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Objective@#To investigate the value of colonoscopic assessment in "watch and wait" strategy for mid-lower rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (nCRT).@*Methods@#A single-center retrospective case series study was performed. Database of mid-lower rectal cancer patients at Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Peking University Cancer Hospital & Institute from March 2011 to June 2017 was retrieved. Inclusion criteria: (1) nCRT was completed (50.6 Gy/22 f, plus oral capecitabine); (2) radical surgery was performed within 12 weeks after nCRT treatment; (3) clinical response to nCRT was determined as clinical complete response (cCR) or near-cCR. Patients who did not undergo colonoscopy and MRI in our center during initial assessment and follow-up, or whose colonoscopy data were unable to re-evaluated, were excluded. Initial evaluation of nCRT response was carried out between 6 and 16 weeks after nCRT. The results of endoscopy (eCR, near-eCR and non-eCR) and MRI (mCR, near-mCR and non-mCR) were compared to local lesion relapse during follow-up. The consistency of the results of colonoscopy and MRI was evaluated by Kappa test (Kappa value of 0.21 to 0.40 indicates general consistency, 0.41 to 0.60 moderate consistency, and 0.61 to 0.80 high consistency). The non-regrowth disease-free survival (NR-DFS) curves of the eCR group and the near-eCR group were plotted by Kaplan-Meier method and compared by log-rank test. Clinical significance of colonoscopy examination in the following "watch and wait" strategy during follow-up period was analyzed.@*Results@#A total of 32 patients were enrolled in the study, including 21 (65.6%) males and 11 (34.4%) females with a median age of 57 years old. The differentiated type of rectal cancer included 1 (3.1%) case of well-differentiated, 26 (81.2%) of moderately differentiated and 5 (15.6%) of poorly differentiated. Clinical stage of the patients included 9 (28.1%) cases of T2-3N0 and 23 (71.9%) of T2-3N+. Median follow-up period was 48 (18 to 80) months. The local regrowth rate was 34.4% (11/32) and median interval of local regrowth was 10.0 (4 to 37) months. Initial colonoscopy evaluation was carried out at a median time of 9 (5 to 19) weeks after nCRT was completed. According to endoscopic findings, patients were divided into 3 groups, including 15 cases in eCR group, 15 cases in near-eCR group and 2 cases in non-eCR group. According to the appearance of MRI, patients were divided into 3 groups, including 8 cases in mCR group, 21 cases in near-mCR group and 3 cases in non-mCR group. The regrowth rate of eCR group was lower than that of mCR group (1/15 vs. 1/8) without significant difference (P=1.000). The regrowth rate of near-eCR group was higher than that of near-mCR group [9/15 vs. 42.9% (9/21)] without significant difference as well (P=0.500). The consistency between colonoscopy and MRI in response evaluation of cCR or near-cCR after nCRT was unsatisfactory (Kappa=0.341, P=0.011). After initial evaluation, 31 patients underwent watch and wait strategy, and 1 underwent local resection. The 1- and 3-year NR-DFS in the eCR group was both 100%, which was higher than that in the near-eCR group (53.3% and 38.9%, respectively), and the difference was statistically significant (P=0.001). During watch and wait period, 11 cases developed local regrowth by colonoscopy examination and the biopsy result included 4 case of high-grade intraepithelial neoplasia (HIN), 6 cases of adenocarcinoma and 1 case of chronic mucosal inflammation. Meanwhile lateral developmental tumor of ascending colon in 1 case and of sigmoid in a case was found by colonoscopy and confirmed as HIN by postoperative pathology. Besides, 4 cases developed colonic multiple adenoma and all underwent endoscopic resection.@*Conclusion@#Colonoscopy examination plays an important role in both initial assessment and regrowth monitoring during watch and wait strategy after nCRT treatment.
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OBJECTIVE@#To investigate the long-term outcome of organ preservation with local excision or "watch and wait" strategy for mid-low rectal cancer patients evaluated as clinical complete remission (cCR) or near-cCR following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy (NCRT).@*METHODS@#Clinical data of 62 mid-low rectal cancer patients evaluated as cCR/near-cCR after NCRT undergoing organ preservation surgery with local excision or receiving "watch and wait" strategy at Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute from March 2011 to August 2017 were retrospectively analyzed. According to the approximate 1:2 pairing, 123 patients who underwent radical resection with complete pathological remission(ypCR) after neoadjuvant chemotherapy during the same period were selected for prognosis comparison. The primary endpoint of the study was 3-year non-regrowth disease-free survival (NR-DFS) and tumor specific survival (CSS). Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier curve (Log-rank method). The secondary endpoint of the study was 3-year organ preservation and sphincter preservation.@*RESULTS@#The retrospective study included 38 male and 24 female patients. The median age was 60 (31-79) years and the median distance from tumor to anal verge was 4(1-8) cm. The ratio of cCR and near-cCR was 79.0%(49/62) and 21.0%(13/62) respectively. Local regrowth rate was 24.2%(15/62). Of 15 with tumor regrowth, 9 patients received salvage radical rectal resection and no local recurrence was found during follow-up; 4 patients received salvage local excision among whom one patient had a local recurrence occurred patient; 2 patients refused further surgery. The overall metastasis rate was 8.1%(5/62), including resectable metastasis(4.8%,3/62) and unresectable metastasis (3.2%,2/62). The valid 3-year organ preservation rate and sphincter preservation rate were 85.5%(53/62) and 95.2%(59/62) respectively. The median follow-up was 36.2(8.6-89.0) months. The 3-year NR-DFS of patients with cCR and near-cCR was 88.6% and 83.1% respectively, which was not significantly different to that of patients with ypCR (94.7%, P=0.217). The 3-year CSS of patients with cCR and near-cCR was both 100%, which was not significantly different to that of patients with ypCR(93.4%, P=0.186).@*CONCLUSIONS@#Mid-low rectal cancer patients with cCR or near-cCR after NCRT undergoing organ preservation with local excision or receiving "watch and wait" strategy have good long-term prognosis with low rates of local tumor regrowth and distant metastasis, which is similar to those with ypCR after radical surgery. This treatment mode may be used as an option for organ preservation in mid-low rectal cancer patients with good tumor remission after NCRT.
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Adult , Aged , Female , Humans , Male , Middle Aged , Chemoradiotherapy , Neoadjuvant Therapy , Neoplasm Recurrence, Local , Neoplasm Staging , Prognosis , Rectal Neoplasms , Diagnosis , Therapeutics , Retrospective Studies , Treatment Outcome , Watchful WaitingABSTRACT
Since the biological characteristics of esophageal gastric junction (EGJ) cancer are different from those of gastric cancer and esophageal cancer, the choice of initial treatment is particularly important. This article introduces a case of locally advanced EGJ can-cer with single metastasis factor treated with preoperative radiochemotherapy in the Beijing Cancer Hospital. Through the multidisci-plinary team, we aim to achieve a better prognosis for this patient and propose new treatment practices for EGJ cancer.
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Objective:To evaluate the clinical outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection ( ESD ) for early gastric cancer ( EGC) in a single center in China. Methods:We performed a retrospective ana-lysis of the patients with single EGC lesion who received ESD in Peking University Cancer Hospital from January 2011 to December 2013. Their clinicopathologic data, resectability, curability, complications and follow-up data were assessed. Results:A total of 116 patients were enrolled in the study. The patients in-cluded 88 men and 28 women, with a median age of 63 years ( range:25-80 years) . The post-operative histology of the lesions included 28 (24. 1%) high grade intraepithelial neoplasia, 35 (30. 2%) well differentiated adenocarcinoma, 35 (30. 2%) moderated differentiated adenocarcinoma and 18 (15. 5%) poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Of all the lesions, 75. 0% (87/116) were confined into mucosa, 15. 5% (18/116) invaded SM1 ( <500 μm from the muscularis mucosae) and 9. 5% (11/116) inva-ded SM2 (≥500 μm from the muscularis mucosae). The mean tumor size was (1. 49 ± 0. 96) cm, and the rate of ulceration was 14. 7% (17/116). The en bloc resection rates were 96. 7% (111/116), com-plete resection rates were 93. 1% (108/116) and curative resection rates were 77. 6% (90/116). Ac-cording to the curability, 62 (53. 4%) cases were classified into the standard curative resection ( sCR) group, 28 (24. 2%) into the expanded curative resection ( eCR) group and 26 (22. 4%) into thenon-curative resection ( nCR) group. The mean tumor size of the sCR group was smaller than that of the eCR and nCR group (t= -4. 121, P<0. 001 and t= -3. 420, P=0. 001). In the nCR group, the portion of type 0-Ⅲlesion and ulceration were significantly higher (χ2 =10 . 287 , P=0 . 006 andχ2 =17 . 737 , P<0. 001). In multivariate analysis, EGC with ulceration and submucosal invasion were the risk factors for non-curative resection ( OR=6 . 634 , P=0 . 006 and OR=12 . 735 , P<0 . 001 ) . The ESD-related complications included 4 ( 3. 4%) post-operative bleeding, 3 ( 2. 6%) intra-operative perforation, 2 (1. 7%) cardiac stenosis and 1 (0. 9%) heart failure. In the study, 106 of the 116 patients received periodic follow-up, during a median follow-up of 22 months(12 -47 months), Local tumor recurrence developed in 1 patient of the eCR group 8 months post the ESD. Conclusion:ESD is a safe and feasible option for EGC in China, ulceration and submucosal invasion are associated with non-curative resection, and post-operative bleeding and intra-operative perforation should be concerned as the main complica-tions.
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<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To evaluate the prognostic value of the lymph node ratio(LNR) staging system for rectal cancer following 30 Gy/10 f preoperative radiotherapy.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Clinical data of 282 patients with mid-lower locally advanced rectal cancer who received preoperative radiotherapy and curative surgery in the Peking University Cancer Hospital from August 2003 to August 2009 were retrospectively reviewed. The radiotherapy regimen was recommended by CACA. Total dose of 30 Gy was divided into 10 fragments (30 Gy/10 f), the biologically equivalent dose (BED) was 36 Gy, and 3D conformal radiotherapy(3D-CRT) was used. Surgery was performed 2-4 weeks after radiation. The prognostic effect of the lymph node ratio(LNR) staging system in addition to the 7th AJCC staging system were retrospectively analyzed and compared in stage III( cases with positive lymph node(s). Patients were divided into four groups by LNR quantiles: LNR1(<0.070), LNR2(0.070-0.142), LNR3(0.143-0.307) and LNR4(>0.307).</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 108 eligible cases were included in the study. The 3-year disease-free survival (3-yr DFS) was 61.1%. On univariate analysis, circumferential resection margin involvement(P=0.034), tumor differentiation (P=0.002), N stage (P=0.001), TNM stage(P=0.000) and LNR(P=0.003) were significantly associated with 3-yr DFS. On multivariate analysis, abdominoperineal resection (P=0.006, HR=2.611, 95%CI:1.323-5.153), G3-4 differentiation (P=0.015, HR=2.208, 95%CI:1.163-4.192), ypN2a/N2b stage(as covariate: P=0.024, HR=2.568, 95%CI:1.135-5.810; P=0.001, HR=3.759, 95%CI:1.776-7.958) were independent risk factors for decreased 3-yr DFS. Other factors including LNR were excluded in Cox regression model. The 3-yr DFS was statistically different among subcategories of ypN stage. There was no statistical difference of 3-yr DFS in pair-wise comparison of LNR1 and LNR2, LNR2 and LNR3 and LNR3 and LNR4. Additional use of LNR over AJCC staging system did not improve the prediction of prognosis for III(B/C stages and for each stratum of ypN stages, despite the prognostic separation by LNR in III(A stage.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The LNR staging system in addition to the 7th AJCC staging system does not provide further detailed stratification of the prognosis for stage III( rectal cancer following 30 Gy/10 f preoperative radiotherapy. Lymph node ratio is premature as a prognostic factor in clinical practice.</p>
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Humans , Disease-Free Survival , Lymphatic Metastasis , Multivariate Analysis , Neoplasm Staging , Prognosis , Rectal Neoplasms , Pathology , Radiotherapy , General Surgery , Retrospective StudiesABSTRACT
<p><b>OBJECTIVE</b>To investigate the clinical and pathological features of patients with concurrent gastric adenocarcinoma and primary gastric mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue (MALT) lymphoma.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>A 77-year-old man referred to Beijing Cancer Hospital for the evaluation of two primary cancers of stomach revealed by gastroscope was reported. The English literature was retrieved and analyzed.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>Total gastrectomy was performed. Histological examination confirmed that the gastric body lesion was consistent with advanced poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma, while the lesion at the fundus with low grade MALT lymphoma. A systematic review of literature in English was performed, and 40 similar patients from 12 studies were found. There were 25 males(61.0%). More patients with adenocarcinoma were at early stage (65.9%) and the majority of lymphoma was low grade (82.9%). Furthermore, most of the patients experienced Helicobacter pylori infection (72.5%). As for therapeutic strategy, most of the patients underwent subtotal or total gastrectomy.</p><p><b>CONCLUSIONS</b>Concurrent gastric adenocarcinoma with MALT lymphoma is rare. The characteristics of these tumors are still unclear. The majority of gastric adenocarcinoma is at early stage, and most of the patients have Helicobacter pylori infection. The treatment is mainly based on gastric adenocarcinoma.</p>