2007-03-01
Laparoscopically assisted vs open colectomy for colon cancer: A meta-analysis
Publication
Publication
Archives of Surgery , Volume 142 - Issue 3 p. 298- 303
Objective: To perform a meta-analysis of trials randomizing patients with colon cancer to laparoscopically assisted or open colectomy to enhance the power in determining whether laparoscopic colectomy for cancer is oncologically safe. Data Sources: The databases of the Barcelona, Clinical Outcomes of Surgical Therapy (COST), Colon Cancer Laparoscopic or Open Resection (COLOR), and Conventional vs Laparoscopic-Assisted Surgery in Patients With Colorectal Cancer (CLASICC) trials were the data sources for the study. Study Selection: Patients who had at least 3 years of complete follow-up data were selected. Data Extraction: Patients who had undergone curative surgery before March 1, 2000, were studied. Three-year disease-free survival and overall survival were the primary outcomes of this analysis. Data Synthesis: Of 1765 patients, 229 were excluded, leaving 796 patients in the laparoscopically assisted arm and 740 patients in the open arm for analysis. Three-year disease-free survival rates in the laparoscopically assisted and open arms were 75.8% and 75.3%, respectively (95% confidence interval [CI] of the difference, -5% to 4%). The associated common hazard ratio (laparoscopically assisted vs open surgery with adjustment for sex, age, and stage) was 0.99 (95% CI, 0.80-1.22; P=.92). The 3-year overall survival rate after laparoscopic surgery was 82.2% and after open surgery was 83.5% (95% CI of the difference, -3% to 5%). The associated hazard ratio was 1.07 (95% CI, 0.83-1.37; P = .61). Disease-free and overall survival rates for stages I, II, and III evaluated separately did not differ between the 2 treatments. Conclusion: Laparoscopically assisted colectomy for cancer is oncologically safe.
Additional Metadata | |
---|---|
doi.org/10.1001/archsurg.142.3.298, hdl.handle.net/1765/35557 | |
Archives of Surgery | |
Organisation | Erasmus MC: University Medical Center Rotterdam |
Bonjer, J., Hop, W., Nelson, H., Sargent, D., Lacy, A., Castells, S., … Påhlman, L. (2007). Laparoscopically assisted vs open colectomy for colon cancer: A meta-analysis. Archives of Surgery (Vol. 142, pp. 298–303). doi:10.1001/archsurg.142.3.298 |