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Glenda G. Callender MD, Prajnan Das MD, Miguel A. Rodriguez-Bigas MD, John M. Skibber MD, Christopher H. Crane MD, Sunil Krishnan MD, Marc E. Delclos MD, Barry W. Feig MD Gastrointestinal Oncology Volume 17, Issue 2 / February , 2009
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We previously reported 26 patients who underwent preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CXRT) for T3 rectal cancer and were subsequently offered full-thickness local excision (LE) as an alternative to total mesorectal excision (TME). At nearly 4 years’ follow-up, no difference in outcome was observed. This study compares outcomes in a larger cohort of patients and reevaluates the original 26 patients after longer follow-up.
Retrospective review was performed of patients who underwent preoperative CXRT (radiation doses of 45, 50.4, or 52.5 Gy with concurrent 5-fluorouracil-based chemotherapy) followed by surgery for T3 rectal cancer. Forty-seven patients underwent LE (Kraske [n = 6] or transanal excision [n = 41]). 473 patients underwent TME (abdominoperineal resection [n = 141] or low anterior resection [n = 332]). Local recurrence, disease-free survival (DFS), disease-specific survival, and overall survival (OS) rates were compared.
Median follow-up was 63 months for the LE group and 59 months for the TME group. Twenty-three LE patients (49%) had a complete response to CXRT, 17 (36%) had microscopic residual disease, and 7 (15%) had gross residual disease, compared with 108 (23%), 89 (19%), and 276 (58%) TME patients, respectively. There was no significant difference between the 10-year actuarial local recurrence rate for the LE group versus the TME group (10.6% and 7.6%, respectively; P = .52), and no significant difference in DFS, disease-specific survival, or OS rates between groups.
In selected patients who demonstrate an excellent response to preoperative CXRT for T3 rectal cancer, full-thickness LE offers comparable local control, DFS, and OS to that achieved with proctectomy and TME.
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