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Article: Predicting systemic disease in patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy a multinational study on the significance of the number of involved lymph nodes

TitlePredicting systemic disease in patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy a multinational study on the significance of the number of involved lymph nodes
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Issue Date2008
PublisherLippincott Williams & Wilkins. The Journal's web site is located at http://www.annalsofsurgery.com
Citation
Annals Of Surgery, 2008, v. 248 n. 6, p. 979-984 How to Cite?
AbstractObjective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the risk of systemic disease after esophagectomy can be predicted by the number of involved lymph nodes. Summary Background Data: Primary esophagectomy is curative in some but not all patients with esophageal cancer. Identifcation of patients at high risk for systemic disease would allow selective use of additional systemic therapy. This study is a multinational, retro- spective review of patients treated with resection alone to assess the impact of the number of involved lymph nodes on the probability of systemic disease. Methods: The study population included 1053 patients with esoph- ageal cancer (700 adenocarcinoma, 353 squamous carcinoma) who underwent R0 esophagectomy with ≥15 lymph nodes resected at 9 international centers: Asia (1), Europe (5), and United States (3). To ensure a minimum potential follow-up of 5 years, only patients who had esophagectomy before October 2002 were included. Patients treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy were excluded. The impact of the number of involved lymph nodes on the risk of systemic disease recurrence was assessed using univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: Systemic disease occurred in 40%. The number of involved lymph nodes ranged from 0 to 26 with 55% of patients having at least 1 involved lymph node. The frequency of systemic disease after esophagectomy was 16% for those without nodal involvement and progressively increased to 93% in patients with 8 or more involved lymph nodes. Conclusions: This study shows that the number of involved lymph nodes can be used to predict the likelihood of systemic disease in patients with esophageal cancer. The probability of systemic disease exceeds 50% when 3 or more nodes are involved and approaches 100% when the number of involved nodes is 8 or more. Additional therapy is warranted in these patients with a high probability of systemic disease. Copyright © 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.
Persistent Identifierhttp://hdl.handle.net/10722/59974
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2023 SCImago Journal Rankings: 2.729
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dc.contributor.authorPeyre, CGen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHagen, JAen_HK
dc.contributor.authorDeMeester, SRen_HK
dc.contributor.authorVan Lanschot, JJBen_HK
dc.contributor.authorHölscher, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLaw, Sen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRuol, Aen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAncona, Een_HK
dc.contributor.authorGriffin, SMen_HK
dc.contributor.authorAltorki, NKen_HK
dc.contributor.authorRice, TWen_HK
dc.contributor.authorWong, Jen_HK
dc.contributor.authorLerut, Ten_HK
dc.contributor.authorDeMeester, TRen_HK
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dc.date.issued2008en_HK
dc.identifier.citationAnnals Of Surgery, 2008, v. 248 n. 6, p. 979-984en_HK
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dc.description.abstractObjective: The aim of this study was to determine whether the risk of systemic disease after esophagectomy can be predicted by the number of involved lymph nodes. Summary Background Data: Primary esophagectomy is curative in some but not all patients with esophageal cancer. Identifcation of patients at high risk for systemic disease would allow selective use of additional systemic therapy. This study is a multinational, retro- spective review of patients treated with resection alone to assess the impact of the number of involved lymph nodes on the probability of systemic disease. Methods: The study population included 1053 patients with esoph- ageal cancer (700 adenocarcinoma, 353 squamous carcinoma) who underwent R0 esophagectomy with ≥15 lymph nodes resected at 9 international centers: Asia (1), Europe (5), and United States (3). To ensure a minimum potential follow-up of 5 years, only patients who had esophagectomy before October 2002 were included. Patients treated with neoadjuvant or adjuvant therapy were excluded. The impact of the number of involved lymph nodes on the risk of systemic disease recurrence was assessed using univariate and multivariate analyses. Results: Systemic disease occurred in 40%. The number of involved lymph nodes ranged from 0 to 26 with 55% of patients having at least 1 involved lymph node. The frequency of systemic disease after esophagectomy was 16% for those without nodal involvement and progressively increased to 93% in patients with 8 or more involved lymph nodes. Conclusions: This study shows that the number of involved lymph nodes can be used to predict the likelihood of systemic disease in patients with esophageal cancer. The probability of systemic disease exceeds 50% when 3 or more nodes are involved and approaches 100% when the number of involved nodes is 8 or more. Additional therapy is warranted in these patients with a high probability of systemic disease. Copyright © 2008 by Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.en_HK
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dc.titlePredicting systemic disease in patients with esophageal cancer after esophagectomy a multinational study on the significance of the number of involved lymph nodesen_HK
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