Meta-analysis of colorectal cancer follow-up after potentially curative resection

Mokhles, S., Macbeth, Fergus, Farewell, V., Fiorentino, F., Williams, N. R., Younes, R. N., Takkenberg, J. J. M. and Treasure, T. 2016. Meta-analysis of colorectal cancer follow-up after potentially curative resection. British Journal of Surgery 103 (10) , pp. 1259-1268. 10.1002/bjs.10233

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: After potentially curative resection of primary colorectal cancer, patients may be monitored by measurement of carcinoembryonic antigen and/or CT to detect asymptomatic metastatic disease earlier. METHODS: A systematic review and meta-analysis was conducted to find evidence for the clinical effectiveness of monitoring in advancing the diagnosis of recurrence and its effect on survival. MEDLINE (Ovid), Embase, the Cochrane Library, Web of Science and other databases were searched for randomized comparisons of increased intensity monitoring compared with a contemporary standard policy after resection of primary colorectal cancer. RESULTS: There were 16 randomized comparisons, 11 with published survival data. More intensive monitoring advanced the diagnosis of recurrence by a median of 10 (i.q.r. 5-24) months. In ten of 11 studies the authors reported no demonstrable difference in overall survival. Seven RCTs, published from 1995 to 2016, randomly assigned 3325 patients to a monitoring protocol made more intensive by introducing new methods or increasing the frequency of existing follow-up protocols versus less invasive monitoring. No detectable difference in overall survival was associated with more intensive monitoring protocols (hazard ratio 0·98, 95 per cent c.i. 0·87 to 1·11). CONCLUSION: Based on pooled data from randomized trials published from 1995 to 2016, the anticipated survival benefit from surgical treatment resulting from earlier detection of metastases has not been achieved.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Publisher:	Wiley-Blackwell
ISSN:	0007-1323
Date of Acceptance:	17 May 2016
Last Modified:	10 Jul 2019 09:12
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/103345

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