Intraoperative radiotherapy for resectable advanced lower rectal cancer-final results of a randomized controlled trial (UMIN000021353).
Langenbecks Arch Surg
; 405(3): 247-254, 2020 May.
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ABSTRACT
AIM:
Pelvic autonomic nerve preservation (PANP) is useful to preserve voiding and sexual function after rectal cancer surgery. The aim of this study was to investigate the benefit of intraoperative radiotherapy (IORT) to have complete PANP without affecting oncological outcomes.METHODS:
Patients undergoing potentially curative resection of the rectum were included. They were randomized to intraoperative radiotherapy of the completely preserved bilateral pelvic nerve plexuses (IORT group) or the control group without IORT, but with limited nerve preservation. The primary endpoint was pelvic sidewall recurrence. Moreover, patients' clinicopathologic parameters, postoperative complications, voiding function, and other oncologic outcomes were compared.RESULTS:
From 79 patients, three were excluded from analysis, resulting in 38 patients in each group. Patients' demographic and pathological parameters were well balanced between the two groups. The trial was terminated prematurely in July 2017, because distant metastasis-free survivals were found to be significantly worse in the IORT group compared to the control group (odds ratio 2.554; 95% CI, 1.041 ~ 6.269; p = 0.041). Neither overall survival nor pelvic sidewall recurrence did differ between the two groups (overall survival odds ratio 1.264; 95% CI, 0.523~3.051; p = 0.603/pelvic sidewall recurrence; odds ratio 1.350; 95% CI, 0.302~6.034; p = 0.694). Postoperative complications did not differ between the groups; however, the urinary function was significantly better in the IORT group in the short and long term.CONCLUSION:
With the aid of IORT, complete PANP can be done without increase of pelvic sidewall recurrence; however, IORT may increase the incidence of distant metastases. Therefore, IORT cannot be recommended as a standard therapy to compensate less radical resection for advanced lower rectal cancer.Palabras clave
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Asunto principal:
Complicaciones Posoperatorias
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Neoplasias del Recto
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Carcinoma
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Recurrencia Local de Neoplasia
Tipo de estudio:
Clinical_trials
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Aged
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Female
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
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2020
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