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Cui LL, Cui SQ, Qu Z, Ren ZQ. Intensive follow-up vs conventional follow-up for patients with non-metastatic colorectal cancer treated with curative intent: A meta-analysis. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 15:2197-2211. [PMID: 38173431 PMCID: PMC10758651 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i12.2197] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/21/2023] [Revised: 09/22/2023] [Accepted: 10/30/2023] [Indexed: 12/14/2023] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND The frequency and content of follow-up strategies remain controversial for colorectal cancer (CRC), and scheduled follow-ups have limited value. AIM To compare intensive and conventional follow-up strategies for the prognosis of non-metastatic CRC treated with curative intent using a meta-analysis. METHODS PubMed, Embase, and the Cochrane Library databases were systematically searched for potentially eligible randomized controlled trials (RCTs) from inception until April 2023. The Cochrane risk of bias was used to assess the methodological quality of the included studies. The hazard ratio, relative risk, and 95% confidence interval were used to calculate survival and categorical data, and pooled analyses were performed using the random-effects model. Additional exploratory analyses were performed for sensitivity, subgroups, and publication bias. RESULTS Eighteen RCTs involving 8533 patients with CRC were selected for the final analysis. Intensive follow-up may be superior to conventional follow-up in improving overall survival, but this difference was not statistically significant. Moreover, intensive follow-up was associated with an increased incidence of salvage surgery compared to conventional follow-up. In addition, there was no significant difference in the risk of recurrence between intensive and conventional follow-up strategies, whereas intensive follow-up was associated with a reduced risk of interval recurrence compared to conventional follow-up. Finally, the effects of intensive and conventional follow-up strategies differed when stratified by tumor location and follow-up duration. CONCLUSION Intensive follow-up may have a beneficial effect on the overall survival of patients with non-metastatic CRC treated with curative intent.
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Affiliation(s)
- Li-Li Cui
- Department of Operating Room, Jiangsu Taizhou People’s Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Oncology, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310020, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Endoscopy Center, Sir Run Run Shaw Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310020, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Department of Nursing, Jiangsu Taizhou People’s Hospital, Taizhou 225300, Jiangsu Province, China
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Bellato V, An Y, Cerbo D, Campanelli M, Franceschilli M, Khanna K, Sensi B, Siragusa L, Rossi P, Sica GS. Feasibility and outcomes of ERAS protocol in elective cT4 colorectal cancer patients: results from a single-center retrospective cohort study. World J Surg Oncol 2021; 19:196. [PMID: 34215273 PMCID: PMC8253238 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-021-02282-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/13/2021] [Accepted: 06/02/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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Background Programs of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery reduces morbidity and shorten recovery in patients undergoing colorectal resections for cancer. Patients presenting with more advanced disease such as T4 cancers are frequently excluded from undergoing ERAS programs due to the difficulty in applying established protocols. The primary aim of this investigation was to evaluate the possibility of applying a validated ERAS protocol in patients undergoing colorectal resection for T4 colon and rectal cancer and to evaluate the short-term outcome. Methods Single-center, retrospective cohort study. All patients with a clinical diagnosis of stage T4 colorectal cancer undergoing surgery between November 2016 and January 2020 were treated following the institutional fast track protocol without exclusion. Short-term postoperative outcomes were compared to those of a control group treated with conventional care and that underwent surgical resection for T4 colorectal cancer at the same institution from January 2010 to October 2016. Data from both groups were collected retrospectively from a prospectively maintained database. Results Eighty-two patients were diagnosed with T4 cancer, 49 patients were included in the ERAS cohort and 33 in the historical conventional care cohort. Both, the mean time of tolerance to solid food diet and postoperative length of stay were significantly shorter in the ERAS group than in the control group (3.14 ± 1.76 vs 4.8 ± 1.52; p < 0.0001 and 6.93 ± 3.76 vs 9.50 ± 4.83; p = 0.0084 respectively). No differences in perioperative complications were observed. Conclusions Results from this cohort study from a single-center registry support the thesis that the adoption of the ERAS protocol is effective and applicable in patients with colorectal cancer clinically staged T4, reducing significantly their length of stay and time of tolerance to solid food diet, without affecting surgical postoperative outcomes.
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- Vittoria Bellato
- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy.,Department of Colorectal Surgery, St Mark's Academic Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, Beijing Friendship Hospital, Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy
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- Minimally Invasive Unit, Department of Surgery, Università "Tor Vergata", Viale Oxford 81, 00133, Rome, Italy.
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