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Background  Molecular assessment and treatment of metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) quickly evolved during the last decades, hampering longitudinal evaluation of prognostic markers. The aim of this study was to evaluate prognostic predictors of long-term survival in a retrospective series of mCRC, treated prior to the expanded  RAS  assessment era.    Methods  mCRC cases treated at the Città della Salute e della Scienza University Hospital (Turin, Italy) between January 2004 and December 2012 were evaluated, including cases with ≥ 5-year follow-up only. Long-term survival was defined as an overall survival (OS) ≥ 4 years based on the observed OS interquartile range values. Univariate/multivariate Cox proportional hazards regression models were performed to assess the prognostic significance of the clinical/biological features, while binary logistic regression models were used to verify their associations with long-term survival.    Results  Two hundred and forty-eight mCRC cases were included and analyzed. Sixty out of two hundred and forty-eight (24%) patients were long-term survivors. Univariate binary logistic regression analysis demonstrated a significant association between long-term survival and age at diagnosis < 65 (OR = 2.28,  p  = 0.007), single metastatic site (OR = 1.89,  p  = 0.039), surgical resection of metastases (OR = 5.30,  p  < 0.001), local non-surgical treatment of metastases (OR = 4.74,  p  < 0.001), and a bevacizumab-including first-line treatment schedule (OR = 2.19,  p  = 0.024). Multivariate binary logistic regression analysis confirmed the prognostic significance of surgical resection of metastases (OR = 3.96,  p  < 0.001), local non-surgical treatment of metastases (OR = 3.32,  p  = 0.001), and of bevacizumab-including first-line treatment schedule (OR = 2.49,  p  = 0.024).    Conclusion  Long-term survival could be achieved in a significant rate of patients with mCRC even in an era of limited molecular characterization. Local treatment of metastases proved to be a significant predictor of long-term survival.

world journal of surgical oncology

Metastatic colorectal cancer prior to expanded RAS assessment: evidence from long-term outcome analysis of a real-life cohort within a dedicated colorectal cancer unit