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Table 1 Demographic and clinicopathological manifestations

From: Palliative primary tumor resection may not offer survival benefits for patients with unresectable metastatic colorectal neuroendocrine neoplasms, one multicenter retrospective cohort study

Variables

All (n = 68)

Gender, n (%)

 

 Male

40 (58.8%)

 Female

28 (41.2%)

Age (yr, mean ± SD)

57.8 ± 14.2

ECOG score, n (%)

 

 0

10 (14.7%)

 1

46 (67.6%)

 2

11 (16.2%)

 3

1 (1.5%)

 4

0

 5

0

Primary tumor site, n (%)

 

 Rectum

47 (69.1%)

 Sigmoid colon

6 (8.8%)

 Descending colon

1 (1.5%)

 Transverse colon

2 (2.9%)

 Cecum and ascending colon

12 (17.6%)

Grade

 

 G1

5 (7.4%)

 G2

15 (22.1%)

 G3

48 (70.6%)

Differentiation

 

 NET

27 (39.7%)

 NEC

41 (60.3%)

Synaptophysin, n (%)

 

 Positive

61 (94.1%)

 Negative

1 (1.5%)

 Unknown

3 (4.4%)

Chromogranin, n (%)

 

 Positive

39 (57.4%)

 Negative

23 (33.8%)

 Unknown

6 (8.8%)

CD56, n (%)

 

 Positive

50 (73.5%)

 Negative

6 (8.8%)

 Unknown

12 (17.6%)

Ki67 [median (range)]

50% (1%, 95%)

Clinical T stage, n (%)

 

 T1, T2

6 (8.8%)

 T3, T4

62 (91.2%)

Clinical N stage, n (%)

 

 N0

8 (11.8%)

 N1

60 (90.2%)

Site of metastasis, n (%)

 

 Liver

54 (79.4%)

 Lung

2 (2.9%)

 Bone

12 (17.6%)

 Distant lymph nodes

16 (23.5%)

 Peritoneum

5 (7.4%)

 Others

3 (4.4%)

Treatment strategy

 

 PTR + chemotherapy

13 (19.1%)

 Chemotherapy + PTR

4 (5.9%)

 Chemotherapy + PTR + chemotherapy

6 (8.8%)

 Chemotherapy alone

32 (47.1%)

 PTR alone

9 (13.2%)

 No treatment

4 (5.9%)

Operation methods, n (%)

 

 Dixon

12 (17.6%)

 Miles

3 (4.4%)

 Hartmann

1 (1.5%)

 Sigmoidectomy

5 (7.4%)

 Right hemicolectomy

11 (16.2%)6

 Only colostomy

5 (7.4%)

 Only stent placement

1 (1.5%)

First-line chemotherapy regimen

 

 Fluorouracil-based regimens

22 (32.3%)

 Platinum-based regimens

27 (39.7%)

 Anlotinib

3 (4.4%)

 No chemotherapy

13 (11.8%)

 Unknown

5 (11.8%)

Cycles of chemotherapy [median (range)]

5 (0, 42)

  1. SD: standard deviation, ECOG: Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, NET: neuroendocrine tumor, NEC: neuroendocrine carcinoma, PTR: primary tumor resection