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Cytoreductive surgery in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy improves survival in patients with colorectal peritoneal metastases compared with systemic chemotherapy alone

Mirnezami, R ; Mehta, A M ; Chandrakumaran, K ; Cecil, T ; Moran, B J ; Carr, N ; Verwaal, V J LU ; Mohamed, F and Mirnezami, A H (2014) In British Journal of Cancer 111(8). p.8-1500
Abstract

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer peritoneal metastasis (CPM) confers an exceptionally poor prognosis, and traditional treatment involving systemic chemotherapy (SC) is largely ineffective. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is increasingly advocated for selected patients with CPM; however, opinions are divided because of the perceived lack of evidence, high morbidity, mortality, and associated costs for this approach. As there is no clear consensus, the aim of this study was to compare outcomes following CRS+HIPEC vs SC alone for CPM using meta-analytical methodology, focusing on survival outcomes. Secondary outcomes assessed included morbidity, mortality, quality of life (QOL), and... (More)

BACKGROUND: Colorectal cancer peritoneal metastasis (CPM) confers an exceptionally poor prognosis, and traditional treatment involving systemic chemotherapy (SC) is largely ineffective. Cytoreductive surgery (CRS) combined with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC) is increasingly advocated for selected patients with CPM; however, opinions are divided because of the perceived lack of evidence, high morbidity, mortality, and associated costs for this approach. As there is no clear consensus, the aim of this study was to compare outcomes following CRS+HIPEC vs SC alone for CPM using meta-analytical methodology, focusing on survival outcomes. Secondary outcomes assessed included morbidity, mortality, quality of life (QOL), and health economics (HE).

METHODS: An electronic literature search was conducted to identify studies comparing survival following CRS+HIPEC vs SC for CPM. The odds ratio (OR) was calculated using the Mantel-Haenszel method with corresponding 95% confidence intervals (CI) and P-values. Heterogeneity was examined using the Q-statistic and quantified with I(2). The fixed-effect model (FEM) was used in the absence of significant heterogeneity. For included studies, 2- and 5-year survival was compared for CRS+HIPEC vs SC alone.

RESULTS: Four studies (three case-control, one RCT) provided comparative survival data for patients undergoing CRS+HIPEC (n=187) vs SC (n=155) for CPM. Pooled analysis demonstrated superior 2-year (OR 2.78; 95% CI 1.72-4.51; P=0.001) and 5-year (OR 4.07; 95% CI 2.17-7.64; P=0.001) survival with CRS+HIPEC compared with SC. Mortality ranged from 0 to 8%. No data were available for the assessment of QOL or HE.

CONCLUSIONS: Although limited by between-study heterogeneity, the data support the assertion that in carefully selected patients, multimodal treatment of CPM with CRS+HIPEC has a highly positive prognostic impact on medium- and long-term survival compared with SC alone. There is a paucity of comparative data available on morbidity, QOL, and HE.

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Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use, Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology, Combined Modality Therapy, Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures, Humans, Hyperthermia, Induced, Peritoneal Neoplasms/secondary
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British Journal of Cancer
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111
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9 pages
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Nature Publishing Group
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1532-1827
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10.1038/bjc.2014.419
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English
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  author       = {{Mirnezami, R and Mehta, A M and Chandrakumaran, K and Cecil, T and Moran, B J and Carr, N and Verwaal, V J and Mohamed, F and Mirnezami, A H}},
  issn         = {{1532-1827}},
  keywords     = {{Antineoplastic Agents/therapeutic use; Colorectal Neoplasms/pathology; Combined Modality Therapy; Cytoreduction Surgical Procedures; Humans; Hyperthermia, Induced; Peritoneal Neoplasms/secondary}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{10}},
  number       = {{8}},
  pages        = {{8--1500}},
  publisher    = {{Nature Publishing Group}},
  series       = {{British Journal of Cancer}},
  title        = {{Cytoreductive surgery in combination with hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy improves survival in patients with colorectal peritoneal metastases compared with systemic chemotherapy alone}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/bjc.2014.419}},
  doi          = {{10.1038/bjc.2014.419}},
  volume       = {{111}},
  year         = {{2014}},
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