Sex-related differences in oncologic outcomes, operative complications and health-related quality of life after curative-intent oesophageal cancer treatment: multicentre retrospective analysis
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2024-04-01
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Mantziari, Styliani
Elliott, Jessie A.
Markar, Sheraz R.
Klevebro, Fredrik
Goense, Lucas
Johar, Asif
Lagergren, Pernilla
Zaninotto, Giovanni
van Hillegersberg, Richard
van Berge Henegouwen, Mark I.
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Background: Oesophageal cancer, in particular adenocarcinoma, has a strong male predominance. However, the impact of patient sex on operative and oncologic outcomes and recovery of health-related quality of life is poorly documented, and was the focus of this large multicentre cohort study. Methods: All consecutive patients who underwent oncological oesophagectomy from 2009 to 2015 in the 20 European iNvestigation of SUrveillance after Resection for Esophageal cancer study group centres were assessed. Clinicopathologic variables, therapeutic approach, postoperative complications, survival and health-related quality of life data were compared between male and female patients. Multivariable analyses adjusted for age, sex, tumour histology, treatment protocol and major complications. Specific subgroup analyses comparing adenocarcinoma versus squamous cell cancer for all key outcomes were performed. Results: Overall, 3974 patients were analysed, 3083 (77.6%) male and 891 (22.4%) female; adenocarcinoma was predominant in both groups, while squamous cell cancer was observed more commonly in female patients (39.8% versus 15.1%, P < 0.001). Multivariable analysis demonstrated improved outcomes in female patients for overall survival (HRmales 1.24, 95% c.i. 1.07 to 1.44) and disease-free survival (HRmales 1.22, 95% c.i. 1.05 to 1.43), which was caused by the adenocarcinoma subgroup, whereas this difference was not confirmed in squamous cell cancer. Male patients presented higher health-related quality of life functional scores but also a higher risk of financial problems, while female patients had lower overall summary scores and more persistent gastrointestinal symptoms. Conclusion: This study reveals uniquely that female sex is associated with more favourable long-term survival after curative treatment for oesophageal cancer, especially adenocarcinoma, although long-term overall and gastrointestinal health-related quality of life are poorer in women.
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Mantziari, S, Elliott, J A, Markar, S R, Klevebro, F, Goense, L, Johar, A, Lagergren, P, Zaninotto, G, van Hillegersberg, R, van Berge Henegouwen, M I, Schäfer, M, Nilsson, M, Hanna, G B, Reynolds, J V, Van Veer, H, Depypere, L, Coosemans, W, Nafteux, P, Carroll, P, Allison, F, Darling, G, Findlay, J M, Everden, S, Maynard, N D, Ariyarathenam, A, Sanders, G, Jaunoo, S, Singh, P, Parsons, S, Saunders, J, Vohra, R, Sinha, A, Tan, B H L, Whiting, J G, Boshier, P R, Markar, S R, Zaninotto, G, Hanna, G B, Phillips, A W, Griffin, S M, Walker, R C, Underwood, T J, Piessen, G, Theisen, J, Friess, H, Bruns, C J, Schröder, W, Collins, C G, McAnena, O J, Rooney, S, Quinn, A, Toale, C, Murphy, T J, Elliott, J A, Ravi, N, Donohoe, C L, Reynolds, J V, Scarpa, M, Bardini, R, Degasperi, S, Saadeh, L, Castoro, C, Alfieri, R, Pinto, E, Mattara, G, Kalff, M C, Gisbertz, S S, van Hootegem, S J M, Lagarde, S M, Kingma, B F, Goense, L, Ruurda, J P, van Hillegersberg, R, Kennedy, R, Carey, P D, Prodehl, L, Lamb, P J, Skipworth, R J E, Dal Cero, M, Pera, M, Huang, B, Klevebro, F, Nilsson, M, Johar, A, Lagergren, P, Linder, G, Sundbom, M, Mantziari, S, Schäfer, M & Demartines, N 2024, 'Sex-related differences in oncologic outcomes, operative complications and health-related quality of life after curative-intent oesophageal cancer treatment : multicentre retrospective analysis', BJS open, vol. 8, no. 2, zrae026. https://doi.org/10.1093/bjsopen/zrae026