scholarly journals Simultaneous surgery for synchronous liver metastases of colorectal cancer: analysis of survival and negative prognosis factors

Author(s):  
V. A. Solodkiy ◽  
G. G. Akhaladze ◽  
E. N. Grebenkin ◽  
S. V. Goncharov ◽  
U. S. Stanojevic ◽  
...  

Aim. To improve the surgical treatment results among patients with synchronous liver metastasis of colorectal cancer. Materials and methods. From 2012 to 2019, the analysis of the results of treatment of 60 patients with colorectal cancer and synchronous metastatic liver disease was carried out. The study sample was divided into 2 groups of patients. The group 1 consisted of 30 patients who got simultaneous resection of liver metastases and primary colorectal cancer. The group 2 consisted of other 30 patients who got stage resections: surgery for the primary tumor at the first stage, and liver surgery for metastases at the second.Results. The median operative time was 340 ± 21.1 minutes in the group 1. In the group 2 it was 255 ± 21.1 minutes and only the liver resection stage was assessed. The median blood loss in patients of the group 1 was 520,0 [200,0;800,1] ml, in the group 2 it was 500,0 [175,0;1300,0] ml. In general, we identified 5 cases of complications. In the postoperative period, 4 patients died. The average follow-up period is 23 months. One-year survival in group 1 was 92.6%, in group 2 – 100%, three-year – 85.2% and 89.6%. One-year disease-free survival in group 1 is 70%, in group 2 – 83.3%, three-year disease-free survival – 43.3% and 36.7%.Overall and disease-free survival rates didn’t differ significantly between the two treatment strategies. We detected significant effect on the disease-free and overall survival of regional lymph nodes metastasis (both p < 0.05).Conclusion. The long-term and immediate results of simultaneous surgery of synchronous liver metastasis of colorectal cancer are comparable to the results of the staged method of treatment. It indicates the safety and effectiveness of simultaneous procedure.

Author(s):  
Jérémy Tricard ◽  
Daniel Milad ◽  
Anaëlle Chermat ◽  
Serge Simard ◽  
Yves Lacasse ◽  
...  

Abstract OBJECTIVES The association of unstable heart disease and resectable lung cancer is rare. The impacts of staged management, cardiac surgery with cardiopulmonary bypass (CPB) versus angioplasty, on long-term survival and cancer recurrence remain debated. We report our experience using staged management. METHODS From 1997 to 2016, 107 patients were treated at the Quebec Heart and Lung Institute: 72 underwent cardiac surgery with CPB (group 1), 35 were treated with angioplasty (group 2), followed by oncological pulmonary resection. RESULTS Two postoperative deaths (3%) and 1 ischaemic heart complication (1%) were reported in group 1. One death (3%) was reported in group 2. Two-year overall survival was 82% (59/72) in group 1 and 80% (28/35) in group 2; 5-year overall survival was 62% (33/53) in group 1 and 63% (19/30) in group 2. Two-year disease-free survival in group 1 was 79% (57/72) and 77% (27/35) in group 2; 5-year disease-free survival was 58% (31/53) in group 1 and 60% (18/30) in group 2. The independent risk factors for death after thoracic surgery were transfusions (P = 0.004) and grade ≥3 complications (P = 0.034). Independent risk factors for recurrence included the cancer stage (P &lt; 0.001) and, paradoxically, a shorter delay between cardiac and lung procedures (P = 0.031). CONCLUSIONS When a staged management remains feasible after cardiac procedure, oncological outcomes of patients with cardiopathy and lung cancer are satisfactory. CPB does not seem to be deleterious. The delay between procedures should intuitively be as small as possible but not at the expense of good recovery after the cardiac procedure.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16110-e16110
Author(s):  
Kee-Hwan Michael Kim ◽  
Darren Gemoets ◽  
Maithao N. Le

e16110 Background: Pretreatment neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio (pNLR) has been shown to associate with prognosis in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). We asked if pNLR equally predicted prognosis in CRC regardless of stage and tumor location. We also asked if pNLR changed with time, especially within one year of diagnosis. Methods: Retrospective clinical data including age at diagnosis, pathological stage, location of tumors, treatments, disease free survival, NLR at one week, three months, and one year (if available) pretreatment of 934 veterans treated for CRC at one Veteran Affair Medical Center between July 1995 and December 2011 were collected. Disease-free survival (DFS) were analyzed using Kaplan-Meier analysis and compared using the log-rank test. pNLRs were grouped into three categories: less than or equal to three, greater than three and less than or equal to five, and greater than five. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses were used to identify the prognostic value of pNLR. Boxplot analysis was used to evaluate the changes in pNLR over time. Results: In patients with stage 1 or stage 4 CRC, pNLRs of more than 5 and not between 3 and 5 predicted worse prognosis. In patients with stage 2 or 3 CRC, pNLRs did not correlate with prognosis. Interestingly, for patients with recurrent CRC after curative treatment, NLRs obtained prior to treatment of recurrent disease of more than 3 associated with worse prognosis. In subgroup analysis, we found that in patients with stage 1 or 4 left side colon or rectal cancer (LCRC), pNLRs of more than 5 but not between 3 and 5 predicted worse prognosis. In patients with stage 2 or 3 LCRC, NLRs obtained prior to treatment of recurrent disease did not correlate with prognosis. Similarly, for patients with recurrent LCRC after curative treatment, NLRs obtained prior to treatment of recurrent disease of more than 3 associated with worse prognosis. pNLRs did not correlate with prognosis in patients with right side colon cancer (RCC) regardless of stage. When comparing NLRs obtained at 1 year, 3 months, and 1-week pretreatment, boxplots showed a gradual increase leading up to the time of treatment suggesting that NLR changes according to the time of collection. Conclusions: In our large retrospective study, the role of pNLR in predicting oncologic prognosis differed according to the stage and the sidedness of the CRC. In addition, the value of pNLR varied depending on the time of collection. These findings suggested a complex relationship between immunologic parameters and oncologic survival.


2016 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 163-168 ◽  
Author(s):  
Vitor Augusto de ANDRADE ◽  
Claudio Saddy Rodrigues COY ◽  
Raquel Franco LEAL ◽  
João José FAGUNDES ◽  
Carlos Augusto Real MARTINEZ ◽  
...  

ABSTRACT Background The approach of locally advanced extra-peritoneal rectal adenocarcinoma implies a treatment with neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy associated with total mesorectal excision surgery. However, the tumors respond variably to this neoadjuvant therapy, and the mechanisms for response are not completely understood. Objective Evaluate the variables related to the complete tumor response and the outcomes of patients who underwent surgery, comparing those with partial tumor regression and those with total remission of rectal lesion, at the pathological examination. Methods Retrospective analysis of medical records of 212 patients operated between 2000 and 2010, in which 182 (85.9%) obtained partial remission at neoadjuvant therapy (Group 1) and 30 (14.1%), total remission (Group 2). Results No difference was found between the groups in relation to gender, ethnicity, age, tumor distance from the anal verge, occurrence of metastases and synchronous lesions on preoperative staging, dose of radiotherapy and performed surgery. In Group 2, was verified high rate of complete remission when the time to surgery after neoadjuvant therapy was equal or less than 8 weeks (P=0.027), and a tendency of lower levels of pretreatment carcinoembryonic antigen (P=0.067). In pathological analysis, the Group 1 presented in relation to Group 2, more affected lymph nodes (average 1.9 and 0.5 respectively; P=0.003), more angiolymphatic (19.2% and 3.3%; P=0.032) and perineural involvement (15.4% and 0%; P=0.017) and greater number of lymph nodes examined (16.3 and 13.6; P=0.023). In the late follow-up, Group 1 also had lower overall survival than Group 2 (94.1 months and 136.4 months respectively; P=0.02) and disease-free survival (85.5 months and 134.6 months; P=0.004). There was no statistical difference between Group 2 and Group 1 in local recurrence (15% and 3.4%, respectively) and distant metastasis (28% and 13.8%, respectively). Conclusion In this study, the only factor associated with complete remission of rectal adenocarcinoma was the time between neoadjuvant therapy and surgery. This group of patients had less affected lymph nodes, less angiolymphatic and perineural involvement, a longer overall and disease-free survival, but no significant statistical difference was observed in local recurrence and distant metastasis. Although the complete pathologic remission was associated with better prognosis, this not implied in the cure of the disease for all patients.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4090-4090
Author(s):  
J. Xu ◽  
Y. Zhong ◽  
W. Niu ◽  
X. Qin ◽  
Y. Wei ◽  
...  

4090 Background: To investigate whether preoperative hepatic and regional arterial chemotherapy are able to prevent liver metastasis and improve overall survival in patients receiving curative colorectal cancer resection. Methods: Patients with Stage II or Stage III colorectal cancer (CRC) were randomly assigned to receive preoperative hepatic and regional arterial chemotherapy (PHRAC group, n=256) or surgery alone (control group, n=253). The primary endpoint was disease-free survival, whereas the secondary endpoints included liver metastasis-free survival and overall survival. Results: There were no significant differences in overall morbidity between PHRAC and Control groups. During the follow-up period (median, 42 months), the median liver metastasis time for patients with stage III CRC was significantly longer in the PHRAC group (16±3 months v.s. 8±1 months, P=0.01). In stage III patients, there was also significant difference between the two groups with regard to the incidence of liver metastasis (18.9% vs 27.3%, P=0.01), 5-year disease-free survival (70.2% vs 52.0%, P=0.0076), 5-year overall survival (80.3% vs 69.5%, P=0.020) and the median survival time (40.1± 4.6 months vs 36.3 ± 3.2 months, P=0.03). In the PHRAC arm, the risk ratio of recurrence was 0.63 (95% CI, 0.51–0.79, P=0.0001), of death was 0.50(95% CI, 0.32–0.67; P=0.005), and of liver metastasis was 0.70 (95% CI, 0.52–0.86; p=0.01). In contrast, PHRAC seemed to be no benefit for stage II patients. Toxicities, such as hepatic toxicity and leucocyte decreasing, were mild and could be cured with medicine. Conclusions: Preoperative hepatic and regional arterial chemotherapy, in combination with surgical resection, could be able to reduce and delay the occurrence of liver metastasis and therefore improve survival rate in patients with stage III colorectal cancer. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14173-e14173
Author(s):  
Rafael amaral de Castro ◽  
Carlos Eduardo Paiva ◽  
Rogerio Saad-Hossne ◽  
Odair Carlito Michelin ◽  
Cristiano de padua Souza

e14173 Background: Colorectal cancer is the second most common cancer with 2,4 million people diagnosed. The rectal cancer (RC) is 27% of these cases. Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT) has become standard but brought controversy in the adjuvant treatment. The objective was to assess the impact of adjuvant chemotherapy after NCRT. Methods: Between mar/96 and Oct/2010, 84 patients received NCRT, and 58 patients underwent resection of the rectum. The NCRT consisted of 5-FU 350mg/m2, D1-D5 (50% of cases) or 5-FU 425mg/m2, D1-D3 (43%) with LV 20mg/m2 bolus in the 1st and 5th week of the 25 sessions of radiotherapy in linear accelerator (total 45 - 50 Gy). When performed, Adjuvant chemotherapy (ADJC) consisted of 5-FU 425mg/m2, LV 20mg/m2, both on D1-D5 for 4 cycles. Evaluation of Overall Survival (O.S) and Disease-Free Survival (DFS) performed using Kaplan-Meier curve in SPSS version 13.0 Results: Of the 58 patients who underwent surgery, 90% were stage II, 51% occurred in the lower rectum and 66% were ECOG 1. Pathologic Complete Response (PCR) was obtained in 25.8% (15) of patients (group 1). Of these, 20% (3) received ADJC. Patients without PCR (group 2) received ADJC in 51% of the cases (22). The mean follow-up was 41 months. Both the DFS (HR: 2.594, 95% CI: 1134-5938, p = 0.024) and OS (HR: 2.615, 95% CI: 1005-6807, p = 0.0488) were higher in patients with PCR independent of the use of ADJC. On the other hand, patient treated with ADJC vs without ADJC, independent of presence of PCR, did not alter DFS (p = 0.74) or OS (p = 0.32). In PCR patients, ADJC do not interfere in the outcome (DFS, p = 0.76; SG, p = 0.73). In group 2 (patients without PCR), the subgroup with ADJC, there was a trend towards better SLD (p = 0.06) and OS (p = 0.06). Those who did not receive ADJC in group 2 had worse SLD (p = 0.011) and OS (p = 0.028) compared with group-1. Conclusions: Adjuvant treatment after NCRT did not increase OS or DFS. Patients without PRC had worse results without ADJC, compared to those with PCR. The first, probably, the subgroup of patients who benefited most from the use of ADJC. PCR improves OS and DFS regardless of ADJC, being perhaps the group that does not deserve ADJC.


1985 ◽  
Vol 3 (12) ◽  
pp. 1596-1604 ◽  
Author(s):  
E R Gaynor ◽  
J E Ultmann ◽  
H M Golomb ◽  
D L Sweet

Between March 1974 and December 1983, 83 patients with diffuse histiocytic lymphoma (DHL) were treated with COMLA (cyclophosphamide 1.5 g/m2 day 1; Oncovin (Lilly, Indianapolis) 1.4 mg/m2 days 1, 8, and 15; and cytosine arabinoside 300 mg/m2 and methotrexate 120 mg/m2 days 22, 29, 36, 43, 50, 57, 64, and 71; and leucovorin 25 mg/m2 every six hours X 4, beginning 24 hours after methotrexate). For the purpose of analysis, patients were divided into two groups. Group 1 (n = 54) included patients age 65 or under who had received no prior curative radiotherapy or chemotherapy. Group 2 (n = 29) included all patients over age 65 and patients who had received prior curative radiation therapy or prior minimal chemotherapy. The median time of follow-up for all patients was 28 months. Group 1 included 11 stage II, ten stage III, and 33 stage IV patients. Of 48 evaluable patients in this group, 21 (44%) achieved a complete remission (CR), eight (17%) achieved a partial remission (PR), and 19 (40%) showed no response (NR). Median survival of CR patients was 114+ months, PR patients, 42 months, and NR patients, 13 months. Six CR patients relapsed. The median disease-free survival of CR patients was 108+ months. Group 2 included nine stage II, seven stage III, and 13 stage IV patients. Of 24 patients evaluable for response, eight (33%) achieved a CR, six (25%) achieved a PR, and ten (42%) showed no response. The median survival of CR patients was 114+ months, that of PR patients was 17 months, and that of NR patients, 9 months. Two CR patients relapsed. The median disease-free survival of CR patients had not been reached at 102 months. The regimen was well tolerated in most patients and toxicity was acceptable. We conclude that COMLA is a well tolerated outpatient chemotherapy regimen capable of inducing durable CRs in some patients with DHL. Results achieved with COMLA, however, are inferior to those of more aggressive treatment programs; thus, the use of COMLA as first-line therapy in DHL should be limited to those patients unable to tolerate a more aggressive treatment program.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e15569-e15569
Author(s):  
Lucia Edith Flores ◽  
Dan Green ◽  
Daniela Morales-Espinosa ◽  
Lucely Cetina

e15569 Background: Neuroendocrine tumors of the uterine cervix are rare, aggressive, and carry a poor prognosis. Most are small cell (SCNEC) and large cell (LCNEC). The limited knowledge of this neoplasm is based on small series due to the rarity of the diagnosis.There is a lack of information about NEC in Latin America. We describe both demographic and clinical characteristic of Mexican patients; and their multidisciplinary management in a reference center. Methods: We studied retrospectively clinical and histopathological variables of 33 women treated at the National Cancer Institute of Mexico from 1991 to 2010 with NEC. Patients were allocated into groups according to staging (Group 1 FIGO stages IB1 and IB2; Group 2 IIA-IVA, and Group 3 IVB). Results: Mean age at diagnosis was 50 y.o.; mean tumour size was 4.9 cm. There were 59.4% SCNEC and 40.6% LCNEC. Stage at diagnosis: IB1 15% (n=5), IB2 3% (n=1), IIA 18.2% (n=6), IIB 27.3% (n=9), IIIA 6% (n=2), IVB 27.3% (n=9). Common sites of metastases were lung and liver. The most common presenting symptom was transvaginal bleeding. In Group 1, 6/7 patients received multimodal management with surgery, chemoradiotherapy and induction or adjuvant chemotherapy. In Group 2, 12/17 patients received three modalities, 3/17 received only 2, due to comorbidty. In Group 3, 8/9 received 2 modalities. Patients with one treatment modality were those with disease progression. Cisplatin was used concurrently with radiotherapy; paclitaxel and carboplatin or etoposide and cisplatin were used for either induction or adjuvant settings. Disease free survival in months was: 50.3 (group 1); 23.1 (group 2), and 3.5 (group 3). Overall survival was: 68.5, 46.3, and 17.2 months, respectively. Main sites of recurrence were pelvis, mediastinum, lung, liver, central nervous system, pancreas, adrenal gland, bone and soft tissue. Conclusions: TheNational Cancer Institute of Mexico offers multidisciplinary treatment emphasizing local control after systemic therapy in both early and locally advanced disease; providing the most favourable disease-free survival and overall survival described. To our knowledge, this is the first report of NEC in the Mexican population, where carcinoma of uterine cervix represents yet an important public health issue.


2014 ◽  
Vol 51 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-9 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rafael FONTANA ◽  
Paulo HERMAN ◽  
Vincenzo PUGLIESE ◽  
Marcos Vinicius PERINI ◽  
Fabricio Ferreira COELHO ◽  
...  

Context Colorectal cancer is the second most prevalent cancer worldwide, and the liver is the most common site of metastases. Surgical resection of colorectal liver metastases provides the sole possibility of cure and the best odds of long-term survival. Objectives To describe surgical outcomes and identify features associated with disease prognosis in patients submitted to synchronous colorectal cancer liver metastasis resection. Methods Retrospective study of 59 patients who underwent surgery for synchronous colorectal cancer liver metastasis. Actuarial survival and disease-free survival were assessed, depending on the prognostic variable of interest. Results Postoperative mortality and morbidity rates were 3.38% and 30.50% respectively. Five-year disease-free survival was estimated at 23.96%, and 5-year overall survival, at 38.45%. Carcinoembryonic antigen levels ≥50 ng/mL and presence of three or more liver metastasis were limiting factors for disease-free survival, but did not affect late survival. No patient with liver metastases and extrahepatic disease had disease-free interval longer than 20 months, but this had no significance or impact on long-term survival. None of the prognostic factors assessed had an impact on late survival, although no patients with more than three liver metastases survived beyond 40 months. Conclusions Although Carcinoembryonic antigen levels and number of metastases are prognostic factors that limit disease-free survival, they had no impact on 5-year survival and, therefore, should not determine exclusion from surgical treatment. Resection is the best treatment option for synchronous colorectal liver metastases, and even for patients with multiple metastases, large tumors and extrahepatic disease, it can provide long-term survival rates over 38%.


2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (5) ◽  
Author(s):  
Sha Zhou ◽  
Jianhong Peng ◽  
Liuniu Xiao ◽  
Caixia Zhou ◽  
Yujing Fang ◽  
...  

AbstractResistance to chemotherapy remains the major cause of treatment failure in patients with colorectal cancer (CRC). Here, we identified TRIM25 as an epigenetic regulator of oxaliplatin (OXA) resistance in CRC. The level of TRIM25 in OXA-resistant patients who experienced recurrence during the follow-up period was significantly higher than in those who had no recurrence. Patients with high expression of TRIM25 had a significantly higher recurrence rate and worse disease-free survival than those with low TRIM25 expression. Downregulation of TRIM25 dramatically inhibited, while overexpression of TRIM25 increased, CRC cell survival after OXA treatment. In addition, TRIM25 promoted the stem cell properties of CRC cells both in vitro and in vivo. Importantly, we demonstrated that TRIM25 inhibited the binding of E3 ubiquitin ligase TRAF6 to EZH2, thus stabilizing and upregulating EZH2, and promoting OXA resistance. Our study contributes to a better understanding of OXA resistance and indicates that inhibitors against TRIM25 might be an excellent strategy for CRC management in clinical practice.


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