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- Title
Differential Perspectives by Specialty on Oligometastatic Colorectal Cancer: A Korean Oligometastasis Working Group's Comparative Survey Study.
- Authors
Won Kyung Cho; Gyu Sang Yoo; Chai Hong Rim; Jae-Uk Jeong; Eui Kyu Chie; Yong Chan Ahn; Hyeon-Min Cho; Jun Won Um; Yang-Gun Suh; Ah Ram Chang; Jong Hoon Lee
- Abstract
Purpose Despite numerous studies on the optimal treatments for oligometastatic disease (OMD), there is no established interdisciplinary consensus on its diagnosis or classification. This survey-based study aimed to analyze the differential opinions of colorectal surgeons and radiation oncologists regarding the definition and treatment of OMD from the colorectal primary. Materials and Methods A total of 141 participants were included in this study, consisting of 63 radiation oncologists (44.7%) and 78 colorectal surgeons (55.3%). The survey consisted of 19 questions related to OMD, and the responses were analyzed using the chi-square test to determine statistical differences between the specialties. Results The radiation oncologists chose "bone" more frequently compared to the colorectal surgeons (19.2% vs. 36.5%, p=0.022), while colorectal surgeons favored "peritoneal seeding" (26.9% vs. 9.5%, p=0.009). Regarding the number of metastatic tumors, 48.3% of colorectal surgeons responded that "irrelevant, if all metastatic lesions are amendable to local therapy", while only 21.8% of radiation oncologist chose same answer. When asked about molecular diagnosis, most surgeons (74.8%) said it was important, but only 35.8% of radiation oncologists agreed. Conclusion This study demonstrates that although radiation oncologists and colorectal surgeons agreed on a majority of aspects such as diagnostic imaging, biomarker, systemic therapy, and optimal timing of OMD, they also had quite different perspectives on several aspects of OMD. Understanding these differences is crucial to achieving multidisciplinary consensus on the definition and optimal management of OMD.
- Subjects
COLORECTAL cancer; ONCOLOGISTS; CHI-squared test; THERAPEUTICS; MOLECULAR diagnosis
- Publication
Cancer Research & Treatment, 2023, Vol 55, Issue 4, p1281
- ISSN
1598-2998
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4143/crt.2023.479