학술논문

Surgical excision and radiotherapy for brain metastasis from colorectal cancer: How frailty and comorbidity indices influence outcome
Document Type
article
Source
Kaohsiung Journal of Medical Sciences, Vol 40, Iss 4, Pp 395-403 (2024)
Subject
brain metastases
colorectal cancer
comorbidity index
modified frailty index
prognostic nutritional index
Medicine (General)
R5-920
Language
English
ISSN
2410-8650
1607-551X
Abstract
Abstract The incidence of brain metastasis (BM) from colorectal cancer (CRC) is increasing. This study aims to identify the clinical prognosticators and evaluate the prognostic validity of common comorbidity indices in patients with BM from CRC. This retrospective single‐center study analyzed 93 patients with BM from CRC who received surgical excision and/or radiotherapy. The clinical characteristics and prognostic indices including the 5‐item modified frailty index (mFI‐5) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI) were calculated from the collected patient data and analyzed. In this study, 66 (71.0%), 10 (10.8%), and 17 (18.3%) patients received whole‐brain radiotherapy (WBRT) alone, surgery alone, and surgery plus WBRT, respectively. The median survival of all patients was 3.98 months (IQR: 1.74–7.99). The 2‐ and 3‐year survival rates were 7.4% and 3.7%, respectively. Controlled primary tumor (p = 0.048), solitary BM (p = 0.001), surgery + radiation (p