Outcomes of appendiceal cancer treated at a state peritonectomy service.

Authors

Madeleine Strach

Madeleine Cornelia Strach

Department of Medical Oncology, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, Australia

Madeleine Cornelia Strach , Nabila Ansari , Cherry Koh , Michael Solomon , Lisa Horvath , Kate Mahon

Organizations

Department of Medical Oncology, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, Australia, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Sydney, Australia, Chris O'Brien Lifehouse, Sydney, Australia

Research Funding

No funding received

Background: Appendiceal cancers (AC) are rare with varied prognosis. Nomenclature refined by the WHO 2019 classification is: appendiceal mucinous neoplasms (AMNs), adenocarcinomas (AA) including mucinous (MAC), not otherwise specified (ANOS), signet ring (SRC) and goblet cell (GCA), and neuroendocrine tumours (NET). Cytoreductive surgery and heated intraperitoneal chemotherapy (CRS+HIPEC) is the definitive treatment. The role of chemotherapy remains unclear with conflicting outcomes and there is need to delineate the optimal regimen in different disease settings. The aim of this study was to evaluate AC treatment and clinical outcomes by the WHO 2019 classification and analyse the impact of perioperative chemotherapy. Methods: We reviewed prospective data from the database at an Australian state peritonectomy service, Apr 2017-Dec 2021. Variables included demographics, tumour characteristics, treatment details and survival outcomes. Analysis was by the Kaplan-Meier method using the log-rank test for statistical comparison (SPSSv27). Results: 115 patients (of 207 referred) with confirmed AC proceeded to CRS. Histopathology comprised 49 AMNs (43%), 62 (63%) AA, 3 SRCs and 1 NET. The mean age was 56y (21-78), 53% female. 94% had CRS+HIPEC (Mitomycin 85%). 70% had cytoreductive score 0. The median peritoneal cancer index was 23 (0-39). 20 (17%) had localised (M0) disease, 10 acellular mucin (M1a) and 85 (74%) metastases (M1b/c). 71% were lymph node negative (N0). 40% had chemotherapy (oxaliplatin/5-fluorouracil 57%). 8 of 15 who had molecular testing had a KRAS mutation. Median follow-up was 26m (1.9-167). The table shows univariate survival analysis. Conclusions: This is the first study evaluating outcomes of perioperative chemotherapy for AC in a cohort of patients since the WHO 2019 classification. MAC have worse survival compared to ANOS, but similar to GCAs. Peritoneal acellular mucin has a similarly improved prognosis to patients with no peritoneal disease compared to those with cellular disease. Chemotherapy demonstrated worse survival compared to no chemotherapy, also seen in the literature and likely influenced by selection of more aggressive disease. There is a need to develop biomarkers and better treatments to improve the survival of these patients. Further multivariate analysis for prognostic and predictive factors is planned.

Appendiceal cancer survival outcomes.

N4y OS (%)P4y DFS (%)P
All, median (95% CI), m11597 (36.8-157.2)45 (22.7-67.4)
Stage

M0/1a

M1b/c


30

85


100

55


0.01*


100

37


<0.001*
Nodal status

N0/X

N1

N2


82

23

10


77

53

17


<0.001*


60

39

24


<0.001*
Subtype

AMN

MAC

ANOS

GCA

SRC

NET


49

33

12

17

3

1


87

42

68

40

33


0.005*


69

28

28

54

33


0.007*
Cytoreduction score

0

1-3

Missing


81

33

1


76

30


<0.001


66

18


<0.001*
Peritoneal cancer index

<10

≥10

Missing


32

82

1


90

52


0.023*


82

37


0.008*
Chemotherapy

Perioperative

Palliative

No


44

2

69


46

0

90


0.009*


32

0

75


0.004*
KRAS mutant

Yes

No

Unknown


8

6

101


48

53

65


0.48


14

63

51


0.016*

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Annual Meeting

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Track

Gastrointestinal Cancer—Colorectal and Anal

Sub Track

Other Colorectal and Anal Cancer

Citation

J Clin Oncol 40, 2022 (suppl 16; abstr 3629)

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.16_suppl.3629

Abstract #

3629

Poster Bd #

422

Abstract Disclosures