Abstract
INTRODUCTION: The goal of the study was to assess the feasibility of combined treatment in patients with a complicated course of locally advanced and recurrent colorectal cancer.
METHODS: A case-control study was conducted. The study group included patients with locally advanced or recurrent rectal cancer complicated by external, rectovesical, rectovaginal fistulas and/or peritumoral abscesses received neoadjuvant chemoradiation (CRT). Patients without complications comparable to the study group by sex, age, ECOG status, cT value, and the nature of the tumor (primary/recurrent) treated with neoadjuvant CRT were selected in the control group. The primary end points of the study were CRT toxicity (NCI-CTC v.4.0) and postoperative complications (Clavien-Dindo). The secondary endpoints of the study were the pathologic complete response rate 2-year progression-free survival.
RESULTS: 21 patients were included in both groups. In the study group the following complications were noted: external fistula (n = 7), rectovaginal fistula (n = 6), rectovesical fistula (n = 4), paraproctitis (n = 4), peritumoral abscess (n = 13), 16 patients (76%) required additional treatment prior the CRT: preventive colostomy (n = 14), antibacterial therapy (n = 5). Grade 3 toxicity was observed in 2 (9,52%) patients and in the study group (p = 1). Postoperative mortality was not registered in both groups. Postoperative grade III and higher complications in the study group were observed in 1 (5,2%) patient and in 3 patients (15,7) in the comtrol group (p = 0.129). 19 patients underwent surgery in each group, R0-resection was achieved in 17 patients in the study group and 19 in the control group. Pathological complete response was registered in 1 (5,2%) patient in the study group and in 4 patients in the control group (21,5%) (p = 0,14). Median progression-free survival was not achieved in both groups.
CONCLUSION: the combined treatment of complicated locally advanced and recurrent rectal cancer after appropriate planning and concomitant symptomatic therapy does not increase the toxicity profile and postoperative complications rate.
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