Neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy of adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction
BACKGROUND: Recently, neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy has been demonstrated to induce tumour remission and to prolong survival of patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction.The present study was performed to re-evaluate these data. - PATIENTS AND METHOD: A non-rand...
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| Main Authors: | , , , , , , , |
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| Format: | Article (Journal) |
| Language: | English |
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2001
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Onkologie
Year: 2001, Volume: 24, Issue: 3, Pages: 278-282 |
| ISSN: | 1423-0240 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000055092 |
| Online Access: | Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://doi.org/10.1159/000055092
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| Author Notes: | S. Samel, R. Hofheinz, A. Hundt, J. Sturm, M.R. Knoll, F. Wenz, W. Queisser, S. Post |
| Summary: | BACKGROUND: Recently, neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy has been demonstrated to induce tumour remission and to prolong survival of patients with locally advanced adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction.The present study was performed to re-evaluate these data. - PATIENTS AND METHOD: A non-randomised trial of multimodal treatment was conducted in order to investigate histopathologic response and survival of patients with adenocarcinoma of the oesophagogastric junction. Treatment consisted of 2 courses of combined chemotherapy with 15 mg/kg 5-fluorouracil on days 1-5 and 75 mg/m(2) cisplatin on day 8 and simultaneous radiation (40 Gy), and a second course starting on day 36, followed by surgery. Abdomino-thoracic oesophagectomy and systematic 2-field lymphadenectomy were performed in patients with Barrett's carcinoma. D2-gastrectomy was performed in patients with type 2 or 3 cancer of the oesophagogastric junction according to the Siewert classification. Probability of survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method. - RESULTS: 16 patients with a mean age of 57 years were enrolled in this study. Surgery was performed in 14 of these patients. Response to treatment was evident in 10 patients, but none of these patients had complete histopathologic response. Toxicity related to radiochemotherapy was mild to moderate (37.5%). Perioperative complications, both medical and surgical, occurred in 71.4% of patients. 2 patients had fatal complications. 30-day mortality was 25.4%. The probability of survival at 2 years after surgery was 61.2%. - CONCLUSION: Neoadjuvant radio-chemotherapy followed by surgery for cancer of the oesophagogastric junction is associated with a considerable rate of complications. Histopathologic response to radio-chemotherapy is poor. In consequence of these preliminary results, the present study was terminated and the protocol of a future study was modified. |
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| Physical Description: | Online Resource |
| ISSN: | 1423-0240 |
| DOI: | 10.1159/000055092 |