*Department of Radiation Oncology,Sun Yat-sen Univ06ersity Cancer Center,State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China,Guangzhou 510060,ChinaCorresponding author:Gao Yuanhong,Email:gaoyh@sysucc.org.cn
Abstract：Objective To evaluate the efficacy of chemoradiotherapy alone and prognostic factors for locally advanced rectal cancer. Methods The clinical data of 47 patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who were admitted to our hospital and mostly treated with chemoradiotherapy alone from 2003 to 2010 were retrospectively analyzed. Three of the patients received radiotherapy alone. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) rates, and the log-rank test was used for survival difference analysis and univariate prognostic analysis. The Cox regression model was used for multivariate prognostic analysis. Results In all patients, the 3-and 5-year OS rates were 53.2% and 33.2%, respectively, while the 3-and 5-year PFS rates were 37% and 31%, respectively. During the follow-up, 15 patients (32%) had local progression with PFS of 1-60 months (median PFS, 14 months);23 patients (49%) had distant metastasis with DMFS of 2-60 months (median DMFS, 17 months). Patients treated with high-dose radiotherapy had significantly lower 3-and 5-year local progression rates than patients treated with medium-dose radiotherapy (11% vs. 54%;11% vs. 57%;P=0.004). After chemoradiotherapy, 9 patients (19%) had clinical complete response (cCR), and the 3-and 5-year OS and PFS rates in those patients were all 8/9. The univariate analysis indicated that tumor distance from the anus and cCR were influencing factors for prognosis (P=0.026;P=0.000). However, the multivariate analysis showed that cCR was the only influencing factor for survival (HR=12.24;95%CI, 1.64-91.29;P=0.015). Conclusions Chemoradiotherpay or radiotherapy alone is effective and safe in the treatment of patients with locally advanced rectal cancer who have to give up surgery or have unresectable tumors. High-dose radiotherapy may improve local control rate. Complete response to chemoradiotherapy predicts satisfactory treatment outcomes.
Zhang Luning*,You Kaiyun,Huang Rong et al. Chemoradiotherapy for locally advanced rectal cancer:a clinical analysis of 47 patients[J]. Chinese Journal of Radiation Oncology, 2015, 24(5): 521-524.
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