Baseline hemoglobin and liver function predict tolerability and overall survival of patients receiving radioembolization for chemotherapy-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2-1-2017
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Patients with liver metastatic colorectal cancer (mCRC) often benefit from receiving
METHODS: A database containing retrospective review of consecutively treated patients of mCRC from July 2002 to December 2011 at 11 US institutions was used. Data collected included background characteristics, prior chemotherapy, surgery/ablation, radiotherapy, vascular procedures,
RESULTS: A total of 606 patients (370 male; 236 female) were studied with a median follow-up was 8.5 mo. (IQR 4.3-15.6) after RE. Fewer than 11% of patients were treated outside recommended RE guidelines, with albumin being the most common, 10.5% grade 2 (0 (P
CONCLUSIONS: Review of pre-RE laboratory parameters may aid in improving median survivals if correctable grade >0 values are addressed prior to radiation delivery. HGB/dL is a well-known negative factor in radiation response and is easily corrected. Improving other parameters is more challenging. These efforts are important in optimizing treatment response to liver radiotherapy.
Volume
8
Issue
1
First Page
70
Last Page
80
Recommended Citation
Kennedy AS, Ball D, Cohen SJ, Cohn M, Coldwell DM, Drooz A, Ehrenwald E, Kanani S, Moeslein FM, Nutting CW, Putnam SG 3rd, Rose SC, Savin M, Schirm S, Sharma NK, Wang E. Baseline hemoglobin and liver function predict tolerability and overall survival of patients receiving radioembolization for chemotherapy-refractory metastatic colorectal cancer. J Gastrointest Oncol. 2017 Feb;8(1):70-80. doi: 10.21037/jgo.2017.01.03. PubMed PMID: 28280611; PubMed Central PMCID: PMC5334043.
ISSN
2078-6891
PubMed ID
28280611