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author Giulia Capelli
Giulia Lorenzoni
Maria Vittoria Chiaruttini
Paolo Delrio
Mario Guerrieri
Monica Ortenzi
Nicola Cillara
Angelo Restivo
Simona Deidda
Antonino Spinelli
Carmela Romano
Francesco Bianco
Giacomo Sarzo
Dajana Glavas
Emilio Morpurgo
Claudio Belluco
Elisa Palazzari
Giuditta Chiloiro
Elisa Meldolesi
Claudio Coco
Donato Paolo Pafundi
Cosimo Feleppa
Carlo Aschele
Michele Bonomo
Andrea Muratore
Alfredo Mellano
Germana Chiaulon
Francesca Bergamo
Maria Antonietta Gambacorta
Daniela Rega
Dario Gregori
Gaya Spolverato
Salvatore Pucciarelli
author_facet Giulia Capelli
Giulia Lorenzoni
Maria Vittoria Chiaruttini
Paolo Delrio
Mario Guerrieri
Monica Ortenzi
Nicola Cillara
Angelo Restivo
Simona Deidda
Antonino Spinelli
Carmela Romano
Francesco Bianco
Giacomo Sarzo
Dajana Glavas
Emilio Morpurgo
Claudio Belluco
Elisa Palazzari
Giuditta Chiloiro
Elisa Meldolesi
Claudio Coco
Donato Paolo Pafundi
Cosimo Feleppa
Carlo Aschele
Michele Bonomo
Andrea Muratore
Alfredo Mellano
Germana Chiaulon
Francesca Bergamo
Maria Antonietta Gambacorta
Daniela Rega
Dario Gregori
Gaya Spolverato
Salvatore Pucciarelli
Giulia Capelli
Giulia Lorenzoni
Maria Vittoria Chiaruttini
Paolo Delrio
Mario Guerrieri
Monica Ortenzi
Nicola Cillara
Angelo Restivo
Simona Deidda
Antonino Spinelli
Carmela Romano
Francesco Bianco
Giacomo Sarzo
Dajana Glavas
Emilio Morpurgo
Claudio Belluco
Elisa Palazzari
Giuditta Chiloiro
Elisa Meldolesi
Claudio Coco
Donato Paolo Pafundi
Cosimo Feleppa
Carlo Aschele
Michele Bonomo
Andrea Muratore
Alfredo Mellano
Germana Chiaulon
Francesca Bergamo
Maria Antonietta Gambacorta
Daniela Rega
Dario Gregori
Gaya Spolverato
Salvatore Pucciarelli
collection Wiley Open Access
contents Comparing local excision with watch and wait for the management of rectal cancer patients responding to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: Composite endpoint analysis using the win ratio Giulia Capelli Giulia Lorenzoni Maria Vittoria Chiaruttini Paolo Delrio Mario Guerrieri Monica Ortenzi Nicola Cillara Angelo Restivo Simona Deidda Antonino Spinelli Carmela Romano Francesco Bianco Giacomo Sarzo Dajana Glavas Emilio Morpurgo Claudio Belluco Elisa Palazzari Giuditta Chiloiro Elisa Meldolesi Claudio Coco Donato Paolo Pafundi Cosimo Feleppa Carlo Aschele Michele Bonomo Andrea Muratore Alfredo Mellano Germana Chiaulon Francesca Bergamo Maria Antonietta Gambacorta Daniela Rega Dario Gregori Gaya Spolverato Salvatore Pucciarelli Colorectal Disease Abstract Aim The aim of this work was to apply the ‘win ratio’ to compare the outcomes of rectal‐sparing approaches [watch and wait (WW) and local excision (LE)] in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer responding to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Method Patients enrolled in the ReSARCh study (NCT02710812) between 2016 and 2021 were divided into two cohorts (WW vs. LE). The win ratio was calculated by dividing the number of successes (or wins) in the WW group by the number of successes in the LE group on matched pairs. Oncological outcomes (overall survival, distant and local recurrence), presence of a stoma and rectum not preserved were considered as outcomes of interest. Results Overall, 108 (62.1%) patients underwent LE and 66 (37.9%) WW. Patients who underwent WW were more likely to have a complete clinical response (cCR) at restaging [i.e. ycT = 0: n  = 51 (80%) for WW vs. n  = 45 (42%) for LE, p  < 0.001]. After matching for age, sex, distance from the anal verge and T stage at restaging, i.e. ycT, 57 pairs of patients were identified. The overall win ratio considering only oncological outcomes was 0.4 (95% CI 0.02–0.94). The disadvantage of WW was mainly due to a higher rate of local recurrences. The overall win ratio considering oncological outcomes, presence of a stoma and rectum not preserved was 0.6 (95% CI 0.04–1.38), indicating a potential disadvantage for WW, but with wide confidence intervals suggesting uncertainty. Conclusions LE may have an advantage in terms of local recurrence rates compared with WW, potentially conferring a survival benefit. These results should be confirmed in further prospective randomized trials. 10.1111/codi.70077 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
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spellingShingle Comparing local excision with watch and wait for the management of rectal cancer patients responding to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: Composite endpoint analysis using the win ratio
Giulia Capelli
Giulia Lorenzoni
Maria Vittoria Chiaruttini
Paolo Delrio
Mario Guerrieri
Monica Ortenzi
Nicola Cillara
Angelo Restivo
Simona Deidda
Antonino Spinelli
Carmela Romano
Francesco Bianco
Giacomo Sarzo
Dajana Glavas
Emilio Morpurgo
Claudio Belluco
Elisa Palazzari
Giuditta Chiloiro
Elisa Meldolesi
Claudio Coco
Donato Paolo Pafundi
Cosimo Feleppa
Carlo Aschele
Michele Bonomo
Andrea Muratore
Alfredo Mellano
Germana Chiaulon
Francesca Bergamo
Maria Antonietta Gambacorta
Daniela Rega
Dario Gregori
Gaya Spolverato
Salvatore Pucciarelli
Colorectal Disease
Comparing local excision with watch and wait for the management of rectal cancer patients responding to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: Composite endpoint analysis using the win ratio Giulia Capelli Giulia Lorenzoni Maria Vittoria Chiaruttini Paolo Delrio Mario Guerrieri Monica Ortenzi Nicola Cillara Angelo Restivo Simona Deidda Antonino Spinelli Carmela Romano Francesco Bianco Giacomo Sarzo Dajana Glavas Emilio Morpurgo Claudio Belluco Elisa Palazzari Giuditta Chiloiro Elisa Meldolesi Claudio Coco Donato Paolo Pafundi Cosimo Feleppa Carlo Aschele Michele Bonomo Andrea Muratore Alfredo Mellano Germana Chiaulon Francesca Bergamo Maria Antonietta Gambacorta Daniela Rega Dario Gregori Gaya Spolverato Salvatore Pucciarelli Colorectal Disease Abstract Aim The aim of this work was to apply the ‘win ratio’ to compare the outcomes of rectal‐sparing approaches [watch and wait (WW) and local excision (LE)] in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer responding to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy. Method Patients enrolled in the ReSARCh study (NCT02710812) between 2016 and 2021 were divided into two cohorts (WW vs. LE). The win ratio was calculated by dividing the number of successes (or wins) in the WW group by the number of successes in the LE group on matched pairs. Oncological outcomes (overall survival, distant and local recurrence), presence of a stoma and rectum not preserved were considered as outcomes of interest. Results Overall, 108 (62.1%) patients underwent LE and 66 (37.9%) WW. Patients who underwent WW were more likely to have a complete clinical response (cCR) at restaging [i.e. ycT = 0: n  = 51 (80%) for WW vs. n  = 45 (42%) for LE, p  < 0.001]. After matching for age, sex, distance from the anal verge and T stage at restaging, i.e. ycT, 57 pairs of patients were identified. The overall win ratio considering only oncological outcomes was 0.4 (95% CI 0.02–0.94). The disadvantage of WW was mainly due to a higher rate of local recurrences. The overall win ratio considering oncological outcomes, presence of a stoma and rectum not preserved was 0.6 (95% CI 0.04–1.38), indicating a potential disadvantage for WW, but with wide confidence intervals suggesting uncertainty. Conclusions LE may have an advantage in terms of local recurrence rates compared with WW, potentially conferring a survival benefit. These results should be confirmed in further prospective randomized trials. 10.1111/codi.70077 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/termsAndConditions#vor
title Comparing local excision with watch and wait for the management of rectal cancer patients responding to neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy: Composite endpoint analysis using the win ratio
topic Colorectal Disease
url https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/codi.70077