Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; Forzani & MacPhail Colon Cancer Screening Centre, Alberta Health Services, Calgary, AB.
Department of Community Health Sciences, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB; Department of Oncology, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB.
Cancer Treat Res Commun. 2022;32:100585. doi: 10.1016/j.ctarc.2022.100585. Epub 2022 Jun 3.
The incidence of early-onset (<50) colorectal cancer (eoCRC) has been increasing in Canada. Little is known about treatment patterns and outcomes among this patient population in Canada.
We conducted a retrospective population-based cohort study of CRC patients in Alberta (2010-2018) using electronic medical records and administrative claims data. Treatment patterns and CRC-specific mortality were compared between early-onset age groups (<40 and 40-49) and average age-at-onset (60-70) (aoCRC) patients with multivariable logistic regression and cox proportional hazard models.
There were 334 and 935 patients in the early-onset groups and 4606 in the aoCRC group. Compared with aoCRC, patients <40 were more likely to receive chemotherapy in stage II colon (OR 3.41, CI 1.75-6.47) and stage III rectal (OR 3.01, CI 1.18-10.21), and to receive systemic therapy (OR 2.40, CI 1.46-4.12) and radiation in stage IV CRC (OR 2.70, CI 1.48-4.92). The 40-49 age group was more likely to receive chemotherapy in stage II colon (OR 2.13, CI 1.25-3.56), and chemoradiation in stage II rectal (OR 2.16, CI 1.25-3.80) and stage III rectal (OR 1.63, CI 1.13-2.40), as well as systemic therapy in stage IV CRC (OR 2.46, CI 1.75-3.52). Survival did not differ between <40 and 60-70 age groups. Survival was significantly higher for the 40-49 age group, but only in stage IV (HR 0.79, CI 0.67-0.94).
EoCRC patients tended to receive more therapy than average age CRC patients with minimal survival gains. Additional research to identify optimal treatment strategies for eoCRC patients is required.
在加拿大,早发性(<50 岁)结直肠癌(eoCRC)的发病率一直在上升。对于加拿大这一患者群体的治疗模式和结局,我们知之甚少。
我们使用电子病历和行政索赔数据,对艾伯塔省(2010-2018 年)的 CRC 患者进行了回顾性基于人群的队列研究。我们使用多变量逻辑回归和 Cox 比例风险模型比较了早发年龄组(<40 岁和 40-49 岁)和平均发病年龄组(60-70 岁)(aoCRC)患者的治疗模式和 CRC 特异性死亡率。
早发组各有 334 例和 935 例患者,aoCRC 组有 4606 例患者。与 aoCRC 相比,<40 岁的患者在 II 期结肠癌(OR 3.41,95%CI 1.75-6.47)和 III 期直肠癌(OR 3.01,95%CI 1.18-10.21)中更有可能接受化疗,在 IV 期 CRC(OR 2.40,95%CI 1.46-4.12)中更有可能接受全身治疗和放疗,在 IV 期 CRC(OR 2.70,95%CI 1.48-4.92)中更有可能接受化疗。40-49 岁年龄组在 II 期结肠癌(OR 2.13,95%CI 1.25-3.56)、II 期直肠癌(OR 2.16,95%CI 1.25-3.80)和 III 期直肠癌(OR 1.63,95%CI 1.13-2.40)中更有可能接受化疗,在 IV 期 CRC(OR 2.46,95%CI 1.75-3.52)中更有可能接受全身治疗。<40 岁和 60-70 岁年龄组之间的生存情况无差异。40-49 岁年龄组的生存率显著提高,但仅在 IV 期(HR 0.79,95%CI 0.67-0.94)。
eoCRC 患者的治疗倾向于比平均年龄 CRC 患者更多,但生存获益极小。需要进一步研究以确定 eoCRC 患者的最佳治疗策略。