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. 2012 Feb 21;30(9):950–957. doi: 10.1200/JCO.2011.37.0239

Table 3.

RR of Second Cancer in 1,015 1-Year Survivors of Bilateral Rb

Factor All Second Cancers
Bone Cancer
Soft Tissue Sarcoma*
No. of Cancers Crude Analysis
Adjusted Analysis
No. of Cancers Crude Analysis
Adjusted Analysis
No. of Cancers Crude Analysis
Adjusted Analysis
RR 95% CI PLRT RR 95% CI PLRT RR 95% CI PLRT RR 95% CI PLRT RR 95% CI PLRT RR 95% CI PLRT
Family history of Rb .08 .05 .99 .79 .89 .97
    No/unknown 187 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 62 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 50 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
    Yes 52 1.33 0.97 to 1.79 1.37 1.00 to 1.86 13 1.00 0.53 to 1.76 0.92 0.48 to 1.64 10 0.96 0.46 to 1.80 0.99 0.47 to 1.87
Sex .05 .05 .72 .73 .35 .30
    Male 114 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 42 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 36 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
    Female 125 1.29 1.00 to 1.66 1.29 1.00 to 1.66 33 0.92 0.58 to 1.45 0.92 0.58 to 1.46 24 0.78 0.46 to 1.30 0.76 0.45 to 1.27
Age at Rb diagnosis, months .01 .005 .48 .34 .01 .008
    < 12 153 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 47 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 36 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
    12-23 65 0.84 0.62 to 1.11 0.81 0.60 to 1.08 20 0.84 0.49 to 1.39 0.89 0.51 to 1.49 22 1.20 0.70 to 2.03 1.14 0.66 to 1.93
    24+ 21 0.53 0.33 to 0.82 0.50 0.31 to 0.78 8 0.66 0.29 to 1.32 0.71 0.31 to 1.43 2 0.21 0.04 to 0.70 0.19 0.03 to 0.64
Calendar year of Rb diagnosis .02 .61 .46 .76 .21 .69
    < 1970 182 1.41 1.06 to 1.92 1.09 0.79 to 1.52 49 0.83 0.52 to 1.36 0.93 0.57 to 1.55 46 1.46 0.82 to 2.75 0.87 0.45 to 1.75
    1970+ 57 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 26 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 14 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
Radiotherapy for Rb < .001 .001 < .001 .006 .004 .006
    No 12 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 1 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
    Yes 227 2.37 1.39 to 4.47 2.37 1.37 to 4.52 74 9.26 2.06 to 163.3 7.05 1.55 to 124.8 59 7.38 1.63 to 130.4 7.16 1.55 to 127.1
Chemotherapy for Rb .06 .18 .02 .03 .15 .29
    No 127 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 34 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 30 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
    Yes 112 1.28 0.99 to 1.65 1.20 0.92 to 1.56 41 1.75 1.11 to 2.78 1.71 1.07 to 2.76 30 1.45 0.87 to 2.42 1.32 0.78 to 2.23
Attained age, years < .001 < .001 < .001 < .001 < .001 < .001
    < 10 49 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 23 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref) 10 1.0 (Ref) 1.0 (Ref)
    10-19 80 1.90 1.34 to 2.73 1.98 1.39 to 2.85 41 2.07 1.26 to 3.51 2.12 1.28 to 3.59 19 2.21 1.05 to 4.95 2.30 1.09 to 5.15
    20-29 34 1.06 0.68 to 1.64 1.12 0.71 to 1.73 7 0.47 0.18 to 1.03 0.48 0.19 to 1.07 6 0.92 0.31 to 2.47 0.98 0.33 to 2.66
    30-39 46 2.47 1.65 to 3.69 2.61 1.71 to 3.97 3 0.34 0.08 to 0.98 0.36 0.08 to 1.05 19 4.99 2.37 to 11.18 5.52 2.51 to 12.93
    40+ 30 3.77 2.37 to 5.91 4.51 2.77 to 7.24 1 0.27 0.01 to 1.27 0.33 0.02 to 1.60 6 3.70 1.26 to 9.95 5.01 1.64 to 14.20

NOTE. Adjusted RR is from multivariate Poisson regression model adjusting for all other variables in the table. Twenty-one survivors whose radiotherapy or chemotherapy information was unknown were excluded from analysis.

Abbreviations: LRT, likelihood ratio test; Rb, retinoblastoma; Ref, reference; RR, relative risk.

*

Includes International Classification of Diseases for Oncology morphology codes M8800-8804, 8810-8814, 8830-8833, 8850-8855, 8890-8891, 8894-8895, 8900-8902, 8920, 8990, 9040, 9120, and 9560.