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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2022 May 1.
Published in final edited form as: Cancer Epidemiol Biomarkers Prev. 2021 Aug 31;30(11):2096–2104. doi: 10.1158/1055-9965.EPI-21-0448

Table 1.

Demographics and treatment characteristics in SJLIFE and CCSS

Characteristics SJLIFE CCSS

Total (N=2,370, 100%) Survivors with STC (N=65, 2.7%) Survivors without STC (N=2,305, 97.3%) Total (N=6,416, 100%) Survivors with STC (N=121, 1.9%) Survivors without STC (N=6,295, 98.1%)

N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%) N (%)
Age at diagnosis, years
 0–4 922 (38.9%) 19 (29.2%) 903 (39.2%) 2,391 (37.3%) 30 (24.8%) 2,361 (37.5%)
 5–9 538 (22.7%) 5 (7.7%) 533 (23.1%) 1,423 (22.2%) 21 (17.4%) 1,402 (22.3%)
 10–14 532 (22.4%) 25 (38.5%) 507 (22.0%) 1,440 (22.4%) 47 (38.8%) 1,393 (22.1%)
 ≥15 378 (15.9%) 16 (24.6%) 362 (15.7%) 1,162 (18.1%) 23 (19.0%) 1,139 (18.1%)
Sex
 Men 1,265 (53.4%) 27 (41.5%) 1,238 (53.7%) 3,058 (47.7%) 41 (33.9%) 3,017 (47.9%)
 Women 1,105 (46.6%) 38 (58.5%) 1,067 (46.3%) 3,358 (52.3%) 80 (66.1%) 3,278 (52.1%)
Diagnosis
 Leukemia 868 (36.6%) 19 (29.2%) 849 (36.8%) 1,713 (26.7%) 25 (20.7%) 1,688 (26.8%)
  Acute lymphoblastic leukemia 802 (33.8%) 16 (24.6%) 786 (34.1%) 1,536 (23.9%) 21 (17.4%) 1,515 (24.1%)
  Acute myeloid leukemia 63 (2.7%) 3 (4.6%) 60 (2.6%) 144 (2.2%) 1 (0.8%) 143 (2.3%)
  Other leukemia 3 (0.1%) - (0.0%) 3 (0.1%) 33 (0.5%) 3 (2.5%) 30 (0.5%)
 CNS tumors 249 (10.5%) 5 (7.7%) 244 (10.6%) 1,160 (18.1%) 19 (15.7%) 1,141 (18.1%)
  Astrocytoma or glioma 123 (5.2%) - (0.0%) 123 (5.3%) 720 (11.2%) 5 (4.1%) 715 (11.4%)
  Medulloblastoma or PNET 62 (2.6%) 4 (6.2%) 58 (2.5%) 271 (4.2%) 8 (6.6%) 263 (4.2%)
  Ependymoma 25 (1.1%) 1 (1.5%) 24 (1.0%)
  Other CNS tumors 39 (1.6%) - (0.0%) 39 (1.7%) 169 (2.6%) 6 (5.0%) 163 (2.6%)
 Lymphoma 474 (20.0%) 32 (49.2%) 442 (19.2%) 1,373 (21.4%) 43 (35.5%) 1,330 (21.1%)
  Hodgkin lymphoma 289 (12.2%) 30 (46.2%) 259 (11.2%) 849 (13.2%) 38 (31.4%) 811 (12.9%)
  Non-Hodgkin lymphoma 185 (7.8%) 2 (3.1%) 183 (7.9%) 524 (8.2%) 5 (4.1%) 519 (8.2%)
 Sarcoma 306 (12.9%) 3 (4.6%) 303 (13.1%) 1,028 (16.0%) 20 (16.5%) 1,008 (16.0%)
  Ewing sarcoma 84 (3.5%) 2 (3.1%) 82 (3.6%) 194 (3.0%) 5 (4.1%) 189 (3.0%)
  Osteosarcoma 82 (3.5%) - (0.0%) 82 (3.6%) 314 (4.9%) 10 (8.3%) 304 (4.8%)
  Rhabdomyosarcoma 76 (3.2%) 1 (1.5%) 75 (3.3%)
  Non-rhabdomyosarcoma 64 (2.7%) - (0.0%) 64 (2.8%)
  Soft tissue sarcoma 520 (8.1%) 5 (4.1%) 515 (8.2%)
 Non-CNS Embryonal 401 (16.5%) 5 (7.7%) 396 (16.8%) 1108 (17.3%) 12 (9.9%) 1096 (17.4%)
  Wilms tumor 152 (6.4%) 1 (1.5%) 151 (6.6%) 621 (9.7%) 5 (4.1%) 616 (9.8%)
  Neuroblastoma 119 (5.0%) 1 (1.5%) 118 (5.1%) 487 (7.6%) 7 (5.8%) 480 (7.6%)
  Germ cell tumor 45 (1.9%) 1 (1.5%) 44 (1.9%)
  Retinoblastoma 66 (2.8%) 2 (3.1%) 64 (2.8%)
  Hepatoblastoma 16 (0.7%) - (0.0%) 16 (0.7%)
 Others
  Melanoma 15 (0.6%) - (0.0%) 15 (0.7%)
  Carcinomas 26 (1.1%) - (0.0%) 26 (1.1%)
  Other 34 (1.4%) 1 (1.5%) 33 (1.4%) 34 (0.5%) 2 (1.7%) 32 (0.5%)
Radiation therapy
 Neck-RT dose, Gy
  None 1,894 (79.9%) 18 (27.7%) 1,876 (81.4%) 5,062 (78.9%) 48 (39.7%) 5,014 (79.7%)
  >0-<20 59 (2.5%) 6 (9.2%) 53 (2.3%) 175 (2.7%) 9 (7.4%) 166 (2.6%)
  ≥20-<30 247 (10.4%) 31 (47.7%) 216 (9.4%) 397 (6.2%) 28 (23.1%) 369 (5.9%)
  ≥30 170 (7.2%) 10 (15.4%) 160 (6.9%) 802 (12.5%) 36 (29.8%) 766 (12.2%)
Chemotherapy
 Anthracycline dose, tertiles
  None 988 (41.7%) 30 (46.2%) 958 (41.6%) 3,784 (59.0%) 72 (59.5%) 3,712 (59.0%)
  1st tertile 464 (19.6%) 2 (3.1%) 462 (20.0%) 361 (5.6%) 5 (4.1%) 356 (5.7%)
  2nd tertile 456 (19.2%) 19 (29.2%) 437 (19.0%) 937 (14.6%) 13 (10.7%) 924 (14.7%)
  3rd tertile 462 (19.5%) 14 (21.5%) 448 (19.4%) 1,334 (20.8%) 31 (25.6%) 1,303 (20.7%)
Epipodophyllotoxin dose, tertiles
  None 1,532 (64.6%) 43 (66.2%) 1,489 (64.6%) 5,693 (88.7%) 112 (92.6%) 5,581 (88.7%)
  1st tertile 271 (11.4%) 10 (15.4%) 261 (11.3%) 269 (4.2%) 2 (1.7%) 267 (4.2%)
  2nd tertile 282 (11.9%) 6 (9.2%) 276 (12.0%) 342 (5.3%) 6 (5.0%) 336 (5.3%)
  3rd tertile 285 (12.0%) 6 (9.2%) 279 (12.1%) 76 (1.2%) 1 (0.8%) 75 (1.2%)
Treatment group
  Epipodophyllotoxin & Anthracycline 2–3 tertiles without neck-RT 247 (10.2%) 7 (10.8%) 240 (10.2%) 392 (6.1%) 5 (4.1%) 387 (6.1%)
  Neck-RT >0-<20 Gy without Epipodophyllotoxin 39 (1.6%) 3 (4.6%) 36 (1.5%) 132 (2.1%) 7 (5.8%) 125 (2.0%)
  Neck-RT ≥20-<30 Gy without Epipodophyllotoxin 294 (12.1%) 22 (33.8%) 172 (7.3%) 360 (5.6%) 27 (22.3%) 333 (5.3%)
  Neck-RT ≥30 Gy without Epipodophyllotoxin 135 (5.6%) 8 (12.3%) 127 (5.4%) 741 (11.5%) 36 (29.8%) 705 (11.2%)
  Neck-RT >0-<20 Gy with Epipodophyllotoxin 20 (0.8%) 3 (4.6%) 17 (0.7%) 43 (0.7%) 2 (1.7%) 41 (0.7%)
  Neck-RT ≥20-<30 Gy with Epipodophyllotoxin 53 (2.2%) 9 (13.8%) 44 (1.9%) 37 (0.6%) 1 (0.8%) 36 (0.6%)
  Neck-RT ≥30 Gy with Epipodophyllotoxin 35 (1.4%) 2 (3.1%) 33 (1.4%) 41 (0.6%) - (0.0%) 41 (0.7%)
  None of the above 1,647 (67.9%) 11 (16.9%) 1,636 (69.3%) 4,670 (72.8%) 43 (35.5%) 4,627 (73.5%)
PRS
  1st tertile 791 (33.4%) 9 (13.8%) 782 (33.9%) 2,201 (34.3%) 22 (18.2%) 2,179 (34.6%)
  2nd tertile 789 (33.3%) 23 (35.4%) 766 (33.2%) 2,132 (33.2%) 40 (33.1%) 2,092 (33.2%)
  3rd tertile 790 (33.3%) 33 (50.8%) 757 (32.8%) 2,083 (32.5%) 59 (48.8%) 2,024 (32.2%)

Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR) Median (IQR)

 Age at diagnosis, years 7.1 (3.1–13.1) 12.0 (4.2–14.9) 6.9 (3.1–13.1) 7.5 (3.3–13.6) 11.1 (5.0–14.3) 7.4 (3.2–13.6)
 Age at follow-up, years 36.6 (30.3–44.1) 42.2 (37.7–48.6) 36.5 (30.1–43.9) 36.5 (30.2–44.2) 42.6 (36.7–49.3) 36.4 (30.1–44.1)
 Length of follow-up, years 28.8 (21.9–36.1) 31.6 (26.7–37.9) 28.8 (21.9–36.1)  28.9 (22.6–34.6)  32.5 (25.7–38.4) 28.8 (22.5–34.5)

Abbreviations: SJLIFE (St. Jude Lifetime cohort study), CCSS (Childhood Cancer Survivor Study), STC (subsequent thyroid cancer), CNS (central nervous system), PNET (primitive neuroectodermal tumor), RT (radiotherapy), PRS (polygenic risk score), IQR (interquartile range)