Abstract
BackgroundIntensive follow-up after surgery for colorectal cancers is common in clinical practice, but evidence of a survival benefit is limited.ObjectiveTo conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of follow-up strategies for nonmetastatic colorectal cancer.Data sourcesWe searched Medline, Embase, and CENTRAL databases through May 30, 2018.Study selectionWe included randomized clinical trials evaluating intensive follow-up versus less follow-up in patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer.InterventionsIntensive follow-upMain outcomes measuresOverall survival.ResultsThe analyses included 17 trials with a total of 8039 patients. Compared with less follow-up, intensive follow-up significantly improved overall survival in patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer after radical surgery (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.74–0.97, P = 0.01; I2 = 30%; high quality). Subgroup analyses showed that differences between intensive-frequency and intensive-test follow-up (P = 0.04) and between short interval and long interval of follow-up (P = 0.02) in favor of the former one.LimitationsClinical heterogeneity of interventionsConclusionsFor patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer after curative resection, intensive follow-up strategy was associated with an improvement in overall survival compared with less follow-up strategy. Intensive-frequency follow-up strategy was associated with a greater reduction in mortality compared with intensive-test follow-up strategy.
Highlights
Colorectal cancer is estimated to have affected 140 250 patient in 2018 in the United States. [1] It is the third most common cancer, and the second most common cause of cancer-related deaths
Compared with less follow-up, intensive follow-up significantly improved overall survival in patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer after radical surgery (HR 0.85, 95% CI 0.74–0.97, P = 0.01; I2 = 30%; high quality)
For patients with nonmetastatic colorectal cancer after curative resection, intensive followup strategy was associated with an improvement in overall survival compared with less follow-up strategy
Summary
To conduct a systematic review and meta-analysis on the effects of follow-up strategies for nonmetastatic colorectal cancer.
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