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Verheij FS, Omer DM, Williams H, Lin ST, Qin LX, Buckley JT, Thompson HM, Yuval JB, Kim JK, Dunne RF, Marcet J, Cataldo P, Polite B, Herzig DO, Liska D, Oommen S, Friel CM, Ternent C, Coveler AL, Hunt S, Gregory A, Varma MG, Bello BL, Carmichael JC, Krauss J, Gleisner A, Guillem JG, Temple L, Goodman KA, Segal NH, Cercek A, Yaeger R, Nash GM, Widmar M, Wei IH, Pappou EP, Weiser MR, Paty PB, Smith JJ, Wu AJ, Gollub MJ, Saltz LB, Garcia-Aguilar J. Long-Term Results of Organ Preservation in Patients With Rectal Adenocarcinoma Treated With Total Neoadjuvant Therapy: The Randomized Phase II OPRA Trial. J Clin Oncol 2024; 42:500-506. [PMID: 37883738 DOI: 10.1200/jco.23.01208] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2023] [Revised: 07/29/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 10/28/2023] Open
Abstract
Clinical trials frequently include multiple end points that mature at different times. The initial report, typically based on the primary end point, may be published when key planned co-primary or secondary analyses are not yet available. Clinical Trial Updates provide an opportunity to disseminate additional results from studies, published in JCO or elsewhere, for which the primary end point has already been reported.To assess long-term risk of local tumor regrowth, we report updated organ preservation rate and oncologic outcomes of the OPRA trial (ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT02008656). Patients with stage II/III rectal cancer were randomly assigned to receive induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiation (INCT-CRT) or chemoradiation followed by consolidation chemotherapy (CRT-CNCT). Patients who achieved a complete or near-complete response after finishing treatment were offered watch-and-wait (WW). Total mesorectal excision (TME) was recommended for those who achieved an incomplete response. The primary end point was disease-free survival (DFS). The secondary end point was TME-free survival. In total, 324 patients were randomly assigned (INCT-CRT, n = 158; CRT-CNCT, n = 166). Median follow-up was 5.1 years. The 5-year DFS rates were 71% (95% CI, 64 to 79) and 69% (95% CI, 62 to 77) for INCT-CRT and CRT-CNCT, respectively (P = .68). TME-free survival was 39% (95% CI, 32 to 48) in the INCT-CRT group and 54% (95% CI, 46 to 62) in the CRT-CNCT group (P = .012). Of 81 patients with regrowth, 94% occurred within 2 years and 99% occurred within 3 years. DFS was similar for patients who underwent TME after restaging (64% [95% CI, 53 to 78]) and patients in WW who underwent TME after regrowth (64% [95% CI, 53 to 78]; P = .94). Updated analysis continues to show long-term organ preservation in half of the patients with rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy. In patients who enter WW, most cases of tumor regrowth occur in the first 2 years.
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- Floris S Verheij
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, John Muir Cancer Institute, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Methodist Hospital Physicians Clinic Colon and Rectal Surgery and The Creighton University Clinical Research Center, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Medicine, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Surgery, St Joseph Hospital Orange County, Orange, CA
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- Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Luo WY, Hoang V, Varvoglis DN, Comer LH, Guillem JG. "Free-Floating Anus": A Flap-Free Approach for Definitive Excision of Circumferential Giant Condyloma Acuminata. Am Surg 2023; 89:6389-6392. [PMID: 37674401 DOI: 10.1177/00031348231199173] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/08/2023]
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Giant condyloma acuminata (GCA), or Buschke-Löwenstein tumor, is a rare exophytic cauliflower-like growth in the anogenital region. The spectrum of treatment options is wide, ranging from the application of topical ointments to the performance of an abdominoperineal resection. Currently, wide local excision is the most common approach and may entail the creation of a protective loop ileostomy or implementation of flaps or grafts that facilitate closure. We describe a unique surgical approach for the management of circumferential GCA void of the use a protective loop ileostomy, flaps, or grafts. Our report highlights that the implementation of a radical, circumferential, wide excision resulting in "free-floating anus" and healing via secondary intention can ultimately lead to excellent functional and cosmetic results and therefore may be considered a minimally invasive surgical option for patients afflicted with a large, circumferential GCA.
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- William Y Luo
- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA
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Guillem JG, Luo WY, Agala CB. Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Therapy for All Elderly Patients With Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer? JAMA Surg 2022; 157:e224457. [PMID: 36169944 DOI: 10.1001/jamasurg.2022.4457] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- José G Guillem
- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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- Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill
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Pappou EP, Temple LK, Patil S, Smith JJ, Wei IH, Nash GM, Guillem JG, Widmar M, Weiser MR, Paty PB, Schrag D, Garcia-Aguilar J. Quality of life and function after rectal cancer surgery with and without sphincter preservation. Front Oncol 2022; 12:944843. [PMID: 36353560 PMCID: PMC9639454 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2022.944843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Accepted: 08/23/2022] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Despite improvements in surgical techniques, functional outcomes and quality of life after therapy for rectal cancer remain suboptimal. We sought to prospectively evaluate the effect of bowel, bladder, and sexual functional outcomes on health-related quality of life (QOL) in patients with restorative versus non-restorative resections after rectal cancer surgery. A cohort of 211 patients with clinical stage I-III rectal cancer who underwent open surgery between 2006 and 2009 at Memorial Sloan Kettering were included. Subjects were asked to complete surveys preoperatively and at 6, 12, and 24 months after surgery. Validated instruments were used to measure QOL, bowel, bladder, and sexual function. Univariable and multivariable regression analyses evaluated predictors of 24- month QOL. In addition, longitudinal trends over the study period were evaluated using repeated measures models. In total, 180 patients (85%) completed at least 1 survey, and response rates at each time point were high (>70%). QOL was most impaired at 6 and 12 months and returned to baseline levels at 24 months. Among patients who underwent sphincter-preserving surgery (SPS; n=153 [85%]), overall bowel function at 24 months was significantly impaired and never returned to baseline. There were no differences in QOL at 24 months between patients who underwent SPS and those who did not (p=.29). Bowel function was correlated with QOL at 24 months (Pearson correlation,.41; p<.001). QOL among patients who have undergone SPS for rectal cancer is good despite poor function. Patients with ostomies are able to adjust to the functional changes and, overall, have good global QOL. Patients with low anastomoses had lower global QOL at 24 months than patients with permanent stomas. Our findings can help patients set expectations about function and quality of life after surgery for rectal cancer with and without a permanent stoma.
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- Emmanouil P. Pappou
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States,*Correspondence: Emmanouil P. Pappou,
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- Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY, United States
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- Department of Quantitative Health Sciences, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Surgery, UNC School of Medicine, Chapel Hill, NC, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, United States
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Garcia-Aguilar J, Patil S, Gollub MJ, Kim JK, Yuval JB, Thompson HM, Verheij FS, Omer DM, Lee M, Dunne RF, Marcet J, Cataldo P, Polite B, Herzig DO, Liska D, Oommen S, Friel CM, Ternent C, Coveler AL, Hunt S, Gregory A, Varma MG, Bello BL, Carmichael JC, Krauss J, Gleisner A, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Nash GM, Pappou E, Guillem JG, Temple L, Wei IH, Widmar M, Lin S, Segal NH, Cercek A, Yaeger R, Smith JJ, Goodman KA, Wu AJ, Saltz LB. Organ Preservation in Patients With Rectal Adenocarcinoma Treated With Total Neoadjuvant Therapy. J Clin Oncol 2022; 40:2546-2556. [PMID: 35483010 PMCID: PMC9362876 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.00032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 241] [Impact Index Per Article: 120.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/06/2022] [Revised: 02/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Prospective data on the efficacy of a watch-and-wait strategy to achieve organ preservation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy are limited. METHODS In this prospective, randomized phase II trial, we assessed the outcomes of 324 patients with stage II or III rectal adenocarcinoma treated with induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy (INCT-CRT) or chemoradiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy (CRT-CNCT) and either total mesorectal excision (TME) or watch-and-wait on the basis of tumor response. Patients in both groups received 4 months of infusional fluorouracil-leucovorin-oxaliplatin or capecitabine-oxaliplatin and 5,000 to 5,600 cGy of radiation combined with either continuous infusion fluorouracil or capecitabine during radiotherapy. The trial was designed as two stand-alone studies with disease-free survival (DFS) as the primary end point for both groups, with a comparison to a null hypothesis on the basis of historical data. The secondary end point was TME-free survival. RESULTS Median follow-up was 3 years. Three-year DFS was 76% (95% CI, 69 to 84) for the INCT-CRT group and 76% (95% CI, 69 to 83) for the CRT-CNCT group, in line with the 3-year DFS rate (75%) observed historically. Three-year TME-free survival was 41% (95% CI, 33 to 50) in the INCT-CRT group and 53% (95% CI, 45 to 62) in the CRT-CNCT group. No differences were found between groups in local recurrence-free survival, distant metastasis-free survival, or overall survival. Patients who underwent TME after restaging and patients who underwent TME after regrowth had similar DFS rates. CONCLUSION Organ preservation is achievable in half of the patients with rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy, without an apparent detriment in survival, compared with historical controls treated with chemoradiotherapy, TME, and postoperative chemotherapy.
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- Julio Garcia-Aguilar
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, John Muir Cancer Institute, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service at Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Medicine, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Surgery, St Joseph Hospital Orange County, Orange, CA
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- Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Garcia-Aguilar J, Patil S, Gollub MJ, Kim JK, Yuval JB, Thompson HM, Verheij FS, Omer DM, Lee M, Dunne RF, Marcet J, Cataldo P, Polite B, Herzig DO, Liska D, Oommen S, Friel CM, Ternent C, Coveler AL, Hunt S, Gregory A, Varma MG, Bello BL, Carmichael JC, Krauss J, Gleisner A, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Nash GM, Pappou E, Guillem JG, Temple L, Wei IH, Widmar M, Lin S, Segal NH, Cercek A, Yaeger R, Smith JJ, Goodman KA, Wu AJ, Saltz LB. Organ Preservation in Patients With Rectal Adenocarcinoma Treated With Total Neoadjuvant Therapy. J Clin Oncol 2022. [PMID: 35483010 DOI: 10.1200/jco.22.00032:jco2200032] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/24/2023] Open
Abstract
PURPOSE Prospective data on the efficacy of a watch-and-wait strategy to achieve organ preservation in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy are limited. METHODS In this prospective, randomized phase II trial, we assessed the outcomes of 324 patients with stage II or III rectal adenocarcinoma treated with induction chemotherapy followed by chemoradiotherapy (INCT-CRT) or chemoradiotherapy followed by consolidation chemotherapy (CRT-CNCT) and either total mesorectal excision (TME) or watch-and-wait on the basis of tumor response. Patients in both groups received 4 months of infusional fluorouracil-leucovorin-oxaliplatin or capecitabine-oxaliplatin and 5,000 to 5,600 cGy of radiation combined with either continuous infusion fluorouracil or capecitabine during radiotherapy. The trial was designed as two stand-alone studies with disease-free survival (DFS) as the primary end point for both groups, with a comparison to a null hypothesis on the basis of historical data. The secondary end point was TME-free survival. RESULTS Median follow-up was 3 years. Three-year DFS was 76% (95% CI, 69 to 84) for the INCT-CRT group and 76% (95% CI, 69 to 83) for the CRT-CNCT group, in line with the 3-year DFS rate (75%) observed historically. Three-year TME-free survival was 41% (95% CI, 33 to 50) in the INCT-CRT group and 53% (95% CI, 45 to 62) in the CRT-CNCT group. No differences were found between groups in local recurrence-free survival, distant metastasis-free survival, or overall survival. Patients who underwent TME after restaging and patients who underwent TME after regrowth had similar DFS rates. CONCLUSION Organ preservation is achievable in half of the patients with rectal cancer treated with total neoadjuvant therapy, without an apparent detriment in survival, compared with historical controls treated with chemoradiotherapy, TME, and postoperative chemotherapy.
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- Julio Garcia-Aguilar
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Wilmot Cancer Institute, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Vermont, Burlington, VT
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- Department of Medicine, Comprehensive Cancer Center, University of Chicago, Chicago, IL
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- Division of Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Oregon Health and Science University, Portland, OR
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- Department of Colorectal Surgery, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, OH
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Oncology, John Muir Cancer Institute, John Muir Health, Walnut Creek, CA
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service at Bergan Mercy Medical Center, Omaha, NE
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- Department of Medicine, Fred Hutch Cancer Center, University of Washington, Seattle, WA
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- Department of Surgery, Washington University School of Medicine, St Louis, MO
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- Department of Surgery, St Joseph Hospital Orange County, Orange, CA
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- Section of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, San Francisco, San Francisco, CA
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Medstar Washington Hospital Center, Washington, DC
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- Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of California, Irvine, Irvine, CA
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- Department of Medicine, Rogel Cancer Center at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Colorado, Denver, CO
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, NC
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- Division of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Rochester Medical Center, Rochester, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Tisch Cancer Institute, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Roxburgh CSD, Strombom P, Lynn P, Cercek A, Gonen M, Smith JJ, Temple LKF, Nash GM, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Shia J, Vakiani E, Yaeger R, Stadler ZK, Segal NH, Reidy D, Varghese A, Wu AJ, Crane CH, Gollub MJ, Saltz LB, Garcia-Aguilar J, Weiser MR. Changes in the multidisciplinary management of rectal cancer from 2009 to 2015 and associated improvements in short-term outcomes. Colorectal Dis 2019; 21:1140-1150. [PMID: 31108012 PMCID: PMC6773478 DOI: 10.1111/codi.14713] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/18/2018] [Accepted: 04/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM Significant recent changes in management of locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) include preoperative staging, use of extended neoadjuvant therapies and minimally invasive surgery (MIS). This study was aimed at characterizing these changes and associated short-term outcomes. METHOD We retrospectively analysed treatment and outcome data from patients with T3/4 or N+ LARC ≤ 15 cm from the anal verge who were evaluated at a comprehensive cancer centre in 2009-2015. RESULTS In total, 798 patients were identified and grouped into five cohorts based on treatment year: 2009-2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 and 2014-2015. Temporal changes included increased reliance on MRI staging, from 57% in 2009-2010 to 98% in 2014-2015 (P < 0.001); increased use of total neoadjuvant therapy, from 17% to 76% (P < 0.001); and increased use of MIS, from 33% to 70% (P < 0.001). Concurrently, median hospital stay decreased (from 7 to 5 days; P < 0.001), as did the rates of Grade III-V complications (from 13% to 7%; P < 0.05), surgical site infections (from 24% to 8%; P < 0.001), anastomotic leak (from 11% to 3%; P < 0.05) and positive circumferential resection margin (from 9% to 4%; P < 0.05). TNM downstaging increased from 62% to 74% (P = 0.002). CONCLUSION Shifts toward MRI-based staging, total neoadjuvant therapy and MIS occurred between 2009 and 2015. Over the same period, treatment responses improved, and lengths of stay and the incidence of complications decreased.
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- C S D Roxburgh
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
- Institute of Cancer Sciences, College of Medical, Veterinary and Life Sciences, University of Glasgow, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York City, New York, USA
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Konishi T, Shimada Y, Hsu M, Tufts L, Jimenez-Rodriguez R, Cercek A, Yaeger R, Saltz L, Smith JJ, Nash GM, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Garcia-Aguilar J, Gonen M, Weiser MR. Association of Preoperative and Postoperative Serum Carcinoembryonic Antigen and Colon Cancer Outcome. JAMA Oncol 2019; 4:309-315. [PMID: 29270608 DOI: 10.1001/jamaoncol.2017.4420] [Citation(s) in RCA: 120] [Impact Index Per Article: 24.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
Abstract
Importance Guidelines recommend measuring preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) in patients with colon cancer. Although persistently elevated CEA after surgery has been associated with increased risk for metastatic disease, prognostic significance of elevated preoperative CEA that normalized after resection is unknown. Objective To investigate whether patients with elevated preoperative CEA that normalizes after colon cancer resection have a higher risk of recurrence than patients with normal preoperative CEA. Design, Setting, and Participants This retrospective cohort analysis was conducted at a comprehensive cancer center. Consecutive patients with colon cancer who underwent curative resection for stage I to III colon adenocarcinoma at the center from January 2007 to December 2014 were identified. Exposures Patients were grouped into 3 cohorts: normal preoperative CEA, elevated preoperative but normalized postoperative CEA, and elevated preoperative and postoperative CEA. Main Outcomes and Measures Three-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) and hazard function curves over time were analyzed. Results A total of 1027 patients (461 [50.4%] male; median [IQR] age, 64 [53-75] years) were identified. Patients with normal preoperative CEA had 7.4% higher 3-year RFS (n = 715 [89.7%]) than the combined cohorts with elevated preoperative CEA (n = 312 [82.3%]) (P = .01) but had RFS similar to that of patients with normalized postoperative CEA (n = 142 [87.9%]) (P = .86). Patients with elevated postoperative CEA had 14.9% lower RFS (n = 57 [74.5%]) than the combined cohorts with normal postoperative CEA (n = 857 [89.4%]) (P = .001). The hazard function of recurrence for elevated postoperative CEA peaked earlier than for the other cohorts. Multivariate analyses confirmed that elevated postoperative CEA (hazard ratio [HR], 2.0; 95% CI, 1.1-3.5), but not normalized postoperative CEA (HR, 0.77; 95% CI, 0.45-1.30), was independently associated with shorter RFS. Conclusions and Relevance Elevated preoperative CEA that normalizes after resection is not an indicator of poor prognosis. Routine measurement of postoperative, rather than preoperative, CEA is warranted. Patients with elevated postoperative CEA are at increased risk for recurrence, especially within the first 12 months after surgery.
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- Tsuyoshi Konishi
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.,Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York
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Konishi T, Shimada Y, Hsu M, Wei IH, Pappou E, Smith JJ, Nash GM, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Garcia-Aguilar J, Cercek A, Yaeger R, Stadler ZK, Segal NH, Varghese A, Saltz LB, Shia J, Vakiani E, Gönen M, Weiser MR. Contemporary Validation of a Nomogram Predicting Colon Cancer Recurrence, Revealing All-Stage Improved Outcomes. JNCI Cancer Spectr 2019; 3:pkz015. [PMID: 31119207 PMCID: PMC6512350 DOI: 10.1093/jncics/pkz015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2018] [Revised: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 03/21/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
Abstract
Background The Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSK) colon cancer recurrence nomogram is a risk calculator that provides patients and clinicians with individualized prediction of recurrence following curative resection of colon cancer. Although validated on multiple separate cohorts, the nomogram requires periodic updating as patient care changes over time. The aim of this study was to evaluate the nomogram’s accuracy in a contemporary cohort and modify the tool to reflect improvements in outcome related to advances in colon cancer therapy. Methods A contemporary patient cohort was compiled, including consecutive colon cancer patients undergoing curative resection for stage I–III colon adenocarcinoma at MSK from 2007 to 2014. The nomogram’s predictive accuracy was assessed by concordance index and calibration plots of predicted vs actual freedom from recurrence at 5 years after surgery. Results Data from a total of 999 eligible patients with complete records were used for validation. Median follow-up among survivors was 37 months. The concordance index was 0.756 (95% confidence interval = 0.707 to 0.805), indicating continued discriminating power, but the calibration plot revealed that the nomogram overestimated recurrence risk. Recalibration of the nomogram by estimating a new baseline freedom-from-recurrence function restored the nomogram’s accuracy. Conclusion The updated nomogram retains the original nomogram’s variables but includes a lower baseline estimation of recurrence risk, reflecting improvements in outcomes for all stages of colon cancer, likely resulting from advances in imaging and integration of multiple treatment modalities.
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- Tsuyoshi Konishi
- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.,Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Surgery , Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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Weiser MR, Gonen M, Usiak S, Pottinger T, Samedy P, Patel D, Seo S, Smith JJ, Guillem JG, Temple L, Nash GM, Paty PB, Baldwin-Medsker A, Cheavers CE, Eagan J, Garcia-Aguilar J. Effectiveness of a multidisciplinary patient care bundle for reducing surgical-site infections. Br J Surg 2018; 105:1680-1687. [PMID: 29974946 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10896] [Citation(s) in RCA: 47] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/14/2017] [Revised: 04/16/2018] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Surgical-site infection (SSI) is associated with significant healthcare costs. To reduce the high rate of SSI among patients undergoing colorectal surgery at a cancer centre, a comprehensive care bundle was implemented and its efficacy tested. METHODS A pragmatic study involving three phases (baseline, implementation and sustainability) was conducted on patients treated consecutively between 2013 and 2016. The intervention included 13 components related to: bowel preparation; oral and intravenous antibiotic selection and administration; skin preparation, disinfection and hygiene; maintenance of normothermia during surgery; and use of clean instruments for closure. SSI risk was evaluated by means of a preoperative calculator, and effectiveness was assessed using interrupted time-series regression. RESULTS In a population with a mean BMI of 30 kg/m2 , diabetes mellitus in 17·5 per cent, and smoking history in 49·3 per cent, SSI rates declined from 11·0 to 4·1 per cent following implementation of the intervention bundle (P = 0·001). The greatest reductions in SSI rates occurred in patients at intermediate or high risk of SSI: from 10·3 to 4·7 per cent (P = 0·006) and from 19 to 2 per cent (P < 0·001) respectively. Wound care modifications were very different in the implementation phase (43·2 versus 24·9 per cent baseline), including use of an overlying surface vacuum dressing (17·2 from 1·4 per cent baseline) or leaving wounds partially open (13·2 from 6·7 per cent baseline). As a result, the biggest difference was in wound-related rather than organ-space SSI. The median length of hospital stay decreased from 7 (i.q.r. 5-10) to 6 (5-9) days (P = 0·002). The greatest reduction in hospital stay was seen in patients at high risk of SSI: from 8 to 6 days (P < 0·001). SSI rates remained low (4·5 per cent) in the sustainability phase. CONCLUSION Meaningful reductions in SSI can be achieved by implementing a multidisciplinary care bundle at a hospital-wide level.
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- M R Weiser
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Infection Control Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Quality and Safety, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Quality and Safety, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Quality and Safety, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Nursing, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Division of Quality and Safety, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Infection Control Program, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, USA
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Widmar M, Keskin M, Beltran P, Nash GM, Guillem JG, Temple LK, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Garcia-Aguilar J. Incisional hernias after laparoscopic and robotic right colectomy. Hernia 2016; 20:723-8. [PMID: 27469592 DOI: 10.1007/s10029-016-1518-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 22] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/22/2015] [Accepted: 07/17/2016] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Abstract
PURPOSE Incisional hernia (IH) is a common complication after colectomy, with impacts on both health care utilization and quality of life. The true incidence of IH after minimally invasive colectomy is not well described. The purpose of this study was to examine IH incidence after minimally invasive right colectomies (RC) and to compare the IH rates after laparoscopic (L-RC) and robotic (R-RC) colectomies. METHODS This is a retrospective review of patients undergoing minimally invasive RC at a single institution from 2009 to 2014. Only patients undergoing RC for colonic neoplasia were included. Patients with previous colectomy or intraperitoneal chemotherapy were excluded. Three L-RC patients were included for each R-RC patient. The primary outcome was IH rate based on clinical examination or computed tomography (CT). Univariate and multivariate time-to-event analyses were used to assess predictors of IH. RESULTS 276 patients where included, of which 69 had undergone R-RC and 207 L-RC. Patient and tumor characteristics were similar between the groups, except for higher tumor stage in L-RC patients. Both the median time to diagnosis (9.2 months) and the overall IH rate were similar between the groups (17.4 % for R-RC and 22.2 % for L-RC), as were all other postoperative complications. In multivariable analyses, the only significant predictor of IH was former or current tobacco use (hazard raio 3.0, p = 0.03). CONCLUSIONS This study suggests that the incidence of IH is high after minimally invasive colectomy and that this rate is equivalent after R-RC and L-RC. Reducing the IH rate represents an important opportunity for improving quality of life and reducing health care utilization after minimally invasive colectomy.
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- M Widmar
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave., New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Smith JJ, Chow OS, Gollub MJ, Nash GM, Temple LK, Weiser MR, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Avila K, Garcia-Aguilar J. Organ Preservation in Rectal Adenocarcinoma: a phase II randomized controlled trial evaluating 3-year disease-free survival in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer treated with chemoradiation plus induction or consolidation chemotherapy, and total mesorectal excision or nonoperative management. BMC Cancer 2015; 15:767. [PMID: 26497495 PMCID: PMC4619249 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-015-1632-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 232] [Impact Index Per Article: 25.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2015] [Accepted: 08/28/2015] [Indexed: 01/12/2023] Open
Abstract
Background Treatment of patients with non-metastatic, locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) includes pre-operative chemoradiation, total mesorectal excision (TME) and post-operative adjuvant chemotherapy. This trimodality treatment provides local tumor control in most patients; but almost one-third ultimately die from distant metastasis. Most survivors experience significant impairment in quality of life (QoL), due primarily to removal of the rectum. A current challenge lies in identifying patients who could safely undergo rectal preservation without sacrificing survival benefit and QoL. Methods/Design This multi-institutional, phase II study investigates the efficacy of total neoadjuvant therapy (TNT) and selective non-operative management (NOM) in LARC. Patients with MRI-staged Stage II or III rectal cancer amenable to TME will be randomized to receive FOLFOX/CAPEOX: a) before induction neoadjuvant chemotherapy (INCT); or b) after consolidation neoadjuvant chemotherapy (CNCT), with 5-FU or capecitabine-based chemoradiation. Patients in both arms will be re-staged after completing all neoadjuvant therapy. Those with residual tumor at the primary site will undergo TME. Patients with clinical complete response (cCR) will receive non-operative management (NOM). NOM patients will be followed every 3 months for 2 years, and every 6 months thereafter. TME patients will be followed according to NCCN guidelines. All will be followed for at least 5 years from the date of surgery or—in patients treated with NOM—the last day of treatment. Discussion The studies published thus far on the safety of NOM in LARC have compared survival between select groups of patients with a cCR after NOM, to patients with a pathologic complete response (pCR) after TME. The current study compares 3-year disease-free survival (DFS) in an entire population of patients with LARC, including those with cCR and those with pCR. We will compare the two arms of the study with respect to organ preservation at 3 years, treatment compliance, adverse events and surgical complications. We will measure QoL in both groups. We will analyze molecular indications that may lead to more individually tailored treatments in the future. This will be the first NOM trial utilizing a regression schema for response assessment in a prospective fashion. Trial registration NCT02008656
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- J Joshua Smith
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Sloan Kettering Institute, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Sloan Kettering Institute, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, SR-201, New York, NY, 10065, USA.
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Nash GM, Smith JD, Cercek A, Tang L, Weiser MR, Temple LK, O'Reilly E, Saltz LB, Guillem JG, Paty PB. Erratum to: Lymph Node Metastasis Predicts Disease Recurrence in a Single-Center Experience of 70 Stages 1-3 Appendix Cancers: A Retrospective Review. Ann Surg Oncol 2015; 22 Suppl 3:S1613. [PMID: 25862584 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4568-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Garrett M Nash
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Nash GM, Smith JD, Tang L, Weiser MR, Temple LK, O'Reilly E, Saltz LB, Guillem JG, Paty PB. Lymph Node Metastasis Predicts Disease Recurrence in a Single-Center Experience of 70 Stages 1-3 Appendix Cancers: A Retrospective Review. Ann Surg Oncol 2015; 22:3613-7. [PMID: 25663593 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-015-4415-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/28/2014] [Indexed: 01/12/2023]
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BACKGROUND Previous reports on the surgical management of appendix cancer show high recurrence rates among patients initially presenting with localized disease. This study sought to characterize predictors of outcome among patients treated for stages 1-3 appendix cancer at the authors' institution. METHODS Patients with nonmetastatic appendix cancer undergoing definitive surgery at a single cancer center from 1994 to 2013 were retrospectively reviewed. Patients with appendiceal adenomas, cystadenomas, or classical carcinoids were excluded from the study. The median follow-up period was 5.2 years (interquartile range 2.9-6.7 years). RESULTS The study identified 70 patients, 49 % of whom were women. The median age was 52 years (range 20-84 years). All were explored by an expert surgeon who had treated at least 20 appendiceal cancers. The procedures were appendectomy (n = 2), right hemicolectomy (n = 66), and diagnostic laparoscopy and placement of an intraperitoneal port (n = 2). The final pathology showed that transmural (30 T4, 32 T3, 4 T2, 4 T1) and node-negative disease (80 %) were common. Goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) features were identified in 54 % of the tumors. These were smaller and more likely to present as acute appendicitis than appendiceal adenocarcinoma (AA), but were otherwise similar in clinical presentation and outcome. The presence of lymph node (LN) metastasis was associated with a higher risk of recurrence than of stage 2 appendix cancer (78 vs. 4 % at 5 years; p < 0.0001). A total of 12 patients experienced recurrence (5 GCC, 7 AA): 9 in the peritoneum, 2 in mesenteric LNs, and 1 in the surgical incision. CONCLUSION Stages 1-3 invasive AA and GCC behave similarly in terms of clinical presentation and outcome. Perforated appendix and T4 tumor stage were common but not associated with recurrence. Although uncommon, LN metastasis strongly predicted recurrence.
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- Garrett M Nash
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Trakarnsanga A, Gönen M, Shia J, Nash GM, Temple LK, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Goodman KA, Wu A, Gollub M, Segal N, Saltz L, Garcia-Aguilar J, Weiser MR. Comparison of tumor regression grade systems for locally advanced rectal cancer after multimodality treatment. J Natl Cancer Inst 2014; 106:dju248. [PMID: 25249540 DOI: 10.1093/jnci/dju248] [Citation(s) in RCA: 157] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tumor regression grade (TRG) is a measure of histopathological response of rectal cancer to neoadjuvant chemoradiation and is associated with outcomes. Several TRG systems are used: Mandard (5,3-tier), Dowrak/Rödel (5,3-tier), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC), and American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) Cancer Staging. A single measure of rectal cancer response would assist in comparing results across institutions, and in designing future rectal cancer studies. In this study, the predictive accuracies of the various published classification schemes are compared. METHODS Review of a prospective database identified 563 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (T3/4 and/or N1) treated between 1998 and 2007 with long-course chemoradiation and total mesorectal excision. TRG was determined by measuring proportion of tumor mass replaced by fibrosis. Patients were classified into TRG schemes, which were compared by analyzing association with recurrence and survival using concordance index. Probabilities of recurrence-free survival were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. All statistical tests were two-sided. RESULTS All TRG systems were predictive of recurrence. Concordance indices of the three-tier Mandard, three-tier Dowrak/Rödel, three-tier MSKCC, and four-tier AJCC systems were: 0.665, 0.653, 0.683, and 0.694, respectively (higher number = better prediction). The AJCC system more accurately predicted recurrence than the three-tier Mandard (P = .002) or Dowrak/Rödel (P = .006) and had a higher concordance index than MSKCC, although this did not reach statistical significance (P = .068). CONCLUSION When classifying rectal cancer response to chemoradiation, the AJCC Staging Manual (7(th) edition) system is most accurate and should be adopted as the standard.
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- Atthaphorn Trakarnsanga
- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Colorectal Service/Department of Surgery (AT, GMN, LKT, JGG, PBP, JGA, MRW), Department of Epidemiology-Biostatistics (MG), Department of Pathology (JS), Department of Radiation Oncology (KAG), Department of Medicine (AW, NS, LS), and Department of Radiology (MG), Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY.
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Steinhagen E, Hui VW, Levy RA, Markowitz AJ, Fish S, Wong RJ, Sood R, Ochman SM, Guillem JG. Results of a prospective thyroid ultrasound screening program in adenomatous polyposis patients. Am J Surg 2014; 208:764-769. [PMID: 25073656 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.03.012] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/19/2013] [Revised: 03/23/2014] [Accepted: 03/29/2014] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with adenomatous polyposis may be at increased risk for developing thyroid cancer (TC). However, screening guidelines for TC in these patients are not well established. METHODS Patients with a diagnosis of familial adenomatous polyposis, attenuated familial adenomatous polyposis, and gene mutation-negative adenomatous polyposis enrolled in our Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Family Registry were eligible for a screening thyroid ultrasound (US). Findings were reviewed by the study endocrinologist and intervention and/or follow-up determined. RESULTS Fifty patients underwent screening thyroid US. Thirty-four (68%) patients had abnormal findings on US, including 27 (79%) with thyroid nodules. In 7 patients, US-detected thyroid nodules met established criteria for fine-needle aspiration. Of the 6 patients who underwent fine-needle aspiration, 2 (4%) were diagnosed with papillary TC. Both of these patients were female. CONCLUSIONS A large proportion of adenomatous polyposis patients will have abnormal results on thyroid US, including suspicious-appearing thyroid nodules that when biopsied are malignant. Female patients have an apparently greater risk of developing TC. Polyposis patients, especially women, should be offered participation in a thyroid US screening program.
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- Emily Steinhagen
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Gastroenterology and Nutrition Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medicine, Endocrinology Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Head and Neck Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Leibold T, Hui VW, Shia J, Ruby JA, Riedel ER, Guillem JG. p27 expression in post-treatment rectal cancer: a potential novel approach for predicting residual nodal disease. Am J Surg 2014; 208:228-34. [PMID: 24814310 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2014.02.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/26/2013] [Revised: 01/14/2014] [Accepted: 02/06/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Expression profiles of p21, p27, p53, Ki-67, and thymidylate synthase may be associated with response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation. The relationship between post-treatment protein expression and regional lymph node involvement has not been fully explored. METHODS Tumor cores from 126 rectal cancer patients underwent immunohistochemical analysis for the aforementioned proteins. Staining indices (SIs) using percentage of stained cells and staining intensity were calculated for 10 tumor cores per patient. SI for each marker was compared between node negative and node positive patients. RESULTS Twenty-six (20.6%) cancer patients had a pathologic complete response and 37 had inadequate tissue or cancer cells, leaving 63 for analysis. Thirty-seven (58.7%) cancer patients were node negative and 26 (41.3%) were node positive. There was an association between increased p27 SI and nodal positivity (P = .04). CONCLUSION Increased p27 expression in post-treatment rectal cancer is associated with nodal positivity and may determine which patients are suitable for local excision.
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- Tobias Leibold
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Pathology, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Milgrom SA, Goodman KA, Nash GM, Paty PB, Guillem JG, Temple LK, Weiser MR, Garcia-Aguilar J. Neoadjuvant radiation therapy prior to total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer is not associated with postoperative complications using current techniques. Ann Surg Oncol 2014; 21:2295-302. [PMID: 24604589 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-014-3624-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/15/2013] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant radiation therapy (RT) downstages rectal cancer but may increase postoperative morbidity. This study aims to quantify 30-day complication rates after total mesorectal excision (TME) using current techniques and to assess for an association of these complications with neoadjuvant RT. METHODS Stage I-III rectal cancer patients who underwent TME from 2005 to 2010 were identified. Complications occurring within 30 days after TME were retrieved from a prospectively maintained institutional database of postoperative adverse events. RESULTS The cohort consisted of 461 patients. Median age was 59 years (range 18-90), and 274 patients (59 %) were male. Comorbid conditions included obesity (n = 147; 32 %), coronary artery disease (n = 83; 18 %), diabetes (n = 65; 14 %), and inflammatory bowel disease (n = 19; 4 %). A low anterior resection (LAR) was performed in 383 cases (83 %), an abdominoperineal resection (APR) was performed in 72 cases (16 %), and a Hartmann's procedure was performed in 6 cases (1 %). Preoperative RT was delivered to 310 patients (67 %; median dose of 50.4 Gy, range 27-55.8 Gy). The 30-day incidence of postoperative mortality was 0.4 % (n = 2), any complication 25 % (n = 117), grade 3 or more complication 5 % (n = 24), intra-abdominal infection 3 % (n = 12), abdominal wound complication 9 % (n = 42), perineal wound complication after APR 11 % (n = 8/72), and anastomotic leak after LAR 2 % (n = 6/383). These events were not associated with neoadjuvant RT. CONCLUSION In a cohort undergoing TME using current techniques, neoadjuvant RT was not associated with 30-day postoperative morbidity or mortality.
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- Sarah A Milgrom
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Minimally invasive or minimal access surgery (MAS) for colon and rectal cancer was introduced in the early 1990s. Although laparoscopic colon surgery is now practiced worldwide, technical barriers, including a steep learning curve, preclude the widespread adoption of MAS techniques for rectal cancer. In addition, although randomized controlled trials have demonstrated that MAS techniques for colon cancer are oncologically equivalent to open surgery, similar confirmatory studies for rectal cancer have yet to be reported. In this Review, current evidence in support of laparoscopic and robotic total mesorectal excision for rectal cancer resection is presented. Other MAS approaches, such as transanal endoscopic microsurgery and natural orifice transluminal endoscopic surgery, are also discussed.
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- Vanessa W Hui
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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O’Donoghue JA, Guillem JG, Schöder H, Lee NY, Divgi CR, Ruby JA, Humm JL, Lee-Kong SA, Burnazi EM, Cai S, Carlin SD, Leibold T, Zanzonico PB, Ling CC. Pilot study of PET imaging of 124I-iodoazomycin galactopyranoside (IAZGP), a putative hypoxia imaging agent, in patients with colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer. EJNMMI Res 2013; 3:42. [PMID: 23731770 PMCID: PMC3686612 DOI: 10.1186/2191-219x-3-42] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/18/2013] [Accepted: 04/08/2013] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Hypoxia within solid tumors confers radiation resistance and a poorer prognosis. 124I-iodoazomycin galactopyranoside (124I-IAZGP) has shown promise as a hypoxia radiotracer in animal models. We performed a clinical study to evaluate the safety, biodistribution, and imaging characteristics of 124I-IAZGP in patients with advanced colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer using serial positron emission tomography (PET) imaging. METHODS Ten patients underwent serial whole-torso (head/neck to pelvis) PET imaging together with multiple whole-body counts and blood sampling. These data were used to generate absorbed dose estimates to normal tissues for 124I-IAZGP. Tumors were scored as either positive or negative for 124I-IAZGP uptake. RESULTS There were no clinical toxicities or adverse effects associated with 124I-IAZGP administration. Clearance from the whole body and blood was rapid, primarily via the urinary tract, with no focal uptake in any parenchymal organ. The tissues receiving the highest absorbed doses were the mucosal walls of the urinary bladder and the intestinal tract, in particular the lower large intestine. All 124I-IAZGP PET scans were interpreted as negative for tumor uptake. CONCLUSIONS It is safe to administer 124I-IAZGP to human subjects. However, there was insufficient tumor uptake to support a clinical role for 124I-IAZGP PET in colorectal cancer and head and neck cancer patients. TRIAL REGISTRATION ClinicalTrials.gov NCT00588276.
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- Joseph A O’Donoghue
- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Columbia University Medical Center, New York, NY 10027, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Robert-Bosch Hospital, Stuttgart 70376, Germany
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
- Department of Radiology, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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- Department of Medical Physics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Smith JD, Butte JM, Weiser MR, D'Angelica MI, Paty PB, Temple LK, Guillem JG, Jarnagin WR, Nash GM. Anastomotic leak following low anterior resection in stage IV rectal cancer is associated with poor survival. Ann Surg Oncol 2013; 20:2641-6. [PMID: 23385965 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2854-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/09/2011] [Indexed: 01/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anastomotic leak is a serious complication of low anterior resection (LAR). The risk of leak in stage IV rectal cancer patients treated with synchronous or staged resection of the primary tumour and metastatic sites has not been reported. We measured the incidence of anastomotic leak and its association with clinical outcome. METHODS With institutional review board approval, patients undergoing LAR and resection of metastatic disease were analyzed from a prospectively collected colorectal database between 1992 and 2010. Data for use of ileostomy, clinical anastomotic leak, and clinical risk score (for liver metastases, n = 86) were collected. Categorical variables were compared with the χ(2) test. Estimated overall survival was compared using log-rank method and Cox regression analysis. RESULTS A total of 184 patients with LAR and stage IV disease were identified. Of those, 123 had curative resection for disease at distant sites. 72 % underwent simultaneous resection, 28 % staged resection. Median follow-up was 2.9 years for survivors. Anastomotic leak occurred in 6.5 %. There was one perioperative death (not attributable to leak). Overall 3-year survival following a leak was significantly worse compared with patients without a leak (35 vs. 73 %, P = 0.01). Clinical leak was associated with worse survival when controlled for use of diverting stoma, operative year, clinical risk score, and timing of resection of metastatic disease. CONCLUSIONS In this series of patients with stage IV rectal cancer, anastomotic leak was uncommon. However, patients who developed a clinical leak following surgery had worse survival. This finding was independent of use of diverting stoma or staged resection.
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- James D Smith
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Trakarnsanga A, Gonen M, Shia J, Goodman KA, Nash GM, Temple LK, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Garcia-Aguilar J, Weiser MR. What is the significance of the circumferential margin in locally advanced rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy? Ann Surg Oncol 2013; 20:1179-84. [PMID: 23328971 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-012-2722-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 58] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/03/2012] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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BACKGROUND The circumferential resection margin (CRM) is highly prognostic for local recurrence in rectal cancer surgery without neoadjuvant treatment. However, its significance in the setting of long-course neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT) is not well defined. METHODS Review of a single institution's prospectively maintained database from 1998 to 2007 identified 563 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (T3/T4 and/or N1) receiving nCRT, followed after 6 weeks by total mesorectal excision (TME). Kaplan-Meier, Cox regression, and competing risk analysis were performed. RESULTS The authors noted that 75 % of all patients had stage III disease as determined by endorectal ultrasound (ERUS) and/or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). With median follow-up of 39 months after resection, local and distant relapse were noted in 12 (2.1 %) and 98 (17.4 %) patients, respectively. On competing risk analysis, the optimal cutoff point of CRM was 1 mm for local recurrence and 2 mm for distant metastasis. Factors independently associated with local recurrence included CRM ≤1 mm, and high-grade tumor (p = 0.012 and 0.007, respectively). CRM ≤2 mm, as well as pathological, nodal, and overall tumor stage are also significant independent risk factors for distant metastasis (p = 0.025, 0.010, and <0.001, respectively). CONCLUSION In this dataset of locally advanced rectal cancer treated with nCRT followed by TME, CRM ≤1 mm is an independent risk factor for local recurrence and is considered a positive margin. CRM ≤2 mm was associated with distant recurrence, independent of pathological tumor and nodal stage.
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- Atthaphorn Trakarnsanga
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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Steinhagen E, Guillem JG, Chang G, Salo-Mullen EE, Shia J, Fish S, Stadler ZK, Markowitz AJ. The Prevalence of Thyroid Cancer and Benign Thyroid Disease in Patients With Familial Adenomatous Polyposis May Be Higher Than Previously Recognized. Clin Colorectal Cancer 2012; 11:304-8. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clcc.2012.01.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2011] [Revised: 01/25/2012] [Accepted: 01/27/2012] [Indexed: 11/27/2022]
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Lee KS, Tang LH, Shia J, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Guillem JG, Temple LK, Nash GM, Reidy D, Saltz L, Gollub MJ. Goblet cell carcinoid neoplasm of the appendix: clinical and CT features. Eur J Radiol 2012; 82:85-9. [PMID: 23088880 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejrad.2012.05.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2012] [Revised: 05/29/2012] [Accepted: 05/30/2012] [Indexed: 10/27/2022]
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PURPOSE To describe the clinical and CT imaging features of goblet cell carcinoid (GCC) neoplasm of the appendix. METHODS AND MATERIALS A computer search of pathology and radiology records over a 19-year period at our two institutions was performed using the search string "goblet". In the patients with appendiceal GCC neoplasms who had abdominopelvic CT, imaging findings were categorized, blinded to gross and surgical description, as: "Appendicitis", "Prominent appendix without peri-appendiceal infiltration", "Mass" or "Normal appendix". The CT appearance was correlated with an accepted pathological classification of: low grade GCC, signet ring cell adenocarcinoma ex, and poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma ex GCC group. RESULTS Twenty-seven patients (age range, 28-80 years; mean age, 52 years; 15 female, 12 male) with pathology-proven appendiceal GCC neoplasm had CT scans that were reviewed. Patients presented with acute appendicitis (n=12), abdominal pain not typical for appendicitis (n=14) and incidental finding (n=1). CT imaging showed 9 Appendicitis, 9 Prominent appendices without peri-appendiceal infiltration, 7 Masses and 2 Normal appendices. Appendicitis (8/9) usually correlated with typical low grade GCC on pathology. In contrast, the majority of Masses and Prominent Appendices without peri-appendiceal infiltration were pathologically confirmed to be signet ring cell adenocarcinoma ex GCC. Poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma ex GCC was seen in only a small minority of patients. Hyperattenuation of the appendiceal neoplasm was seen in a majority of cases. CONCLUSIONS GCC neoplasm of the appendix should be considered in the differential diagnosis in patients with primary appendiceal malignancy. Our cases demonstrated close correlation between our predefined CT pattern and the pathological classification.
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- K S Lee
- Department of Radiology Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, United States.
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Steinhagen E, Moore HG, Lee-Kong SA, Shia J, Eaton A, Markowitz AJ, Russo P, Guillem JG. Patients with colorectal and renal cell carcinoma diagnoses appear to be at risk for additional malignancies. Clin Colorectal Cancer 2012; 12:23-7. [PMID: 23026110 DOI: 10.1016/j.clcc.2012.07.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/27/2012] [Revised: 06/08/2012] [Accepted: 07/09/2012] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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UNLABELLED Patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) and renal cell carcinoma (RCC) may be at risk for additional primary malignancies. A review of 101 patients with these concurrent diagnoses was performed. Forty-two percent of patients had 1 or more additional malignancies; none appeared to be associated with Lynch syndrome (LS). This suggests the need for careful follow-up in these patients and further study. BACKGROUND Small studies have demonstrated that patients who have both colorectal and renal cell carcinoma may be at increased risk for the development of additional malignancies. A possible genetic basis has been suggested. Our study describes the clinicopathologic features of these patients and clarifies the relationship of this cohort with Lynch syndrome (LS). METHODS Patients with primary CRC and RCC treated at our institution were identified. Medical records were reviewed for demographic and clinical information. Immunohistochemical staining for mismatch repair (MMR) proteins was performed on tumor tissue when possible. RESULTS During the study period, 24,642 patients were treated for CRC and 7,366 were treated for RCC at our institution. One hundred seventy-nine patients had both diagnoses, with 101 patients eligible for inclusion in our cohort. Tumors were typically early stage. The 2 cancers presented as synchronous lesions in 42% of patients. Thirty-two patients had 1 additional primary malignancy, 7 patients had 2 additional primary malignancies, and 3 patients had 3 additional primary malignancies. No patient had a family history that met the Amsterdam II criteria (AC) for LS, but 50% had family members with 1 malignancy. One of 10 colorectal tumors analyzed for the absence of MMR protein expression demonstrated the absence of MSH6, but the corresponding RCC demonstrated intact expression of all 4 MMR proteins. CONCLUSION It is rare for patients to be diagnosed with both CRC and RCC. The clinicopathologic features of this cohort and the results of immunohistochemical analysis performed on a sample of these patients do not suggest LS. However, the high rate of additional carcinomas suggests a need for careful follow-up. Multicenter longitudinal studies are warranted to further understand the natural history and possible genetic basis for this entity.
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- Emily Steinhagen
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Rex DK, Ahnen DJ, Baron JA, Batts KP, Burke CA, Burt RW, Goldblum JR, Guillem JG, Kahi CJ, Kalady MF, O'Brien MJ, Odze RD, Ogino S, Parry S, Snover DC, Torlakovic EE, Wise PE, Young J, Church J. Serrated lesions of the colorectum: review and recommendations from an expert panel. Am J Gastroenterol 2012. [PMID: 22710576 DOI: 10.1038/aig.2012161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Serrated lesions of the colorectum are the precursors of perhaps one-third of colorectal cancers (CRCs). Cancers arising in serrated lesions are usually in the proximal colon, and account for a disproportionate fraction of cancer identified after colonoscopy. We sought to provide guidance for the clinical management of serrated colorectal lesions based on current evidence and expert opinion regarding definitions, classification, and significance of serrated lesions. A consensus conference was held over 2 days reviewing the topic of serrated lesions from the perspectives of histology, molecular biology, epidemiology, clinical aspects, and serrated polyposis. Serrated lesions should be classified pathologically according to the World Health Organization criteria as hyperplastic polyp, sessile serrated adenoma/polyp (SSA/P) with or without cytological dysplasia, or traditional serrated adenoma (TSA). SSA/P and TSA are premalignant lesions, but SSA/P is the principal serrated precursor of CRCs. Serrated lesions have a distinct endoscopic appearance, and several lines of evidence suggest that on average they are more difficult to detect than conventional adenomatous polyps. Effective colonoscopy requires an endoscopist trained in the endoscopic appearance of serrated lesions. We recommend that all serrated lesions proximal to the sigmoid colon and all serrated lesions in the rectosigmoid > 5 mm in size, be completely removed. Recommendations are made for post-polypectomy surveillance of serrated lesions and for surveillance of serrated polyposis patients and their relatives.
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Rex DK, Ahnen DJ, Baron JA, Batts KP, Burke CA, Burt RW, Goldblum JR, Guillem JG, Kahi CJ, Kalady MF, O’Brien MJ, Odze RD, Ogino S, Parry S, Snover DC, Torlakovic EE, Wise PE, Young J, Church J. Serrated lesions of the colorectum: review and recommendations from an expert panel. Am J Gastroenterol 2012; 107:1315-29; quiz 1314, 1330. [PMID: 22710576 PMCID: PMC3629844 DOI: 10.1038/ajg.2012.161] [Citation(s) in RCA: 792] [Impact Index Per Article: 66.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Serrated lesions of the colorectum are the precursors of perhaps one-third of colorectal cancers (CRCs). Cancers arising in serrated lesions are usually in the proximal colon, and account for a disproportionate fraction of cancer identified after colonoscopy. We sought to provide guidance for the clinical management of serrated colorectal lesions based on current evidence and expert opinion regarding definitions, classification, and significance of serrated lesions. A consensus conference was held over 2 days reviewing the topic of serrated lesions from the perspectives of histology, molecular biology, epidemiology, clinical aspects, and serrated polyposis. Serrated lesions should be classified pathologically according to the World Health Organization criteria as hyperplastic polyp, sessile serrated adenoma/polyp (SSA/P) with or without cytological dysplasia, or traditional serrated adenoma (TSA). SSA/P and TSA are premalignant lesions, but SSA/P is the principal serrated precursor of CRCs. Serrated lesions have a distinct endoscopic appearance, and several lines of evidence suggest that on average they are more difficult to detect than conventional adenomatous polyps. Effective colonoscopy requires an endoscopist trained in the endoscopic appearance of serrated lesions. We recommend that all serrated lesions proximal to the sigmoid colon and all serrated lesions in the rectosigmoid > 5 mm in size, be completely removed. Recommendations are made for post-polypectomy surveillance of serrated lesions and for surveillance of serrated polyposis patients and their relatives.
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- Staff Physician Denver VA Medical Center and Professor of Medicine, University of Colorado School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Digestive Disease Institute, Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland, Ohio
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, University of Utah School of Medicine
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- Indiana University School of Medicine; Richard L. Roudebush VA Medical Center
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- Brigham and Womens Hospital, Department of Pathology, Harvard Medical School, Boston MA
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- Department of Pathology, Brigham and Women’s Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA; Department of Medical Oncology, Dana-Farber Cancer Institute, Boston, MA
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- New Zealand Familial GI Cancer Registry, Auckland City Hospital, New Zealand; Department of Gastroenterology, Middlemore Hospital, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pathology, Fairview Southdale Hospital, Edina, MN
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- Department of Laboratory Medicine and Pathobiology, University Health Network, University of Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Vanderbilt University Medical Center
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- Cancer Council Queensland Senior Research Fellow, Laboratory Head, Familial Cancer Laboratory, Australia
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BACKGROUND En bloc resection of adjacent pelvic organ(s) may be needed to achieve clear surgical margins in rectal cancer surgery. An institutional experience is reported with perioperative morbidity and oncological outcomes. METHODS Patients were identified retrospectively from a prospectively collected institutional database (1992-2010). Outcomes, and clinical and pathological factors were determined from medical records. Estimated overall survival, overall recurrence and local recurrence were compared using the log rank method and Cox regression analysis. RESULTS Among 1831 patients with rectal cancer, 124 (6·8 per cent) underwent en bloc resection of part or all of an adjacent organ (vagina/uterus/ovary 90, prostate/seminal vesicle 23, bladder/ureter 15, small bowel/appendix 7). Five-year overall survival and local recurrence rates were 53·3 and 18·8 per cent respectively. There was one postoperative death, from multiple organ failure in a patient with liver cirrhosis. Fifty-two patients underwent sphincter-preserving surgery and three (6 per cent) developed an anastomotic leak. On univariable analysis, the only factor associated with local recurrence was completeness of resection (local recurrence rate 15 per cent versus 69 per cent for R0 versus R1 resection; P < 0·001). On multivariable analysis, factors associated with overall survival were sphincter-preserving surgery, absence of metastatic disease and R0 resection. CONCLUSION Multiple organ resection for locally advanced primary rectal cancer had good oncological outcomes when clear resection margins were achieved.
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- J D Smith
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10065, USA
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Steinhagen E, Shia J, Markowitz AJ, Stadler ZK, Salo-Mullen EE, Zheng J, Lee-Kong SA, Nash GM, Offit K, Guillem JG. Systematic immunohistochemistry screening for Lynch syndrome in early age-of-onset colorectal cancer patients undergoing surgical resection. J Am Coll Surg 2012; 214:61-7. [PMID: 22192923 DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2011.10.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 27] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/18/2011] [Revised: 10/08/2011] [Accepted: 10/10/2011] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND Lynch syndrome (LS), defined by a deleterious (pathogenic) germline mutation in a mismatch repair (MMR) gene, is characterized by early age-of-onset colorectal cancer (CRC). Because clinical criteria for LS, such as the Amsterdam II Criteria, may miss cases, reflex tumor tissue testing of all CRC patients for LS has been proposed. Our study describes the impact of routine immunohistochemistry (IHC) analysis of tumor tissue for loss of MMR protein expression in early age-of-onset CRC patients undergoing resection. STUDY DESIGN A prospective institutional program was established to perform IHC analysis on all early age-of-onset (≤50 years) CRC patients undergoing resection. Patients with abnormal IHC analysis were referred to the Clinical Genetics Service for further evaluation. The study cohort excluded patients with other polyposis syndromes and inflammatory bowel disease. RESULTS IHC was performed on 198 patients from July 2006 to June 2010. The median age was 42.8 years (range 23.1 to 50.6 years). Abnormal IHC was reported in 38 (19.1%) patients, and 22 (57.8%) with abnormal IHC analysis had germline genetic testing. Seventeen (77.2%) had an alteration detected in an MMR gene: 10 were known to be deleterious mutations and 7 were variants of uncertain significance. Overall, LS was detected in 5.1% of patients. Only 2 of the 10 (20%) with a deleterious mutation actually met the Amsterdam II Criteria. CONCLUSIONS Reflex IHC testing for LS on early age-of-onset CRC patients undergoing resection is feasible at the institutional level. This strategy identifies a substantial number of LS patients who would have been missed if genetic testing was based on the Amsterdam II Criteria alone.
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- Emily Steinhagen
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Benson AB, Guillem JG, Minsky BD. Have the changes in treatment of rectal cancer made a significant difference to our patients? Oncology (Williston Park) 2011; 25:1323-1329. [PMID: 22329182] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/31/2023]
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The treatment for patients with locally advanced, resectable rectal cancer has evolved over the years. Various combinations and sequences of chemotherapy, radiation therapy, and total mesorectal excision (TME)-based surgery are the mainstay of current therapy. Preoperative combined chemoradiation, followed by surgery, is now the preferred treatment strategy, with the majority of patients receiving either infusion fluorouracil (5-FU) or capecitabine (Xeloda) with radiation. Clinical trials with oxaliplatin (Eloxatin)-based neoadjuvant chemoradiation have not shown improvement in the pathologic complete response rate (pCR) compared with 5-FU; however, final data addressing local recurrence rates and disease-free survival are pending.The use of adjuvant chemotherapy following preoperative chemoradiation and surgery has not been optimally defined. Some studies have shown that patients who obtained significant pathologic downstaging after chemoradiation and surgery have improved survival with the use of adjuvant chemotherapy. Since FOLFOX (folinic acid, 5-FU, and oxaliplatin) is the preferred adjuvant chemotherapy regimen for stage III colon cancer based on randomized clinical trial results, FOLFOX is also recommended for rectal cancer patients as an adjuvant therapy approach.
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- Al B Benson
- Robert H. Lurie Comprehensive Cancer Center, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, Illinois, USA
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Fischkoff KN, Ruby JA, Guillem JG. Nonoperative Approach to Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer After Neoadjuvant Combined Modality Therapy: Challenges and Opportunities From a Surgical Perspective. Clin Colorectal Cancer 2011; 10:291-7. [DOI: 10.1016/j.clcc.2011.06.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/22/2010] [Revised: 12/16/2010] [Accepted: 12/21/2010] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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Steinhagen E, Chang G, Guillem JG. Initial experience with transanal endoscopic microsurgery: the need for understanding the limitations. J Gastrointest Surg 2011; 15:958-62. [PMID: 21479673 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-011-1496-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2011] [Accepted: 03/22/2011] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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INTRODUCTION Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is an alternative to transanal excision or radical surgery for benign and carefully selected malignant rectal tumors. Advantages over transanal excision include better visualization, access to more proximal lesions, higher likelihood of negative margins, and lower recurrence rates. Compared to radical resection, patients experience lower rates of morbidity and mortality but may have higher rates of local recurrence. METHODS A review of a prospectively maintained database of patients scheduled for transanal endoscopic microsurgery was performed. RESULTS Ninety-three patients underwent 96 procedures for 13 carcinoid tumors, 1 submucosal mass, 46 adenomas, 12 in situ adenocarcinomas, and 21 invasive adenocarcinomas. Of these cases, 81.2% was successfully completed. There were nine complications (11.5%). Final pathology demonstrated 33 in situ and invasive adenocarcinomas. The mean follow-up was 25.9 months. The four recurrences (12.1%) occurred in: one tubulovillous adenoma, two in situ carcinomas, and one T2 lesion. CONCLUSIONS Transanal endoscopic microsurgery is appropriate for benign lesions such as carcinoid tumors and adenomas and can also be curative in carefully selected patients with early-stage invasive rectal cancer. In cases of invasive adenocarcinoma, it should be reserved for low-risk cancers in patients who accept the possible increased risk of recurrence.
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- Emily Steinhagen
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, C-1077, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Leibold T, Akhurst TJ, Chessin DB, Yeung HW, Macapinlac H, Shia J, Minsky BD, Saltz LB, Riedel E, Mazumdar M, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Wong WD, Larson SM, Guillem JG. Evaluation of 18F-FDG-PET for Early Detection of Suboptimal Response of Rectal Cancer to Preoperative Chemoradiotherapy: A Prospective Analysis. Ann Surg Oncol 2011; 18:2783-9. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-011-1634-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2009] [Indexed: 01/11/2023]
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Adenomatous polyps are found on screening colonoscopy in 22.5% to 58.2% of the adult population and therefore represent a common problem. Patients with multiple adenomatous polyps are of unique interest because a proportion of these patients have an inheritable form of colorectal cancer. This article discusses the history and clinical features, genetic testing, surveillance, and treatments for the condition.
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- Emily Steinhagen
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, The Hereditary Colorectal Cancer Family Registry, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA
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Chern H, Chou J, Donkor C, Shia J, Guillem JG, Nash GM, Paty PB, Temple LK, Wong DW, Weiser MR. Reply. J Am Coll Surg 2011. [DOI: 10.1016/j.jamcollsurg.2010.09.022] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Neuman HB, Patil S, Fuzesi S, Wong WD, Weiser MR, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Nash GM, Temple LK. Impact of a Temporary Stoma on the Quality of Life of Rectal Cancer Patients Undergoing Treatment. Ann Surg Oncol 2010; 18:1397-403. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-010-1446-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 56] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2010] [Indexed: 01/09/2023]
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Guillem JG. Preface. Common and challenging clinical problems of colon and rectal cancer. Surg Oncol Clin N Am 2010; 19:xv-xvi. [PMID: 20883946 DOI: 10.1016/j.soc.2010.08.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/19/2022]
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- José G Guillem
- Department of Surgery, Colorectal Service, Memorial-Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Lee-Kong SA, Markowitz AJ, Glogowski E, Papadopoulos C, Stadler Z, Weiser MR, Temple LK, Guillem JG. Prospective Immunohistochemical Analysis of Primary Colorectal Cancers for Loss of Mismatch Repair Protein Expression. Clin Colorectal Cancer 2010; 9:255-9. [DOI: 10.3816/ccc.2010.n.038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/25/2023]
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- José G Guillem
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10065, USA.
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Guillem JG, Minsky BD. Extended Perineal Resection of Distal Rectal Cancers: Surgical Advance, Increased Utilization of Neoadjuvant Therapies, Proper Patient Selection or All of the Above? J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:3481-2. [DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.15.6646] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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- José G. Guillem
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY
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- Department of Radiation and Cellular Oncology, University of Chicago Medical Center, Chicago, IL
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Quah HM, Chou JF, Gonen M, Shia J, Schrag D, Landmann RG, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Temple LK, Wong WD, Weiser MR. Identification of patients with high-risk stage II colon cancer for adjuvant therapy. Dis Colon Rectum 2008; 51:503-7. [PMID: 18322753 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-008-9246-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 184] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Revised: 09/13/2007] [Accepted: 11/11/2007] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE Adjuvant therapy for Stage II colon cancer remains controversial but may be considered for patients with high-risk features. The purpose of this study was to assess the prognostic significance of commonly reported clinicopathologic features of Stage II colon cancer to identify high-risk patients. METHODS We analyzed a prospectively maintained database of patients with colon cancer who underwent surgical treatment from 1990 to 2001 at a single specialty center. We identified 448 patients with Stage II colon cancer who had been treated by curative resection alone, without postoperative chemotherapy. RESULTS With median follow-up of 53 months, 5-year disease-specific survival for this cohort was 91 percent. Univariate and multivariate analyses identified three independent features that significantly affected disease-specific survival: tumor Stage T4 (hazard ratio (HR), 2.7; 95 percent confidence interval (CI), 1.1-6.2; P = 0.02), preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen > 5 ng/ml (HR, 2.1; 95 percent CI, 1.1-4.1; P = 0.02), and presence of lymphovascular or perineural invasion (HR, 2.1; 95 percent CI, 1-4.4; P = 0.04). Five-year disease-specific survival for patients without any of the above poor prognostic features was 95 percent; five-year disease-specific survival for patients with one of these poor prognostic features was 85 percent; and five-year disease-specific survival for patients with > or = 2 poor prognostic features was 57 percent. CONCLUSIONS Patients with Stage II colon cancer generally have an excellent prognosis. However, the presence of multiple adverse prognostic factors identifies a high-risk subgroup. Use of commonly reported clinicopathologic features accurately stratifies Stage II colon cancer by disease-specific survival. Those identified as high-risk patients can be considered for adjuvant chemotherapy and/or enrollment in investigational trials.
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- Hak-Mien Quah
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Nahas CSR, Akhurst T, Yeung H, Leibold T, Riedel E, Markowitz AJ, Minsky BD, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Temple LK, Wong WD, Larson SM, Guillem JG. Positron Emission Tomography Detection of Distant Metastatic or Synchronous Disease in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Receiving Preoperative Chemoradiation. Ann Surg Oncol 2008. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9710-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Leibold T, Shia J, Ruo L, Minsky BD, Akhurst T, Gollub MJ, Ginsberg MS, Larson S, Riedel E, Wong WD, Guillem JG. Prognostic implications of the distribution of lymph node metastases in rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:2106-11. [PMID: 18362367 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.12.7704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 82] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/15/2023] Open
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PURPOSE After preoperative chemoradiotherapy of rectal cancer, the number of retrievable and metastatic lymph nodes is decreased. The current TNM classification is based on number and not location of lymph node metastases and may understage disease after chemoradiotherapy. The aim of this study was to examine the prognostic significance of location of involved lymph nodes in rectal cancer patients after preoperative chemoradiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS We prospectively examined whole-mount specimens from 121 patients with uT3-4 and/or N+ rectal cancer who received preoperative chemoradiotherapy followed by resection. Location of involved lymph nodes was compared with median number of lymph nodes involved as well as presence of distant metastasis at presentation. RESULTS Lymph node metastases were detected in 37 patients (31%). Thirteen patients with lymph node involvement along major supplying vessels (proximal lymph node metastases) had a significantly higher rate of distant metastatic disease at time of surgery than patients without proximal lymph node involvement (P < .001); median number of lymph nodes involved was two for patients with proximal lymph node metastases and 1.5 for patients with mesorectal lymph node involvement alone. CONCLUSION Our data suggest that, after preoperative chemoradiotherapy, proximal lymph node involvement is associated with a high incidence of metastatic disease at time of surgery. Because the median number of involved lymph nodes is low after preoperative chemoradiotherapy, the TNM staging system may not provide an accurate assessment of metastatic disease. Therefore, the ypTNM staging system should incorporate distribution as well as number of lymph node metastases after preoperative chemoradiotherapy for rectal cancer.
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- Tobias Leibold
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, Room C-1077, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Lin AY, Wong WD, Shia J, Minsky BD, Temple LK, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Weiser MR. Predictive clinicopathologic factors for limited response of T3 rectal cancer to combined modality therapy. Int J Colorectal Dis 2008; 23:243-9. [PMID: 18046561 DOI: 10.1007/s00384-007-0406-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 10/31/2007] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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PURPOSE The response of T3 rectal cancer to combined modality therapy (CMT) is highly predictive of long-term outcome following surgery. The aim of this study was to identify pretreatment factors associated with poor tumor response to neoadjuvant chemoradiation. METHODS A prospective institutional database at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center was queried for endorectal ultrasound (ERUS) stage T3N0-2 rectal cancer patients, treated with CMT followed by surgical resection, between 1998 and 2003. Preoperative clinicopathologic factors determined by biopsy, ERUS, proctoscopy, and digital rectal examination were correlated with the degree of downstaging of the primary mural lesion (tumor downstaging) in response to neoadjuvant therapy. Associations were analyzed by chi-square, Kaplan-Meier, and logistic regression. RESULTS Of 274 patients, 51% obtained tumor downstaging in response to preoperative treatment, i.e., lower pathologic T-stage compared with pretreatment ERUS. Five-year recurrence-free survival was 89% in the cohort that obtained tumor downstaging compared with only 45% in the cohort that obtained no tumor downstaging. Factors significantly associated with limited or lack of tumor downstaging after CMT included: fixed tumor on digital rectal examination (p < 0.021), near-circumferential tumor (p < 0.011), tumor stenosis (p < 0.025), metastatic disease (p < 0.012), biopsy-proven poorly differentiated pathology (p < 0.002), and radial extension >2.5 mm on ERUS (p < 0.031). On multivariate analysis, deep radial extension on ERUS, metastatic disease, and poorly differentiated pathology were in each, independently associated with limited or lack of tumor downstaging. CONCLUSIONS Pretreatment evaluation with biopsy, proctoscopy, and ERUS can identify T3 rectal cancer patients unlikely to respond well to CMT. These patients may be considered for alternative protocols and their tumors studied to ascertain the molecular events responsible for resistance to chemoradiation.
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- Anne Y Lin
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY 10021, USA
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Guillem JG, Díaz-González JA, Minsky BD, Valentini V, Jeong SY, Rodriguez-Bigas MA, Coco C, Leon R, Hernandez-Lizoain JL, Aristu JJ, Riedel ER, Nitti D, Wong WD, Pucciarelli S. cT3N0 rectal cancer: potential overtreatment with preoperative chemoradiotherapy is warranted. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:368-73. [PMID: 18202411 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.13.5434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 155] [Impact Index Per Article: 9.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Although combined-modality therapy (CMT) is the preferred treatment for T3 and/or lymph node (LN)-positive rectal cancer, the German rectal cancer study published in 2004 demonstrated that 18% of patients deemed suitable for preoperative CMT by endorectal ultrasound (ERUS) may be overstaged. Because data also suggest that LN-negative rectal cancer after total mesorectal excision may not require radiotherapy, it is reasonable to consider omitting radiotherapy for the cT3N0 subset. We therefore determined the accuracy of pre-CMT ERUS or magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) staging, to explore the validity of a nonpreoperative CMT approach for cT3N0 disease. PATIENTS AND METHODS One hundred eighty-eight ERUS-/MRI-staged T3N0 rectal cancer patients received preoperative CMT (fluorouracil based and 45-50.4 Gy) followed by radical resection. Rates of pathologic complete response (pCR) and mesorectal LN involvement were determined. RESULTS Tumors were located a median of 5 cm from the anal verge. Sphincter-preserving surgery was performed in 143 patients (76%). Overall pCR was 20%, and 41 patients (22%) had pathologically positive mesorectal LNs. The incidence of positive LNs significantly increased with T stage: ypT0, 3%; ypT1, 7%; ypT2, 20%; ypT3-4, 36% (P = .001). CONCLUSION The accuracy of preoperative ERUS/MRI for staging mid to distal cT3N0 rectal cancer is limited because 22% of patients have undetected mesorectal LN involvement despite CMT. Therefore, ERUS-/MRI-staged T3N0 rectal cancer patients should continue to receive preoperative CMT. Although 18% may be overstaged and therefore overtreated, our data suggest that an even larger number would be understaged and require postoperative CMT, which is associated with significantly inferior local control, higher toxicity, and worse functional outcome.
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- José G Guillem
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Avenue, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Weiser MR, Landmann RG, Kattan MW, Gonen M, Shia J, Chou J, Paty PB, Guillem JG, Temple LK, Schrag D, Saltz LB, Wong WD. Individualized prediction of colon cancer recurrence using a nomogram. J Clin Oncol 2008; 26:380-5. [PMID: 18202413 DOI: 10.1200/jco.2007.14.1291] [Citation(s) in RCA: 212] [Impact Index Per Article: 13.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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PURPOSE Estimates of recurrence after curative colon cancer surgery are integral to patient care, forming the basis of cancer staging and treatment planning. The categoric staging system of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) is commonly used to convey risk by grouping patients based on anatomic elements. Although easy to implement, there remains significant heterogeneity within each stage grouping. In the era of multimodality treatment, a more refined tool is needed to predict recurrence. METHODS An institutional database of 1,320 patients with nonmetastatic colon cancer was used to develop a nomogram to estimate recurrence after curative surgery. Prognostic factors were assessed with multivariable analysis using Cox regression, whereas nonlinear continuous variables were modeled with cubic splines. The model was internally validated with bootstrapping, and performance was assessed by concordance index and a calibration curve. RESULTS The colon cancer recurrence nomogram predicted relapse with a concordance index of 0.77, improving on the stratification provided by either the AJCC fifth or sixth staging scheme. Factors in the model included patient age, tumor location, preoperative carcinoembryonic antigen, T stage, numbers of positive and negative lymph nodes, lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, and use of postoperative chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Using common clinicopathologic factors, the recurrence nomogram is better able to account for tumor and patient heterogeneity, thereby providing a more individualized outcome prognostication than that afforded by the AJCC categoric system. By identifying both the high- and low-risk patients within any particular stage, the nomogram is expected to aid in treatment planning and future trial design.
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- Martin R Weiser
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, 1275 York Ave, New York, NY 10021, USA.
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Roohipour R, Patil S, Goodman KA, Minsky BD, Wong WD, Guillem JG, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Neuman HB, Shia J, Schrag D, Temple LKF. Squamous-cell carcinoma of the anal canal: predictors of treatment outcome. Dis Colon Rectum 2008; 51:147-53. [PMID: 18180997 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9125-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 89] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/29/2007] [Revised: 08/08/2007] [Accepted: 08/13/2007] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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PURPOSE The incidence of anal canal squamous-cell carcinoma is increasing. Limited data exist on predictors of treatment failure. This study was designed to identify predictors for relapse/persistence after first-line therapy. METHODS Using one database, we identified 131 Stages I-III patients treated for primary anal canal squamous-cell carcinoma at our institution from December 1986 to August 2006, with minimum six-month follow-up. Demographic, pathologic, treatment, and outcome data were extracted. Treatment failure was defined as biopsy-proven persistence or relapse (local and/or distant). Univariate, bivariate, and multivariate survival analyses were performed. RESULTS Of 131 patients (median age, 58.3 years; median follow-up, 2.9 (range, 0.6-11.2) years), 66 percent were females, 43.5 percent were Stage II, and 11 (8 percent) were HIV-positive. Surgery only (local excision) was uncommon (6.9 percent, n=9). One hundred twenty-two patients (93.1 percent) received radiotherapy; two required preradiotherapy diversion. Although 114 (93.4 percent) completed radiotherapy, most required treatment breaks, making total duration of radiotherapy longer than planned. Almost all patients undergoing radiotherapy (96.7 percent, 118/122) also had chemotherapy: 118 (100 percent, Stages I-III) had concurrent chemotherapy: (98 (83.8 percent) mitomycin/5-fluorouracil, 12 (10.2 percent) cisplatin/5-fluorouracil, 8 (6.8 percent) 5-fluorouracil alone); 35 of 46 (76 percent) Stage III patients received induction chemotherapy (34 (97.1 percent) cisplatin/5-fluorouracil, 1 (2.8 percent) 5-fluorouracil alone). Many (44 percent Stages I/II, 48.9 percent Stage III) required dose adjustments. Thirty-seven patients (28.2 percent) failed first-line therapy. There were no differences between patients with relapse (n=22) or persistence (n=15) of disease. Bivariate analyses demonstrated that T stage (P=0.0019), completion of radiotherapy, and total radiotherapy dose (P=0.03) were all significantly associated with treatment failure. On multivariate analyses, disease stage (P=0.05) and completion of radiotherapy (P=0.01) remained significant predictors of relapse-free survival. CONCLUSIONS Tolerance of chemoradiation seems to be an important predictor of treatment success. Effective therapies with less acute toxicity must be identified.
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- Ramin Roohipour
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York 10021, USA
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Landmann RG, Wong WD, Hoepfl J, Shia J, Guillem JG, Temple LK, Paty PB, Weiser MR. Limitations of early rectal cancer nodal staging may explain failure after local excision. Dis Colon Rectum 2007; 50:1520-5. [PMID: 17674104 DOI: 10.1007/s10350-007-9019-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 76] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/27/2023]
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Successful selection of patients with rectal cancer for local excision requires accurate preoperative lymph node staging. Although endorectal ultrasound is capable of detecting locally advanced disease, its ability to correctly identify nodal metastases in early rectal lesions is less well described. This study examines the accuracy of endorectal ultrasound in determining nodal stage based on depth of penetration of the primary lesion (T stage). Between 1998 and 2003, endorectal ultrasound was performed on 938 consecutive patients; 134 had biopsy-proven rectal cancers and were treated with radical resection, without neoadjuvant therapy. Lymph node metastases were measured pathologically and correlated with endorectal ultrasound and clinicopathologic features. Accuracy and specificity of endorectal ultrasound nodal staging was determined. The overall accuracy of endorectal ultrasound nodal staging for the study cohort was 70 percent, with a 16 percent false-positive rate and 14 percent false-negative rate. Endorectal ultrasound was more likely to overlook small metastatic lymph node deposits. The size of lymph node metastasis and accuracy of endorectal ultrasound nodal staging was related to T stage. The specificity of endorectal ultrasound nodal staging, or the ability to identify patients who were node-negative, was dependent on T stage. Early rectal lesions are more likely to have lymph node micrometastases not detected by endorectal ultrasound. The ability of endorectal ultrasound to correctly identify patients without lymph node metastasis is dependent on the T stage of the primary lesion. The limitations of endorectal ultrasound in accurately staging nodal disease in early rectal lesions may, in part, explain the relatively high recurrence rates seen after local excision.
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- Ron G Landmann
- Colorectal Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York, USA
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Nahas CSR, Akhurst T, Yeung H, Leibold T, Riedel E, Markowitz AJ, Minsky BD, Paty PB, Weiser MR, Temple LK, Wong WD, Larson SM, Guillem JG. Positron Emission Tomography Detection of Distant Metastatic or Synchronous Disease in Patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer Receiving Preoperative Chemoradiation. Ann Surg Oncol 2007; 15:704-11. [PMID: 17882490 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-007-9626-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 40] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/23/2007] [Revised: 08/13/2007] [Accepted: 08/14/2007] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND Patients with locally advanced rectal cancer may present with synchronous distant metastases. Choice of optimal treatment--neoadjuvant chemoradiation versus systemic chemotherapy alone--depends on accurate assessment of distant disease. We prospectively evaluated the ability of [18F]fluorodeoxyglucose ([18F]FDG) positron emission tomography (PET) to detect distant disease in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who were otherwise eligible for combined modality therapy (CMT). METHODS Ninety-three patients with locally advanced rectal cancer underwent whole-body [18F]FDG PET scanning 2-3 weeks before starting CMT. Sites other than the rectum, mesorectum, or the area along the inferior mesenteric artery were considered distant and were divided into nine groups: neck, lung, mediastinal lymph node (LN), abdomen, liver, colon, pelvis, peripheral LN, and soft tissue. Two nuclear medicine physicians blinded to clinical information used PET images and a five-point scale (0-4) to determine certainty of disease. A score greater than 3 was considered malignant. Confirmation was based on tissue diagnosis, surgical exploration, and subsequent imaging. RESULTS At a median follow-up of 34 months, the overall accuracy, sensitivity, and specificity of PET in detecting distant disease were 93.7%, 77.8%, and 98.7% respectively. Greatest accuracy was demonstrated in detection of liver (accuracy = 99.9%, sensitivity = 100%, specificity = 98.8%) and lung (accuracy = 99.9%, sensitivity = 80%, specificity = 100%) disease; PET detected 11/12 confirmed malignant sites in liver and lung. A total of 10 patients were confirmed to have M1 stage disease. All 10 were correctly staged by pre-CMT PET; abdominopelvic computed tomography (CT) scans accurately detected nine of them. CONCLUSION Baseline PET in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer reliably detects metastatic disease in liver and lung. PET may play a significant role in defining extent of distant disease in selected cases, thus impacting the choice of neoadjuvant therapy.
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- Caio S R Nahas
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA
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