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Trends in Distal Esophageal and Gastroesophageal Junction Cancer Care: The Dutch Nationwide Ivory Study

  • Marianne C Kalff
  • , Mark I van Berge Henegouwen
  • , Peter C Baas
  • , Renu R Bahadoer
  • , Eric J T Belt
  • , Baukje Brattinga
  • , Linda Claassen
  • , Admira Ćosović
  • , David Crull
  • , Freek Daams
  • , Annette D van Dalsen
  • , Jan Willem T Dekker
  • , Marc J van Det
  • , Manon Drost
  • , Peter van Duijvendijk
  • , Wietse J Eshuis
  • , Stijn van Esser
  • , Marcia P Gaspersz
  • , Burak Görgec
  • , Richard P R Groenendijk
  • Henk H Hartgrink, Erwin van der Harst, Jan Willem Haveman, Joos Heisterkamp, Richard van Hillegersberg, Wendy Kelder, B Feike Kingma, Willem J Koemans, Ewout A Kouwenhoven, Sjoerd M Lagarde, Frederik Lecot, Philip P van der Linden, Misha D P Luyer, Grard A P Nieuwenhuijzen, Pim B Olthof, Donald L van der Peet, Jean-Pierre E N Pierie, E G J M Robert Pierik, Victor D Plat, Fatih Polat, Camiel Rosman, Jelle P Ruurda, Johanna W van Sandick, Rene Scheer, Cettela A M Slootmans, Meindert N Sosef, Odin V Sosef, Wobbe O de Steur, Hein B A C Stockmann, Fanny J Stoop, Daan M Voeten, Guusje Vugts, Guy H E J Vijgen, Víola B Weeda, Marinus J Wiezer, Martijn G H van Oijen, Suzanne S Gisbertz

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Abstract

Objective: This study evaluated the nationwide trends in care and accompanied postoperative outcomes for patients with distal esophageal and gastro-esophageal junction cancer. Summary of Background Data: The introduction of transthoracic esophagectomy, minimally invasive surgery, and neo-adjuvant chemo(radio)therapy changed care for patients with esophageal cancer. Methods: Patients after elective transthoracic and transhiatal esophagectomy for distal esophageal or gastroesophageal junction carcinoma in the Netherlands between 2007-2016 were included. The primary aim was to evaluate trends in both care and postoperative outcomes for the included patients. Additionally, postoperative outcomes after transthoracic and tran-shiatal esophagectomy were compared, stratified by time periods. Results: Among 4712 patients included, 74% had distal esophageal tumors and 87% had adenocarcinomas. Between 2007 and 2016, the proportion of transthoracic esophagectomy increased from 41% to 81%, and neo-adjuvant treatment and minimally invasive esophagectomy increased from 31% to 96%, and from 7% to 80%, respectively. Over this 10-year period, postoperative outcomes improved: postoperative morbidity decreased from 66.6% to 61.8% (P = 0.001), R0 resection rate increased from 90.0% to 96.5% (P <0.001), median lymph node harvest increased from 15 to 19 (P <0.001), and median survival increased from 35 to 41 months (P = 0.027). Conclusion: In this nationwide cohort, a transition towards more neo-adju-vant treatment, transthoracic esophagectomy and minimally invasive surgery was observed over a 10-year period, accompanied by decreased postoperative morbidity, improved surgical radicality and lymph node harvest, and improved survival.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)619-628
Number of pages10
JournalAnnals of surgery
Volume277
Issue number4
Early online date11 Nov 2021
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2023

Keywords

  • complications
  • esophageal cancer
  • esophagectomy
  • minimally invasive surgery
  • neo-adjuvant treatment
  • survival

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