Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP improves daytime sleepiness and fatigue in cancer patients Journal Article
| Authors: | Ganjaei, K. G.; Wong, K. A.; Strauss, S. M.; Carlsson, S. V.; Barton-Burke, M.; Tan, M. |
| Article Title: | Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea with CPAP improves daytime sleepiness and fatigue in cancer patients |
| Abstract: | Background: Fatigue and sleep disorders are prevalent in cancer patients. Obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) commonly causes excessive daytime sleepiness (EDS) and fatigue. We hypothesize that treating cancer patients with OSA using positive airway pressure (PAP) will improve EDS and fatigue. Methods: A retrospective chart review of sleep clinic visits of cancer patients with newly diagnosed OSA was performed. Epworth Sleepiness Scale (ESS) and fatigue reported at baseline and within 6 months of starting PAP therapy were compared between PAP-adherent and PAP-non-adherent patients. Results: 65 cancer patients with OSA and ESS >10 were recommended PAP therapy, including 45 patients with fatigue. 29 patients pursued PAP therapy with 79% (n = 23) adherent at follow-up. The median baseline apnea hypopnea index (AHI) for OSA was 24.0 (interquartile range [IQR] 14.3, 32.3) and 23.8 (IQR 10.1, 42.8) events/hour among PAP-adherent and PAP-non-adherent patients, respectively (p = 0.90). Median baseline ESS was 14.0 (IQR 12.0, 17.0) among adherent and 17.0 (IQR 11.0, 17.3) among non-adherent patients (p = 0.73). The median ESS at follow-up of the adherent and non-adherent groups was 8.0 (IQR 6.0, 10.0) and 11.0 (IQR 8.0, 15.8), respectively (p = 0.08). Median ESS change was −5.0 (IQR −7.0, −4.0) in PAP adherent patients and −2.5 (IQR −5.25, −1.50) in PAP-non-adherent patients (p = 0.07). When the groups are examined separately, the median change in the PAP-adherent group was highly significant (p = 0.001), while the ESS median change in the PAP-non-adherent group was considerably less (p = 0.04). 17 out of the 21 PAP-adherent patients reporting fatigue at baseline indicated improvement at follow-up. Conclusions: PAP therapy for OSA in cancer patients improves EDS and fatigue. Larger studies are necessary to evaluate the efficacy of PAP in improving fatigue in this population. © 2024 The Authors. Cancer Medicine published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd. |
| Keywords: | adult; clinical article; treatment outcome; aged; middle aged; retrospective studies; fatigue; hypertension; cancer patient; cancer staging; follow up; neoplasm; neoplasms; metastasis; clinical assessment; cohort analysis; obesity; medical record review; retrospective study; information processing; cancer therapy; questionnaire; body mass; disease severity; diabetes mellitus; comorbidity; scoring system; patient compliance; asthma; somnolence; therapy; chronic obstructive lung disease; etiology; sedative agent; complication; obstructive sleep apnea; procedures; daytime somnolence; continuous positive airway pressure; cancer prognosis; airway pressure; disorders of excessive somnolence; cancer; humans; human; male; female; article; polysomnography; sleep apnea, obstructive; likert scale; sleepiness; oxygen desaturation; apnea hypopnea index; snoring; sleep apnea syndromes; pap therapy; neck circumference |
| Journal Title: | Cancer Medicine |
| Volume: | 13 |
| Issue: | 21 |
| ISSN: | 2045-7634 |
| Publisher: | Wiley Blackwell |
| Date Published: | 2024-11-01 |
| Start Page: | e7198 |
| Language: | English |
| DOI: | 10.1002/cam4.7198 |
| PUBMED: | 39475167 |
| PROVIDER: | scopus |
| PMCID: | PMC11523141 |
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| Notes: | The MSK Cancer Center Support Grant (P30 CA008748) is acknowledge in the PDF -- Source: Scopus |
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