scholarly journals Prediction of different airway gradings in T1-2 laryngeal cancer with anterior vocal commissure involvement

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlin Luo ◽  
Ying Zheng ◽  
Wenbin Lei

Abstract Background: A retrospective analysis was conducted to investigate the clinical efficacy of the modified Mallampati test (MMT) combined with indirect laryngoscopy in measuring glottic exposure levels of early glottic laryngeal carcinoma (T1-2) with anterior vocal commissure involvement.Methods: One hundred eighty-two patients with early glottic laryngeal cancer were divided into two groups: one group comprised patients treated with transoral carbon dioxide laser microsurgery (TLM, 65 patients), and the other group comprised patients treated with open partial laryngectomy (OPL, 117 patients). The MMT and indirect laryngoscopy were used to re-evaluate the level of glottic exposure and to classify the patients based on these levels. The local control and disease-free survival rates of those patients were measured based on their MMT and indirect laryngoscopy classifications.Results: The 5-year local control rate was significantly different between the two groups according to the MMT (log-rank test: χ2=4.020, P=0.045, 90.9% in the OPL group vs. 71.4% in the TLM group). For patients diagnosed with grade IV tumors using indirect laryngoscopy, the 5-year local control rate was significantly different between the two groups (log-rank test: χ2=4.076, P=0.044, 91.7% in the OPL group vs. 54.7% in the TLM group). Among patients diagnosed with grade III or IV tumors using indirect laryngoscopy and with class III or IV tumors using MMT, the 5-year local control rate was significantly different between the two groups (log-rank test: χ 2 = 8.037, P = 0.005, 97.14% in the OPL group vs. 75.47% in the TLM groups).Conclusions: The combination of the MMT and indirect laryngoscopy to evaluate difficult airways is relatively simple and is very useful for surgeons to better prepare for surgery.Trial registration: ChiCTR-ORC-17010515

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chunlin Luo ◽  
Wenbin Lei

Abstract Background To investigate the clinical efficacy of the modified Mallampati test (MMT) combined with indirect laryngoscopy in measuring glottic exposure levels of early glottic laryngeal carcinoma (T1-2) with anterior vocal commissure involvement. Methods One hundred eighty-two patients with early glottic laryngeal cancer were divided into two groups: one group comprised patients treated with transoral carbon dioxide laser microsurgery (TLM, 65 patients), and the other group comprised patients treated with open partial laryngectomy (OPL, 117 patients). The MMT and indirect laryngoscopy were used to re-evaluate the level of glottic exposure and to classify the patients based on these levels. The local control and disease-free survival rates of those patients were measured based on their MMT and indirect laryngoscopy classifications. Results The 5-year local control rate was significantly different between the two groups according to the MMT (log-rank test: χ2=4.020, P=0.045, 90.9% in the OPL group vs. 71.4% in the TLM group). For patients diagnosed with grade IV tumors using indirect laryngoscopy, the 5-year local control rate was significantly different between the two groups (log-rank test: χ2=4.076, P=0.044, 91.7% in the OPL group vs. 54.7% in the TLM group). Among patients diagnosed with grade III or IV tumors using indirect laryngoscopy and with class III or IV tumors using MMT, the 5-year local control rate was significantly different between the two groups (log-rank test: χ 2 = 8.037, P = 0.005, 97.14% in the OPL group vs. 75.47% in the TLM groups). Conclusions The combination of the MMT and indirect laryngoscopy to evaluate difficult airways is relatively simple and is very useful for surgeons to better prepare for surgery.


2001 ◽  
Vol 110 (9) ◽  
pp. 820-826 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Peretti ◽  
Luca O. Redaelli de Zinis ◽  
Piero Nicolai ◽  
Sergio Valentini ◽  
Cesare Piazza ◽  
...  

A cohort of 88 patients with glottic cancer (13 Tis, 75 T1) who underwent endoscopic CO2 laser excision between January 1995 and June 1997 was prospectively studied. The mean follow-up was 43 months (range, 30 to 60 months). The depth and extent of the excision (graded according to the European Laryngological Society Classification, which includes 5 types of resection) were based on the results of a preoperative and intraoperative diagnostic test battery. Five patients died of other diseases, and none of glottic cancer. Of the 12 patients who developed a local recurrence, 5 underwent a second endoscopic procedure, 5 a total laryngectomy, and 1 a supracricoid laryngectomy, and 1 was treated with radiotherapy. The 5-year local control rate with endoscopic surgery alone, according to the Kaplan-Meier method, was 91%. None of the variables (8 related to the tumor and 2 to the treatment) tested in a univariate analysis by the log-rank test was found to have a significant impact on disease-free survival rates. The present study confirmed that endoscopic partial cordectomy for Tis and T1 glottic cancers can be regarded as a valid alternative to radiotherapy in terms of oncological results.


1998 ◽  
Vol 107 (8) ◽  
pp. 680-688 ◽  
Author(s):  
Petra Ambrosch ◽  
Martina Kron ◽  
Wolfgang Steiner

Forty-eight untreated patients with early supraglottic carcinoma (12 patients stage I and 36 patients stage II) had primary carbon dioxide laser microsurgery between 1979 and 1994 with the intent of complete tumor removal with preservation of functionally important structures of the larynx. Ninety-six percent of the patients were treated exclusively by surgery; 4% had laser microsurgery and postoperative radiotherapy. With a median follow-up of 55 months, the 5-year local control rate with the first treatment was 100% for pT1 cases and 89% for pT2 cases. The ultimate local control rate with voice preservation, including patients successfully salvaged after a local recurrence, was 97% for pT2 carcinomas. Five (10%) patients died of tumor (TNM)–related deaths. The 3-year recurrence-free rate and 3-year overall survival rate (Kaplan-Meier) were 87% and 85%; the 5-year recurrence-free rate and 5-year overall survival rate were 83% and 76%, respectively. The results achieved with transoral laser microsurgery in early supraglottic carcinoma are comparable to those of open supraglottic laryngectomy with respect to local control and survival. The functional results are superior, since clinically relevant aspiration did not occur.


2019 ◽  
Vol 29 (9) ◽  
pp. 1355-1360 ◽  
Author(s):  
Giorgio Bogani ◽  
Daniele Vinti ◽  
Ferdinando Murgia ◽  
Valentina Chiappa ◽  
Umberto Leone Roberti Maggiore ◽  
...  

ObjectiveNodal involvement is one of the most important prognostic factors in cervical cancer patients. We aimed to assess the prognostic role in relation to the burden of nodal disease in stage IIICp cervical cancer.MethodsData on all consecutive patients diagnosed with cervical cancer undergoing primary surgery (radical hysterectomy plus lymphadenectomy) or neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by radical hysterectomy plus lymphadenectomy, between January 1980 and December 2017, were collected in a dedicated database. Exclusion criteria were: (1) consent withdrawal; (2) synchronous malignancies (within 5 years). Survival outcomes were assessed using Kaplan-Meier and Cox models.ResultsOverall, 177 (14.1%) of 1257 patients with cervical cancer were diagnosed with positive lymph nodes. After a median follow-up of 58 (range 4–175) months, 66 (37.3%) and 37 (20.9%) patients developed recurrent disease and died of disease, respectively. Via multivariate analysis, positive para-aortic nodes (HR 2.62, 95% CI 1.12 to 6.11; p=0.025) and the number of positive nodes (HR 1.06, 95% CI 1.02 to 1.11; p=0.002) correlated with worse disease-free survival. Furthermore, the number of positive nodes (HR 1.06, 95% CI 1.01 to 1.12; p=0.021) correlated with worse overall survival. Number of positive nodes (1, 2 or ≥3) strongly correlated with both disease-free survival (p<0.001, log-rank test) and overall survival (p=0.001, log-rank test). Focusing on patients receiving adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy, the number of positive lymph nodes was associated with response to treatment (p<0.001). Median disease-free survival was 100, 42, and 12 months for patients with one, two, or three or more positive lymph node(s), respectively (p<0.001, log-rank test).ConclusionsIn stage IIICp cervical cancer, adjuvant radiation and chemotherapy provides adequate overall survival in patients diagnosed with only one metastatic node, while survival outcomes are poor in patients with two or more metastatic nodes. This highlights the need for innovative treatments in patients with a high burden of lymphatic disease.


2018 ◽  
Vol 108 (1) ◽  
pp. 23-29
Author(s):  
J. Rhu ◽  
G. S. Choi ◽  
J. M. Kim ◽  
C. H. D. Kwon ◽  
S. J. Kim ◽  
...  

Background and Aims: This study was designed to analyze the feasibility of laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy compared to laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy in patients with hepatocellular carcinoma located in the posterior segments. Material and Methods: The study included patients who underwent either laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy or laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy for hepatocellular carcinoma located in segment 6 or 7 from January 2009 to December 2016 at Samsung Medical Center. After 1:1 propensity score matching, patient baseline characteristics and operative and postoperative outcomes were compared between the two groups. Disease-free survival and overall survival were compared using Kaplan–Meier log-rank test. Results: Among 61 patients with laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy and 37 patients with laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy, 30 patients from each group were analyzed after propensity score matching. After matching, baseline characteristics of the two groups were similar including tumor size (3.4 ± 1.2 cm in laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy vs 3.7 ± 2.1 cm in laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy, P = 0.483); differences were significant before matching (3.1 ± 1.3 cm in laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy vs 4.3 ± 2.7 cm in laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy, P = 0.035). No significant differences were observed in operative and postoperative data except for free margin size (1.04 ± 0.71 cm in laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy vs 2.95 ± 1.75 cm in laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy, P < 0.001). Disease-free survival (5-year survival: 38.0% in laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy vs 47.0% in laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy, P = 0.510) and overall survival (5-year survival: 92.7% in laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy vs 89.6% in laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy, P = 0.593) did not differ between the groups based on Kaplan–Meier log-rank test. Conclusion: For hepatocellular carcinoma in the posterior segments, laparoscopic right posterior sectionectomy was feasible compared to laparoscopic right hemihepatectomy when performed by experienced laparoscopic surgeons.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4593-4593
Author(s):  
Ledu Zhou ◽  
Ying Xu ◽  
Dong Wang ◽  
Ke Ye ◽  
Liang Xiao ◽  
...  

4593 Background: Resection is a major method for early-stage liver cancer patients. Unfortunately, there still a few patients with post-operation recurrences. Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) had been reported as a biomarker in reflecting tumor load and treatment efficacy in some cancer species. Here, we report an application of ctDNA in the perioperative period of liver cancer using targeted sequencing with a 1021-gene panel. Methods: 97 patients diagnosed with liver cancer were enrolled in this study. Postoperative peripheral blood samples were collected within 7 days after surgery and analyzed using hybridization capture based NGS ERSeq method from all patients. Whether a mutant gene was detected in the peripheral blood was defined as ctDNA(+) and ctDNA(-), respectively. Results: Multivariate Cox analysis showed that the post-operation ctDNA was an independent poor prognostic predictor (AFP, RR: 1.0002, 95% Cl: 1.0001-1.0002; ctDNA, RR: 3.738, Cl: 1.872-7.691). 21 patients were ctDNA(+), and all of them had recurrenced (21/21, 100%), while 76 patients were ctDNA(-), and only 12 (12/76, 15.8%) patients had recurrenced. The median disease-free survival time was 5.0 months in ctDNA(+) group and the ctDNA(-) group had not reach the median time (Log-rank test, P < 0.0001). ctDNA combined with AFP would effectively predict the prognosis of patients after surgery. AFP(H) ( > = 400 ng/mL) and ctDNA(+) patients have the worst prognosis and all of the patients had relapsed, while AFP(L) ( < 400 ng/mL) and ctDNA(-) patients had the best prognosis, with less than 20% of patients had relapsed (Log-rank test, P < 0.0001). The median disease-free survival time was 2.0, 6.0 and 7.0 months in ctDNA(+)-AFP(H) (n = 8), ctDNA(-)-AFP(H) (n = 30) and ctDNA(+)-AFP(L) (n = 13) groups, respectively, while ctDNA(-)-AFP(L) group (n = 46) had not reach the median time statistically (Log-rank test, P = 0.0364). Conclusions: In summary, Perioperative ctDNA detection has great potential value clinically, and it also suggests that patients with positive ctDNA after surgery should receive some adjuvant treatments as soon as possible to improve the survival time.


Blood ◽  
2010 ◽  
Vol 116 (21) ◽  
pp. 3541-3541
Author(s):  
Junya Kanda ◽  
Gwynn D. Long ◽  
Cristina Gasparetto ◽  
Mitchell E. Horwitz ◽  
Keith M. Sullivan ◽  
...  

Abstract Abstract 3541 We have previously shown that SCT from HLA-haploidentical related donors (HAPLO) after nonmyeloablative conditioning is feasible with a low incidence of grade III-IV acute GVHD or treatment-related mortality (TRM) (Rizzieri et al. JCO 2007). We now report our comparative study in patients who received SCT from a 6/6 HLA-matched related (MRD), 8–10/8 HLA-matched unrelated (MUD), or HAPLO donor, after nonmyeloablative conditioning. Methods: Patients with chemosensitive relapse or high risk disease with minimal residual disease at study entry were eligible. The conditioning regimen consisted of fludarabine, 40 mg/m2 for 4 days; melphalan, 140 mg/m2 for 1 day; and alemtuzumab, 20 mg for 4 days for patients with lymphoid or myelomatous diseases. Fludarabine and alemtuzumab at the same doses with busulfan, 130 mg/m2 for 2 days was used for patients with myeloid diseases. Mycophenolate mofetil was used for GVHD prophylaxis. Donor lymphocyte infusions were performed in 15 MRD patients and 4 HAPLO patients. Disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) rates after SCT were estimated using the Kaplan–Meier method, and univariate comparisons were performed using the log-rank test. Cox proportional-hazards regression was used to evaluate variables that potentially affected the survival rates. Results: The lymphoid cohort included 52 patients with ALL (n = 6), lymphoma (n = 42), or myeloma (n = 4), whereas the myeloid cohort included 46 patients with AML/MDS (n = 40), and myeloproliferative disorder (MPD) (n = 6). The median subject age was 56.5 (range, 20–73) years with a median follow-up of 15 months among survivors. A total of 29, 40, and 29 patients received transplants from MRD, MUD, and HAPLO, respectively. All 29 patients engrafted after HCT from MRD. One of 40 patients who received SCT from MUD had a primary graft failure (GF), with 2 secondary GF and 1 early relapse. Two of them were rescued by subsequent nonmyeloablative SCT from the same MUD or new HAPLO donor. Among 28 HAPLO patients evaluable for engraftment, 8 had a primary GF, 6 of these had myeloid disease; 2 additional patients had donor cell recovery but without full recovery of normal blood counts. Three of the 8 were rescued with subsequent nonmyeloablative SCT from the same donor. The transplant regimen resulted in 11% TRM at day 100. Grade III-IV acute GVHD rates were 0/29 (0%), 4/40 (10%), and 5/29 (17%) in patients who received a transplant from a MRD, MUD, or HAPLO, respectively. CMV reactivation occurred in 57% of patients and 6% developed CMV disease. Other infectious complications included polyomavirus in 24% of patients, bacteria in 23%, respiratory viruses in 13%, and fungal infections in 7%. The common causes of death were progressive disease (30% for all cause of death) and infections (32%). The 1-year DFS rate after SCT from MRD, MUD, and HAPLO was 55% (95% CI, 33–73%), 39% (22–56%), and 34% (16–53%), respectively (Log-rank test, P = 0.094) (Figure 1); the corresponding 1-year OS rate was 66% (43–82%), 39% (21–55%), and 34% (16–53%), respectively (Log-rank test, P = 0.012) (Figure 2). Multivariate analysis revealed that SCT from MUD/HAPLO, compared with that from MRD, was the only adverse factor that affected the OS rate (HR for MUD, 2.62 (95% CI, 1.15–5.96), P = 0.022; HR for HAPLO, 3.17 (1.36–7.37), P = 0.007), but the OS rate after SCT from HAPLO did not significantly differ from that after SCT from MUD (P = 0.560). Other variables (recipient age, conditioning regimen, and disease status at transplant) were not significantly associated with the outcome. Conclusions: The results show the feasibility of this approach with this regimen and the clinical outcomes in patients who received transplants from HAPLO are comparable to patients who received transplants from MUD. Development of strategies to improve immune recovery remains a current challenge. Disclosures: Off Label Use: Alemtuzumab for conditioning in allogeneic stem cell transplantation. Horwitz:Genzyme: Honoraria, Research Funding. Chao:Genzyme: Research Funding. Rizzieri:Genzyme: Speakers Bureau.


2005 ◽  
Vol 132 (6) ◽  
pp. 857-861 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maurizio Maurizi ◽  
Giovanni Almadori ◽  
Gaetano Plaudetti ◽  
De Corso Eugenio ◽  
Jacopo Galli

OBJECTIVE: To analyze oncologic results in patients with glottic cancers treated respectively, by laser CO2 or open surgery, taking into account specific-disease survival, rate of locoregional recurrences, and their salvageability. STUDY DESIGN: Retrospective study of 198 patients treated from January 1993 to June 2002 in the department of otorhinolaryngology at a Catholic university in Rome. METHODS: Glottic carcinoma were treated by laser CO2 cordectomy in 132 patients (group 1) and by open surgery in 66 patients (group 2). The statistical analysis was performed by Kaplan Meyer method, log rank test, and x 2 , test. RESULTS: The log-rank test points out significant differences between the 2 groups regarding specific-disease survival; no differences were found for disease-free survival. Within group 1, 16 patients developed local failure, which was retreated in 6 cases with laser surgery; in 9 (6.8%) with total laryngectomy, only 1 case was inoperable. In this group, 10 patients (62.5%) were salvaged. Within group 2, 18 patients developed local recurrences, which was retreated in 14 (21.21%) cases with total laryngectomy; the other 4 cases were not suitable for surgery. Of these 18, 8 patients (44.5%) were salvaged. CONCLUSIONS AND SIGNIFICANCE: Our results show significant differences between the 2 groups concerning the specific-disease survival and the salvageability of local recurrences. In fact, in group 1 we found a higher salvage rate and a lower incidence of total laryngectomy. As already suggested, laser therapy leaves the laryngeal cartilaginous framework intact, avoiding the spread of the tumor out of laryngeal organ and resulting in a more favorable oncologic outcome.


Cancers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (12) ◽  
pp. 3826
Author(s):  
Hannah Miller ◽  
Zoltan Czigany ◽  
Isabella Lurje ◽  
Sophie Reichelt ◽  
Jan Bednarsch ◽  
...  

Tumor angiogenesis plays a pivotal role in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) biology. Identifying molecular prognostic markers is critical to further improve treatment selection in these patients. The present study analyzed a subset of 10 germline polymorphisms involved in tumor angiogenesis pathways and their impact on prognosis in HCC patients undergoing partial hepatectomy in a curative intent. Formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded (FFPE) tissues were obtained from 127 HCC patients at a German primary care hospital. Genomic DNA was extracted, and genotyping was carried out using polymerase chain reaction (PCR)–restriction fragment length polymorphism-based protocols. Polymorphisms in interleukin-8 (IL-8) (rs4073; p = 0.047, log-rank test) and vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF C + 936T) (rs3025039; p = 0.045, log-rank test) were significantly associated with disease-free survival (DFS). After adjusting for covariates in the multivariable model, IL-8 T-251A (rs4073) (adjusted p = 0.010) and a combination of “high-expression” variants of rs4073 and rs3025039 (adjusted p = 0.034) remained significantly associated with DFS. High-expression variants of IL-8 T-251A may serve as an independent molecular marker of prognosis in patients undergoing surgical resection for HCC. Assessment of the patients’ individual genetic risks may help to identify patient subgroups at high risk for recurrence following curative-intent surgery.


2008 ◽  
Vol 78 (5) ◽  
pp. 895-901 ◽  
Author(s):  
Seung-Hak Baek ◽  
Bo-Mi Kim ◽  
Seung-Hyun Kyung ◽  
Joong Ki Lim ◽  
Young Ho Kim

Abstract Objective: To determine the difference in the success rate for two types of oral installed mini-implants (OMIs): one type of initially installed OMI and a new implant of the same type that is reinstalled. Materials and Methods: The subjects consisted of 58 patients (19 male, 39 female; mean age = 21.78 ± 5.85 years) who had received at least one OMI (self-drilling type, conical shape with 2.0-mm upper diameter and 5-mm length) in the attached gingiva of the upper buccal posterior regions for maximum anchorage during en masse retraction. If an OMI failed, a new one was immediately installed in the same area after 4 to 6 weeks or in an adjacent area immediately. The total number of initially installed OMIs (II-OMI) was 109 and the total number of reinstalled OMIs (RI-OMI) was 34. Statistical analysis was performed using χ2 test, Kaplan-Meier method, log-rank test, and Cox proportional hazards regression model. Results: The success rate and mean duration were 75.2% and 10.0 months, respectively, for II-OMI and 66.7% and 6.4 months, respectively, for RI-OMI. Age, vertical skeletal pattern, and site and side of implantation were not related to the success rates of II-OMI and RI-OMI. Log-rank test showed that II-OMI in males and Class III malocclusions were more prone to failure. The relative risk of II-OMI failure in Class III malocclusions as opposed to Class I malocclusions was 5.36 (95% confidence interval, 2.008 to 14.31, P = .001). Conclusion: The success rate of the II-OMI was not statistically different from that of the RI-OMI. Sex and ANB angle might be more important factors for better II-OMI results.


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