Phase II randomized clinical trial of endosonography and PET/CT versus clinical assessment only for follow‐up after surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer (EUFURO study). Issue 13 (9th October 2019)
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- Title:
- Phase II randomized clinical trial of endosonography and PET/CT versus clinical assessment only for follow‐up after surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer (EUFURO study). Issue 13 (9th October 2019)
- Main Title:
- Phase II randomized clinical trial of endosonography and PET/CT versus clinical assessment only for follow‐up after surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer (EUFURO study)
- Authors:
- Bjerring, O. S.
Fristrup, C. W.
Pfeiffer, P.
Lundell, L.
Mortensen, M. B. - Abstract:
- Abstract : Background: Upper gastrointestinal malignancies have a poor prognosis. There is no consensus on how patients should be followed after surgery. The authors hypothesized that a structured follow‐up programme including endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT would detect cancer recurrences, leading to more patients being eligible for therapy. Methods: After surgery with curative intent for adenocarcinomas in the gastro‐oesophageal junction, stomach or pancreas, patients were randomized 1 : 1 to standard clinical assessment in the outpatient clinic at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months after operation, or clinical assessment plus imaging including [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT and EUS. The primary endpoint was number of patients receiving oncological treatment for recurrence. Secondary endpoints were overall and progression‐free survival, survival after recurrence detection of isolated locoregional recurrences and risk factors affecting survival. Results: In total, 183 patients were enrolled, including 93 who underwent standard follow‐up and 90 who had follow‐up plus imaging. A recurrence was detected in 84 patients within 2 years after surgery (42 in each group), including 33 of 42 patients in the imaging group who were asymptomatic. Some 25 of 42 patients in the imaging group and 14 of 42 in the standard group received chemotherapy ( P = 0·028). Although survival after detection of recurrence in asymptomatic patients was significantly longer thanAbstract : Background: Upper gastrointestinal malignancies have a poor prognosis. There is no consensus on how patients should be followed after surgery. The authors hypothesized that a structured follow‐up programme including endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS) and [ 18 F]fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) PET/CT would detect cancer recurrences, leading to more patients being eligible for therapy. Methods: After surgery with curative intent for adenocarcinomas in the gastro‐oesophageal junction, stomach or pancreas, patients were randomized 1 : 1 to standard clinical assessment in the outpatient clinic at 3, 6, 9, 12, 18 and 24 months after operation, or clinical assessment plus imaging including [ 18 F]FDG PET/CT and EUS. The primary endpoint was number of patients receiving oncological treatment for recurrence. Secondary endpoints were overall and progression‐free survival, survival after recurrence detection of isolated locoregional recurrences and risk factors affecting survival. Results: In total, 183 patients were enrolled, including 93 who underwent standard follow‐up and 90 who had follow‐up plus imaging. A recurrence was detected in 84 patients within 2 years after surgery (42 in each group), including 33 of 42 patients in the imaging group who were asymptomatic. Some 25 of 42 patients in the imaging group and 14 of 42 in the standard group received chemotherapy ( P = 0·028). Although survival after detection of recurrence in asymptomatic patients was significantly longer than that for symptomatic patients ( P < 0·001), overall survival from date of surgery in the two treatment groups was comparable. Conclusion: Follow‐up after surgery for upper gastrointestinal cancer with EUS and PET/CT leads to detection of more asymptomatic cancer recurrences and patients referred for treatment without prolonging overall survival. Registration number: NCT02209415 ( http://www.clinicaltrials.gov ). Abstract : This RCT investigated whether scheduled follow‐up after surgery for upper gastrointestinal malignancies, using PET/CT and endoscopic ultrasonography (EUS), was able to detect asymptomatic recurrences, and whether this would lead to more patients receiving oncological therapy, compared with regular clinical follow‐up. The intervention detected a large number of asymptomatic recurrences and significantly more patients received oncological treatment if detected in the intervention arm. Despite this, no significant benefit in terms of overall survival was found. No survival gain Abstract : Antecedentes: Las neoplasias del tracto digestivo superior tienen un mal pronóstico. No existe consenso sobre en qué pacientes debe indicarse un seguimiento tras la cirugía. Se estableció la hipótesis de que un programa de seguimiento estructurado en el que se incluía ecoendoscopia ( endosonography, EUS) y 18F‐FDG‐PET/CT detecta recidivas del cáncer logrando que más pacientes sean elegibles para tratamiento. Métodos: Después de cirugía con intención curativa para adenocarcinomas de la unión gastroesofágica, estómago o páncreas, los pacientes fueron aleatorizados 1:1 a evaluación clínica estándar en consultas externas a los 3, 6, 9, 12, 18, y 24 meses postoperatorios o evaluación clínica más pruebas de diagnóstico por la imagen en las que se incluían 18F‐FDG‐PET/CT y EUS. La variable principal fue el número de pacientes que recibieron tratamiento oncológico para la recidiva. Las variables secundarias fueron la supervivencia global y libre de progresión, supervivencia tras la recidiva, la detección de recidivas locorregionales aisladas ( isolated loco‐regional recurrences, ILR) y factores de riesgo que afectan a la supervivencia. Resultados: En total se reclutaron 183 pacientes, incluyendo 93 pacientes sometidos a un seguimiento estándar (controles) y 90 pacientes con seguimiento y pruebas de imagen. Se detectó recidiva en 84 pacientes dentro de los primeros dos años tras la cirugía (42 pacientes en cada grupo), incluyendo 33 de 42 pacientes (78%) en el grupo con pruebas de imagen que estaban asintomáticos. Veinticinco de 42 pacientes (60%) del grupo con pruebas de imagen y 14 de 42 pacientes (33%) del grupo control recibieron quimioterapia ( P = 0, 03). Aunque la supervivencia tras la detección de la recidiva en pacientes asintomáticos fue significativamente más larga en comparación con los pacientes sintomáticos ( P < 0, 001), la supervivencia global desde la fecha de la cirugía en las dos ramas del tratamiento fue comparable. Conclusión: El seguimiento tras la cirugía del cáncer gastrointestinal del tracto superior con EUS y PET‐CT permite detectar más recidivas asintomáticas de la enfermedad y derivar a los pacientes para tratamiento sin que ello prolongue la supervivencia global. … (more)
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- British journal of surgery. Volume 106:Issue 13(2019)
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- British journal of surgery
- Issue:
- Volume 106:Issue 13(2019)
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- Volume 106, Issue 13 (2019)
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- 2019
- Volume:
- 106
- Issue:
- 13
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- Page Start:
- 1761
- Page End:
- 1768
- Publication Date:
- 2019-10-09
- Subjects:
- Surgery -- Periodicals
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- 10.1002/bjs.11290 ↗
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