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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2021

Prognostic value of tumor deposits in locally advanced rectal cancer: a retrospective study with propensity score matching.

Hang Zheng, Jixin Zhang, Yucun Liu, Xin Wang

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Article in International journal of clinical oncology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Hang ZhengDepartment of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, 8 Xishku Street, 100034, Beijing, Xicheng District, P.R. China.
Jixin ZhangDepartment of Pathology, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, 100034, Beijing, P.R. China.
Yucun LiuDepartment of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, 8 Xishku Street, 100034, Beijing, Xicheng District, P.R. China.
Xin WangDepartment of General Surgery, Peking University First Hospital, Peking University Health Science Center, 8 Xishku Street, 100034, Beijing, Xicheng District, P.R. China. wangxin_guo@126.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-0381-5497

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backgroundThe actual risks posed by tumor deposits (TDs) in colorectal cancer are still incompletely assessed. We explored the prognostic value of TDs in locally advanced rectal cancer (LARC) patients using propensity score matching (PSM) method.

methodsConsecutive LARC patients in Peking University First Hospital between 2011 and 2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Kaplan-Meier methods and Cox proportional hazard regression analysis were conducted to explore prognostic values of TDs. PSM method was conducted to minimize selection bias. The correlation between TDs number and prognosis was explored.

resultsFour hundred and fifty-one LARC patients were recruited, and 78 (17.3%) patients were with TDs. Multivariate Cox analysis identified that the presence of TDs was an independent prognostic risk factor for overall survival (OS) (P = 0.044). PSM identified 76 matched pairs of LARC patients, and Kaplan-Meier curves revealed that patients with TDs experienced worse  OS (log-rank P = 0.0220) and relapse-free survival (RFS) (log-rank P = 0.0117). Subgroup analysis of 50 pairs extracted by PSM from 246 LARC patients with lymph node metastasis (LNM) further proved that TDs were significantly associated with worse OS (log-rank P = 0.0415), and the association was barely significant for RFS (log-rank P = 0.0527). There were non-significant tendencies towards higher mortality in TDs ≥ 2 than TD = 1 group (log-rank P = 0.348 for OS, log-rank P = 0.087 for RFS).

conclusionOur study manifested that the presence of TDs was an independent risk factor for LARC patients. The prognostic value of TDs for LARC patients with LNM should not be ignored.

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