{"title":"远端切除缘对肿瘤特异性直肠癌肠系膜切除术后生存率的影响:回顾性队列研究。","authors":"Fabio Carbone, Roberto Santalucia, Simona Borin, Davide Ciardiello, Luca Bottiglieri, Stefano de Pascale, Emilio Bertani, Uberto Fumagalli Romario","doi":"10.1016/j.clcc.2025.08.001","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The safe oncological distal resection margin (DRM) after anterior resection (AR) with tumour-specific mesorectal excision (TSME) for rectal cancer is still debated. This study aims to clarify the impact of DRM on survival outcomes.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Patients who underwent an intention-to-treat AR-TSME for a non-metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma within 15 cm from the anal verge from September 2018 to February 2024 were included. Those with locally advanced rectal cancer underwent neoadjuvant treatment. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the DRM: < 1 cm, 1 to 4.9 cm, and ≥ 5 cm, and compared for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS).</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 268 patients were included: 29 with DRM < 1 cm (11%), 208 with DRM 1 to 4.9 cm (78%), and 31 with DRM ≥ 5 cm (11%). Median follow-up was 27 months. Three-year OS was 93%, 97%, and 100% in the respective groups (P = .36); DFS was 85%, 76%, and 75% (P = .51). Multivariable analysis did not identify DRM as an independent risk factor for OS or DFS. Circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement (HR 4.68, 95%CI 1.78-12.31) and R1 resections (HR 5.66, 95%CI 2.31-13.87) were significantly associated with disease recurrence. Subgroup analysis showed no significant impact of DRM on the survival of patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Short DRM does not compromise oncological outcomes, provided that complete (R0) resection is achieved. 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Impact of distal resection margin on survival after tumour-specific mesorectal excision for rectal cancer: retrospective cohort study.
Background: The safe oncological distal resection margin (DRM) after anterior resection (AR) with tumour-specific mesorectal excision (TSME) for rectal cancer is still debated. This study aims to clarify the impact of DRM on survival outcomes.
Methods: Patients who underwent an intention-to-treat AR-TSME for a non-metastatic rectal adenocarcinoma within 15 cm from the anal verge from September 2018 to February 2024 were included. Those with locally advanced rectal cancer underwent neoadjuvant treatment. Patients were divided into 3 groups according to the DRM: < 1 cm, 1 to 4.9 cm, and ≥ 5 cm, and compared for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS).
Results: A total of 268 patients were included: 29 with DRM < 1 cm (11%), 208 with DRM 1 to 4.9 cm (78%), and 31 with DRM ≥ 5 cm (11%). Median follow-up was 27 months. Three-year OS was 93%, 97%, and 100% in the respective groups (P = .36); DFS was 85%, 76%, and 75% (P = .51). Multivariable analysis did not identify DRM as an independent risk factor for OS or DFS. Circumferential resection margin (CRM) involvement (HR 4.68, 95%CI 1.78-12.31) and R1 resections (HR 5.66, 95%CI 2.31-13.87) were significantly associated with disease recurrence. Subgroup analysis showed no significant impact of DRM on the survival of patients undergoing neoadjuvant therapy.
Conclusions: Short DRM does not compromise oncological outcomes, provided that complete (R0) resection is achieved. These findings support a more individualised surgical approach, with emphasis on CRM status over arbitrary DRM thresholds.