The impact of time to surgery on oncological outcomes in stage I-III dMMR colon cancer - A nationwide cohort study

Tobias Freyberg Justesen*, Mikail Gögenur, Johan Stub Rønø Clausen, Maliha Mashkoor, Andreas Weinberger Rosen, Ismail Gögenur

*Corresponding author af dette arbejde

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Abstract

INTRODUCTION: One of the considerations when investigating neoadjuvant interventions is the prolonging of time from diagnosis to curative surgery (i.e. the treatment interval [TI]). The aim of this study was to investigate the association between the length of TI and overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) colon cancer.

MATERIALS AND METHODS: This retrospective propensity score-adjusted study included all patients of ≥18 years of age undergoing elective curative surgery for stage I-III, dMMR colon cancer. Data were extracted from four Danish patient databases. Outcomes were investigated in groups with TIs of ≤14 days versus >14 days. Propensity scores were computed using all demographics, diagnoses and measurements. Matching was done in a 1:1 ratio.

RESULTS: A total of 4130 patients were included in the study with a mean age of 73.8 years and a median follow-up time of 43.9 months. After matching, 2794 patients were included in the analysis of overall survival. No significant difference in overall survival was seen between patients with TIs of ≤14 days versus >14 days (hazard ratio [HR], 0.97; 95% confidence interval [CI], 0.81-1.17; p = 0.78). In the analysis of disease-free survival, 1798 patients were included after matching. This showed no significant difference between patients with TIs of ≤14 days versus >14 days (HR, 0.85; 95% CI, 0.69-1.06; p = 0.14).

CONCLUSION: No associations were found between TI and overall survival and disease-free survival in patients with stage I-III, dMMR colon cancer undergoing elective curative surgery.

OriginalsprogEngelsk
Artikelnummer106887
TidsskriftEuropean Journal of Surgical Oncology
Vol/bind49
Udgave nummer9
Tidlig onlinedato24 mar. 2023
DOI
StatusUdgivet - sep. 2023

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