Li Ba1, Qingrui Wang2, Haihong Wang3, Lisheng Zhu3, Tao Zhang3, Jinghua Ren3, Zhenyu Lin3. 1. Department of Ultrasound, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China. 2. Department of Oncology, The Sixth Hospital of Wuhan (Affiliated Hospital of Jianghan University), Jianghan University, Wuhan, China. 3. Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Radiation therapy (RT) is known to have beneficial effects on the palliative treatment of patients with advanced cancer. However, valid data on this treatment method are limited, especially for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This study aimed to identify prognostic factors and investigate the outcomes of mCRC patients who received palliative RT. METHODS: A total of 488 mCRC patients who underwent systemic therapy with or without palliative RT between 2014 and 2019 were included in the study. Of the 488 patients, 155 received systemic treatment combined with palliative RT (RT group), while 333 were only administered systemic treatment (non-RT group). Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted to eliminate possible bias, and overall survival (OS) was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier (KM) method. A log-rank test was used to compare the survival outcomes of each group, and a multivariate analysis was conducted using a Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS: The RT group had a higher OS than that of the non-RT group (P=0.001). After PSM, the median OS of the RT group was 50.8 months, and for the non-RT group it was 32.2 months (P=0.003). Subgroup analysis revealed that RT had a better effect on the OS of patients who had synchronous metastasis, or who didn't receive targeted therapy or local treatment (including surgery, ablation, and intervention). Multivariate analysis of the whole cohort showed that palliative RT was associated with improved OS. Moreover, multivariate analysis of the RT group showed that systemic therapy before RT, and the site of RT was in the liver and lung, were independent prognostic factors affecting survival time. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that systemic treatment followed by palliative RT led to a better OS for mCRC patients. This combination method can therefore be seen as a suitable treatment approach for patients with mCRC. 2021 Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. All rights reserved.
BACKGROUND: Radiation therapy (RT) is known to have beneficial effects on the palliative treatment of patients with advanced cancer. However, valid data on this treatment method are limited, especially for patients with metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC). This study aimed to identify prognostic factors and investigate the outcomes of mCRC patients who received palliative RT. METHODS: A total of 488 mCRC patients who underwent systemic therapy with or without palliative RT between 2014 and 2019 were included in the study. Of the 488 patients, 155 received systemic treatment combined with palliative RT (RT group), while 333 were only administered systemic treatment (non-RT group). Propensity score matching (PSM) was conducted to eliminate possible bias, and overall survival (OS) was calculated using the Kaplan-Meier (KM) method. A log-rank test was used to compare the survival outcomes of each group, and a multivariate analysis was conducted using a Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS: The RT group had a higher OS than that of the non-RT group (P=0.001). After PSM, the median OS of the RT group was 50.8 months, and for the non-RT group it was 32.2 months (P=0.003). Subgroup analysis revealed that RT had a better effect on the OS of patients who had synchronous metastasis, or who didn't receive targeted therapy or local treatment (including surgery, ablation, and intervention). Multivariate analysis of the whole cohort showed that palliative RT was associated with improved OS. Moreover, multivariate analysis of the RT group showed that systemic therapy before RT, and the site of RT was in the liver and lung, were independent prognostic factors affecting survival time. CONCLUSIONS: We demonstrated that systemic treatment followed by palliative RT led to a better OS for mCRC patients. This combination method can therefore be seen as a suitable treatment approach for patients with mCRC. 2021 Journal of Gastrointestinal Oncology. All rights reserved.
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