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Schmelzle M, Benzing C, Fischer L, Herden U, Sterneck M, Settmacher U, Bauschke A, Neumann U, Pelzer U, Müller T, Strassburg C, Lang H, Becker T, Königsrainer A, Nadalin S, Quante M, Paul A, Friess H, Klempnauer J, Richter N, Vondran F, Pascher A, Rösch T, Schöning W, Krenzien F, Öllinger R, Seehofer D, Neuhaus P, Pratschke J. Feasibility and Efficacy of Adjuvant Chemotherapy With Gemcitabine After Liver Transplantation for Perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma - A Multi-Center, Randomized, Controlled Trial (pro-duct001). Front Oncol 2022; 12:910871. [PMID: 36330499 PMCID: PMC9624225 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.910871] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2022] [Accepted: 05/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
Abstract
Background Liver transplantation (LT) is considered a therapeutic option for unresectable perihilar cholangiocarcinoma (PHC) within defined criteria. It remains uncertain whether patients can safely receive adjuvant chemotherapy after LT. Methods We performed a prospective, multi-center, randomized, non-blinded two-arm trial (pro-duct001). Patients after LT for unresectable PHC within defined criteria were randomized to adjuvant gemcitabine (LT-Gem group) and LT alone (LT alone group). The primary objective was to investigate if adjuvant chemotherapy is feasible in ≥ 85% of patients after LT. The primary endpoint was the percentage of patients completing the 24 weeks course of adjuvant chemotherapy. Secondary endpoints included overall survival (OS) and disease-free (DFS), and complication rates. Results Twelve patients underwent LT for PHC, of which six (50%) were eligible for randomization (LT-Gem: three patients, LT alone: three patients). Two out of three patients discontinued adjuvant chemotherapy after LT due to intolerance. The study was prematurely terminated due to slow enrollment. One patient with PHC had underlying primary sclerosing cholangitis (PSC). Tumor-free margins could be achieved in all patients. In both the LT-Gem and the LT alone group, the cumulative 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS and DFS rates were 100%, 100%, 67%, and 100%, 67% and 67%, respectively. Conclusions This prospective, multi-center study was prematurely terminated due to slow enrollment and a statement on the defined endpoints cannot be made. Nevertheless, long-term survival data are consistent with available retrospective data and confirm defined criteria for LT. Since more evidence of LT per se in unresectable PHC is urgently needed, a prospective, non-randomized follow-up study (pro-duct002) has since been launched.
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Affiliation(s)
- Moritz Schmelzle
- Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Visceral Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Medicine I, University Medical Center Hamburg Eppendorf, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Jena, Jena, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany
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- Department of Medicine - Hematology, Oncology and Tumour Immunology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Medicine - Hepatology and Gastroenterology, Charité - Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Hospital Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic, Transplant and Pediatric Surgery, University Hospital Schleswig-Holstein, Kiel, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral, Thoracic and Transplant, University Hospital rechts der Isar, München, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, Medizinische Hochschule Hannover, Hannover, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant, University Hospital Tübingen, Tübingen, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant, University Hospital Münster, Münster, Germany
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- University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf, Klinik und Poliklinik für Interdisziplinäre Endoskopie, Hamburg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Charité – Universitätsmedizin, corporate member of Freie Universität Berlin, Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, and Berlin Institute of Health, Berlin, Germany
- *Correspondence: Johann Pratschke,
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Smedman TM, Guren TK, Line PD, Dueland S. Transplant oncology: assessment of response and tolerance to systemic chemotherapy for metastatic colorectal cancer after liver transplantation - a retrospective study. Transpl Int 2019; 32:1144-1150. [PMID: 31209941 DOI: 10.1111/tri.13471] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/17/2019] [Revised: 05/09/2019] [Accepted: 06/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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Solid organ recipients have a 2-5 fold increased risk of malignancy compared to the general population. Because of the broader indications for transplantation, it is anticipated that an increasing number of organ graft recipients will present with malignancy. There are limited data about responses and tolerance to chemotherapy in solid organ transplanted patients. Twenty-three of 46 colorectal cancer (CRC) patients with nonresectable liver metastases who had undergone liver transplantation (LT) in three different studies were included. All patients had received chemotherapy both prior to LT and after LT, at recurrence of metastatic CRC (mCRC). Adverse reactions (grades 3-4) and clinical and radiological outcome were retrospectively registered. Overall survival was determined from start of palliative chemotherapy after LT. No graft rejection was observed. Chemotherapy for mCRC was overall well-tolerated and there was no increased bone marrow toxicity registered after LT; however, mucositis and diarrhea were more frequent in post-LT chemotherapy. Median overall survival from start of palliative chemotherapy after LT was 13 months. No graft loss was observed when chemotherapy for mCRC was given to LT recipients who had developed nonresectable metastases. Overall, the chemotherapy for mCRC was well-tolerated, induced responses, and long-term survival was obtained in some patients.
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- Tor Magnus Smedman
- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway
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- Institute of Clinical Medicine, University of Oslo, Oslo, Norway.,Department of Transplantation Medicine, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Oncology, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway.,Experimental Transplantation and Malignancy Research Group, Division of Surgery, Inflammatory Diseases and Transplantation, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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Ma AT, Therrien A, Giard JM, von Renteln D, Bouin M. Alcoholic liver disease is a strong predictor of colorectal polyps in liver transplant recipients. Endosc Int Open 2017; 5:E918-E923. [PMID: 28924600 PMCID: PMC5597935 DOI: 10.1055/s-0043-114660] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2016] [Accepted: 05/02/2017] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS Colorectal cancer (CRC) is associated with a significantly reduced survival rate in transplant recipients. The prevalence and risk factors of CRC and of colorectal polyps after orthotopic liver transplant (OLT) remain unclear. The study aim was to determine the prevalence of colorectal polyps in OLT recipients. A secondary objective was to explore possible risk factors of polyps. PATIENTS AND MATERIALS This was a retrospective single center study of all OLT recipients transplanted between 2007 and 2009. All patients who underwent a colonoscopy 5 ± 5 years after OLT were included. The outcome was colorectal polyps, as identified on colonoscopy. A logistic regression model was performed to identify potential predictors of polyps. RESULTS Of 164 OLT recipients, 80 were included in this study. Polyps were diagnosed in 37 % of patients before transplant and in 33 % afterwards. With regard to post-transplant lesions, 22 % were advanced adenomas or cancerous. In the regression analysis, the odds of post-transplant polyps were 11 times higher in patients with alcoholic liver disease (OR 11.3, 95 %CI 3.2 - 39.4; P < 0.001). CONCLUSION Patients with end-stage liver disease may be at high risk of colorectal polyps before and after liver transplant, and screening should be continued in both contexts. Those with alcoholic liver disease are particularly at risk for post-OLT polyps and may benefit from more intensive screening.
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- Ann T. Ma
- Service de gastroentérologie et d’hépatologie, Hôpital St-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada,Corresponding author Ann T. Ma, MD Hôpital St-LucCentre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal1058 Rue Saint-DenisMontréalQCCanadaH2X 3J4+1-514-412-7372
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- Service de gastroentérologie et d’hépatologie, Hôpital St-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada,Centre de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Service de gastroentérologie et d’hépatologie, Hôpital St-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada,Centre de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Service de gastroentérologie et d’hépatologie, Hôpital St-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada,Centre de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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- Service de gastroentérologie et d’hépatologie, Hôpital St-Luc, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada,Centre de Recherche, Centre Hospitalier de l’Université de Montréal, Montréal, QC, Canada
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