Can Advanced Endoscopic Imaging Help Us Avoid Surgery for Endoscopically Resectable Colorectal Neoplasms? A Proof-of-Concept Study

Diagnostic accuracy of magnifying chromoendoscopy in the assessment of tumor invasion depth in early colorectal cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis

PURPOSE

The aim of the study was to evaluate the ability of magnifying chromoendoscopy (MCE) to correctly differentiate early colorectal cancer (CRC) lesions with massively invasive submucosal cancer (SMm) from lesions without submucosal massive invasion (polyp, adenoma, dysplasia, intramucosal cancer, slightly invasive submucosal cancer (SMs)).

METHODS

We searched PubMed, Embase, the Cochrane Library from the time of the establishment of each database to 5 April 2023. Stata 15 software was used to perform the meta-analysis for sensitivity, specificity, positive likelihood ratio (LR), and negative LR, diagnostic odds ratio, and 95% CI. A summary receiver-operating characteristic (SROC) curve was constructed, the area under the curve (AUC) was calculated, and the diagnostic value was evaluated. Furthermore, to explore the potential sources of heterogeneity, we used meta-regression to estimate the influencing factors of these studies and their impact on the diagnostic accuracy. MCE was used to evaluate the diagnostic accuracy in differentiating CRC lesions with SMm from lesions without submucosal massive invasion (polyp, adenoma, dysplasia, intramucosal cancer, SMs). Subgroup analysis was conducted as well. Deeks' funnel plots were also used to assess publication bias.

RESULTS

A total of 11,387 colorectal lesions were included in 19 articles, including polyp, adenoma, dysplasia, and early cancer (intramucosal cancer, SMs, and SMm). The aggregate sensitivity, specificity, positive LR, negative LR, and diagnostic advantage scores of MCE in the diagnosis of differentiating CRC lesions with SMm from lesions without submucosal massive invasion (polyp, adenoma, dysplasia, intramucosal cancer, SMs) were 0.78 (95% CI 0.72-0.83), 0.95 (0.95% CI 0.91-0.97), 15.4 (0.95% CI 8.7-27.4), 0.23 (0.95% CI 0.18-0.30), and 66 (0.95% CI 32-136), respectively. The AUC of the SROC curve was 0.91 (0.95% CI 0.88-0.93). No significant publication bias was found with Deeks' funnel plot. The results showed significant heterogeneity due to the different objects included.

CONCLUSION

MCE can differentiate CRC lesions with SMm from lesions without submucosal massive invasion (polyp, adenoma, dysplasia, intramucosal cancer, SMs) with high accuracy and it can guide assessment of invasion depth of SMm in T1 early CRCs to help us select the most appropriate treatment.

Diagnostic performance for T1 cancer in colorectal lesions ≥10 mm by optical characterization using magnifying narrow-band imaging combined with magnifying chromoendoscopy; implications for optimized stratification by Japan Narrow-band Imaging Expert Team classification

BACKGROUND

Magnifying narrow-band imaging (M-NBI) and magnifying chromoendoscopy (M-CE) enable accurate diagnosis of T1 colorectal cancer, but the diagnostic yields from combined M-NBI and CE have not been fully analyzed. We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic yield of combining Japan NBI Expert Team (JNET) classification using M-NBI and M-CE.

METHODS

Superficial colorectal lesions ≥10 mm removed at a Japanese tertiary cancer center between February 2016 and December 2018 were included. We analyzed the relationship between JNET classification, M-CE findings, and histological results based on prospectively collected endoscopic and pathologic data.

RESULTS

A total of 1573 lesions, including 56 superficial submucosal invasive cancers, 160 deep submucosal invasive cancers, and 81 advanced cancers (≥T2) were analyzed. The probability of deeply invasive cancer (95% confidence interval) was 1.8% (1.1-2.8), 30.1% (25.4-35.1), and 96.6% (91.5-99.1) in JNET Types 2A, 2B, and 3, respectively. The probability of deeply invasive cancer in JNET Type 2B lesions with non-V, VL, and VH pit pattern was 4.3%, 16.6%, 76.0%, respectively (P < 0.001).

CONCLUSIONS

Our study showed the stratification by M-NBI using JNET classification and the effect of additional M-CE for JNET Type 2B lesions.

Efficacy of preemptive endoscopic submucosal dissection and surgery for synchronous colorectal neoplasms

BACKGROUND AND AIM

If patients with surgically resectable colorectal cancershave synchronous colorectal neoplasms that are difficult to remove by endoscopic mucosal resection, preemptive endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) can avoid excessive colorectal resection. The aim of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of the strategy of preemptive ESD and surgery for synchronous colorectal neoplasms.

METHODS

Patients who underwent preemptive ESD and surgery for synchronous colorectal neoplasms between September 2002 and December 2017 were enrolled in this retrospective cohort study. The proportion of cases in which extended surgery could be avoided following curative ESD was calculated. Clinicopathological characteristics were evaluated for all patients and long-term outcomes were analyzed for patients who underwent curative ESD and surgery.

RESULTS

A total of 45 consecutive patients with 47 endoscopically-resected lesions and 46 surgically-resected lesions were retrospectively evaluated. Curative ESD was achieved in 44 lesions (93.6%) and an extended surgical procedure could be avoided in 42 patients (93.3%). Intraoperative perforation occurred in two lesions (4.3%), delayed perforation in one lesion (2.1%), and delayed bleeding in two lesions (4.3%). Final stages were as follows: stage 0, 3 patients (7.1%); stage I, 23 patients (54.8%); stage II, 3 patients (7.1%); stage III, 12 patients (28.6%); and stage IV, 1 patient (2.4%). The 5-year overall survival rates of patients with all pathological stages, stage 0-II, and stage III-IV were 93.7%, 100%, and 79.1%, respectively.

CONCLUSION

The strategy of preemptive ESD and surgery for synchronous colorectal neoplasms is minimally invasive and has a favorable prognosis.