Survival outcomes in patients aged 75 years and over with peritoneal colorectal carcinomatosis after cytoreductive surgery and hyperthermic intraperitoneal chemotherapy (HIPEC): multicenter study of the Spanish Group of Peritoneal Cancer Surgery (GECOP)

Background The attitude toward cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC in peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer is unclear. The aim of this study is to report the perioperative outcomes after cytoreductive surgery with HIPEC in patients ≥ 75 years. Methods This retrospective multicenter study collected the data the Spanish Group of Peritoneal Cancer Surgery. Thirty-six patients with peritoneal carcinomatosis from colorectal cancer met the selection criteria for the study. Morbidity, mortality, disease-free and overall survival were analyzed. Results Morbidity (grade III–IV) was 17% and 2 patients died of complications related to the procedure (5.4%). Median disease-free survival (DFS) was 16 months. DFS at 1 and 3 years was 81% and 42%, respectively. Overall survival at 1 and 3 years was 96% and 75%. In the univariate analysis, preoperative comorbidities ( p = 0.01), liver metastases ( p = 0.02), blood transfusion ( p = 0.001) and postoperative complications ( p = 0.001); and in the multivariate analysis, perioperative blood transfusion (OR 2.56, 95% CI 1.95–6.24, p = 0.03) and postoperative complications (OR 3.25, 95% CI 2.35–7.56, p = 0.02) were associated with a lower overall survival. Conclusions Age is not an absolute contraindication to perform cytoreduction surgery with HIPEC in highly selected elderly patients with colorectal peritoneal carcinomatosis.