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Pelc Z, Sędłak K, Leśniewska M, Mielniczek K, Chawrylak K, Skórzewska M, Ciszewski T, Czechowska J, Kiszczyńska A, Wijnhoven BPL, Van Sandick JW, Gockel I, Gisbertz SS, Piessen G, Eveno C, Bencivenga M, De Manzoni G, Baiocchi GL, Morgagni P, Rosati R, Fumagalli Romario U, Davies A, Endo Y, Pawlik TM, Roviello F, Bruns C, Polkowski WP, Rawicz-Pruszyński K. Textbook Neoadjuvant Outcome-Novel Composite Measure of Oncological Outcomes among Gastric Cancer Patients Undergoing Multimodal Treatment. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:1721. [PMID: 38730672 PMCID: PMC11083243 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16091721] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2024] [Revised: 04/26/2024] [Accepted: 04/26/2024] [Indexed: 05/13/2024] Open
Abstract
The incidence of gastric cancer (GC) is expected to increase to 1.77 million cases by 2040. To improve treatment outcomes, GC patients are increasingly treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) prior to curative-intent resection. Although NAC enhances locoregional control and comprehensive patient care, survival rates remain poor, and further investigations should establish outcomes assessment of current clinical pathways. Individually assessed parameters have served as benchmarks for treatment quality in the past decades. The Outcome4Medicine Consensus Conference underscores the inadequacy of isolated metrics, leading to increased recognition and adoption of composite measures. One of the most simple and comprehensive is the "All or None" method, which refers to an approach where a specific set of criteria must be fulfilled for an individual to achieve the overall measure. This narrative review aims to present the rationale for the implementation of a novel composite measure, Textbook Neoadjuvant Outcome (TNO). TNO integrates five objective and well-established components: Treatment Toxicity, Laboratory Tests, Imaging, Time to Surgery, and Nutrition. It represents a desired, multidisciplinary care and hospitalization of GC patients undergoing NAC to identify the treatment- and patient-related data required to establish high-quality oncological care further. A key strength of this narrative review is the clinical feasibility and research background supporting the implementation of the first and novel composite measure representing the "ideal" and holistic care among patients with locally advanced esophago-gastric junction (EGJ) and GC in the preoperative period after NAC. Further analysis will correlate clinical outcomes with the prognostic factors evaluated within the TNO framework.
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Affiliation(s)
- Zuzanna Pelc
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, 3015 GD Rotterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute-Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, 1066 CX Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
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- Department of Visceral, Transplant, Thoracic and Vascular Surgery, University Hospital Leipzig, 04103 Leipzig, Germany;
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, 1007 MB Amsterdam, The Netherlands;
- Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Cancer Center Amsterdam, 1081 HV Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, University Lille, and Claude Huriez University Hospital, 59000 Lille, France; (G.P.); (C.E.)
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, University Lille, and Claude Huriez University Hospital, 59000 Lille, France; (G.P.); (C.E.)
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- Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy; (M.B.); (G.D.M.)
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- Upper G.I. Surgery Division, University of Verona, 37126 Verona, Italy; (M.B.); (G.D.M.)
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- Department of Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Surgical Clinic, University of Brescia, and Third Division of General Surgery, Spedali Civili di Brescia, 25123 Brescia, Italy;
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- Department of General Surgery, Morgagni-Pierantoni Hospital, 47121 Forlì, Italy;
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Hospital, Vita Salute University, 20132 Milan, Italy;
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal and General Surgery, Guy’s and St Thomas’ Hospital, London SE1 7EH, UK;
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Y.E.); (T.M.P.)
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- Department of Surgery, The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center and James Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (Y.E.); (T.M.P.)
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- Department of Medicine, Surgery, and Neurosciences, University of Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy;
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- Department of General, Visceral, Cancer and Transplantation Surgery, University Hospital of Cologne, 50937 Cologne, Germany;
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, 20079 Lublin, Poland; (Z.P.); (K.S.); (M.L.); (K.M.); (K.C.); (M.S.); (T.C.); (J.C.); (A.K.); (W.P.P.)
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Skórzewska M, Pikuła A, Gęca K, Mlak R, Rawicz-Pruszyński K, Sędłak K, Paśnik I, Polkowski WP. Systemic inflammatory response markers for prediction of response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy in patients with advanced gastric cancer. Cytokine 2023; 172:156389. [PMID: 37852156 DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2023.156389] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2023] [Revised: 08/03/2023] [Accepted: 10/02/2023] [Indexed: 10/20/2023]
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BACKGROUND Tumour development is greatly influenced by the systemic inflammatory response. Inflammatory factors, such as neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR), platelet-to-lymphcyte ratio (PLR), and lymphocyte-to-monocyte ratio (LMR), mirror the balance between systemic inflammation and anti-tumour response. The current investigation examined the predictive and prognostic value of NLR, PLR, and LMR in advanced gastric cancer (GC) patients. METHODS This study is a retrospective, observational analysis involving 105 GC patients treated with neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). Thestudy population included patients who met the eligibility criteria.The relationship between NLR, PLR, LMR and demographic and clinical variables was assessed using theΧ2test. Survival data were analysed by Kaplan-Meier curves. RESULTS High NLR levels were associated with more advanced tumour stage.Higher risk of no tumour regression after NAC was observed if a high pretreatment level of NLR or PLR was found. All patients with an increase in NLR after NAC had a significantly higher risk of no tumor response.In groups high (no change), increase, decrease, and low (no change), NLR and PLR OS medians were: 33, 67, 78, and not reached-NR and 34, 29, 36, and NR, respectively. All patients had a significantly higher risk of death if NLR increased after NAC. An increase in post-NAC PLR level was associated with an increased risk of death only if the PLR baseline value was low. CONCLUSION NLR and PLR are promising predictive and prognostic factors in advanced GC patients treated with NAC.
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Affiliation(s)
- Magdalena Skórzewska
- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Laboratory Diagnostics, Department of Preclinical Sciences, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 11, 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Clinical Pathomorphology, Medical University in Lublin, Jaczewskiego 8b, 20-090 Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Radziwiłłowska 13 St., 20-080 Lublin, Poland
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Zhou Z, Ren Y, Zhang Z, Guan T, Wang Z, Chen W, Luo T, Li G. Digital histopathological images of biopsy predict response to neoadjuvant chemotherapy for locally advanced gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2023; 26:734-742. [PMID: 37322381 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-023-01407-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/26/2022] [Accepted: 06/04/2023] [Indexed: 06/17/2023]
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BACKGROUND Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) has been recognized as an effective therapeutic option for locally advanced gastric cancer as it is expected to reduce tumor size, increase the resection rate, and improve overall survival. However, for patients who are not responsive to NAC, the best operation timing may be missed together with suffering from side effects. Therefore, it is paramount to differentiate potential respondents from non-respondents. Histopathological images contain rich and complex data that can be exploited to study cancers. We assessed the ability of a novel deep learning (DL)-based biomarker to predict pathological responses from images of hematoxylin and eosin (H&E)-stained tissue. METHODS In this multicentre observational study, H&E-stained biopsy sections of patients with gastric cancer were collected from four hospitals. All patients underwent NAC followed by gastrectomy. The Becker tumor regression grading (TRG) system was used to evaluate the pathologic chemotherapy response. Based on H&E-stained slides of biopsies, DL methods (Inception-V3, Xception, EfficientNet-B5, and ensemble CRSNet models) were employed to predict the pathological response by scoring the tumor tissue to obtain a histopathological biomarker, the chemotherapy response score (CRS). The predictive performance of the CRSNet was evaluated. RESULTS 69,564 patches from 230 whole-slide images of 213 patients with gastric cancer were obtained in this study. Based on the F1 score and area under the curve (AUC), an optimal model was finally chosen, named the CRSNet model. Using the ensemble CRSNet model, the response score derived from H&E staining images reached an AUC of 0.936 in the internal test cohort and 0.923 in the external validation cohort for predicting pathological response. The CRS of major responders was significantly higher than that of minor responders in both internal and external test cohorts (both p < 0.001). CONCLUSION In this study, the proposed DL-based biomarker (CRSNet model) derived from histopathological images of the biopsy showed potential as a clinical aid for predicting the response to NAC in patients with locally advanced GC. Therefore, the CRSNet model provides a novel tool for the individualized management of locally advanced gastric cancer.
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- Zhihao Zhou
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan 2nd Street, No. 58, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Guangdong Artificial Intelligence and Digital Economy Laboratory (Guangzhou), Pazhou Lab, No.70 Yuean Road, Haizhu District, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Cancer Hospital and Institute of Guangzhou Medical University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan 2nd Street, No. 58, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Pathology, Seventh Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Shenzhen, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First People's Hospital of Foshan, Foshan, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Zhongshan 2nd Street, No. 58, Guangzhou, 510080, Guangdong, China.
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Su P, Zhang Y, Yu T, Jiang L, Kang W, Liu Y, Yu J. Comparison of the predictive value of pathological response at primary tumor and lymph node status after neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric cancer. Clin Transl Oncol 2023:10.1007/s12094-023-03130-8. [PMID: 37093455 DOI: 10.1007/s12094-023-03130-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/10/2022] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 04/25/2023]
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BACKGROUND Preoperative chemotherapy has been increasingly used in locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC). However, the prognostic factors are still insufficient. This study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of pathological response of the primary tumor to neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and the lymph node status after NACT. METHODS Data from 160 patients with LAGC treated with NACT followed by gastrectomy and met the inclusion criteria between March 2016 and December 2019 were retrospectively reviewed. Pathological evaluation after NACT was based on the grade of pathological response of the primary tumor and the status of lymph node. Survival curves for overall survival (OS) and disease-free survival (DFS) were estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and the log-rank test was used to compare survival difference. Univariate and multivariate analyses for prognostic factors were based on the Cox regression. RESULTS Among 160 selected cases, 90 had pathological response (PR), while 70 had no pathological response (nPR) to NACT. Smaller tumor size was presented in PR group, which also had lower level of signet ring cell features, compared to nPR group (all p < 0.05). Based on the status of lymph nodes, nodal status (-) group showed smaller tumor size, lower depth of tumor invasion, better differentiated degree, lower level of signet ring cell features, lower rate of lymphatic and venous invasion and less advanced ypTNM stage (all p < 0.05). Survival was equivalent between PR and nPR group (all p > 0.05), while patients with no lymph node metastasis had better DFS than that with lymph node metastasis (HR 0.301, 95% CI 0.194-0.468, p = 0.002). Multivariable Cox regression analysis identified that lymph node status after NACT was an independent prognostic factor associated with survival (OS: hazard ratio 1.756, 95% CI 1.114-3.278, p = 0.029; DFS: hazard ratio 1.901, 95% CI 1.331-3.093, p = 0.012). CONCLUSION Lymph node status is a potential independent prognostic factor for LAGC patients treated with NACT and may be more efficient than pathological response in primary tumor.
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- Pengfei Su
- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
- Graduate School, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China
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- Department of Pathology, Institute of Basic Medical Sciences, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100005, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Peking Union Medical College Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100730, China.
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Kanda M, Terashima M, Kinoshita T, Yabusaki H, Tokunaga M, Kodera Y. A multi-institutional study to evaluate the feasibility of next-generation sequencing and genomic analysis using formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded biopsies of gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2023; 26:108-115. [PMID: 36369312 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-022-01351-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/23/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 11/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Formalin-fixed, paraffin-embedded (FFPE) samples acquired and preserved adequately are expected to faithfully maintain tumor characteristics. Endoscopic biopsy tissues represent an attractive resource for identifying predictive biomarkers to evaluate pretreatment responses of patients with advanced gastric cancer (GC). However, whether genomic profiles obtained through next-generation sequencing (NGS) using biopsy samples match well with those gained from surgical FFPE samples remains a concern. METHODS We collected 50 FFPE samples (26 biopsies and 24 surgical samples) from patients with GC who participated in phase III clinical trial JCOG1509. The quality and quantity of FFPE samples were determined for deep sequencing using NGS. We queried a 435-gene panel CANCERPLEX-JP to generate comprehensive genomic profiling data including the tumor mutation burden (TMB). RESULTS The median DNA yields and NGS success rates of biopsy samples compared with surgical samples were 879 ng and 80.8% vs 8523 ng and 100%, respectively. Epstein-Barr virus and microsatellite instability-high were detected in 9.5% of biopsy samples. Comparing the genomic profiles of 18 paired samples for which NGS data were available, we detected identical somatic mutations in paired biopsy and surgical samples (kappa coefficient, 0.8692). TMB positively correlated between paired biopsy and surgical samples (correlation coefficient, 0.6911). CONCLUSIONS NGS is applicable to the analysis of FFPE samples of GC acquired by the endoscopic biopsy, and the data were highly concordant with those obtained from surgical specimens of the same patients.
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- Mitsuro Kanda
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Tokyo Medical and Dental University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, 65 Tsurumai-Cho, Showa-Ku, Nagoya, 466-8550, Japan
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