Potential survival benefit of XXXX for recurrent @entity43 .

@entity43 @entity1 @entity4557 @entity5 @entity3528 @entity10224
OBJECTIVE: Although treatment for recurrent @entity43 is usually not curative and intends to be palliative, a certain significance of @entity3528 ( @entity3528 ) for recurrent @entity5 has been reported; still, there are limitations in this strategy including difficulty in predicting successful complete resection and selecting good candidates. The purpose of this study was to explore the potential survival benefit of @entity3528 in @entity1 with recurrent @entity43 . METHODS: Among all @entity1 who underwent primary therapy for @entity43 between 1994 and 2006 at our institute, medical records of @entity1 who were submitted to @entity3528 for @entity4557 following complete remission after primary therapy were retrospectively investigated. Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used for survival analysis, and Cox proportional hazard regression model was used for quantifying the relations between survival and covariates. RESULTS: Thirty-four @entity1 met the inclusion criteria. Complete resection of all visible @entity5 at @entity3528 was achieved in 24 of @entity1 (75%). Median postrecurrence survival was 60 months. On univariate analysis, solitary @entity4557 , disease-free interval, @entity10224 value at @entity4557 , and complete resection were significant prognostic factors on postrecurrence survival; whereas on multivariate analysis, @entity10224 value at @entity4557 and complete resection were independent prognostic factors. In addition, a comparison according to the initial method that detected @entity4557 revealed that @entity1 whose @entity4557 was detected with @entity10224 elevations had significantly worse postrecurrence survival than those detected with routine examinations including image scans (P = 0.021). CONCLUSIONS: In the present study, the impact of @entity3528 on the significant survival benefit was identified for @entity1 with low @entity10224 value at @entity4557 as well as with complete resection. Although further analyses are needed, @entity1 whose @entity4557 was diagnosed by routine examinations without @entity10224 elevation might be better candidates for @entity3528 .
