Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy, Excision, and Observation for Early Rectal Cancer : The Phase II NEO Trial (CCTG CO.28) Primary End Point Results

PURPOSE: Organ-sparing therapy for early-stage I/IIA rectal cancer is intended to avoid functional disturbances or a permanent ostomy associated with total mesorectal excision (TME). The objective of this phase II trial was to determine the outcomes and organ-sparing rate of patients with early-stage rectal cancer treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy followed by transanal excision surgery (TES).

METHODS: This phase II trial included patients with clinical T1-T3abN0 low- or mid-rectal adenocarcinoma eligible for endoscopic resection who were treated with 3 months of chemotherapy (modified folinic acid-fluorouracil-oxaliplatin 6 or capecitabine-oxaliplatin). Those with evidence of response proceeded to transanal endoscopic surgery 2-6 weeks later. The primary end point was protocol-specified organ preservation rate, defined as the proportion of patients with tumor downstaging to ypT0/T1N0/X and who avoided radical surgery.

RESULTS: Of 58 patients enrolled, all commenced chemotherapy and 56 proceeded to surgery. A total of 33/58 patients had tumor downstaging to ypT0/1N0/X on the surgery specimen, resulting in an intention-to-treat protocol-specified organ preservation rate of 57% (90% CI, 45 to 68). Of 23 remaining patients recommended for TME surgery on the basis of protocol requirements, 13 declined and elected to proceed directly to observation resulting in 79% (90% CI, 69 to 88) achieving organ preservation. The remaining 10/23 patients proceeded to recommended TME of whom seven had no histopathologic residual disease. The 1-year and 2-year locoregional relapse-free survival was, respectively, 98% (95% CI, 86 to 100) and 90% (95% CI, 58 to 98), and there were no distant recurrences or deaths. Minimal change in quality of life and rectal function scores was observed.

CONCLUSION: Three months of induction chemotherapy may successfully downstage a significant proportion of patients with early-stage rectal cancer, allowing well-tolerated organ-preserving surgery.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:41

Enthalten in:

Journal of clinical oncology : official journal of the American Society of Clinical Oncology - 41(2023), 2 vom: 10. Jan., Seite 233-242

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Kennecke, Hagen F [VerfasserIn]
O'Callaghan, Chris J [VerfasserIn]
Loree, Jonathan M [VerfasserIn]
Moloo, Hussein [VerfasserIn]
Auer, Rebecca [VerfasserIn]
Jonker, Derek J [VerfasserIn]
Raval, Manoj [VerfasserIn]
Musselman, Reilly [VerfasserIn]
Ma, Grace [VerfasserIn]
Caycedo-Marulanda, Antonio [VerfasserIn]
Simianu, Vlad V [VerfasserIn]
Patel, Sunil [VerfasserIn]
Pitre, Lacey D [VerfasserIn]
Helewa, Ramzi [VerfasserIn]
Gordon, Vallerie L [VerfasserIn]
Neumann, Katerina [VerfasserIn]
Nimeiri, Halla [VerfasserIn]
Sherry, Max [VerfasserIn]
Tu, Dongsheng [VerfasserIn]
Brown, Carl J [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

04ZR38536J
Clinical Trial, Phase II
Journal Article
Oxaliplatin
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 09.01.2023

Date Revised 08.02.2023

published: Print-Electronic

ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT03259035

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1200/JCO.22.00184

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM344998649