scholarly journals First hospital contact via the Emergency Department is an independent predictor of overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with colorectal cancer

Author(s):  
Teresa Téllez ◽  
Marilina García-Aranda ◽  
Irene Zarcos-Pedrinaci ◽  
Francisco Rivas-Ruiz ◽  
Elisabeth Pérez Ruiz ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 47 (5) ◽  
pp. 1829-1842 ◽  
Author(s):  
Weimin Xu ◽  
Yilian Zhu ◽  
Wei Shen ◽  
Wenjun Ding ◽  
Tingyu Wu ◽  
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Objective Prognostic prediction of colorectal cancer (CRC) remains challenging because of its heterogeneity. Aberrant expression of caudal-type homeobox transcription factor 2 (CDX2) is strongly correlated with the prognosis of CRC. Methods Tissue samples of patients with CRC who underwent surgery in Xinhua Hospital (Shanghai, China) from January 2010 to January 2013 were collected. CDX2 expression was semiquantitatively evaluated via immunohistochemistry. Results In total, 138 patients were enrolled in this study from a prospectively maintained institutional cancer database. The median follow-up duration was 57.5 months (interquartile range, 17.0–71.0 months). In the Cox proportional hazards model, low CDX2 expression combined with stage T4 CRC was significantly the worst prognostic factor for disease-free survival (hazard ratio = 7.020, 95% confidence interval = 3.922–12.564) and overall survival (hazard ratio = 5.176, 95% CI = 3.237–10.091). In the Kaplan–Meier survival analysis, patients with low CDX2 expression and stage T4 CRC showed significantly worse disease-free survival and overall survival than those with low CDX2 expression alone. Conclusion CDX2 expression combined with the T stage was more accurate for predicting the prognosis of CRC. Determining the prognosis of CRC using more than one variable is valuable in developing appropriate treatment and follow-up strategies.


2019 ◽  
Vol 26 (3) ◽  
pp. 619-631
Author(s):  
Abdullah Sakin ◽  
Nurgul Yasar ◽  
Suleyman Sahin ◽  
Serdar Arici ◽  
Saban Secmeler ◽  
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Background This study aimed to retrospectively investigate the efficacy and tolerability of adjuvant chemotherapy in ≥70-year-old patients with stage IIA (T3N0M0) colorectal cancer. Methods Lymphovascular invasion, perineural invasion, margin positivity, dissected lymph node count of <12, and presence of perforation/obstruction were accepted as risk factors. Those patients with at least one risk factor were regarded as having high risk. Results The study included 168 patients, among which 95 (56.5%) were male and 73 (43.5%) were female. The median age of patients was 73 years (range: 70–94). One hundred one (60.1%) patients were identified to have high risk. Eighty-one (87%) patients received 5-flourouracil+leucovorin and 12 (13%) patients received capecitabine regimens as adjuvant chemotherapy. The patients receiving capecitabine regimen had significantly higher rates of dose reduction at initiation and during the treatment. Among low-risk group, there was no statistically significant difference between patients with and without adjuvant chemotherapy in terms of disease-free survival or overall survival (p = 0.528 and p = 0.217, respectively). In high-risk group, patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy significantly differed from those not receiving adjuvant chemotherapy in terms of median disease-free survival and overall survival (p = 0.009 and p < 0.001, respectively). While the grade, lymph node status, and adjuvant chemotherapy were identified as the most significant independent factors for disease-free survival, the most significant factors for overall survival were the age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status, adjuvant chemotherapy, and recurrence. Conclusion The findings of our study showed improved disease-free survival and overall survival in high-risk ≥70-year-old patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy due to T3N0M0 colorectal cancer. We believe that 5-flourouracil+leucovorin or capecitabine regimens should be recommended for these older high-risk patients who could receive adjuvant chemotherapy regardless of age.


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yasuhiro Ishiyama ◽  
Masaki Oneyama ◽  
Yuki Tomizawa ◽  
Manabu Amiki ◽  
Shingo Ito ◽  
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Abstract Backgrounds Anastomotic leakage following colorectal cancer is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. However, whether the choice of the treatment for anastomotic leakage may affect the oncological outcomes is under debate. We evaluated the oncological outcomes after colorectal cancer surgery for anastomotic leakage between conservative and surgical treatment. Methods We retrospectively analyzed data for patients with colorectal cancer who underwent curative colectomy from April 2010 to January 2020. Results A total 1039 patients underwent surgery colorectal cancer in our hospital. After exclusion, a total of 915 patients underwent a low anastomosis with diverting stoma for colorectal cancer of which 92 (10.0%) anastomotic leakage occurred. After stage Ⅳ and emergency surgery case were excluded, a total of 75 patients were included for the analysis. The surgical treatment group was 25 cases. The conservative treatment group was 50 cases. Early anastomotic leakage was more than in surgical treatment compared to conservative treatment (84% vs 54%, P =0.008). The 5-year overall survival rates and the 5-year disease free survival did not differ significantly between the two groups. The recurrence location of liver metastasis was more than in surgical treatment compared to conservative treatment (20% vs 2 %, P=0.02). On a multivariable analysis, anastomotic leak did not impact overall survival and disease free survival. Conclusion We found that the treatment for anastomotic leakage was not depended on increased local, distance recurrence, overall survival, and disease free survival. Our findings may help surgeons determine which AL treatment is most appropriate, when the decision is unclear.


2021 ◽  
Vol 19 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Chun-Kai Liao ◽  
Yen-Lin Yu ◽  
Yueh-Chen Lin ◽  
Yu-Jen Hsu ◽  
Yih-Jong Chern ◽  
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Abstract Backgrounds The inflammatory biomarker “C-reactive protein to albumin ratio (CAR)” has been reported to significantly correlate to a variety of human cancers. However, there are conflicting results regarding the prognostic value of CAR in colorectal cancer. Previous studies mainly assessed patients in Eastern countries, so their findings may not be applicable to the Western population. Therefore, this updated meta-analysis aimed to investigate the prognostic value of pre-treatment CAR and outcomes of patients with colorectal cancer. Methods We conducted a systematic search for eligible literature until October 31, 2020, using PubMed and Embase databases. Studies assessing pre-treatment CAR and outcomes of colorectal cancer were included. Outcome measures included overall survival, disease-free survival, progression-free survival, and clinicopathological features. The pooled hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were used as effective values. Results A total of 15 studies involving 6329 patients were included in this study. The pooled results indicated that a high pre-treatment CAR was associated with poor overall survival (HR 2.028, 95% CI 1.808−2.275, p < 0.001) and poor disease-free survival/progression-free survival (HR 1.768, 95% CI 1.321–2.365, p < 0.001). Subgroup analysis revealed a constant prognostic value of the pre-treatment CAR despite different study regions, sample size, cancer stage, treatment methods, or the cut-off value used. We also noted a correlation between high pre-treatment CAR and old age, male sex, colon cancer, advanced stage (III/IV), large tumor size, poor differentiation, elevated carcinoembryonic antigen levels, neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio, and the modified Glasgow prognostic score. Conclusions High pre-treatment CAR was associated with poor overall survival, disease-free survival, and progression-free survival in colorectal cancer. It can serve as a prognostic marker for colorectal cancer in clinical practice.


Life ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (11) ◽  
pp. 1240
Author(s):  
Hyeong Chan Shin ◽  
Incheol Seo ◽  
Hasong Jeong ◽  
Sang Jun Byun ◽  
Shin Kim ◽  
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This study evaluated the correlation between tumor-associated macrophages (TAMs) and long-term oncologic outcomes in colorectal cancer (CRC). We evaluated TAMs based on the expression of CD68, CD11c, and CD163 as optimal markers via immunohistochemistry in 148 patients with CRC who underwent surgical resection between September 1999 and August 2004. A high proportion of CD68-positive macrophages were associated with the occurrence of distant metastasis. A low proportion of CD11c-positive macrophages were associated with unfavorable overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival. CD11c-positive macrophages were found to act as independent prognostic factors for OS. An analysis of our long-term data indicated that TAMs are significantly associated with OS and prognosis in CRC.


2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 588-588
Author(s):  
In Kyu Lee ◽  
Sung-Bong Choi ◽  
DaeYoung Cheung ◽  
Jin Il Kim

588 Background: To determine the clinical significance of KRAS mutation and ERCC1 overexpression as a predictive factor of resistance in oxaliplatin based treatment. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed the clinicopathologic features, status of KRAS mutation and ERCC1 overexpression of 386 colorectal cancer patients who received curative intent surgery. Among them 84 patients were treated by FOLFOX regimen as the first line. Their disease-free survival and overall survival according to the KRAS and ERCC1 were analyzed. Results: About a quarter of patients (25.5%) were represented KRAS wild type with ERCC1 overexpression. Among the patients who treated by FOLFOX regimen, 73 patients were evaluated both of the KRAS and ERCC1. There were no significant differences of disease-free survival and overall survival according to KRAS status and ERCC1 expression each. Under the subgroup analysis, overall survival of ERCC1 overexpression group in wild type KRAS was poor than ERCC1 negative group (p=.029), but no significant difference was in mutant KRAS group (p=.671). Conclusions: Our results suggest that the KRAS wild type with ERCC1 overexpression would be associated with the resistance of oxaliplatin.If oxaliplatin based chemotherapy would beconsidered, status of KRAS mutation and ERCC1 overexpression should be evaluated.


2009 ◽  
Vol 27 (31) ◽  
pp. 5131-5137 ◽  
Author(s):  
Catherine Liebig ◽  
Gustavo Ayala ◽  
Jonathan Wilks ◽  
Gordana Verstovsek ◽  
Hao Liu ◽  
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Purpose Perineural invasion (PNI) is associated with decreased survival in several malignancies, but its significance in colorectal cancer (CRC) remains to be clearly defined. We evaluated PNI as a potential prognostic indicator in CRC, focusing on its significance in node-negative patients. Patients and Methods We identified 269 consecutive patients who had CRC resected at our institution. Tumors were rereviewed for PNI by a pathologist blinded to the patients' outcomes. Overall and disease-free survivals were determined using the Kaplan-Meier method, with differences determined by multivariate analysis using the Cox multiple hazards model. Results were compared using the log-rank test. Results PNI was identified in less than 0.5% of the initial pathology reports. On rereview, 22% of tumors in our series were found to be PNI positive. The 5-year disease-free survival rate was four-fold greater for patients with PNI-negative tumors versus those with PNI-positive tumors (65% v 16%, respectively; P < .0001). The 5-year overall survival rate was 72% for PNI-negative tumors versus 25% for PNI-positive tumors. On multivariate analysis, PNI was an independent prognostic factor for both cancer-specific overall and disease-free survival. In a subset analysis comparing patients with node-negative disease with patients with stage III disease, the 5-year disease-free survival rate was 56% for stage III patients versus 29% for patients with node-negative, PNI-positive tumors (P = .0002). Similar results were seen for overall survival. Conclusion PNI is grossly underreported in CRC and could serve as an independent prognostic factor of outcomes in these patients. PNI should be considered when stratifying CRC patients for adjuvant treatment.


The Surgeon ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 15 (6) ◽  
pp. 329-335 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paolo Aurello ◽  
Giammauro Berardi ◽  
Diego Giulitti ◽  
Antonio Palumbo ◽  
Simone Maria Tierno ◽  
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2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (31) ◽  
pp. 4976-4982 ◽  
Author(s):  
Guillaume Portier ◽  
Dominique Elias ◽  
Olivier Bouche ◽  
Philippe Rougier ◽  
Jean-François Bosset ◽  
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Purpose Complete resection of liver metastases of colorectal origin is the only potentially curative treatment. In order to decrease recurrences, the use of adjuvant systemic chemotherapy after liver resection is controversial because no randomized study demonstrated its benefit. Patients and Methods In a multicenter trial, we randomly assigned 173 patients with completely resected (R0) hepatic metastases from colorectal cancer to surgery alone and observation (87 patients) or to surgery followed by 6 months of systemic adjuvant chemotherapy with a fluorouracil and folinic acid monthly regimen (86 patients). The main outcome criterion was disease-free survival. Secondary outcome measures were overall survival and treatment-related toxicity. Results The intention-to-treat analysis was based on 171 patients, after a median follow-up of 87 months (SE = 5.8). The 5-year disease-free survival rate, after adjustment for major prognostic factors, was 33.5% for patients in the chemotherapy group and 26.7% for patients in the control group (Cox multivariate analysis: odds ratio for recurrence or death = 0.66; 95% CI, 0.46 to 0.96; P = .028). With regard to secondary outcome measures, a trend towards increased overall survival was observed but did not reach statistical significance (5-year overall survival: chemotherapy group, 51.1% v control group, 41.1%; odds ratio for death, 0.73; 95% CI, 0.48 to 1.10; P = .13). Conclusion Despite a suboptimal regimen, which was the standard at the beginning of the study, adjuvant intravenous systemic chemotherapy provided a significant disease-free survival benefit for patients with resected liver metastases from colorectal cancer.


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