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作者: Zhang, Rui-xiang ; Li, Hao-Miao ; Xie, Hou-nai ; Lin, Si-yun ; Qin, Jian-Jun ; Li, Yong ; Chen, Xian-Kai ; Xie, Hou-Nai ; Tan, Li-Jie ; Liu, Xian-ben ; Chen, Long-qi ; Yuan, Yong ; Yang, Yu-Shang ; Li, He-cheng ; Yu, Yong-kui ; Qin, Jian-jun ; Xu, Lei ; Cao, Yu-qin ; Chen, Long-Qi ; Lin, Si-Yun ; Xiang, Jia-Qing ; Cao, Yu-Qin ; Yu, Yong-Kui ; Li, Bin ; Li, Hao-miao ; Xiang, Jia-qing ; Liu, Xian-Ben ; Zhang, Rui-Xiang ; Tan, Li-jie ; Li, Yin ; Yang, Yu-shang ; Li, He-Cheng ; Zhang, Lin
BACKGROUNDCurrently, optimal treatment strategy for resectable primary small cell carcinoma of the esophagus (PSmCCE) remains controversial. To address this, we conducted a multicenter study to evaluate treatment patterns and long-term survival of PSmCCE patients who underwent radical resection.METHODSThis retrospective multicenter study included resected PSmCCE patients who received radical resection at seven high-volume cancer centers. Overall survival (OS) and median survival time (MST) were calculated by using a Kaplan-Meier method and the log-rank test was utilized to assess differences. Multivariable Cox analysis was performed to identify independent prognostic factors.RESULTSA total of 352 patients with resected PSmCCE were included. For PSmCCE with stage cT1-2N0M0, patients who received surgery plus adjuvant therapy showed better survival than those who received surgery alone (5-year OS rate: 32.8% vs. 19.2%, MST: 44.0 vs. 33.0 months, P = 0.035). Multivariable Cox survival analysis revealed an independent correlation between receiving surgery plus adjuvant therapy and improved OS (hazard ratio [HR] 0.529; 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.280-0.997; P = 0.049). For stage cT3N0M0/T1-3N1M0 PSmCCE, patients who received neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery had superior long-term survival compared with those who received surgery combined with adjuvant therapy and those who received surgery alone (5-year OS rate: 27.2% vs. 9.5% vs. 0%, MST: 36.0 vs. 24.0 vs. 20.0 months, P = 0.014). Multivariable Cox survival analysis showed that neoadjuvant therapy was independently associated with improved OS (HR 0.384, 95% CI 0.203-0.728; HR 0.550, 95% CI 0.312-0.968; P = 0.013).CONCLUSIONSAdjuvant therapy was associated with improved survival in stage cT1-2N0M0 PSmCCE, but this should be confirmed in prospective studies. For stage cT3N0M0/T1-3N1M0 cases, neoadjuvant therapy followed by surgery should be considered.