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Ziranu P, Ferrari PA, Guerrera F, Bertoglio P, Tamburrini A, Pretta A, Lyberis P, Grimaldi G, Lai E, Santoru M, Bardanzellu F, Riva L, Balconi F, Della Beffa E, Dubois M, Pinna-Susnik M, Donisi C, Capozzi E, Pusceddu V, Murenu A, Puzzoni M, Mathieu F, Sarais S, Alzetani A, Luzzi L, Solli P, Paladini P, Ruffini E, Cherchi R, Scartozzi M. Clinical score for colorectal cancer patients with lung-limited metastases undergoing surgical resection: Meta-Lung Score. Lung Cancer 2023; 184:107342. [PMID: 37573705 DOI: 10.1016/j.lungcan.2023.107342] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 08/08/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Radical resection of isolated lung metastases (LM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is debated. Like Fong's criteria in liver metastases, our study was meant to assign a clinical prognostic score in patients with LM from CRC, aiming for better surgery selection. METHODS We retrospectively analyzed data from 260 CRC patients who underwent curative LM resection from December 2002 to January 2022, verifying the impact of different clinicopathological features on the overall survival (OS). RESULTS At the univariate analysis: higher baseline CEA levels (p = 0.0001), disease-free survival less than or equal to 12 months (m) (p = 0.0043), LM size larger than 2 cm (p = 0.0187), multiple resectable nodules (p = 0.0083), and positive nodal status of the primary tumor (p = 0.0011) were associated with worse prognosis. In a Cox regression model, these characteristics retained their independent role for OS (p < 0.0001) and were chosen as criteria to be assigned one point each for clinical risk score. The 5-year survival rate in patients with 0 points was 88%, while no patients with a 5-point score survived at 2 years. Based on the 0-1 vs. 2-5 score range, we obtained a significant difference in median OS: not reached vs. 40.8 months (95 %CI 36 to 87.5), respectively (p < 0.0001) stratifying patients into good and poor prognosis. The prognostic role of the score was also confirmed in terms of median RFS: not reached in 0-1 scored patients vs. 30.5 months (95 %CI 19.4 to 42) in patients with 2-5 scores (p = 0.0006). CONCLUSIONS When LM from CRC is resectable, the Meta-Lung Score provides valuable prognostic information. Indeed, while upfront surgery should be considered in patients with scores of 0 to 1, it should be cautiously suggested in patients with scores of 2 to 5, for whom a prognosis comparison between preventive surgery and other treatments should be investigated in prospective randomized clinical trials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Pina Ziranu
- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy.
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
| | - Alessandro Murenu
- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Siena (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, AOUS), Siena, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospital Southampton NHS Foundation Trust, Southampton SO16 6YD, UK
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Siena (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, AOUS), Siena, Italy
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna, Bologna, Italy
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- Thoracic Surgery Unit, Cardio-Thoracic and Vascular Department, University Hospital of Siena (Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Senese, AOUS), Siena, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery, Cardiovascular and Thoracic Department, Città della Salute e della Scienza, University of Turin, Turin, Italy
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- Division of Thoracic Surgery at "A. Businco Cancer Center", A.R.N.A.S. Brotzu, Cagliari, Italy
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- Medical Oncology Unit, University Hospital and University of Cagliari, Cagliari, Italy
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