scholarly journals Surgery for elderly patients with resectable pancreatic cancer, a comparison with non-surgical treatments: a retrospective study outcomes of resectable pancreatic cancer

BMC Cancer ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeong Min Park ◽  
Sang-Jae Park ◽  
Sung-Sik Han ◽  
Seoung Hoon Kim

Abstract Background We designed a retrospective study to compare prognostic outcomes based on whether or not surgical resection was performed in elderly patients aged(≥75 years) with resectable pancreatic cancer. Methods We retrospectively analyzed 49 patients with resectable pancreatic cancer (surgery group, resection was performed for 38 cases; no surgery group, resection was not performed for 11 cases) diagnosed from January 2003 to December 2014 at the National Cancer Center, Korea. Results There was no significant difference in demographics between the two groups. The surgery group showed significantly better overall survival after diagnosis than the no surgery group (2-year survival rate, 40.7% vs. 0%; log-rank test, p = 0.015). Multivariate analysis revealed that not having undergone surgical resection [hazard ratio (HR) 2.412, P = 0.022] and a high Charlson comorbidity index (HR 5.252, P = 0.014) were independent prognostic factors for poor overall survival in elderly patients with early stage pancreatic cancer. Conclusions In the present study, surgical resection resulted in better prognosis than non-surgical resection for elderly patients with resectable pancreatic cancer. Except for patients with a high Charlson comorbidity index, an aggressive surgical approach seems to be beneficial for elderly patients with resectable pancreatic cancer.

2013 ◽  
Vol 31 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 255-255
Author(s):  
Satoshi Hirano ◽  
Sohei Satoi ◽  
Hiroki Yamaue ◽  
Kentaro Kato ◽  
Shinichiro Takahashi ◽  
...  

255 Background: Medical oncologists or pancreatic surgeons have identified candidates for surgical resection in patients with initially unresectable pancreatic cancer who favorably responded to multimodal treatment. Additional surgical resection during multimodal treatment, is called “adjuvant surgery”. A multicenter survey was conducted to explore the clinical efficacy of adjuvant surgery for initially unresectable pancreatic cancer with a long-term favorable response to systemic treatments. Methods: Clinical data, including the primary endpoint of overall survival were retrospectively compared between 58 initially unresectable pancreatic cancer patients that underwent adjuvant surgery with a favorable response to non-surgical cancer treatments over 6 months after the initial treatment (adjuvant surgery group) and 101 patients who did not undergo adjuvant surgery (control group). Results: The median observation periods were 51 months (20-122) in the control group, and 54 months (26-125) in the adjuvant surgery group, respectively. The actuarial survival rate at 1, 3, and 5 years after initial treatment in adjuvant surgery group (95, 53, and 34%) was significantly better than that in control group (88, 18, and 10%, p<0.0001). The propensity score analysis to provide adjustment of significant differences in the clinical backgrounds between the two groups revealed that adjuvant surgery was a significant independent prognostic variable with an adjusted hazard ratio (95% confidential interval) of 0.569 (0.36-0.89). Subgroup analysis according to the time from initial treatment to surgical resection showed a significant favorable difference in the overall survival in patients who underwent adjuvant surgery over 240 days after the initial treatment. Conclusions: The adjuvant surgery can occupy an important position in the multimodal therapy for patients with initially unresectable pancreatic cancer. The overall survival rate from the initial treatment is extremely high, especially in patients who received systemic treatments for more than 240 days.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 706-706
Author(s):  
Jeff Wiisanen ◽  
Patrick Navin ◽  
Moustafa El Khatib ◽  
William R Bamlet ◽  
Sean P. Cleary ◽  
...  

706 Background: In recent years, there has been a shift towards neo-adjuvant treatment (NAT) of non-metastatic pancreas cancer in the hopes of improving negative margin rate, lymph node negativity, recurrence and survival. Even patients deemed resectable based on NCCN criteria are receiving NAT but data for these patients remains limited. This current study evaluated the outcomes of patients diagnosed with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Methods: Patients were retrospectively identified through the Mayo Clinic, Rochester SPORE pancreatic cancer registry as well as search of the electronic medical record via Advanced Cohort Explorer from May 2011 to 2016. Baseline demographics, tumor characteristics, treatments rendered, and outcomes were collected. Variables were analyzed for association with recurrence from time of surgery and survival from time of diagnosis using Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards regression. Results: A total of 520 patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma were identified. 72 patients received upfront chemotherapy with 44 (61.1%) proceeding to surgical resection. 62 patients received upfront chemotherapy followed by radiation with 33 (53.2%) proceeding to surgical resection. 12 patients received upfront radiation alone with 7 (58.3%) proceeding to surgical resection. 374 patients did not receive any NAT with 293 (78.3%) proceeding to surgical resection. In total, 377 (72.5%) went to resection. Median time to recurrence from surgery was 27.7 months vs. 21.7 months for NAT and upfront resection, respectively (HR 0.87, 95% CI 0.60-1.72, p = 0.48). Median overall survival from diagnosis for those receiving NAT was 40.6 months vs. 24.7 months for those receiving upfront resection (HR 0.62, 95% CI 0.41-0.92, p = 0.02). Conclusions: This study shows an approximate 16 month improvement in overall survival of patients receiving upfront NAT for resectable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. This might be due to a better selection of patients. It also highlights that not all patients with resectable cancer undergo resection. Further studies are warranted to identify why resectable patients are not proceeding to resection and which specific NAT approaches benefit patients the most.


HPB ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 23 ◽  
pp. S292-S293
Author(s):  
D. Nobuoka ◽  
R. Yoshida ◽  
M. Hioki ◽  
D. Sato ◽  
T. Kojima ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yongfei He ◽  
Tianyi Liang ◽  
Shutian Mo ◽  
Zijun Chen ◽  
Shuqi Zhao ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The effect of time delay from diagnosis to surgery on the prognosis of elderly patients with liver cancer is not well known. We investigated the effect of surgical timing on the prognosis of elderly hepatocellular carcinoma patients undergoing surgical resection and constructed a Nomogram model to predict the overall survival of patients. Methods A retrospective analysis was performed on elderly patients with primary liver cancer after hepatectomy from 2012 to 2018. The effect of surgical timing on the prognosis of elderly patients with liver cancer was analyzed using the cut-off times of 18 days, 30 days, and 60 days. Cox was used to analyze the independent influencing factors of overall survival in patients, and a prognostic model was constructed. Results A total of 232 elderly hepatocellular carcinoma patients who underwent hepatectomy were enrolled in this study. The cut-off times of 18, 30, and 60 days were used. The duration of surgery had no significant effect on overall survival. Body Mass Index, Child-Pugh classification, Tumor size Max, and Length of stay were independent influencing factors for overall survival in the elderly Liver cancer patients after surgery. These factors combined with Liver cirrhosis and Venous tumor emboli were incorporated into a Nomogram. The nomogram was validated using the clinical data of the study patients, and exhibited better prediction for 1-year, 3-year, and 5-year overall survival. Conclusions We demonstrated that the operative time has no significant effect on delayed operation in the elderly patients with hepatocellular carcinoma, and a moderate delay may benefit some patients. The constructed Nomogram model is a good predictor of overall survival in elderly patients with hepatectomy.


BMC Medicine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Birnbaum ◽  
Pascal Finetti ◽  
Alexia Lopresti ◽  
Marine Gilabert ◽  
Flora Poizat ◽  
...  

Cancers ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (18) ◽  
pp. 4534
Author(s):  
Magdalena Zaborowska-Szmit ◽  
Marta Olszyna-Serementa ◽  
Dariusz M. Kowalski ◽  
Sebastian Szmit ◽  
Maciej Krzakowski

Concurrent chemoradiotherapy is recommended for locally advanced and unresectable non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC), but radiotherapy alone may be used in patients that are ineligible for combined-modality therapy due to poor performance status or comorbidities, which may concern elderly patients in particular. The best candidates for sequential chemoradiotherapy remain undefined. The purpose of the study was to determine the importance of a patients’ age during qualification for sequential chemoradiotherapy. The study enrolled 196 patients. Older patients (age > 65years) more often had above the median Charlson Comorbidity Index CCI > 4 (p < 0.01) and Simplified Charlson Comorbidity Index SCCI > 8 (p = 0.03), and less frequently the optimal Karnofsky Performance Score KPS = 100 (p < 0.01). There were no significant differences in histological diagnoses, frequency of stage IIIA/IIIB, weight loss, or severity of smoking between older and younger patients. Older patients experienced complete response more often (p = 0.01) and distant metastases less frequently (p = 0.03). Univariable analysis revealed as significant for overall survival: age > 65years (HR = 0.66; p = 0.02), stage IIIA (HR = 0.68; p = 0.01), weight loss > 10% (HR = 1.61; p = 0.04). Multivariable analysis confirmed age > 65years as a uniquely favorable prognostic factor (HR = 0.54; p < 0.01) independent of lung cancer disease characteristics, KPS = 100, CCI > 4, SCCI > 8. Sequential chemoradiotherapy may be considered as favorable in elderly populations.


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