A 3-Year Overall Survival Update From a Phase 2 Study of Chemoselection With DCF and Subsequent Conversion Surgery for Locally Advanced Unresectable Esophageal Cancer

Autor: Ken Kato, Shuichi Hironaka, Takashi Kojima, Hiroki Hara, Hisayuki Matsushita, Yuko Kitagawa, Yoshinori Ito, Takayuki Kii, Yasuo Hamamoto, Keisho Chin, Yasuhiro Tsubosa, Rie Nagumo, Hirofumi Ogawa, Yasushi Kojima, Kentaro Kawakami, Takashi Makiuchi, Yasunori Akutsu, Tomoya Yokota, Keita Mori, Takashi Ura
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Annals of Surgical Oncology. 27:460-467
ISSN: 1534-4681
1068-9265
Popis: A multicenter phase 2 trial analysed chemoselection with docetaxel plus 5-fluorouracil and cisplatin (DCF) induction chemotherapy (ICT) and subsequent conversion surgery (CS) for locally advanced unresectable esophageal cancer. This study presents updated 3-year analyses to further characterize the impact of DCF-ICT followed by CS. Esophageal cancer patients with clinical T4 disease, unresectable supraclavicular lymph node metastasis, or both were eligible for this study. The treatment starts with DCF-ICT, followed by CS if the cancer is resectable, or by concurrent chemoradiation if it is not resectable. This updated analysis presents 3-year overall survival (OS), 3-year progression-free survival (PFS), and pattern of relapse. The median follow-up period for the patients surviving without death was 39.3 months. The estimated 1-year OS was 66.7%, and the lower limit of the 80% confidence interval (CI) was 54.6%. The estimated 3-year OS was 46.6% (95% CI 34.2–63.5%). The OS for the patients who underwent R0 resection (n = 19) was significantly longer than for those who did not (3-year OS: 71.4% vs. 30.1%). The estimated 1-year PFS was 50.6%, and the 3-year PFS was 39.6%. The PFS for R0 was significantly longer than for non-R0 (3-year PFS: 61.3% vs 25.0%). Recurrence or progression at the primary site was observed in 31% of the non-R0 group. The rate of distant metastasis did not differ significantly between the non-R0 and R0 groups (21% vs 16%). Long-term follow-up evaluation confirmed that DCF chemoselection aimed at CS is feasible and promising in terms of survival for patients with locally advanced esophageal cancer.
Databáze: OpenAIRE