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Can the new American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system predict survival in rectal cancer patients treated with curative surgery following preoperative chemoradiotherapy?
Author(s) -
Moon Sang Hui,
Kim Dae Yong,
Park Ji Won,
Oh Jae Hwan,
Chang Hee Jin,
Kim Sun Young,
Kim Tae Hyun,
Park Hee Chul,
Choi Doo Ho,
Chun HoKyung,
Kim Jong Hoon,
Park Jinhong,
Yu Chang Sik
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
cancer
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 3.052
H-Index - 304
eISSN - 1097-0142
pISSN - 0008-543X
DOI - 10.1002/cncr.27507
Subject(s) - medicine , colorectal cancer , chemoradiotherapy , cancer , survival rate , oncology , overall survival , gastroenterology , surgery
BACKGROUND: Although ypStage has been known as a strong prognosticator of recurrence and survival, the detailed interaction of ypT and ypN classification on a survival rate has never been evaluated. METHODS: Between October 2001 and December 2007, in total, 960 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer were enrolled retrospectively at 3 centers. Five‐year overall survival (OS) and disease‐free survival (DFS) rate were calculated for each ypTN classification. RESULTS: The ypT classification interacted with ypN classification to affect survival in most categories. Patients with ypStage 0 and I cancers showed a >90% 5‐year OS (ypStage 0, 96.5%; ypStage I, 92.9%; P = .346) and 5‐year DFS (ypStage 0, 90.2%; ypStage I, 90.7%; P = .879). Among ypStage III subgroups, large differences in 5‐year OS (ypStage IIIA, 90.1%; ypStage IIIB, 68.3%; ypStage IIIC, 40.5%; P < .001) and 5‐year DFS (ypStage IIIA, 74.8%; ypStage IIIB, 55.1%; ypStage IIIC, 12.3%; P < .001) were observed. OS and DFS in patients with ypStage IIIA disease were similar to or greater than those in patients with ypStage IIA or IIB/IIC disease. Four patient risk groups were defined: 1) low (ypT0‐isN0, ypT1N0, ypT2N0), 2) intermediate (ypT0‐2N1, ypT3N0), 3) moderately high (ypT0‐2N2, ypT3N1, ypT4N0), and 4) high risk (ypT3N2, ypT4N1‐2). Risk grouping showed a narrower range of survival rate compared with ypStage grouping. CONCLUSIONS: ypStage in rectal cancer, defined according to the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer staging system, predicts survival for most ypNT classifications. However, patients with ypStage I rectal cancer have a similar prognosis to those with ypStage 0 cancer, and risk grouping reflects more precise survival outcomes than ypStage. Cancer 2012. © 2012 American Cancer Society.