novotny PJ, Fitch TR, Kohli S, Soori G, Wilwerding MB, Sloan JA, Kottschade LA, Rowland KM Jr, Dakhil SR, Nikcevich DA, Loprinzi CL. The use of Ginkgo biloba for the prevention of chemotherapy-related cognitive dysfunction in women receiving adjuvant treatment for breast cancer, N00C9. Support Care Cancer. 2013 Apr;21(4):1185-92. doi: 10.1007/s00520-012-1647-9. Epub 2012 Nov 13. PubMed PMID: 23150188; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC3587364. Wagner LI, Berg SR, Gandhi M, Hlubocky FJ, Webster K, Aneja M, Cella D, Lacouture ME. The development of a Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy (FACT) questionnaire to assess dermatologic symptoms associated with epidermal growth factor receptor inhibitors (FACT-EGFRI-18). Support Care Cancer. 2013 Apr;21(4):1033-41. doi: 10.1007/s00520-012-1623-4. Epub 2012 Nov 7. PubMed PMID: 23128934. To TH, Agar M, Shelby-James T, Abernethy AP, Doogue M, Rowett D, Ko D, Currow DC. Off-label prescribing in palliative care - a cross-sectional national survey of Palliative Medicine doctors. Palliat Med. 2013 Apr;27(4):320-8. doi: 10.1177/0269216312464263. Epub 2012 Nov 5. PubMed PMID: 23128901. Johnson MJ, Abernethy AP, Currow DC. The evidence base for oxygen for chronic refractory breathlessness: issues, gaps, and a future work plan. J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Apr;45(4):763-75. doi: 10.1016/j.jpainsymman. 2012.03.017. Epub 2012 Sep 25. PubMed PMID: 23017616. Clark K, Currow DC. Constipation in palliative care: what do we use as definitions and outcome measures? J Pain Symptom Manage. 2013 Apr;45(4): 753-62. doi: 10.1016/ j.jpainsymman.2012.03.016. Epub 2012 Aug 30. PubMed PMID: 22940559. Nicolatou-Galitis O, Bafaloukos D, Manolakis G, Panayiotidis P, Vardas E, Galiti D, Linardou H. Oral ulcers in cancer patients who receive mTOR inhibitors: an emerging oral toxicity. Mediterranean Oncology Journal MOJ 2012;2:50-56. Nicolatou-Galitis O, Nikolaidi A, Athanassiadis I, Papadopoulou E, Sonis S. Oral ulcers in patients with advanced breast cancer receiving everolimus: A case series report on clinical presentation and management. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol 2013; in print.

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