Optimizing margin status for improving prognosis in patients with oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma: A retrospective study from the two highest-volume Taiwanese hospitals

Chun Ta Liao, Li Yu Lee, Shu Ru Lee, Shu Hang Ng, Tsang Wu Liu, Chih Yen Chien, Jin Ching Lin, Cheng Ping Wang, Shyuang Der Terng, Chun Hung Hua, Tsung Ming Chen, Wen Cheng Chen, Yao Te Tsai, Chung Jan Kang, Chi Ying Tsai, Ying Hsia Chu, Chien Yu Lin, Kang Hsing Fan, Hung Ming Wang, Chia Hsun HsiehChih Hua Yeh, Chih Hung Lin, Chung Kan Tsao, Tzu Chen Yen, Nai Ming Cheng, Tuan Jen Fang, Shiang Fu Huang, Li Ang Lee, Ku Hao Fang, Yu Chien Wang, Wan Ni Lin, Li Jen Hsin, Yu Wen Wen

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Background: In the treatment of oral cavity squamous cell carcinoma (OCSCC), surgical quality measures which are expected to affect outcomes, including the achievement of a clear margin, are surgeon-dependent but might not be invariably associated with hospital volume. Our objective was to explore surgical margin variations and survival differences of OCSCC between two highest-volume hospitals in Taiwan. Materials and methods: A total of 2009 and 1019 patients with OCSCC who were treated at the two highest-volume Taiwanese hospitals (termed Hospital 1 and Hospital 2, respectively) were included. We examined how a pathological margin <5 mm impacted patient outcomes before and after propensity score (PS) matching. Results: The prevalence of margins <5 mm was markedly lower in Hospital 1 than in Hospital 2 (34.5%/65.2%, p<0.0001). Compared with Hospital 2, tumor severity was higher in Hospital 1. On univariable analysis, being treated in Hospital 2 (versus Hospital 1; hazard ratio [HR] for 5-year disease-specific survival [DSS] = 1.34, p=0.0002; HR for 5-year overall survival [OS] = 1.17, p=0.0271) and margins <5 mm (versus ≥5 mm; HR for 5-year DSS = 1.63, p<0.0001; HR for 5-year OS = 1.48, p<0.0001) were identified as adverse factors. The associations of treatment in Hospital 2 and margins <5 mm with less favorable outcomes remained significant after adjustment for potential confounders in multivariable analyses, as well as in the PS-matched cohort. The 5-year survival differences between patients operated in Hospital 1 and Hospital 2 were even more pronounced in the PS-matched cohort (before PS matching: DSS, 79%/74%, p=0.0002; OS, 71%/68%, p=0.0269; after PS matching: DSS, 84%/72%, p<0.0001; OS, 75%/66%, p<0.0001). In the entire cohort, the rate of adjuvant therapy was found to be lower in patients with margins ≥5 mm than in those with margins <5 mm (42.7%/57.0%, p<0.0001). Conclusions: Within the two highest-volume hospitals in Taiwan, patients with OCSCC with a clear margin status (≥5 mm) achieved more favorable outcomes. These results have clinical implications and show how initiatives aimed at improving the margin quality can translate in better outcomes. A clear margin status can reduce the need for adjuvant therapy, ultimately improving quality of life.
原文英語
文章編號1019555
期刊Frontiers in Oncology
12
DOIs
出版狀態已發佈 - 11月 2022

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • 腫瘤科
  • 癌症研究

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