Metastatic Spine Disease: Should Patients With Short Life Expectancy Be Denied Surgical Care? An International Retrospective Cohort Study.


Journal

Neurosurgery
ISSN: 1524-4040
Titre abrégé: Neurosurgery
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 7802914

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
01 08 2020
Historique:
received: 13 05 2019
accepted: 28 08 2019
pubmed: 7 11 2019
medline: 5 1 2021
entrez: 7 11 2019
Statut: ppublish

Résumé

Despite our inability to accurately predict survival in many cancer patients, a life expectancy of at least 3 mo is historically necessary to be considered for surgical treatment of spinal metastases. To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients surviving <3 mo after surgical treatment to patients surviving >3 mo to assess the validity of this inclusion criteria. Patients who underwent surgery for spinal metastases between August 2013 and May 2017 were retrospectively identified from an international cohort study. HRQOL was evaluated using generic and disease-specific outcome tools at baseline and at 6 and 12 wk postsurgery. The primary outcome was the HRQOL at 6 wk post-treatment measured by the Spine Oncology Study Group Outcomes Questionnaire (SOSGOQ). A total of 253 patients were included: 40 patients died within the first 3 mo after surgery and 213 patients survived more than 3 mo. Patients surviving <3 mo after surgery presented with lower baseline performance status. Adjusted analyses for baseline performance status did not reveal a significant difference in HRQOL between both groups at 6 wk post-treatment. No significant difference in patient satisfaction at 6 wk with regard to their treatment could be detected between both groups. When controlled for baseline performance status, quality of life 6 wk after surgery for spinal metastasis is independent of survival. To optimize improvement in HRQOL for this patient population, baseline performance status should take priority over expected survival in the surgical decision-making process.

Sections du résumé

BACKGROUND
Despite our inability to accurately predict survival in many cancer patients, a life expectancy of at least 3 mo is historically necessary to be considered for surgical treatment of spinal metastases.
OBJECTIVE
To compare health-related quality of life (HRQOL) in patients surviving <3 mo after surgical treatment to patients surviving >3 mo to assess the validity of this inclusion criteria.
METHODS
Patients who underwent surgery for spinal metastases between August 2013 and May 2017 were retrospectively identified from an international cohort study. HRQOL was evaluated using generic and disease-specific outcome tools at baseline and at 6 and 12 wk postsurgery. The primary outcome was the HRQOL at 6 wk post-treatment measured by the Spine Oncology Study Group Outcomes Questionnaire (SOSGOQ).
RESULTS
A total of 253 patients were included: 40 patients died within the first 3 mo after surgery and 213 patients survived more than 3 mo. Patients surviving <3 mo after surgery presented with lower baseline performance status. Adjusted analyses for baseline performance status did not reveal a significant difference in HRQOL between both groups at 6 wk post-treatment. No significant difference in patient satisfaction at 6 wk with regard to their treatment could be detected between both groups.
CONCLUSION
When controlled for baseline performance status, quality of life 6 wk after surgery for spinal metastasis is independent of survival. To optimize improvement in HRQOL for this patient population, baseline performance status should take priority over expected survival in the surgical decision-making process.

Identifiants

pubmed: 31690935
pii: 5613663
doi: 10.1093/neuros/nyz472
pmc: PMC7360875
doi:

Types de publication

Journal Article Multicenter Study Observational Study Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

Langues

eng

Sous-ensembles de citation

IM

Pagination

303-311

Subventions

Organisme : NCI NIH HHS
ID : P30 CA008748
Pays : United States

Commentaires et corrections

Type : CommentIn
Type : CommentIn

Informations de copyright

© Congress of Neurological Surgeons 2019.

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Auteurs

Nicolas Dea (N)

Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Anne L Versteeg (AL)

Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Arjun Sahgal (A)

Department of Radiation Oncology, Sunnybrook Odette Cancer Center, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Jorrit-Jan Verlaan (JJ)

Department of Orthopedics, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands.

Raphaële Charest-Morin (R)

Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

Laurence D Rhines (LD)

MD Anderson Cancer Center, Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Texas, Houston, Texas.

Daniel M Sciubba (DM)

Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

James M Schuster (JM)

Department of Neurosurgery, Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

Michael H Weber (MH)

Division of Surgery, Montreal General Hospital, McGill University, Montreal, Canada.

Aron Lazary (A)

National Center for Spinal Disorders, Buda Health Center, Budapest, Hungary.

Michael G Fehlings (MG)

Spine Program, Division of Neurosurgery, Department of Surgery, Toronto Western Hospital, University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada.

Michelle J Clarke (MJ)

Department of Neurosurgery, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota.

Paul M Arnold (PM)

Department of Neurosurgery, The University of Kansas Hospital, The University of Kansas, Kansas City, Kansas.

Stefano Boriani (S)

IRCCS Istituto Ortopedico Galeazzi, Milano, Italy.

Chetan Bettegowda (C)

Department of Neurosurgery, School of Medicine, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland.

Ilya Laufer (I)

Department of Neurosurgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York, New York.

Ziya L Gokaslan (ZL)

Department of Neurosurgery, The Miriam Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.
Department of Neurosurgery, Rhode Island Hospital, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University, Brown University, Providence, Rhode Island.

Charles G Fisher (CG)

Division of Spine Surgery, Department of Orthopaedics, Vancouver General Hospital, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada.

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