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Title: | A lower cut-off for lymph node harvest predicts for poorer overall survival after rectal surgery post neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy | Authors: | Yeo, C.S. Syn, N. Liu, H. Fong, S.S. |
Keywords: | Chemotherapy Lymph node Neoadjuvant Radiotherapy Rectal cancer |
Issue Date: | 2020 | Publisher: | BioMed Central Ltd. | Citation: | Yeo, C.S., Syn, N., Liu, H., Fong, S.S. (2020). A lower cut-off for lymph node harvest predicts for poorer overall survival after rectal surgery post neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. World Journal of Surgical Oncology 18 (1) : 58. ScholarBank@NUS Repository. https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-020-01833-8 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International | Abstract: | Background: A lymph node harvest (LNH) of < 12 is a predictor for poor prognosis in rectal cancer patients. However, neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NACRT) is known to decrease LNH; hence, a cut-off of 12 is inappropriate in such patients. This paper aims to establish a LNH cut-off predictive for disease-free and overall survival in NACRT patients. Methods: A retrospective review of patients who underwent elective surgery for rectal cancer from 2006 to 2013 was performed. All patients with R1/2 resections and presence of metastases and those operated on for recurrence were excluded. Patient demographics, clinical features, operative details, LNH, 30-day mortality and disease-free and overall survival were recorded. P values of < 0.05 were considered significant. Results: A total of 257 patients were studied, with 174 (68%) males and a median age of 66 years. Ninety-four (37%) patients received long-course NACRT, and 122 (48%) patients were stage 2 and below. Median LNH was 17, which was reduced in the NACRT group (14 versus 23, P < 0.01). Average length of stay was 9 ± 8 days, with a major post-operative complication rate of 4%. Using hazard ratio plots for the NACRT subgroup, LNH cut-offs of 16.5 and 8.5 were obtained for disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) respectively. Survival analysis showed that a LNH cut-off of 8.5 was a significant predictor of OS (P < 0.001). Conclusion: LNH is reduced in patients receiving NACRT before rectal cancer surgery. A LNH of 9 and above is associated with improved overall survival. We propose that this can be used as a tool for prognosis. © 2020 The Author(s). | Source Title: | World Journal of Surgical Oncology | URI: | https://scholarbank.nus.edu.sg/handle/10635/202604 | ISSN: | 1477-7819 | DOI: | 10.1186/s12957-020-01833-8 | Rights: | Attribution 4.0 International |
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