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- Title
Fast-track surgery improves postoperative clinical recovery and cellular and humoral immunity after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.
- Authors
Lantao Chen; Lixin Sun; Yaoguo Lang; Jun Wu; Lei Yao; Jinfeng Ning; Jinfeng Zhang; Shidong Xu; Chen, Lantao; Sun, Lixin; Lang, Yaoguo; Wu, Jun; Yao, Lei; Ning, Jinfeng; Zhang, Jinfeng; Xu, Shidong
- Abstract
<bold>Background: </bold>Our aim was to investigate the influence of FTS on human cellular and humoral immunity using a randomized controlled clinical study in esophageal cancer patients.<bold>Methods: </bold>Between October 2013 and December 2014, 276 patients with esophageal cancer in our department were enrolled in the study. The patients were randomized into two groups: FTS pathway group and conventional pathway group. The postoperative hospital stay, hospitalization expenditure, and postoperative complications were recorded. The markers of inflammatory and immune function were measured before operation as well as on the 1st, 3rd, and 7th postoperative days (POD), including serum level of interleukin-6 (IL-6), C-reactive protein (CRP), serum globulin, immunoglobulin G (IgG), immunoglobulin M (IgM), immunoglobulin A (IgA) and lymphocyte subpopulations (CD3 lymphocytes, CD4 lymphocytes, CD8 lymphocytes and the CD4/CD8 ratio) in the patients between the two groups.<bold>Results: </bold>In all, 260 patients completed the study: 128 in the FTS group and 132 in the conventional group. We found implementation of FTS pathway decreases postoperative length of stay and hospital charges (P < 0.05). In addition, inflammatory reactions, based on IL-6 and CRP levels, were less intense following FTS pathway compared to conventional pathway on POD1 and POD3 (P < 0.05). On POD1 and POD3, the levels of IgG, IgA, CD3 lymphocytes, CD4 lymphocytes and the CD4/CD8 ratio in FTS group were significantly higher than those in control group (All P < 0.05). However, there were no differences in the level of IgM and CD8 lymphocytes between the two groups.<bold>Conclusions: </bold>FTS improves postoperative clinical recovery and effectively inhibited release of inflammatory factors via the immune system after esophagectomy for esophageal cancer.<bold>Trial Registration: </bold>ChiCTR-TRC-13003562 , the date of registration: August 29, 2013.
- Subjects
ESOPHAGEAL cancer patients; ESOPHAGECTOMY; RANDOMIZED controlled trials; C-reactive protein; INTERLEUKIN-6; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; CELLULAR immunity; COMPARATIVE studies; DIGESTIVE organ surgery; ESOPHAGEAL tumors; LENGTH of stay in hospitals; IMMUNOGLOBULINS; INFLAMMATION; INTERLEUKINS; LONGITUDINAL method; RESEARCH methodology; MEDICAL cooperation; RESEARCH; STATISTICAL sampling; SURGICAL complications; EVIDENCE-based medicine; EVALUATION research; TREATMENT effectiveness; ANTIBODY formation; LYMPHOCYTE subsets; PERIOPERATIVE care
- Publication
BMC Cancer, 2016, Vol 16, p1
- ISSN
1471-2407
- Publication type
journal article
- DOI
10.1186/s12885-016-2506-8