Is Older Age a Real Adverse Prognostic Factor in Women With Early-Stage Endometrial Carcinoma? A Matched Analysis
Recommended Citation
Haley L, Burmeister C, Buekers T, and Elshaikh MA. Is older age a real adverse prognostic factor in women with early-stage endometrial carcinoma? A matched analysis. Int J Gynecol Cancer 2017
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-2017
Publication Title
International journal of gynecological cancer : official journal of the International Gynecological Cancer Society
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: The aim of this study was to evaluate if older age alone negatively impacts survival endpoints in women with early-stage uterine endometrioid carcinoma (EC), or its reported prognostic impact is due to an interaction with other well-known adverse factors using matched-analysis methodology.
METHODS: We identified 1254 patients with International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage I-II EC who underwent hysterectomy at our institution. We created 2 matched groups based on International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics stage, tumor grade, lymph node dissection status, and the type of adjuvant management. Recurrence-free (RFS), disease-specific (DSS) and overall survival (OS) were calculated.
RESULTS: A total 297 women 70 years or older were matched with 297 women younger than 70 years. The 2 groups were well balanced except for age and higher body mass index in younger patients. There were no significant difference between older and younger patients in regard to 5-year RFS (85% vs 87%; P = 0.52) or DSS (93% for both groups with P = 0.77). Five-year OS was shorter in older patients (76% vs 88% with P < 0.001). On multivariate analysis for RFS and DSS, high tumor grade and the presence of lymphovascular space invasion (LVSI) were the only 2 predictors of shorter RFS and DSS (P = 0.01 and P = 0.02, and P = 0.01 and P = 0.01, respectively). Tumor grade and LVSI also were predictors of shorter OS.
CONCLUSIONS: Our study suggests that when older patients with EC are matched with younger patients based on tumor stage, grade, and adjuvant management the prognostic impact of old age disappears. High tumor grade and LVSI remained as independent predictors of survival endpoints.
Medical Subject Headings
Adult; Age Factors; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Carcinoma, Endometrioid; Case-Control Studies; Disease-Free Survival; Endometrial Neoplasms; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Humans; Hysterectomy; Kaplan-Meier Estimate; Middle Aged; Neoplasm Grading; Neoplasm Staging; Prognosis; United States
PubMed ID
28060139
Volume
27
Issue
3
First Page
479
Last Page
485