Research Paper Volume 16, Issue 8 pp 7131—7140
Treatment patterns and survival in T4b esophageal cancer: a retrospective cohort study
- 1 Department of Radiation Oncology, Guangxi Medical University Cancer Hospital, Nanning 530021, Guangxi, P.R. China
Received: November 1, 2023 Accepted: March 18, 2024 Published: April 18, 2024
https://doi.org/10.18632/aging.205747How to Cite
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Abstract
Purpose: This study aims to evaluate the efficacy of various treatment approaches in stage T4b esophageal cancer patients.
Materials and methods: Data were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results databases, covering patients diagnosed with esophageal cancer between 2000 and 2020. Kaplan-Meier analysis was used to assess cancer-specific survival (CSS) and overall survival (OS) across different treatment patterns.
Results: The study included 482 patients: 222 (46.1%) received chemoradiotherapy, 58 (12.0%) underwent radiotherapy alone, 37 (7.7%) received chemotherapy alone, 50 (10.4%) underwent surgery, and 115 (23.8%) received no treatment. Median CSS were 12, 4, 6, 18, and 1 month for chemoradiotherapy, radiotherapy alone, chemotherapy alone, surgery, and non-treatment groups. Median OS for these groups were 11, 3, 6, 17, and 1 month, respectively. Multivariable proportional hazard regression analysis revealed that patients who underwent surgery experienced significantly improved CSS (hazard ratio [HR] = 0.42, 95% confidence interval [CI]: 0.24-0.72; P = 0.002) and OS (HR = 0.45, 95% CI: 0.28-0.74; P = 0.002) compared to those receiving chemoradiotherapy after propensity score matching.
Conclusions: Esophagectomy, with or without radiotherapy and/or chemotherapy, results in better survival outcomes than chemoradiotherapy in patients with stage T4b esophageal cancer.
Abbreviations
OS: overall survival; SEER: the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results; CSS: cancer-specific survival; HR: hazard ratio; CI: confidence interval; PSM: propensity score matching; IQR: interquartile range.