scholarly journals Transoral Robotic Surgery Versus Chemoradiation Treatment in Oropharyngeal Cancer: Case-matched Comparison of Survival and Swallowing Outcomes

2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Connor Sommerfeld ◽  
Caroline Jeffery ◽  
Jessica M Clark ◽  
Daniel A O'Connell ◽  
Jeffrey Harris ◽  
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Abstract Background As the incidence of HPV/p16-positve oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma (OPSCC) continues to rise, a large population of survivors with treatment related morbidity is emerging. Transoral robotic surgery (TORS) is an excellent surgical option for p16-positive OPSCC but data comparing both survival and swallowing outcomes of this treatment versus radiotherapy/chemoradiotherapy (RT/CRT) remains limited. Methods Data was prospectively collected (05/2014 - 02/2019) in a tertiary care referral center from OPSCC patients treated with curative intent by TORS (+/-post-operative RT/CRT) or RT/CRT. Surgical and non-surgical treatment groups were case-matched for smoking status, T-stage, and N-stage based on AJCC 8th edition staging. Patients who were treated with curative intent by TORS (+/-post-operative RT/CRT) or RT/CRT for OPSCC were included. Overall survival, recurrence free survival, aspiration free survival and gastrostomy tube outcomes were compared using univariate and multivariate statistical analyses. Results A total of 82 patients treated with TORS were case-matched with 61 patients who received RT/CRT. TORS patients demonstrated a significantly (p=0.02) higher overall survival (OS) at 3 years (OS=93.2%) compared to RT/CRT patients (OS=78.9%). No statistically significant difference was seen in recurrence free survival when comparing the two groups. TORS patients demonstrated an aspiration free survival (AFS) of 64.7% compared to 26.1% in RT/CRT patients (p=0.02 Log-Rank, 0.018 Breslow). TORS patients also had significantly (p < 0.01) lower gastrostomy tube placement (13.4%) compared to RT/CRT (22.9%) at any point during treatment. Conclusion Patients undergoing treatment by TORS may have comparable survival and improved swallowing outcomes when compared to those undergoing RT/CRT for HPV-OPSCC.

2013 ◽  
Vol 92 (2) ◽  
pp. 76-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Steven M. Olsen ◽  
Eric J. Moore ◽  
Rebecca R. Laborde ◽  
Joaquin J. Garcia ◽  
Jeffrey R. Janus ◽  
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The aim of this retrospective study was to describe the oncologic and functional results of treating oropharyngeal squamous cell carcinoma with transoral robotic surgery and neck dissection as monotherapy. A review was performed, including all patients who underwent transoral robotic surgery and neck dissection as the only means of therapy for oropharyngeal carcinoma from March 2007 to July 2009 at a single tertiary care academic medical center. We reviewed all cases with ≥ 24-month follow-up. Functional outcomes included tracheostomy dependence and oral feeding ability. Oncologic outcomes were stratified by human papillomavirus (HPV) status and tobacco use and included local, regional, and distant disease control, as well as disease-specific and recurrence-free survival. Eighteen patients met study criteria. Ten patients (55.6%) were able to eat orally in the immediate postoperative period, and 8 (44.4%) required a temporary nasogastric tube for a mean duration of 13.6 days (range 3 to 24 days) before returning to an oral diet. No patient required placement of a gastrostomy tube, and all patients are tracheostomy-tube–free. Among the HPV-positive nonsmokers (12/18, 66.7%), Kaplan-Meier estimated 3-year local, regional, and distant control rates were 90.9%, 100%, and 100%, respectively. Kaplan-Meier estimated disease-specific survival and recurrence-free survival were 100% and 90.9%, respectively. No complications occurred.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhipeng Zhou ◽  
Xianglong Tan ◽  
Zhiming Zhao ◽  
Yuanxing Gao ◽  
Yuyao Song ◽  
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Abstract Background: The experience of minimally invasive surgery in the treatment of duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumours (DGISTs) is accumulating, but there is no consensus on the choice of surgical method. The purpose of this study is to summarize the technique and feasibility of robotic resection of DGIST.Methods: The demographics and perioperative outcomes of a consecutive series of patients who underwent robotic resection and open resection of DGIST between May 1, 2010 and May 1, 2020 were retrospectively analysed. Patients were divided into an open surgery group and a robotic surgery group. Pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD) or limited resection was performed based on the location of the tumour and the distance between the tumour and duodenal papilla. Age, sex, tumour location, tumour size, operation time (OT), estimated blood loss (EBL), postoperative hospital stay (PHS), tumour mitosis, postoperative risk classification, postoperative recurrence and recurrence-free survival were compared between the two groups.Results: Among the 28 patients, there were 19 males and 9 females aged 51.3± 13.1 years. Limited resection was performed in 17 patients, and PD was performed in 11 patients. Eleven patients underwent open surgery, and 17 patients underwent robotic surgery. Two patients in the robotic surgery group underwent conversion to open surgery. All the tumours were R0 resected, and there was no significant difference in age, sex, tumour size, operation mode, PHS, tumour mitosis, incidence of postoperative complications, risk classification, postoperative targeted drug therapy or postoperative recurrence between the two groups (p>0.05). OT and EBL in the robotic group were significantly different from those in the open surgery group (p<0.05). All the patients survived during the follow-up period, and 4 patients had recurrence and metastasis. No significant difference in recurrence-free survival was noted between the open surgery group and the robotic surgery group (p>0.05).Conclusions: Robotic resection is safe and feasible for patients with duodenal gastrointestinal stromal tumours, and its therapeutic effect is equivalent to open surgery.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (6_suppl) ◽  
pp. 585-585
Author(s):  
Seyedeh Sanam Ladi Seyedian ◽  
Zhoobin Bateni ◽  
Soroush T. Bazargani ◽  
Daniel Zainfeld ◽  
Jie Cai ◽  
...  

585 Background: This study aims to compare oncologic outcomes among patients who underwent salvage radical cystectomy (sRC) for recurrent urothelial carcinoma (UC) of the bladder following radiotherapy (RT) with primary radical cystectomy (pRC). Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data of 3705 primary consented cystectomy patients of our IRB-approved bladder cancer database from Jan 1971 to June 2017 who underwent radical cystectomy for urothelial carcinoma of the bladder. Clinical and pathological data at the time of both RT and RC was collected. Patients with non-UCs and those receiving radiation for non-UCs were excluded. Multivariate analyses was performed to identify prognostic factors after RC for overall survival and recurrence-free survival. Results: 3050 patients were identified who underwent radical cystectomy for UC of the bladder. Of these, 128 patients (4.2%) underwent sRC following radiotherapy (RT). Patient characteristics including age, BMI, gender, and comorbidities were similar between the groups. Complications rates between the groups were similar at 30 days (43% sRC vs 39% pRC patients, p=0.41) and 90 days (52% sRC vs 48% pRC, p=0.42). Patients receiving sRC were less likely to receive a continent diversion (p<0.001). Five-year overall survival following sRC was 47% in comparison to 63% for those undergoing pRC (p<0.001) (Fig 1). However, no significant difference in five-year recurrence free survival was found (61% sRC vs 68% pRC; p=0.15). On multivariate analysis, sRC (HR 1.37, p=0.048), pathologic tumor stage ≥pT3a (HR 2.6, P < 0.001) and lymph node metastases (HR 2.5, P < 0.001) were associated with increased risk of local recurrence after radical cystectomy. Conclusions: Patients undergoing sRC are less likely to receive a continent urinary diversion and are at increased risk of local recurrence following cystectomy in comparison to patients receiving primary cystectomy.


2020 ◽  
Vol 50 (12) ◽  
pp. 1412-1418
Author(s):  
Kenta Ishii ◽  
Yukihiro Yokoyama ◽  
Yoshihiro Nishida ◽  
Hiroshi Koike ◽  
Suguru Yamada ◽  
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Abstract Objective This study sought to investigate the characteristics of primary and repeated recurrent retroperitoneal liposarcoma. Methods Patients treated with primary or recurrent retroperitoneal liposarcoma between 2005 and 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. Survival time analysis of recurrence-free survival and overall survival was conducted using Kaplan–Meier analysis and log-rank test. Results Fifty-two patients with primary retroperitoneal liposarcoma were analysed. Amongst them, 46 patients (88%) had undergone surgery. Histologic grades included well-differentiated (n = 21), dedifferentiated (n = 21), myxoid (n = 3) and pleomorphic (n = 1) subtypes. The patients undergoing R0 resection in the first surgery had significantly higher recurrence-free survival rates compared with the patients undergoing non-R0 resection (3-year recurrence-free survival: 80 versus 38%; 5-year recurrence-free survival: 49 versus 29%, P = 0.033). Although overall survival rates tended to be higher in the patients undergoing R0 resection compared with the non-R0 resection, it did not reach to a statistical significant difference (5-year overall survival: 93 versus 75%; 10-year overall survival: 93 versus 59%, P = 0.124). The recurrence rates were 65, 67, 73 and 100%, and the median recurrence-free survival times were 46, 20, 9 and 3 months after the first, second, third and fourth surgeries, respectively. The 5-year overall survival rates were 82, 69, 40 and 0% after the first, second, third and fourth surgeries, respectively. Conclusions With repeated recurrence and surgeries, the time to recurrence decreased and the recurrence rate increased. R0 resection in the first surgery was considered the most important for longer recurrence-free survival and radical cure.


2012 ◽  
Vol 30 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e14648-e14648
Author(s):  
Zou Bing Wen ◽  
Li Tao ◽  
Ma Dai Yuan ◽  
Zhou Qiang ◽  
Yong Xu ◽  
...  

e14648 Background: To retrospectively evaluate the therapy pattern and survival in patients with dissection of primary SCCE. Methods: This study included 89 patients from four centers in southwest China who underwent radical section of SCCE without any preoperative therapy. 36 were treated with postoperative chemoradiotherapy (POCRT), and 53 with postoperative chemotherapy (POCT) alone. The radiation dose to clinical target volume (CTV) was 50 Gy (varying between 44 and 52 Gy), while the cycles of platinum-based chemotherapy ranged from two to six with a median of four. Results: The 5-year overall survival rate (OS) and 5-year disease-free survival rate (DFS) were 16.4% and 14.3% for all patients,respectively. The 5-year overall survival rate was 21.5% in the POCRT group, and 12.9% in the POCT group (p=0.013). The 5-year DFS was 21.3% in POCRT group and 9.3% in POCT group (p=0.028). There was significant difference in 5-year local recurrence-free survival (LRFS) between POCRT and POCT (LRFS: 74.6% vs. 45.3%, p=0.022), while no difference for 5-year distant recurrence-free survival (DRFS: 37.3% vs. 17.4%, p=0.101). Subgroup analysis revieled that there were obvious difference in 5-year OS and DFS between patients received radiotherapy less than 75 days after surgery and ≥ 75 days (OS: 35.6% vs. 8.6%, p=0.046; DFS: 24.9% vs. 7.3%, p=0.020), while received radiotherapy less than 75 days after surgery have worse DRFS (p=0.041). In a multivariate analysis, age ≥59 years was associated with significantly worse OS while with lymph node involved infulence DFS. Tumor size more than 3cm, absence of radiotherapy and less than 4 cycles chemotherapy were poor prognostic factors for both overall survival and disease-free survival. Conclusions: Our analysis shows that postoperative chemotherapy improved OS and DFS in patients with dissection of SCCE, while radiotherapy was given less than 75 days after surgery may improve DRFS and OS. In those patients received postoperative chemotherapy less than 4 cycles is the most important characteristic associated with decreased survival.


2019 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 1002-1010 ◽  
Author(s):  
Samuli H. Salminen ◽  
Tom Wiklund ◽  
Mika M. Sampo ◽  
Maija Tarkkanen ◽  
Lea Pulliainen ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Radiation-associated angiosarcoma of the breast (RAASB) is an aggressive malignancy that is increasing in incidence. Only a few previous population-based studies have reported the results of RAASB treatment. Methods A search for RAASB patients was carried out in the Finnish Cancer Registry, and treatment data were collected to identify prognostic factors for survival. Results Overall, 50 RAASB patients were identified. The median follow-up time was 5.4 years (range 0.4–15.6), and the 5-year overall survival rate was 69%. Forty-seven (94%) patients were operated on with curative intent. Among these patients, the 5-year local recurrence-free survival, distant recurrence-free survival, and overall survival rates were 62%, 75%, and 74%, respectively. A larger planned surgical margin was associated with improved survival. Conclusions We found that the majority of RAASB patients were eligible for radical surgical management in this population-based analysis. With radical surgery, the prognosis is relatively good.


2020 ◽  
Vol 30 (4) ◽  
pp. 565-572
Author(s):  
Wenhan Weng ◽  
Xiao Li ◽  
Shushi Meng ◽  
Xianping Liu ◽  
Peng Peng ◽  
...  

Abstract OBJECTIVES Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy is becoming the preferable approach for early-stage thymoma. However, large thymomas are still recognized as a relative contraindication due to the possible risk of incomplete resection or capsular disruption. Thus, the aim of this study is to evaluate the feasibility of video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy for large thymomas. METHODS Patients diagnosed with Masaoka stage I–IV thymoma between April 2001 and December 2018 were retrospectively reviewed. All patients were divided into 2 groups: thymoma &lt;5.0 cm (group A) and thymoma ≥5.0 cm (group B). Propensity score matching analysis was performed to compare postoperative results. Recurrence-free survival and overall survival were compared for oncological evaluation. RESULTS A total of 346 patients were included in this study. In the propensity score matching analysis, 126 patients were included both in group A and group B. There was no significant difference between these 2 groups in terms of the R0 resection rate (95.2% vs 94.4%, P = 1.000), conversion rate (1.6% vs 3.2%, P = 0.684), operation time (119.4 ± 48.4 vs 139.1 ± 46.6 min, P = 0.955), blood loss (93.2 ± 231.7 vs 100.5 ± 149.3 ml, P = 0.649), duration of chest drainage (2.7 ± 1.6 vs 2.8 ± 2.0 days, P = 0.184), length of hospitalization (5.0 ± 3.9 vs 5.2 ± 2.9 days, P = 0.628) or postoperative complications (5.9% vs 8.5%, P = 0.068). There was no significant difference between these 2 groups in terms of the overall survival (P = 0.271) and recurrence-free survival (P = 0.288). CONCLUSIONS Video-assisted thoracoscopic thymectomy is a safe and effective approach for large thymomas (≥5 cm) with comparable surgical and oncological results.


Author(s):  
Yang Wang ◽  
Jun Nie ◽  
Ling Dai ◽  
Weiheng Hu ◽  
Jie Zhang ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The combination of PD-1/PD-L1 inhibitor and chemotherapy has been clinically confirmed to be beneficial as the first-line treatment of patients with advanced NSCLC. This study aimed to assess the effect of nivolumab + docetaxel versus nivolumab monotherapy in patients with NSCLC after the failure of platinum doublet chemotherapy. Materials and methods The efficacy and toxicity of nivolumab + docetaxel combination therapy versus nivolumab monotherapy were compared in this retrospective study. Primary endpoint of the study was progression-free survival (PFS), and the secondary endpoints were objective response rate (ORR), overall survival (OS), and toxicity. Results Between November 2017 and December 2019, 77 patients were included in this study, with 58 patients in the nivolumab group and 19 in the nivolumab + docetaxel group. The median follow-up was 18 months, and the PFS was 8 months for patients receiving nivolumab + docetaxel and 2 months for those receiving nivolumab alone (p = 0.001), respectively. Nivolumab + docetaxel showed superior OS compared with nivolumab, with the median OS unreached versus 7 months (p = 0.011). Among patients without EGFR/ALK variation, compared to nivolumab monotherapy, nivolumab + docetaxel showed better PFS (p = 0.04) and OS (p  = 0.05). There was no significant difference in grade 3–4 adverse events (AEs) between the two groups (p = 0.253). Conclusions The combination of nivolumab and docetaxel demonstrated a meaningful improvement in progression-free survival and overall survival compared to nivolumab monotherapy, in patients with NSCLC after the failure of platinum doublet chemotherapy, irrespective of EGFR/ALK variation status.


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