Surveillance
Stage II
- H/P q 3 months X 3 years, then q 6 months years 4,5
- CEA q 3 monthly X 3 years, then q 6 months years 4,5 (CEA detects approx. 70% of metastatic recurrences)
- CT C/A/P annual X 3 years**
- Incomplete colonoscopy – scope within 6 months
- 1 year colonoscopy, if free of TA may go to 3 years, and if that is clear of TAs q5 yearly
- Consider d/c to family doctor after 1 year CT/scope
- Lifestyle: Encourage aerobic activity
- Stage 2 can consider discharging after 1 year (recommendation for annual CT Q 3 years….although there may be some exceptions to this ex: T4’s)
Stage III
- H/P q 3 months X 3 years, then q 6 months years 4,5
- CEA q 3 monthly X 3 years, then q 6 months years 4,5
- CT C/A/P q 6 monthly X 3 years, then annual years 4,5
- Incomplete colonoscopy – scope within 6 months
- 1 year colonoscopy, if free of TA may go to 3 years, and if that is clear of TAs q5 yearly
- Consider d/c to family doctor after 2 years
- Lifestyle: Encourage aerobic activity
- Stage 3 we discussed following these patients for 2 years (highest risk time for recurrence), before discharging. Not sure if we came to a consensus on the imaging frequency.
- Circulating ctDNA testing made change this
Delay Ostomy reversal until post chemotherapy
**If high risk stage 2 (T4,PNI,LVI,obstructed at presentation, <11LN resected), optional to survey as stage III
Note that this is considerably more aggressive than BC Cancer MGMT guidelines which recommend “minimum of 2 scans over the first 3 years of f/u – months 12,36 suggested”
Neoadjuvant Considerations for Rectal Cancer
- TNT favoured for: cT4a/b, EMVI+, N2, MRF+, lateral LN+
Generally RAPIDO style - Short course RT and CAPOX X6 or FOLFOX X6
- Surgery 4 weeks post last cycle
RT as early as possible - Repeat rectal MRI and CT C/A/P post treatment
- Long course CRT
GPO/MO assess q 2 weekly on treatment (order 2 weeks at a time) - More frequent if having issues
- Labs weekly
Stage IV (Resectable or potentially convertable)
- MDT will decide sequencing
- PET to exclude extrahepatic disease
- For resectable hepatic mets, generally we offer FOLFOX X4 to test biology and allow for HPB surgical planning
- May require further therapy for convertible disease, assess with PRIMIVIST MRI q 4 cycles
- Avoid irinotecan if possible
- CEA monitoring q cycle if elevated at baseline
- Ensure MMR and oncopanel requested
- Can consider FOLFIRINOX for BRAF mutated patients, or panitumumab/FOLFOX for pan RAS WT left sided tumours or bev/FOLFOX to boost response
- No bev within 4 weeks of surgery
- Resected Stage IV survey as per stage III above
Stage IV (Unresectable or not potentially convertable)
- CEA monitoring q cycle if elevated at baseline
- Ensure MMR and oncopanel requested
- Prefer to add either bev or panitumumab if candidate with first line therapy
- Efficacy assessment with CT C/A/P at 3 months if marker is dropping, otherwise 2 months if marker rising or not elevated at baseline
- Thereafter, if responding CT C/A/P q 3 monthly and may increase interval to q 6 monthly for durable responders
- Resected Stage IV survey as per stage III above
- Urinalysis q cycle and ambulatory BP (home) if on bev
- BRAF mutated on TT (second line)
- ECG at baseline, then Q monthly X 3
- Derm at baseline, then q 8 weeks, then q 12 weekly
Dr. Michael Humphreys
In The Pipeline
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