Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer

Background: Recent researches have led to find strategies to prevent relapse and to improve survival for gastric cancer patients, including preoperative neo-adjuvant approaches. However, the efficacy of some neo-adjuvant regimens including 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, and docetaxel have been less inve...

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Main Authors: Ali Basi, Shahab Sohrabkhani, Farhad Zamani, Masoud Baghai-Wadji, Neda Rabiei, Seyyed-Mohsen Razavi, Hossein Ajdarkosh
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Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2013-12-01
Series:International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
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Online Access:https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/440
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author Ali Basi
Shahab Sohrabkhani
Farhad Zamani
Masoud Baghai-Wadji
Neda Rabiei
Seyyed-Mohsen Razavi
Hossein Ajdarkosh
author_facet Ali Basi
Shahab Sohrabkhani
Farhad Zamani
Masoud Baghai-Wadji
Neda Rabiei
Seyyed-Mohsen Razavi
Hossein Ajdarkosh
author_sort Ali Basi
collection DOAJ
description Background: Recent researches have led to find strategies to prevent relapse and to improve survival for gastric cancer patients, including preoperative neo-adjuvant approaches. However, the efficacy of some neo-adjuvant regimens including 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, and docetaxel have been less investigated. The present study evaluated the outcome and mid-term survival of patients with gastric cancer who undergoing this regimen. Methods: In a randomized double-blinded controlled trial performed at the Firoozgar hospital in Tehran in 2011-12, 61 patients were randomly assigned to treatment (32 to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) before surgery and 27 to surgery alone). The present study tried to assess the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy regarding improvement of mid-term survival, complications, and R0 resection status. Results: The two groups were matched in terms of gender, mean age, cancer location, and TNM staging. However, R0 resection in the former group was 85.7%; while this indicator in the isolated surgery group was significantly lower (61.5%). Regarding WHO performance, no significant difference was observed across the two groups. Patients in neo-adjuvant chemotherapy group were followed for mean follow-up time 10.32 months and those who categorized in isolated surgery group were followed for mean follow-up time 10.88 months. Mid-term mortality rate in the two groups was 14.3% and 15.4%, respectively (p = 0.866). In this regard, 3-, 6-, and 9-month survival rate in neo-adjuvant chemotherapy group was 96.4%, 89.3%, and 85.7%, respectively. These survival rates in the surgery group were 92.3%, 88.5%, and 84.6%, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that among all study variables, only R0 resection status could predict mid-term mortality. Conclusion: Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and surgery compare to surgery alone more improve R0 resection status, but mid-term survival rate is similar in the two regiments. R0 resection status can effectively predict appropriate mid-term survival in undertreated patients.
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spelling doaj.art-acb244e9e1eb41c5bc8d912f3b930ff12023-08-02T02:46:22ZengTehran University of Medical SciencesInternational Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research2008-22072013-12-0174426Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal CancerAli Basi0Shahab Sohrabkhani1Farhad Zamani2Masoud Baghai-Wadji3Neda Rabiei4Seyyed-Mohsen Razavi5Hossein Ajdarkosh6Assistant professor of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.Internist, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.Associated professor of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.Associated professor of Surgery, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.Resident of internal Medicine, Tehran University of Medical Sciences (TUMS), Tehran, Iran.Assistant professor of Medical Oncology and Hematology, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.Assistant professor of Gastroenterology, Gastrointestinal and Liver Disease Research Center (GILDRC), Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran.Background: Recent researches have led to find strategies to prevent relapse and to improve survival for gastric cancer patients, including preoperative neo-adjuvant approaches. However, the efficacy of some neo-adjuvant regimens including 5-fluorouracil, cisplatin, and docetaxel have been less investigated. The present study evaluated the outcome and mid-term survival of patients with gastric cancer who undergoing this regimen. Methods: In a randomized double-blinded controlled trial performed at the Firoozgar hospital in Tehran in 2011-12, 61 patients were randomly assigned to treatment (32 to neo-adjuvant chemotherapy with docetaxel, cisplatin and 5-fluorouracil (5-FU) before surgery and 27 to surgery alone). The present study tried to assess the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemotherapy regarding improvement of mid-term survival, complications, and R0 resection status. Results: The two groups were matched in terms of gender, mean age, cancer location, and TNM staging. However, R0 resection in the former group was 85.7%; while this indicator in the isolated surgery group was significantly lower (61.5%). Regarding WHO performance, no significant difference was observed across the two groups. Patients in neo-adjuvant chemotherapy group were followed for mean follow-up time 10.32 months and those who categorized in isolated surgery group were followed for mean follow-up time 10.88 months. Mid-term mortality rate in the two groups was 14.3% and 15.4%, respectively (p = 0.866). In this regard, 3-, 6-, and 9-month survival rate in neo-adjuvant chemotherapy group was 96.4%, 89.3%, and 85.7%, respectively. These survival rates in the surgery group were 92.3%, 88.5%, and 84.6%, respectively. Multivariable logistic regression analysis showed that among all study variables, only R0 resection status could predict mid-term mortality. Conclusion: Neo-adjuvant chemotherapy and surgery compare to surgery alone more improve R0 resection status, but mid-term survival rate is similar in the two regiments. R0 resection status can effectively predict appropriate mid-term survival in undertreated patients.https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/440ChemotherapyGastroesophageal junctionMortalitySurgery
spellingShingle Ali Basi
Shahab Sohrabkhani
Farhad Zamani
Masoud Baghai-Wadji
Neda Rabiei
Seyyed-Mohsen Razavi
Hossein Ajdarkosh
Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer
International Journal of Hematology-Oncology and Stem Cell Research
Chemotherapy
Gastroesophageal junction
Mortality
Surgery
title Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer
title_full Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer
title_fullStr Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer
title_full_unstemmed Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer
title_short Comparing Efficacy of Preoperative neo-Adjuvant Chemotherapy and Surgery versus Surgery Alone in Patients with Resectable Gastroesophageal Cancer
title_sort comparing efficacy of preoperative neo adjuvant chemotherapy and surgery versus surgery alone in patients with resectable gastroesophageal cancer
topic Chemotherapy
Gastroesophageal junction
Mortality
Surgery
url https://ijhoscr.tums.ac.ir/index.php/ijhoscr/article/view/440
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