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ArticleLangenbeck's archives of surgery2017

Synchronous colorectal liver metastases: focus on the elderly : An Effectiveness Study from Routine Care.

Markus Albertsmeier, Andrea Engel, Markus O Guba, Sebastian Stintzing, Tobias S Schiergens, Gabriele Schubert-Fritschle, Dieter Hölzel, Jens Werner, Martin K Angele, Jutta Engel

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Article in Langenbeck's archives of surgery, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Markus AlbertsmeierDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-5028-5062
Andrea EngelDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Markus O GubaDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Sebastian StintzingDepartment of Medical Oncology, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Tobias S SchiergensDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Gabriele Schubert-FritschleMunich Cancer Registry (MCR) of the Munich Tumour Centre (TZM), Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Dieter HölzelMunich Cancer Registry (MCR) of the Munich Tumour Centre (TZM), Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Jens WernerDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Martin K AngeleDepartment of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany. Martin.Angele@med.uni-muenchen.de.
Jutta EngelMunich Cancer Registry (MCR) of the Munich Tumour Centre (TZM), Institute for Medical Information Processing, Biometry, and Epidemiology (IBE), University Hospital of Munich, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU), Marchioninistr. 15, 81377, Munich, Germany.
Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München · DE

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeThe goal of this study was to analyze the use and the effectiveness of both surgery and different chemotherapies in patients with synchronous colorectal liver metastases (CLMs) ≥70 years compared to younger patients.

methodsSurvival was analyzed in 456 patients (24.3% ≥70 years) treated for CLM in a single center using Kaplan-Meier estimation of overall survival (OS), calculation of relative survival as estimate for disease-specific survival, and a Cox regression model.

resultsComplete surgical resections were achieved more often in patients aged <70 years (39.2 vs. 28.1%, P = 0.056), and young patients more frequently received irinotecan or platin-based chemotherapies (70.3 vs. 41.6%, P < 0.001). Three-year OS and relative survival of patients ≥70 years were significantly lower compared to younger patients (OS 34.3 vs. 43.5%, P = 0.0114). In a Cox regression model, complete surgical removal of liver metastases was the most effective treatment (HR 0.313, P < 0.001) followed by chemotherapy (irinotecan/platin-based: HR 0.371, 5-FU only: HR 0.673, P < 0.001). Having >5 liver metastases, the presence of extrahepatic metastases, high grading, and a nodal positive primary but not age ≥70 years were associated with an increased risk of death.

conclusionsOur data support radical resection and highly effective chemotherapy in selected elderly patients with CLM.

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AgedAged, 80 and overAge FactorsAntineoplastic AgentsColorectal NeoplasmsFemaleGermanyHepatectomyHumansKaplan-Meier EstimateLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasms, Multiple PrimaryProportional Hazards ModelsSurvival RateAntineoplastic AgentsAntineoplastic agentsColorectal neoplasmsComparative effectiveness researchHumansNeoplasm metastasesSurgery

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