R. Bott, J. Zylstra, W. Knight, G. P. Whyte, A. M. Lane, C. Moss, M. Browning, J. Lagergren, M. Van Hemelrijck, A. R. Davies, the Pre-EMPT study group including the following co-authors
{"title":"Prehabilitation of Patients With Oesophageal Malignancy Undergoing Peri-Operative Treatment (Pre-EMPT): Outcomes From a Prospective Controlled Trial","authors":"R. Bott, J. Zylstra, W. Knight, G. P. Whyte, A. M. Lane, C. Moss, M. Browning, J. Lagergren, M. Van Hemelrijck, A. R. Davies, the Pre-EMPT study group including the following co-authors","doi":"10.1002/jso.28079","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jso.28079","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Background</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>The Pre-EMPT study aimed to determine if structured exercise could reduce length of stay, post-operative complications and improve fitness and health-related quality of life (HQRL) in patients undergoing neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) and oesophagectomy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Methods</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A prospective non-randomised trial compared a standard care pathway (control) to a structured prehabilitation exercise programme (intervention) commenced before NAC and surgery for oesophageal adenocarcinoma. Length of hospital stay and post-operative complications were recorded. Cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPEX), body composition analyses, lymphocyte levels and HRQL questionnaires were performed at multiple time points.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Results</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Median length of stay was similar in both groups. There were 6 versus 11 complications observed (intervention vs control <i>p</i> = 0.086). Cardio-pulmonary fitness (VO2peak) declined after NAC, but less in the intervention group (intervention −13.54% vs control −21.40%, <i>p</i> = 0.02). Body composition improved in the intervention group (FMi/FFMi −5.5% intervention, 10.7% control <i>p</i> = 0.043). Performance, cognitive, sleep and emotional function scores improved following NAC in the intervention group. Lymphocyte subsets increased in the intervention group compared to the control group after chemotherapy (<i>p</i> = 0.034). Chemotherapy response was improved in the intervention group (<i>p</i> = 0.022).</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 \u0000 <section>\u0000 \u0000 <h3> Conclusion</h3>\u0000 \u0000 <p>A structured exercise programme may mitigate cardiopulmonary deconditioning, reduce sarcopenia and offset lymphopenia, during chemotherapy, in patients undergoing NAC and oesophagectomy.</p>\u0000 </section>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":"131 8","pages":"1508-1520"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-29","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/jso.28079","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143059226","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"OA","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Current State of Perioperative Chemotherapy in Resectable Colorectal Liver Metastases: A Narrative Review","authors":"Yevhenii Trehub, Anna Malovanna, Sergii Zemskov","doi":"10.1002/jso.28101","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jso.28101","url":null,"abstract":"<div>\u0000 \u0000 <p>Perioperative chemotherapy has emerged as a critical component in managing resectable colorectal liver metastases (CRLM), aiming to improve long-term survival, although data supporting its use remains controversial. This narrative review explores the current state of perioperative chemotherapy in patients with resectable CRLM, focusing on its role in different oncological risk categories. The review highlights ongoing controversies, such as optimal patient selection and the role of post- versus preoperative treatment in specific scenarios.</p>\u0000 </div>","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":"131 8","pages":"1591-1600"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-27","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143047036","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"Adults and Adolescents With Neuroblastoma: An Analysis of the National Cancer Database\".","authors":"Wei Liu, Yuwei Yang","doi":"10.1002/jso.28099","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.28099","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046760","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Matheus de Melo Lobo, João Pedreira Duprat Neto, Milton José de Barros E Silva, Rodrigo Ramella Munhoz, Andreia Cristina de Melo, Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro, James A DeCaprio
{"title":"Challenges of Treating Merkel Cell Carcinoma in Brazil.","authors":"Matheus de Melo Lobo, João Pedreira Duprat Neto, Milton José de Barros E Silva, Rodrigo Ramella Munhoz, Andreia Cristina de Melo, Rodrigo Nascimento Pinheiro, James A DeCaprio","doi":"10.1002/jso.28104","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.28104","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046495","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"Complications Following Open Versus Minimally Invasive Resection of Gastric Adenocarcinoma\".","authors":"Wei Liu, Yuwei Yang","doi":"10.1002/jso.28103","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.28103","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-26","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046917","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
Brenda Diergaarde, Greg Young, David W Hall, Amin Mazloom, Gina L Costa, Soma Subramaniam, Melanie R Palomares, Jorge Garces, Frederick L Baehner, Robert E Schoen
{"title":"Circulating Tumor DNA as a Marker of Recurrence Risk in Stage III Colorectal Cancer: The α-CORRECT Study.","authors":"Brenda Diergaarde, Greg Young, David W Hall, Amin Mazloom, Gina L Costa, Soma Subramaniam, Melanie R Palomares, Jorge Garces, Frederick L Baehner, Robert E Schoen","doi":"10.1002/jso.27989","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.27989","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objectives: </strong>Identification of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients at high risk of recurrence could be of substantial clinical use. We evaluated the association of ctDNA status, using a tumor-informed assay, with recurrence-free survival (RFS).</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Stage III CRC patients were enrolled between 2016 and 2020. Tumor tissue and serial (every 3 months for years 1-3, biannually for years 4-5) blood samples were collected. Utilizing whole-exome sequencing and selection of 50-200 variants for tumor informed assays, ctDNA status was determined using plasma cell-free DNA.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Of 137 patients enrolled, 124 with 1029 ctDNA results were included in the analyses. Median follow-up was 4.8 years. Plasma ctDNA status was strongly associated with risk of recurrence during the surveillance period (hazard ratio (HR) 49.6, 95% CI: 16.6-148.3; p < 0.0001), and at the postsurgical (HR 9.6, 95% CI: 3.2-29.5) and postdefinitive therapy timepoints (HR: 16.7, 95% CI: 6.9-40.3). The estimated 3-year RFS for ctDNA positive and ctDNA negative patients were, respectively, 54.5% and 96.1% after surgery, and 18.2% and 90.0% after definitive therapy. Multivariable analysis indicated ctDNA but not CEA was strongly prognostic for recurrence.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Our tumor-informed ctDNA assay was strongly prognostic for recurrence in patients with stage III colorectal cancer at all timepoints.</p>","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143046563","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Detection of Molecular Residual Disease Using ctDNA","authors":"Stephen F. Sener","doi":"10.1002/jso.28027","DOIUrl":"10.1002/jso.28027","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":"131 7","pages":"1243-1245"},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-25","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143047022","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment On: \"Comparison of Reconstructive Techniques for Nonprimary Malignancies in the Proximal Humerus\".","authors":"Changzong Deng, Jiahui Li","doi":"10.1002/jso.28091","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.28091","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143023928","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Comment on \"Combined Autologous Breast Reconstruction and Gynecologic Procedures: Does Timing Affect Clinical and Patient-Reported Outcomes?\"","authors":"Wei Liu, Yuwei Yang","doi":"10.1002/jso.28100","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.28100","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143023926","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
McKenzie Hargis, Denise Danos, Hannah R Malinosky, Aimée Galatas, Syndey McManus, Ann Byerley, Mohammad Al Efishat, John M Lyons, Kevin Sullivan, Omeed Moaven
{"title":"Disparities in Access to Care in the Multimodal Treatment of Primary Nonmetastatic Liver Cancers and Their Impact on Patient Outcomes.","authors":"McKenzie Hargis, Denise Danos, Hannah R Malinosky, Aimée Galatas, Syndey McManus, Ann Byerley, Mohammad Al Efishat, John M Lyons, Kevin Sullivan, Omeed Moaven","doi":"10.1002/jso.28065","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.1002/jso.28065","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>Liver cancer incidence and mortality have been shown to differ by race, ethnicity, and geography. This study aims to analyze disparities in the multimodal treatment of liver cancers in Louisiana.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Cases of nonmetastatic liver cancer in Louisiana from 2010 to 2020 were obtained from the Louisiana Tumor Registry. Generalized linear mixed models were used to model the receipt of therapy.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 2948 patients met inclusion criteria where 30.5% received no therapy. Multivariable models identified patients with increased odds of pursuing no treatment which include those 70 and older, no domestic partner, uninsured, high poverty, and rural residence (p < 0.05).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Available therapeutic modalities are underutilized in Louisiana with a considerable number of patients receiving no treatment for liver cancer. Older age, no domestic partner, uninsured, rural residence, and high poverty are risk factors for not receiving treatment. Allocating resources to these patients is an important step in reversing inequities.</p>","PeriodicalId":17111,"journal":{"name":"Journal of Surgical Oncology","volume":" ","pages":""},"PeriodicalIF":2.0,"publicationDate":"2025-01-22","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"143023930","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":3,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}