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Published in: Surgical Endoscopy 3/2018

01-03-2018

Does delayed esophagectomy after endoscopic resection affect outcomes in patients with stage T1 esophageal cancer? A propensity score-based analysis

Authors: Shengfei Wang, Yangle Huang, Juntao Xie, Lingdun Zhuge, Longlong Shao, Jiaqing Xiang, Yawei Zhang, Yihua Sun, Hong Hu, Sufeng Chen, Toni Lerut, James D. Luketich, Jie Zhang, Haiquan Chen

Published in: Surgical Endoscopy | Issue 3/2018

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Abstract

Background

Although endoscopic resection (ER) may be sufficient treatment for early-stage esophageal cancer, additional treatment is recommended when there is a high risk of cancer recurrence. It is unclear whether delaying esophagectomy by performing and assessing the success of ER affects outcomes as compared with immediate esophagectomy without ER. Additionally, long-term survival after sequential ER and esophagectomy required further investigation.

Methods

Between 2011 and 2015, 48 patients with stage T1 esophageal cancer underwent esophagectomy after ER with curative intent at our institution. Two-to-one propensity score methods were used to identify 96 matched-control patients who were treated with esophagectomy only using baseline patient, tumor characteristics and surgical approach. Time from initial evaluation to esophagectomy, relapse-free survival, overall survival, and postoperative complications were compared between the propensity-matched groups.

Results

In the ER + esophagectomy group, the time from initial evaluation to esophagectomy was significantly longer than in the esophagectomy only group (114 vs. 8 days, p < 0.001). The incidence of dense adhesion (p = 0.347), operative time (p = 0.867), postoperative surgical complications (p = 0.966), and postoperative length of hospital stay (p = 0.125) were not significantly different between the groups. Moreover, recurrence-free survival and overall survival were also similar between the two groups (p = 0.411 and p = 0.817, respectively).

Conclusions

Treatment of stage T1 esophageal cancer with ER prior to esophagectomy did not increase the difficulty of performing esophagectomy or the incidence of postoperative complications and did not affect survival after esophagectomy. These results suggest that ER can be recommended for patients with stage T1 cancer even if esophagectomy is warranted eventually.
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Metadata
Title
Does delayed esophagectomy after endoscopic resection affect outcomes in patients with stage T1 esophageal cancer? A propensity score-based analysis
Authors
Shengfei Wang
Yangle Huang
Juntao Xie
Lingdun Zhuge
Longlong Shao
Jiaqing Xiang
Yawei Zhang
Yihua Sun
Hong Hu
Sufeng Chen
Toni Lerut
James D. Luketich
Jie Zhang
Haiquan Chen
Publication date
01-03-2018
Publisher
Springer US
Published in
Surgical Endoscopy / Issue 3/2018
Print ISSN: 0930-2794
Electronic ISSN: 1432-2218
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00464-017-5830-4

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