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Supplementary Material for: Prognostic Impact of Postoperative Complications following Salvage Esophagectomy for Esophageal Cancer after Definitive Chemoradiotherapy

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posted on 2020-03-10, 15:37 authored by Sugimura K., Miyata H., Shinno N., Ushigome H., Asukai K., Hara H., Hasegawa S., Yamada D., Yamamoto K., Haraguchi N., Nishimura J., Motoori M., Wada H., Takahashi H., Yasui M., Omori T., Ohue M., Yano M.
Background: Recent studies have reported that the occurrence of postoperative complications after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer has a negative impact on long-term survival. Although salvage esophagectomy is associated with higher rates of morbidity and mortality, the impact of postoperative complications on long-term survival following salvage esophagectomy has not been fully investigated. Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 73 patients with thoracic esophageal cancer who underwent salvage esophagectomy between January 1997 and December 2017 after definitive chemoradiotherapy. We investigated the clinical impact of postoperative complications on long-term survival after salvage esophagectomy. Results: Postoperative complications, pulmonary complications, and anastomotic leakage occurred in 34 (47%), 14 (13%), and 14 (19%) of the patients, respectively. Patients with complications had significantly poorer survival than patients who did not have complications (HR [hazard ratio], 2.06; p = 0.017), but there were no significant differences in overall survival between patients with and those without pulmonary complications or anastomotic leakage (HR, 1.48, p = 0.318, and HR, 1.37, p = 0.377, respectively). Multivariate analysis revealed that pathological T3–4 disease (HR, 4.63; p = 0.001), residual disease (HR, 5.09; p = 0.001), and postoperative complications (HR, 3.85; p = 0.001) were significant independent prognostic factors. In particular, the frequency of death from other diseases among patients with postoperative complications was nonsignificantly higher than among patients without postoperative complications (26 vs. 10%; p = 0.071). Conclusion: The occurrence of complications leads to a poor prognosis for patients with esophageal cancer after salvage esophagectomy. Prevention of postoperative complications and long-term postoperative general supportive care might be important for improving patients’ prognosis.

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