Sheraz R Markar1, Caroline Gronnier2, Arnaud Pasquer3, Alain Duhamel4, Hélène Behal4, Jérémie Théreaux5, Johan Gagnière6, Gil Lebreton7, Cécile Brigand8, Bernard Meunier9, Denis Collet10, Christophe Mariette11. 1. Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College, London, UK. 2. Univ. Lille, Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Claude Huriez University Hospital, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, UMR-S 1172 - JPARC - Centre de Recherche Jean-Pierre AUBERT Neurosciences et Cancer, F-59000 Lille, France; Inserm, UMR-S 1172, F-59000 Lille, France. 3. Department of Digestive Surgery of Edouard Herriot University Hospital, Lyon, France. 4. SIRIC OncoLille, France; Univ. Lille, Department of Biostatistics, University Hospital, F-59000 Lille, France. 5. Cavale Blanche University Hospital, Brest, France. 6. Estaing University Hospital, Clermont-Ferrand, France. 7. Côte de Nacre University Hospital, Caen, France. 8. Hautepierre University Hospital, Strasbourg, France. 9. Pontchaillou University Hospital, Rennes, France. 10. Haut-Levêque University Hospital, Bordeaux, France. 11. Univ. Lille, Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Claude Huriez University Hospital, F-59000 Lille, France; Univ. Lille, UMR-S 1172 - JPARC - Centre de Recherche Jean-Pierre AUBERT Neurosciences et Cancer, F-59000 Lille, France; Inserm, UMR-S 1172, F-59000 Lille, France; SIRIC OncoLille, France. Electronic address: christophe.mariette@chru-lille.fr.
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BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to compare peri-operative and long-term outcomes from oesophageal cancer (EC) (i) that arose in a previously radiated field (ECRF) versus primary (PEC) and among ECRF patients and (ii) radiotherapy-induced (RIEC) versus non-radiotherapy-induced EC (NRIEC). METHODS: Data were collected from 30 European centres from 2000 to 2010. Two thousand four hundred eighty nine EC patients surgically treated were included in the PEC group and 136 in the ECRF group, NRIEC group (n = 61) and RIEC group (n = 75). Propensity score matching analyses were used to compensate for differences in baseline characteristics. RESULTS: Compared to the PEC group, the ECRF group was characterised by less use of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (0% versus 29.5%; P < 0.001), less pathological stage III/IV (31.6% versus 39.2%, P = 0.036), greater incidence of R1/2 margins (21.3% versus 10.9%; P < 0.001), increased in-hospital mortality (14.0% versus 7.1%; P = 0.003) and overall morbidity (68.4% versus 56.4%, P = 0.006). After matching, 5-year overall (28.8% versus 50.5%; hazard ratio [HR] = 1.53, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-2.04; P = 0.003) and event-free (32.2% versus 42.5%; HR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.18-2.05; P = 0.002) survivals were significantly reduced in the ECRF group. There were no significant differences in incidence or pattern of tumour recurrence. Comparing RIEC and NRIEC groups, there were no significant differences in short- or long-term outcomes before and after matching. CONCLUSIONS:ECRF is associated with poorer long-term survival related to a reduced utilisation of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and an increased incidence of tumour margin involvement at surgery. Outcomes appear to be dictated by the limitations related to previous radiotherapy administration more than the radiotherapy-induced carcinogenesis.
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BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study were to compare peri-operative and long-term outcomes from oesophageal cancer (EC) (i) that arose in a previously radiated field (ECRF) versus primary (PEC) and among ECRF patients and (ii) radiotherapy-induced (RIEC) versus non-radiotherapy-induced EC (NRIEC). METHODS: Data were collected from 30 European centres from 2000 to 2010. Two thousand four hundred eighty nine EC patients surgically treated were included in the PEC group and 136 in the ECRF group, NRIEC group (n = 61) and RIEC group (n = 75). Propensity score matching analyses were used to compensate for differences in baseline characteristics. RESULTS: Compared to the PEC group, the ECRF group was characterised by less use of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (0% versus 29.5%; P < 0.001), less pathological stage III/IV (31.6% versus 39.2%, P = 0.036), greater incidence of R1/2 margins (21.3% versus 10.9%; P < 0.001), increased in-hospital mortality (14.0% versus 7.1%; P = 0.003) and overall morbidity (68.4% versus 56.4%, P = 0.006). After matching, 5-year overall (28.8% versus 50.5%; hazard ratio [HR] = 1.53, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.15-2.04; P = 0.003) and event-free (32.2% versus 42.5%; HR = 1.56, 95% CI: 1.18-2.05; P = 0.002) survivals were significantly reduced in the ECRF group. There were no significant differences in incidence or pattern of tumour recurrence. Comparing RIEC and NRIEC groups, there were no significant differences in short- or long-term outcomes before and after matching. CONCLUSIONS: ECRF is associated with poorer long-term survival related to a reduced utilisation of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy and an increased incidence of tumour margin involvement at surgery. Outcomes appear to be dictated by the limitations related to previous radiotherapy administration more than the radiotherapy-induced carcinogenesis.
Authors: Tamar B Nobel; Jennifer Livschitz; Mahmoud Eljalby; Yelena Y Janjigian; Manjit S Bains; Prasad S Adusumilli; David R Jones; Daniela Molena Journal: Ann Surg Date: 2020-07 Impact factor: 13.787