Published online Jun 14, 2016. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v22.i22.5237
Peer-review started: February 12, 2016
First decision: March 7, 2016
Revised: March 20, 2016
Accepted: April 7, 2016
Article in press: April 7, 2016
Published online: June 14, 2016
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AIM: To investigate the long-term oncologic outcomes and prognostic factors in patients with obstructive colorectal cancer (CRC) at multiple Japanese institutions.
METHODS: We identified 362 patients diagnosed with obstructive colorectal cancer from January 1, 2002 to December 31, 2012 in Yokohama Clinical Oncology Group’s department of gastroenterological surgery. Among them, 234 patients with stage II/III disease who had undergone surgical resection of their primary lesions were analyzed, retrospectively. We report the long-term outcomes, the risk factors for recurrence, and the prognostic factors.
RESULTS: The five-year disease free survival and cancer-specific survival were 50.6% and 80.3%, respectively. A multivariate analysis showed the ASA-PS (HR = 2.23, P = 0.026), serum Albumin ≤ 4.0 g/dL (HR = 2.96, P = 0.007), T4 tumor (HR = 2.73, P = 0.002) and R1 resection (HR = 6.56, P = 0.02) to be independent risk factors for recurrence. Furthermore, poorly differentiated cancers (HR = 6.28, P = 0.009), a T4 tumor (HR = 3.46, P = 0.011) and R1 resection (HR = 6.16, P = 0.006) were independent prognostic factors in patients with obstructive CRC.
CONCLUSION: The outcomes of patients with obstructive CRC was poor. T4 tumor and R1 resection were found to be independent prognostic factors for both recurrence and survival in patients with obstructive CRC.
Core tip: Obstructive colorectal cancer (CRC) still have poor prognosis. However, the prognostic factor of obstructive CRC is unclear. The aim of this article is to clarify the long-term outcome and the risk factors for obstructive CRC at multiple institutions. The five-year disease free survival and cancer-specific survival were 50.6% and 80.3%, respectively. T4 tumor and R1 resection were independent prognostic factors for both recurrence and survival.
