Marie Hanaoka1,2, Hitoshi Hino3, Akio Shiomi1, Hiroyasu Kagawa1, Shoichi Manabe1, Yusuke Yamaoka1, Shunichiro Kato1, Shinichi Yamauchi2, Yusuke Kinugasa2, Kenichi Sugihara4. 1. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007, Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan. 2. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan. 3. Division of Colon and Rectal Surgery, Shizuoka Cancer Center Hospital, 1007, Shimonagakubo, Nagaizumi-cho, Sunto-gun, Shizuoka, Japan. h.hino@scchr.jp. 4. Tokyo Medical and Dental University, 1-5-45 Yushima, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, Japan.
Abstract
PURPOSES: The relationship between the general condition and long-term prognosis in elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing curative surgery remains unclear. This study investigated the risk factors for poor long-term outcomes in elderly patients with CRC. METHODS: Data of pStage I to III patients with CRC ≥ 80 years old who underwent curative surgery were collected from a multi-institutional database of the Japanese study group for postoperative follow-up of CRC. We retrospectively investigated the poor prognostic factors for the overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS). RESULTS: A total of 473 patients with a median age of 83 years were investigated (315, 121, 34, and 3 with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status [ECOG-PS] 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that ECOG-PS ≥ 2 and positive lymph node metastasis were independently associated with a poor OS (both p < 0.01). Positive lymph node metastasis (p < 0.01) and tumor depth (T3 or T4) (p = 0.02) were independently associated with a poor RFS. In Stages I and II, but not Stage III patients, the OS was significantly worse in those with ECOG-PS ≥ 2 than in those with ECOG-PS ≤ 1. CONCLUSION: Preoperative ECOG-PS was a significant prognostic factor for elderly patients with CRC after curative surgery.
PURPOSES: The relationship between the general condition and long-term prognosis in elderly patients with colorectal cancer (CRC) undergoing curative surgery remains unclear. This study investigated the risk factors for poor long-term outcomes in elderly patients with CRC. METHODS: Data of pStage I to III patients with CRC ≥ 80 years old who underwent curative surgery were collected from a multi-institutional database of the Japanese study group for postoperative follow-up of CRC. We retrospectively investigated the poor prognostic factors for the overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS). RESULTS: A total of 473 patients with a median age of 83 years were investigated (315, 121, 34, and 3 with an Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group Performance Status [ECOG-PS] 0, 1, 2, and 3, respectively). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that ECOG-PS ≥ 2 and positive lymph node metastasis were independently associated with a poor OS (both p < 0.01). Positive lymph node metastasis (p < 0.01) and tumor depth (T3 or T4) (p = 0.02) were independently associated with a poor RFS. In Stages I and II, but not Stage III patients, the OS was significantly worse in those with ECOG-PS ≥ 2 than in those with ECOG-PS ≤ 1. CONCLUSION: Preoperative ECOG-PS was a significant prognostic factor for elderly patients with CRC after curative surgery.