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. 2024 Nov;31(12):7783-7795.
doi: 10.1245/s10434-024-15722-x. Epub 2024 Jul 9.

Patient-Reported Outcomes in Chinese Patients with Locally Advanced or Recurrent Colorectal Cancer After Pelvic Exenteration

Xu Lin  1 , Zhou Haiyang  2
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Patient-Reported Outcomes in Chinese Patients with Locally Advanced or Recurrent Colorectal Cancer After Pelvic Exenteration

Xu Lin et al. Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Nov.

Abstract

Background: Pelvic exenteration (PE) is often the only curative treatment option for selected locally advanced and locally recurrent colorectal cancer associated with significant morbidity. Open and laparoscopic approaches were accepted for this procedure.

Objective: This study aimed to examine the Chinese patient-reported outcomes (PROs) and health-related quality of life (HRQoL) after PE.

Methods: A total of 122 enrolled participants were asked to complete PROs at baseline and 1, 3, 6, 9 and 12 months after PE. PROs included seven symptoms from the National Cancer Institute's Patient-Reported Outcomes version of the Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events (PRO-CTCAE). The HRQoL was assessed using the Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Colorectal (FACT-C).

Results: The overall postoperative complication rate was 41.0%. Patients experienced lower physical and functional well-being and FACT-C 1 month after surgery, then gradually recovered. The FACT-C score returned to baseline 9 months after surgery. Social and emotional well-being did not show signs of recovery until 6 months after the surgical procedure, and did not fully return to baseline until 12 months post-surgery. Symptom rates of insomnia, anxiety, discouragement, and sadness (composite score >0) did not improve significantly from baseline until 12 months after surgery.

Conclusions: PE is a feasible treatment choice for locally advanced primary and recurrent colorectal cancer. Social, psychological, and emotional recovery in the Chinese population after PE tends to be slower compared with the physical condition.

Keywords: Colorectal cancer; FACT-C; Patient-reported outcomes; Pelvic exenteration; Quality of life.

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