Chufal, KS, Ahmad, I, Bajpai, R, Miller, AA, Chowdhary, RL, Makker, J, Batra, U, Nathany, S, Sharief, MI, Umesh, P, Sharma, M, Amrith, P, Pahuja, AK, Sethi, J, Varghese, A and Gairola, M (2022) Tri-modality therapy in advanced esophageal carcinoma: long-term results and insights from a developing world, institutional cohort. British Journal of Radiology. ISSN 0007-1285

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Abstract

Objective: To evaluate treatment outcomes in patients from a low-middle income country (LMIC) with esophageal carcinoma who underwent esophagectomy after neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NACRT/S). Methods: Between 2010 and 2020, 254 patients (median follow-up: 53 months) met our inclusion criteria. Out-of-field nodal regions were determined by reviewing individual radiotherapy plans. Cox regression modelling was performed to analyze overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS), while pathological complete response (pCR) prediction utilized Poisson regression. Results: The median OS was 71.4 months (interquartile range: 19.6–∞), RFS did not reach the median and pCR rate was 46%. On multivariable Cox regression, BMI [0.93 (0.89–0.98); 0.94 (0.89–0.99)] and absence of out-of-field node with extranodal extension (ENE)[0.22 (0.09–0.53); 0.30 (0.12–0.75)] influenced OS and RFS, respectively. Age [1.03 (1.01–1.06)], nodal stage [cN2-3 vs cN0: 2.67 (1.08–6.57)] and adventitial involvement [2.54 (1.36–4.72)] also influenced OS, while involved margins [3.12 (1.24–7.81)] influenced RFS. On multivariable Poisson regression, non-CROSS-chemotherapy regimens [0.65 (0.44–0.95)] and residual primary disease on pre-surgical imaging [0.73 (0.57–0.93)] were significantly associated with pCR. The most frequently involved in-field and out-of-field nodal regions were the periesophageal and perigastric (greater and lesser curvature) regions, respectively. Conclusion: NACRT/S is feasible and effective in patients from LMIC. Out-of-field ENE merits further investigation as a prognostic factor since it significantly influenced both OS and RFS. Advances in knowledge: The results of clinical trials are replicable in LMICs. Out-of-field ENE is an independent prognostic factor for OS and RFS.

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Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine
R Medicine > RC Internal medicine > RC0254 Neoplasms. Tumors. Oncology (including Cancer)
Divisions: Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences > School of Medicine
Depositing User: Symplectic
Date Deposited: 07 Feb 2023 13:27
Last Modified: 07 Feb 2023 13:27
URI: https://eprints.keele.ac.uk/id/eprint/11897

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