Workshop summary: Potential usefulness and feasibility of a US National Mesothelioma Registry

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• Alternative Title:
  Am J Ind Med
• Personal Author:
  Cummings, Kristin J. ; Becich, Michael J. ; Blackley, David J. ; Deapen, Dennis ; Harrison, Robert ; Hassan, Raffit ; Henley, S. Jane ; Hesdorffer, Mary ; Horton, D. Kevin ; Mazurek, Jacek M. ; Pass, Harvey I. ; Taioli, Emanuela ; Wu, Xiao-Cheng ; Zauderer, Marjorie G. ; Weissman, David N.
• Description:
  The burden and prognosis of malignant mesothelioma in the United States have remained largely unchanged for decades, with approximately 3200 new cases and 2400 deaths reported annually. To address care and research gaps contributing to poor outcomes, in March of 2019 the Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation convened a workshop on the potential usefulness and feasibility of a national mesothelioma registry. The workshop included formal presentations by subject matter experts and a moderated group discussion. Workshop participants identified top priorities for a registry to be (a) connecting patients with high-quality care and clinical trials soon after diagnosis, and (b) making useful data and biospecimens available to researchers in a timely manner. Existing databases that capture mesothelioma cases are limited by factors such as delays in reporting, deidentification, and lack of exposure information critical to understanding as yet unrecognized causes of disease. National disease registries for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) in the United States and for mesothelioma in other countries, provide examples of how a registry could be structured to meet the needs of patients and the scientific community. Small-scale pilot initiatives should be undertaken to validate methods for rapid case identification, develop procedures to facilitate patient access to guidelines-based standard care and investigational therapies, and explore approaches to data sharing with researchers. Ultimately, federal coordination and funding will be critical to the success of a National Mesothelioma Registry in improving mesothelioma outcomes and preventing future cases of this devastating disease.
• Subjects:
  Feasibility Studies Humans Mesothelioma, Malignant Occupational Diseases Population Surveillance Prognosis Registries
• Source:
  Am J Ind Med. 63(2):105-114
• Pubmed ID:
  31743489
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC7427840
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  U19 OH009077/OH/NIOSH CDC HHS/United States ; U54 GM104942/GM/NIGMS NIH HHS/United States ; Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation/International
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Volume:
  63
• Issue:
  2
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:103eff640cde05347ec9289a651856605d8e3f72ba1a9dc77b3542a0e24f17f1
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/91988/cdc_91988_DS1.pdf
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