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ArticleJournal of cancer research and clinical oncology2023

Transanal local excision versus intersphincteric resection for low rectal cancer with stage ypT0-1ycN0 after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: an inverse probability weighting analysis for oncological and functional outcomes.

Hongfeng Pan, Yihuang Gao, Haoyang Ruan, Pan Chi, Ying Huang, Shenghui Huang

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Article in Journal of cancer research and clinical oncology, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Hongfeng Pan *Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No.29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Yihuang Gao *Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No.29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Haoyang Ruan *Department of Colorectal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No.29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China.
Pan ChiDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No.29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China. chipan363@163.com.
Ying HuangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No.29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China. fuzhouwushan@foxmail.com.
Shenghui HuangDepartment of Colorectal Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, No.29 Xinquan Road, Fuzhou, 350001, Fujian Province, China. shepherd819@fjmu.edu.cn.
Fujian Medical University · CNUnion Hospital · CN

Funding

Dissecting the cis-regulatory roles of transposable elements in human cancersK99CA252020 · NCI · LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES LTD · PI ZHANG, YANXIAO · 2020 to 2021
$227k
Bethune Charitable Foundation X-J-2018-004Construction Project of Fujian Province Minimally Invasive Medical Center Grant number: [2017]171Fujian Provincial Health Technology Project 2020GGB022, 2020CXA025Joint Funds for the innovation of Science and Technology, Fujian province 2017Y9038, 2019Y9101, 2020Y9071Medical Science Research Foundation of Beijing Medical and Health Foundation B20062DSNatural Science Foundation of Fujian Province 2020J011030, 2022J01753NCI NIH HHS K99 CA252020
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectivesThis study aimed to compare the efficacy of local excision (LE) and intersphincteric resection (ISR) in patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who achieved a significant or complete pathological response following neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy.

methodsWe performed a retrospective analysis of data from patients with stage ypT0-1ycN0 low rectal cancer after neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy who underwent LE or ISR between June 2016 and June 2021. Baseline characteristics, short-term outcomes, long-term oncological outcomes, and functional outcomes, were compared between the two groups. To reduce the selection bias, inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was performed.

resultsThis study included 106 patients (LE group: n = 51, ISR group: n = 55). There were significant differences in baseline characteristics between the two groups (P < 0.05). After IPTW, there were almost no significant differences in baseline data between the two groups. The LE group showed less postoperative complications and better function outcomes compared to the ISR group. The LE group had significantly lower rates of complications (13.7% vs. 36.4%, P = 0.014). There were no significant differences between the two groups in terms of long-term oncological outcomes.

conclusionsFor patients with locally advanced low rectal cancer achieving significant or complete pathological response after neoadjuvant therapy, both LE and ISR present comparable oncological outcomes. Yet, LE seems to show more advantages in terms of postoperative complications and functional outcomes. These findings offer important insights for surgical decision-making, emphasizing the necessity to consider both oncological and functional outcomes in selecting the optimal surgical approach.

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Neoadjuvant TherapyRectal NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapyHumansNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPostoperative ComplicationsProbabilityRetrospective StudiesTreatment OutcomeIntersphincteric resectionLocal excisionLocally advanced rectal cancerNeoadjuvant therapyOutcomes

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