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ABSTRACT: Background
We evaluated the prognostic role of deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) systems in stage II and stage III colon cancer patients during different postoperative periods. We also assessed whether patients aged ≥75 could benefit from chemotherapy.Methods
This retrospective study was conducted across three medical centers in China. Kaplan-Meier survival methods and Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the differences in overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) rates. Propensity score matching was performed to reduce imbalances in the baseline characteristics of the patients. Landmark analysis was performed to evaluate the role of dMMR during different postoperative periods.Results
The median follow-up time for all patients was 45.0 months (25-75 IQR: 38.0-82.5). There was no significant OS (p = 0.350) or DFS (p = 0.752) benefit associated with dMMR for stage II and III patients during the first postoperative year. However, significant OS (p < 0.001) and DFS (p < 0.001) benefits were observed from the second postoperative year until the end of follow-up. These differences remained after propensity score matching. Moreover, chemotherapy produced no OS (HR = 0.761, 95% CI: 0.43-1.34, p = 0.341) or DFS (HR = 0.98, 95% CI: 0.51-1.88, p = 0.961) benefit for patients aged ≥75 years.Conclusion
The benefits of dMMR in stage III patients were observed from the second postoperative year until the end of follow-up. However, the prognosis of patients with dMMR is not different from that of patients with proficient mismatch repair (pMMR) during the first postoperative year. In addition, elderly patients aged ≥75 years obtained no significant survival benefits from postoperative chemotherapy.
SUBMITTER: Zhang C
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9648020 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Zhang Chunze C Zhan Yixiang Y Ni Kemin K Liu Zhaoce Z Xin Ran R Han Qiurong Q Li Guoxun G Ping Hangyu H Liu Yaohong Y Zhao Xuanzhu X Wang Wanting W Yan Suying S Sun Jing J Zhang Qinghuai Q Wang Guihua G Zhang Zili Z Zhang Xipeng X Hu Xia X
BMC cancer 20221110 1
<h4>Background</h4>We evaluated the prognostic role of deficient mismatch repair (dMMR) systems in stage II and stage III colon cancer patients during different postoperative periods. We also assessed whether patients aged ≥75 could benefit from chemotherapy.<h4>Methods</h4>This retrospective study was conducted across three medical centers in China. Kaplan-Meier survival methods and Cox proportional hazards models were used to evaluate the differences in overall survival (OS) and disease-free s ...[more]