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Miyahara S, Takahashi H, Akita H, Sasaki K, Mukai Y, Iwagami Y, Hasegawa S, Yamada D, Tomimaru Y, Noda T, Wada H, Kobayashi S, Doki Y, Eguchi H. Prognostic Significance of Biologic Factors in Patients with a Modest Radiologic Response to Neoadjuvant Treatment for Resectable and Borderline Resectable Pancreatic Cancers: Impact of the Combination Index of Sialyl-Lewis Antigen-Related Tumor Markers. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:2932-2942. [PMID: 38368291 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-14945-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/25/2023] [Accepted: 01/04/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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BACKGROUND Appropriate re-evaluation after neoadjuvant treatment (NAT) is important for optimal treatment selection. Nonetheless, determining the operative eligibility of patients with a modest radiologic response remains controversial. This study aimed to assess the prognostic significance of biologic factors for patients showing a modest radiologic response to NAT and investigate the tumor markers (TMs), CA19-9 alone, DUPAN-II alone, and their combination, to create an index that combines these sialyl-Lewis antigen-related TMs associated with treatment outcomes. METHODS This study enrolled patients deemed to have a "stable disease" by RECIST classification with slight progression (tumor size increase rate, ≤20%) as their radiologic response after NAT. A sialyl-Lewis-related index (sLe index), calculated by adding one fourth of the serum DUPAN-II value to the CA19-9 value, was created. The prognostic significances of CA19-9, DUPAN-II, and the sLe index were assessed in relation to postoperative outcomes. RESULTS An sLe index lower than the cutoff value (45.25) was significantly associated with favorable disease-free survival. Moreover, the post-NAT sLe index had a higher area under the curve value for recurrence within 24 months than the post-NAT levels of CA19-9 or DUPAN-II alone. Multivariable analysis showed that a post-NAT sLe index higher than 45.25 was the single independent predictive factor for recurrence within 24 months. CONCLUSIONS Additional evaluation of biologic factors can potentially enhance patient selection, particularly for patients showing a limited radiologic response to NAT. The authors' index is a simple indicator for the biologic evaluation of multiple combined sialyl-Lewis antigen-related TMs and may offer a better predictive significance.
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- Satoru Miyahara
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan.
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka City, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Osaka University, Suita, Osaka, Japan
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Zhao B, Xia C, Xia T, Qiu Y, Zhu L, Cao B, Gao Y, Ge R, Cai W, Ding Z, Yu Q, Lu C, Tang T, Wang Y, Song Y, Long X, Ye J, Lu D, Ju S. Development of a radiomics-based model to predict occult liver metastases of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: a multicenter study. Int J Surg 2024; 110:740-749. [PMID: 38085810 PMCID: PMC10871636 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000908] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2023] [Accepted: 11/02/2023] [Indexed: 02/17/2024]
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BACKGROUND Undetectable occult liver metastases block the long-term survival of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). This study aimed to develop a radiomics-based model to predict occult liver metastases and assess its prognostic capacity for survival. MATERIALS AND METHODS Patients who underwent surgical resection and were pathologically proven with PDAC were recruited retrospectively from five tertiary hospitals between January 2015 and December 2020. Radiomics features were extracted from tumors, and the radiomics-based model was developed in the training cohort using LASSO-logistic regression. The model's performance was assessed in the internal and external validation cohorts using the area under the receiver operating curve (AUC). Subsequently, the association of the model's risk stratification with progression-free survival (PFS) and overall survival (OS) was then statistically examined using Cox regression analysis and the log-rank test. RESULTS A total of 438 patients [mean (SD) age, 62.0 (10.0) years; 255 (58.2%) male] were divided into the training cohort ( n =235), internal validation cohort ( n =100), and external validation cohort ( n =103). The radiomics-based model yielded an AUC of 0.73 (95% CI: 0.66-0.80), 0.72 (95% CI: 0.62-0.80), and 0.71 (95% CI: 0.61-0.80) in the training, internal validation, and external validation cohorts, respectively, which were higher than the preoperative clinical model. The model's risk stratification was an independent predictor of PFS (all P <0.05) and OS (all P <0.05). Furthermore, patients in the high-risk group stratified by the model consistently had a significantly shorter PFS and OS at each TNM stage (all P <0.05). CONCLUSION The proposed radiomics-based model provided a promising tool to predict occult liver metastases and had a great significance in prognosis.
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- Ben Zhao
- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- School of Instrument Science and Engineering, Southeast University, Nanjing
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- Department of Radiology, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Soochow University, Suzhou
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- Department of Radiology, Yijishan Hospital of Wannan Medical College, Wuhu
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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- MR Scientific Marketing, Siemens Healthineers, Shanghai
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- Department of Radiology, The Xiangya Hospital of Central South University, Changsha
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- Department of Radiology, Northern Jiangsu People’s Hospital, Yangzhou
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- Department of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of University of Science and Technology of China, Hefei, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Radiology, The Jiangsu Key Laboratory of Molecular and Functional Imaging, Zhongda Hospital, School of Medicine
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Lu J, Feng Y, Guo K, Sun L, Ruan S, Zhang K. Prognostic value of preoperative circulating tumor DNA in non-small cell lung cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2024; 150:25. [PMID: 38252173 PMCID: PMC10803397 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05550-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/04/2023] [Accepted: 11/03/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024]
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BACKGROUND Several recent studies have reported the increasing application of preoperative circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) as a biomarker of tumor burden for guiding potential postoperative treatment strategies. METHODS A meta-analysis of prospective/retrospective cohort studies was conducted to compare the prognosis of preoperatively genetically positive and genetically negative NSCLC patients. The endpoints used in the included studies were overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). The objective of the meta-analysis was to comprehensively explore the prognostic value of preoperative ctDNA for patients with non-small-cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and its significance in guiding postoperative adjuvant therapy (AT) in patients with NSCLC. RESULTS The preliminary analysis identified 1565 studies, among which only 11 studies fulfilled the eligibility criteria and were finally included in the present systematic review and meta-analysis. The statistical results revealed that the expression of preoperative ctDNA was associated with worse RFS (HR = 3.00; 95% CI 2.26-3.98; I2 = 0%) and OS (HR = 2.77; 95% CI 1.67-4.58; I2 = 0%), particularly in lung adenocarcinoma (LUAD) patients (RFS: HR = 3.46; 95% CI 2.37-5.05; I2 = 0%; OS: HR = 3.52; 95% CI 1.91-6.49; I2 = 0%) and patients with I-II stage of NSCLC (RFS: HR = 2.84; 95% CI 1.88-4.29; I2 = 0%; OS: HR = 2.60; 95% CI 1.43-4.74; I2 = 0%). Moreover, compared to patients with negative preoperative ctDNA, patients with positive preoperative ctDNA presented greater survival benefits (HR = 0.39; 95% CI 0.22-0.67; I2 = 2%) from postoperative AT. CONCLUSION The evaluation of the prognostic value of preoperative ctDNA revealed that preoperative ctDNA might be used as a prognostic biomarker for patients with LUAD or those with stage I-II NSCLC. In addition, postoperative AT is recommended for NSCLC patients with positive preoperative ctDNA, regardless of the disease stage and subtype.
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- Jiamin Lu
- The First School of Clinical Medicine, Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, Chinese Medical University, (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Hangzhou TCM Hospital of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- Department of Oncology, Affiliated Hangzhou First People's Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, Chinese Medical University, (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, Chinese Medical University, (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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- The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang, Chinese Medical University, (Zhejiang Provincial Hospital of Chinese Medicine), Hangzhou, Zhejiang, China.
- Anji Traditional Chinese Medical Hospital, Huzhou, Zhejiang, China.
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Sellahewa R, Moghaddam SM, Lundy J, Jenkins BJ, Croagh D. Circulating Tumor DNA Is an Accurate Diagnostic Tool and Strong Prognostic Marker in Pancreatic Cancer. Pancreas 2023; 52:e188-e195. [PMID: 37751379 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000002239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 09/28/2023]
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OBJECTIVE The objectives of the study are to investigate the sensitivity and specificity of circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) for the diagnosis of pancreatic cancer and to assess the utility of ctDNA as a prognostic marker in this disease. METHODS Cell-free DNA was extracted from plasma of patients who underwent endoscopic ultrasound fine-needle aspiration or surgical resections for pancreatic cancer. The cell-free DNA was then analyzed using droplet digital polymerase chain reaction for KRAS G12/13 mutations. Eighty-one patients with pancreatic cancer and 30 patients with benign pancreatic disease were analyzed. RESULTS ctDNA KRAS G12/13 mutations were detected in 63% of all patients with pancreatic cancer and in 76% of those patients who also had KRAS G12/13 mutations detected in the pancreatic primary. Specificity and tissue concordance were both 100%. Circulating tumor DNA corresponded with tumor size and stage, and high ctDNA was associated with significantly worse prognosis on both univariate and multivariate testing. CONCLUSION Our study shows that ctDNA is an accurate diagnostic tool and strong prognostic marker in patients with pancreatic cancer. The continued investigation of ctDNA will enable its implementation in clinical practice to optimize the care and survival outcomes of patients with pancreatic cancer.
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Takagi T, Nagai M, Nishiwada S, Terai T, Yasuda S, Matsuo Y, Doi S, Kohara Y, Sho M. Importance of triple tumor markers as biomarkers in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2022; 7:326-335. [PMID: 36998299 PMCID: PMC10043775 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12629] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 09/25/2022] [Indexed: 04/01/2023] Open
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Aim There is an urgent need to establish biomarkers for the treatment of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The aim of this study was to investigate the usefulness of the combined assessment of carbohydrate antigen 19-9 (CA19-9), carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), and duke pancreatic monoclonal antigen type 2 (DUPAN-2) in PDAC. Methods We retrospectively investigated the impact of three tumor markers on overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS). Patients were classified into two groups: upfront surgery (US) and neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NACRT) groups. Results In total, 310 patients were evaluated. In the US group, patients who had all three elevated markers showed a significantly worse prognosis than the others (median: 16.4 months, P = .005). In the NACRT group, patients who had elevated CA 19-9 and CEA levels after NACRT had significantly worse prognosis than the others (median: 26.2 months, P < .001). The elevated DUPAN-2 levels before NACRT were associated with significantly worse prognosis than normal levels (median: 44.0 vs 59.2 months, P = .030). Patients who had elevated DUPAN-2 levels before NACRT with elevated CA 19-9 and CEA levels after NACRT showed extremely poor RFS (median: 5.9 months). Multivariate analysis revealed that a modified triple-positive tumor marker indicating elevated DUPAN-2 levels before NACRT and elevated CA19-9 and CEA levels after NACRT was an independent prognostic factor of OS (hazard ratio: 2.49, P = .007) and RFS (hazard ration: 2.47, P = .007). Conclusions The combined evaluation of three tumor markers may provide useful information for the treatment of patients with PDAC.
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- Department of SurgeryNara Medical UniversityKashiharaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryNara Medical UniversityKashiharaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryNara Medical UniversityKashiharaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryNara Medical UniversityKashiharaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryNara Medical UniversityKashiharaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryNara Medical UniversityKashiharaJapan
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Puleo A, Malla M, Boone BA. Defining the Optimal Duration of Neoadjuvant Therapy for Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Time for a Personalized Approach? Pancreas 2022; 51:1083-1091. [PMID: 37078929 PMCID: PMC10144367 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000002147] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 11/03/2022] [Indexed: 04/21/2023]
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ABSTRACT Despite recent advances, pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) continues to be associated with dismal outcomes, with a cure evading most patients. While historic treatment for PDAC has been surgical resection followed by 6 months of adjuvant therapy, there has been a recent shift toward neoadjuvant treatment (NAT). Several considerations support this approach, including the characteristic early systemic spread of PDAC, and the morbidity often surrounding pancreatic resection, which can delay recovery and preclude patients from starting adjuvant treatment. The addition of NAT has been suggested to improve margin-negative resection rates, decrease lymph node positivity, and potentially translate to improved survival. Conversely, complications and disease progression can occur during preoperative treatment, potentially eliminating the chance of curative resection. As NAT utilization has increased, treatment durations have been found to vary widely between institutions with an optimal duration remaining undefined. In this review, we assess the existing literature on NAT for PDAC, reviewing treatment durations reported across retrospective case series and prospective clinical trials to establish currently used approaches and seek the optimal duration. We also analyze markers of treatment response and review the potential for personalized approaches that may help clarify this important treatment question and move NAT toward a more standardized approach.
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- Amanda Puleo
- From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
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- Section of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine
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- From the Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery
- Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Cell Biology, West Virginia University, Morgantown, WV
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Kawakatsu S, Shimizu Y, Natsume S, Okuno M, Ito S, Komori K, Abe T, Misawa K, Ito Y, Kinoshita T, Higaki E, Fujieda H, Sato Y, Ouchi A, Nagino M, Hara K, Matsuo K, Hosoda W. Prognostic Significance of Intraoperative Peritoneal Lavage Cytology in Patients with Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: A Single-Center Experience and Systematic Review of the Literature. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:5972-5983. [PMID: 35445901 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-11722-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/13/2021] [Accepted: 03/17/2022] [Indexed: 01/03/2023]
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BACKGROUND The prognostic significance of peritoneal lavage cytology (PLC) in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains controversial. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the prognostic impact of PLC status in PDAC patients. METHODS Patients intending to undergo resection for PDAC between 2007 and 2020 were included. Survival was compared among patients who underwent resection with negative or positive PLC status and those who did not undergo resection. Univariable and multivariable analyses were conducted to evaluate the prognostic impact of positive PLC status. A systematic literature review was performed to evaluate the correlation between prognosis and the positive PLC rate. RESULTS A total of 480 patients formed the study cohort and were divided as follows: 438 in the negative PLC group, 18 in the positive PLC group, and 24 in the no resection group. Although the median survival time significantly differed between the negative and positive PLC groups (35.7 vs. 13.6 months, P < 0.001), it did not significantly differ between the positive PLC and no resection groups (13.6 vs. 12.2 months, P = 0.605). Multivariable analyses demonstrated that positive PLC status (hazard ratio = 3.54, 95% confidence interval = 1.97-6.38, P < 0.001) was the strongest poor prognostic factor. Based on statistical analyses for the systematic review, the prognostic impact of positive PLC status weakened significantly as the institutional positive PLC rate increased (P = 0.044). CONCLUSIONS Resection did not improve the prognosis of patients with positive PLC status in our cohort. The institutional positive PLC rate may be a good reference for surgical indication in these patients.
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- Shoji Kawakatsu
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Kanokoden 1-1, Chikusa-ku, Nagoya, 464-8681, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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- Division of Cancer Epidemiology and Prevention, Aichi Cancer Center Research Institute, Nagoya, Japan
- Division of Cancer Epidemiology, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Pathology and Molecular Diagnostics, Aichi Cancer Center Hospital, Nagoya, Japan
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Kirchweger P, Kupferthaler A, Burghofer J, Webersinke G, Jukic E, Schwendinger S, Weitzendorfer M, Petzer A, Függer R, Rumpold H, Wundsam H. Circulating tumor DNA correlates with tumor burden and predicts outcome in pancreatic cancer irrespective of tumor stage. Eur J Surg Oncol 2022; 48:1046-1053. [PMID: 34876329 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2021.11.138] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2021] [Revised: 11/09/2021] [Accepted: 11/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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INTRODUCTION Circulating tumor DNA (ctDNA) represents a promising tool for diagnosis, prognosis and treatment monitoring of several malignancies. Its association with tumor burden in pancreatic ductal cancer (PDAC), especially in localized disease, is not fully explored yet. We aimed to investigate the association of pretherapeutic ctDNA levels in localized and metastatic PDAC with tumor volume and clinical outcomes. MATERIAL AND METHODS Liquid biopsy for ctDNA detection was prospectively obtained from patients with localized or disseminated PDAC prior to either resection or systemic treatment. Detection rates and levels of ctDNA (digital droplet PCR) were correlated to tumor volume, relapse rate and survival. RESULTS 60 patients with localized and 47 patients with metastatic PDAC were included. ctDNA was detected in 10% of localized and 57.4% of metastasized PDAC samples. In localized disease, ctDNA detection significantly correlated with the numbers of involved locoregional lymph nodes (p = 0.030). Primary tumor volume did not correlate with ctDNA levels in neither localized (p = 0.573) nor metastasized disease (p = 0.878). In disseminated disease, ctDNA levels correlated with total tumor volume (p = 0.026) and especially with liver metastases volume (p = 0.004), but not with other metastases. Detection of pretherapeutic ctDNA was associated with shorter DFS in localized (3.3 vs. 18.1 months, p = 0.000), whereas ctDNA levels were associated with worse survival in metastatic PDAC (5.7 vs. 7.8 months, p = 0.036). CONCLUSION ctDNA positivity indicates major nodal involvement or even presence of undetected distant metastases associated with early recurrence in localized PDAC. Moreover, it predicts worse clinical outcome in both localized and metastatic disease.
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- Patrick Kirchweger
- Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Linz, Austria; Department of Surgery, Ordensklinikum Linz, Austria; Johannes Kepler University Linz, Medical Faculty, Linz, Austria
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- Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Ordensklinikum Linz, Austria
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- Laboratory for Molecular Genetic Diagnostics, Ordensklinikum Linz, Austria
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- Institute of Human Genetics, Medical University of Innsbruck, Austria
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- Johannes Kepler University Linz, Medical Faculty, Linz, Austria; Department of Internal Medicine I for Hematology with Stem Cell Transplantaation, Hemostaseology and Medical Oncology, Ordensklinikum Linz, Austria
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- Department of Surgery, Ordensklinikum Linz, Austria; Johannes Kepler University Linz, Medical Faculty, Linz, Austria
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- Gastrointestinal Cancer Center, Linz, Austria; Johannes Kepler University Linz, Medical Faculty, Linz, Austria
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