The Effect of Monocyte Count on Disease-Free Survival in Esophageal Cancer Patients

Author(s):  
Nurhan Önal Kalkan ◽  
Umut Çakıroğlu

Abstract Background: Inflammation plays a pivotal role in cancer development and prognosis. Peripheral blood test is a useful parameter in the evaluation of systemic inflammatory response. Previous studies have shown a relationship between monocyte count and prognosis in some solid tumors. The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationship between the monocyte count assessed at diagnosis and disease-free survival and prognosis in patients with esophageal cancer.Materials and Methods: The retrospective study included 145 patients with esophageal cancer who presented to Van Training and Research Hospital Medical Oncology outpatient clinic between January 2015 and September 2020. The effect of monocyte count assessed in the blood samples taken at the time of diagnosis prior to the initiation of the treatment on disease-free survival was investigated.Results: The Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC) curve analysis determined a cut-off value of 515/μL for the monocyte count assessed at the time of diagnosis. Disease-free survival was 17.3 months (95% CI: 8.4-26.2) in patients with a monocyte count ≥515/μL as opposed to 38.5 months (95% CI: 28. 8-48.1) in patients with a monocyte count <515/μL. Moreover, low monocyte count at diagnosis was associated with significantly higher disease-free survival (p<0.001).Conclusion: It is considered that the proportional distribution of cells in peripheral blood count may reflect the severity of inflammation in the tumor microenvironment. Our findings showed that monocyte count is a prognostic factor affecting disease-free survival in patients with esophageal cancer, regardless of histological subtype.

2007 ◽  
Vol 25 (24) ◽  
pp. 3719-3725 ◽  
Author(s):  
David P. Kelsen ◽  
Katryn A. Winter ◽  
Leonard L. Gunderson ◽  
Joanne Mortimer ◽  
Norman C. Estes ◽  
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Purpose We update Radiation Therapy Oncology Group trial 8911 (USA Intergroup 113), a comparison of chemotherapy plus surgery versus surgery alone for patients with localized esophageal cancer. The relationship between resection type and between tumor response and outcome were also analyzed. Patients and Methods The chemotherapy group received preoperative cisplatin plus fluorouracil. Outcome based on the type of resection (R0, R1, R2, or no resection) was evaluated. The main end point was overall survival. Disease-free survival, relapse pattern, the influence of postoperative treatment, and the relationship between response to preoperative chemotherapy and outcome were also evaluated. Results Two hundred sixteen patients received preoperative chemotherapy, 227 underwent immediate surgery. Fifty-nine percent of surgery only and 63% of chemotherapy plus surgery patients underwent R0 resections (P = .5137). Patients undergoing less than an R0 resection had an ominous prognosis; 32% of patients with R0 resections were alive and free of disease at 5 years, only 5% of patients undergoing an R1 resection survived for longer than 5 years. The median survival rates for patients with R1, R2, or no resections were not significantly different. While, as initially reported, there was no difference in overall survival for patients receiving perioperative chemotherapy compared with the surgery only group, patients with objective tumor regression after preoperative chemotherapy had improved survival. Conclusion For patients with localized esophageal cancer, whether or not preoperative chemotherapy is administered, only an R0 resection results in substantial long-term survival. Even microscopically positive margins are an ominous prognostic factor. After a R1 resection, postoperative chemoradiotherapy therapy offers the possibility of long-term disease-free survival to a small percentage of patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 34 (Supplement_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Alexis Legault-Dupuis ◽  
Philippe Bouchard ◽  
Frederic Nicodème ◽  
Jean-Pierre Gagne ◽  
Serge Simard ◽  
...  

Abstract   The treatment of esophageal cancer is in constant evolution. Most of the esophageal cancer receive induction chemoradiation therapy. Surgical delay has been studied but the optimal timing has not been clarified. Through the years, surgical delay has been modified by surgeons in our institutions, going from an average of 6 weeks delay to an average of 10 weeks delay. It is time to ask if this change has a real positive impact on our patient. Methods In this retrospective multi-center study, we combined data from two center in Quebec city that performs oncologic esophagectomy. The surgical delay went from 6 to 10 weeks around 2014. All surgeons changed their practice at that moment. We retrospectively analysed 5 years before and after the change of practice and created two cohorts of patients. Our primary outcome compared complete pathologic response rate. Our secondary outcomes were surgical complications, anastomotic leak, disease free survival and overall survival. Results Thirty-eight patients had surgery under 8 weeks (mean: 6 weeks) after their induction chemoradiation compared to 64 patients that had surgery after 8 weeks (mean: 10 weeks). There was no statistical significant difference between groups for the complete pathologic response (32% vs 25%, p = 0,16). Important complications were similar, with a rate of 24% vs 28% (p = 0,69). Anastomotic leaks were less frequent in the less than 8 weeks group, but no statistical significance was obtained (13% vs 27%, p = 0,14).No difference in the disease-free survival rate and overall survival rate was noted (DFS 40% vs 55% (p = 0,32), OS 38% vs 38% (p = 0,29)). Conclusion The treatment of esophageal cancer is in constant evolution, induction therapy and surgical technics involve over time. Surgical delay has no impact on complete pathologic response, complication and overall survival. There is no advantage to wait longer before surgery.


2018 ◽  
Vol 31 (Supplement_1) ◽  
pp. 29-29
Author(s):  
Styliani Mantziari ◽  
Pierre Allemann ◽  
Michael Winiker ◽  
Marguerite Messier ◽  
Nicolas Demartines ◽  
...  

Abstract Background Current guidelines recommend the use of neoadjuvant chemo-radiation (NCR) for the treatment of locally advanced esophageal cancer, both types, adenocarcinoma (AC) and squamous cell carcinoma (SCC). So far, the optimal dose of radiotherapy to achieve a maximal tumor response within an acceptable toxicity is not yet determined. The aim of this study was to assess the impact of preoperative radiation dose on postoperative outcomes and long-term survival. Methods Consecutive patients operated in two European tertiary centers for AC or SCC, treated with NCR and surgery from 2000–2016 were assessed. Specific postoperative complications (i.e. anastomotic leakage, atrial fibrillation), histological tumor regression grade (TRG, Mandard score), overall and disease-free survival were compared among three patients groups: group A (41.4Gy), group B (45Gy), and group C (50.4Gy). The x2 or Fisher test were used for categorical variables and ANOVA for continuous variables. Survival analysis was done with the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test. Results There were 294 patients included; 41.5% (n = 122) had AC and 58.5% (n = 172) SCC. Overall, 9.2%/27 patients received 41Gy, 57.8%/170 patients 45Gy and 33%/97 patients received 50.4Gy. Carboplatin-Paclitaxel was the most frequently used chemotherapy for group A (62.9%), and 5FU-Cisplatin for groups B (69.4%) and C (51.5%). Postoperative anastomotic leakage was lower for group B (7.1%) compared to group A (22.2%) and C (13.4%) (P = 0.036), as was the occurrence of atrial fibrillation (11.8% group B, 33.3% group A and 19.6% group C, P = 0.013). Complete or excellent response (TRG 1–2) was significantly better for group B (58.2%), followed by group C (49.5%) and A (25.9%) patients (P = 0.012). Median overall survival was 48, 27 and 29 months for group A, B and C (P = 0.498), and median disease-free survival was 13, 27 and 18 months (P = 0.411), respectively. Conclusion Preoperative radiotherapy dose of 45Gy with 5FU-Cisplatin was associated with a better histological response and less postoperative adverse outcomes compared to 41Gy and 50.4Gy, with no significant differences in long-term recurrence and survival. The role of the type of chemotherapy and histological tumor type are important co-factors affecting outcome and must be further assessed. Disclosure All authors have declared no conflicts of interest.


2006 ◽  
Vol 24 (18_suppl) ◽  
pp. 4612-4612
Author(s):  
P. M. Pierorazio ◽  
S. M. Lambert ◽  
T. R. McCann ◽  
A. E. Katz ◽  
C. A. Olsson ◽  
...  

4612 Background: The presence of high-grade prostatic intraepithelial neoplasia (HGPIN) has been associated with future development of prostate cancer. High-grade intraepithelial neoplasia in other malignancies is associated with adverse outcome. This study examines the relationship between the presence of HGPIN in prostatectomy specimens, biochemical disease free survival (bDFS) and other cancer specific outcomes following radical retropubic prostatectomy (RRP). Methods: The Columbia University Urologic Oncology Database was reviewed and 2,522 were identified who had undergone radical prostatectomy from 1988 to 2005; 2,133 patients with or without HGPIN were included. Two-sample proportion analysis of means with 95% confidence intervals and ANOVA techniques were used to evaluate the relationship between HGPIN and pathologic stage, Gleason sum, perineural invasion, multifocality, extracapsular extension (ECE), margin status, and nodal status. Kaplan-Meier analysis with log-rank test and a multivariate Cox proportional hazard model controlling for preoperative PSA, Gleason sum and pathologic stage were used to assess differences in bDFS. Results: 1,885 of 2,133 (88.4%) patients demonstrated HGPIN. There was no significant difference in the distribution of pathologic stage or Gleason sum between the patients with and without HGPIN. The HGPIN-positive group had higher rates of perineural invasion (69.9 vs. 57.5%; p = 0.003), multifocality (63.0 vs. 38.4%; p = 0.000) and ECE (56.4% vs. 48.4%; p = 0.059). There was no statistically significant difference observed in nodal status or margin status between the two groups. Patients without HGPIN had an increased bDFS demonstrated by a predicted disease free survival of 73.6% versus 67.0% at 9 years (p = 0.045) with a median follow-up of 50 months. In the multivariate Cox hazard model HGPIN, PSA, Gleason sum and pathologic stage were validated as independent predictors of failure (p < 0.001). The risk of failure was 1.9 × greater in the HGPIN-positive group than the HGPIN-negative group (p=0.006). Conclusions: The presence of HGPIN in the radical prostatectomy specimen denotes a significantly higher rate of tumor multifocality, perineural invasion, ECE, and ultimately biochemical recurrence. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


2015 ◽  
Vol 2015 ◽  
pp. 1-8 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jun Osugi ◽  
Yuka Kimura ◽  
Yuki Owada ◽  
Takuya Inoue ◽  
Yuzuru Watanabe ◽  
...  

Objective. The aim of this study was to investigate the prognostic value ofMicroRNA-210(miR-210) expression in patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC).Methods. We examined themiR-210expression of samples of 80 patients, who underwent surgical resection at Fukushima Medical University from 2004 to 2007, by using quantitative RT-PCR. The relationship betweenmiR-210expression and clinicopathological factors as well as histological subtype was statistically analyzed.Results.miR-210expression showed an inverse correlation with disease-free and overall survival in patients with NSCLC. Significant correlations were found betweenmiR-210expression and lymph node metastasis, late disease stages, and poor prognosis in patients with adenocarcinoma. Multivariate Cox analysis indicated thatmiR-210expression was an independent prognostic factor for disease-free survival in patients with adenocarcinoma.Conclusions. We showed thatmiR-210may be a prognostic biomarker for patients with NSCLC, especially for those with lung adenocarcinoma.


2011 ◽  
Vol 29 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 130-130
Author(s):  
K. Meredith ◽  
J. Weber ◽  
R. Shridhar ◽  
S. E. Hoffe ◽  
K. Almhanna ◽  
...  

130 Background: Esophageal cancer often presents as locally advanced disease with 15% of patients having T4 tumors upon diagnosis. Esophagectomy was often reserved for palliation given the dismal survival rates and high rates of R1/R2 resections. However, neoadjuvant therapy (NT) has the potential to significantly downstage esophageal cancers and thus increase complete resection rates. We report our experience with surgically resected T4 cancers of the esophagus. Methods: Using a comprehensive esophageal cancer database, we identified patients who underwent an esophagectomy for T4 tumors between 1994 and 2008. Neoadjuvant therapy and pathologic response were recorded and denoted as complete (pCR), partial (pPR), and non-response (NR). Clinical and pathologic data were compared using Fisher's exact and chi-square when appropriate while Kaplan Meier estimates were used for survival analysis. Results: We identified 39 patients with T4 tumors who underwent esophagectomy of which 38 (97%) underwent NT. The median age was 61 (31-79) years with a median follow-up of 32 (5-97) months. There were 3 (7.9%) pCR, 17 (44.7%) pPR, and 18 (47.4%) NR. R0 resections were accomplished in 37 (94.9%). Two patients had incomplete resections. One patient had a R2 resection after NT and was deemed as NR. An additional patient had a R1 resection after NT and was a pPR with a residual 0.2 cm tumor on permanent pathology. There were 14 (35.9%) recurrences with a median time to recurrence of 19.5 (4-71) months. Complete pathologic response represented 1 (7.1%), whereas pPR and NR represented 6 (42.9%), and 7 (50%) respectively of all recurrences. The overall and disease free survival for all patients with T4 tumors was 28% and 34% respectively. Patients achieving a pCR had a 5-year overall and disease free survival of (43% and 47%), compared to pPR (30% and 21%) while there were no 5-year survivors in the NR cohort. Conclusions: T4 esophageal cancer often portends a dismal prognosis even after surgical resection. Historical incomplete resections and dismal survival rates often make surgery palliative rather then curative. However, we have demonstrated that neoadjuvant therapy and down staging of T4 tumors leads to increased R0 resections and improvements in overall and disease free survival. No significant financial relationships to disclose.


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