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Association of age with outcomes in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery

  • Swati Sonal
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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    1 Present address: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
    Yasmeen Z. Qwaider
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    1 Present address: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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    2 Present address: University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK.
    Chloe Boudreau
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    2 Present address: University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK.
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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  • Hiroko Kunitake
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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  • Robert N. Goldstone
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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  • Liliana G. Bordeianou
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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  • Christy E. Cauley
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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  • Todd D. Francone
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    Department of Colorectal Surgery, Newton-Wellesley Hospital, MA, 02462, USA
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  • Rocco Ricciardi
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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  • David L. Berger
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    Corresponding author. Wang Ambulatory Care Center (WACC) 460, Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA
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    Division of Gastrointestinal & Oncologic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston, MA, 02114, USA

    Department of Surgery, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, 02115, USA
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    1 Present address: Vanderbilt University Medical Center, Nashville, TN 37232, USA.
    2 Present address: University of Oxford, Oxford OX1 2JD, UK.
Published:December 13, 2022DOI:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.12.002
Association of age with outcomes in locally advanced rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery
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      Highlights

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        Elderly patients with locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) have worse OS & DFS.
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        Elderly patients with LARC have similar DSS as younger patients.
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        Comorbidity and adjuvant therapy, and not age, drive OS & DFS.

      Abstract

      Introduction

      We aimed to assess the association of age with outcomes in patients with Locally Advanced Rectal Cancer (LARC) who received neoadjuvant therapy followed by major surgery.

      Methods

      Retrospective review of 328 patients with LARC, N = 99 < 70 years (younger) versus N = 229 ≥ 70 years (elderly) from 2004 to 2018.

      Results

      Elderly patients had a higher American Society of Anesthesiologists (ASA) score, Charlson Comorbidity Index (CCI), length of stay and 30-day readmissions (p < 0.05). They also had worse overall survival (OS) & disease-free survival (DFS) (p < 0.001), but similar disease-specific survival (DSS) compared to younger group. Age was not associated with hazard of death (HR 1.01, 0.98–1.03). Rather, CCI (HR 1.29, 1.01–1.5), extramural vascular invasion (HR 4.98, 2.84–8.74), and adjuvant therapy (0.37, 0.21–0.64) were significantly associated with the hazard of death; when controlled for stage, tumor distance from anal verge, and neoadjuvant completion.

      Conclusion

      Comorbidities and lower rates of adjuvant therapy, and not chronologic age, are associated with poor OS of elderly patients with LARC treated with neoadjuvant therapy and major surgery.

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      Publication history

      Published online: December 13, 2022
      Accepted: December 4, 2022
      Received in revised form: November 15, 2022
      Received: July 20, 2022

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      DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.amjsurg.2022.12.002

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