TY - JOUR
T1 - Lymph node identification following neoadjuvant therapy in rectal cancer
T2 - A stage-stratified analysis using the surveillance, epidemiology, and end results (SEER)-medicare database
AU - Ecker, Brett L.
AU - Paulson, Emily C.
AU - Datta, Jashodeep
AU - Jeganathan, Arjun N.
AU - Aarons, Cary
AU - Kelz, Rachel R.
AU - Mahmoud, Najjia N.
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2015 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.
PY - 2015/9/1
Y1 - 2015/9/1
N2 - Background and Objectives Neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) for rectal adenocarcinoma reduces lymph node (LN) identification following surgical resection. We sought to evaluate the relationship between LN identification following nCRT and disease-specific survival (DSS), stratified by pathologic stage. Methods The SEER-Medicare database (2000-2009) was queried for 1,216 pathologic stage I-III rectal cancer patients who underwent nCRT followed by curative-intent resection. Cox regressions evaluated the association between pathologic stage and DSS for LN cut-points from ≥2 up to ≥12 LNs. Results Extent of LN identification did not influence DSS in ypStage I or ypStage III disease; in particular, the 12 LN cut-point was not associated with DSS for ypStage I (HR 1.29, P = 0.51) or ypStage III (HR 1.08, P = 0.42) patients. In ypStage II patients, actuarial survival improved continually with increasing lymph node identification up to ≥12 LNs. The 5 LN cut-point was associated with the greatest reduction of risk of cancer death (HR 0.56, P = 0.006), with decreasing magnitudes of survival benefit associated with nodal counts beyond 5 LN. The 12 LN cut-point was not associated with DSS in ypStage II patients (HR 0.67, P = 0.07). Conclusion The association between DSS and LN identification is a dynamic outcome that varies by pathologic stage, with unique prognostic significance for ypStage II patients. J. Surg. Oncol. 2015; 112:415-420.
AB - Background and Objectives Neoadjuvant chemoradiation (nCRT) for rectal adenocarcinoma reduces lymph node (LN) identification following surgical resection. We sought to evaluate the relationship between LN identification following nCRT and disease-specific survival (DSS), stratified by pathologic stage. Methods The SEER-Medicare database (2000-2009) was queried for 1,216 pathologic stage I-III rectal cancer patients who underwent nCRT followed by curative-intent resection. Cox regressions evaluated the association between pathologic stage and DSS for LN cut-points from ≥2 up to ≥12 LNs. Results Extent of LN identification did not influence DSS in ypStage I or ypStage III disease; in particular, the 12 LN cut-point was not associated with DSS for ypStage I (HR 1.29, P = 0.51) or ypStage III (HR 1.08, P = 0.42) patients. In ypStage II patients, actuarial survival improved continually with increasing lymph node identification up to ≥12 LNs. The 5 LN cut-point was associated with the greatest reduction of risk of cancer death (HR 0.56, P = 0.006), with decreasing magnitudes of survival benefit associated with nodal counts beyond 5 LN. The 12 LN cut-point was not associated with DSS in ypStage II patients (HR 0.67, P = 0.07). Conclusion The association between DSS and LN identification is a dynamic outcome that varies by pathologic stage, with unique prognostic significance for ypStage II patients. J. Surg. Oncol. 2015; 112:415-420.
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U2 - 10.1002/jso.23991
DO - 10.1002/jso.23991
M3 - Article
C2 - 26250884
AN - SCOPUS:84942292930
SN - 0022-4790
VL - 112
SP - 415
EP - 420
JO - Journal of Surgical Oncology
JF - Journal of Surgical Oncology
IS - 4
ER -