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Irfan A, Feng W, McElroy K, Dudeja V, Reddy S, Rose JB. What would you do? A survey of HPB surgeons practice patterns. HPB (Oxford) 2024; 26:436-443. [PMID: 38143165 DOI: 10.1016/j.hpb.2023.12.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/21/2023] [Accepted: 12/08/2023] [Indexed: 12/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND The surgical decision making for pancreatic adenocarcinoma is complex. Although practice guidelines exist for many scenarios, these do not cover many common eventualities that may be encountered during these cases. We sought to identify the practice pattern variations amongst pancreatic surgeons in response to commonly experienced clinical scenarios. METHODS A multiple-choice questionnaire was distributed to all full members of the IHPBA. Participant demographics, training history, and clinical practice information were obtained. The survey provided various operative scenarios and participants were asked how they would likely proceed. Responses were collected and stored anonymously in a secure database. Statistical analysis was performed using Stata 16.0. RESULTS 164 responses were submitted. Most of the respondents were male and had been in practice for over 10 years. The median age range was 40-50 years old. When asked about staging laparoscopy, the majority performed it selectively. For most respondents a pathological aorto-caval nodes was a reason to abort the procedure but most would have continued in the setting of a positive hepatic artery node. When encountering a single Segment 2 liver metastasis, participants who practiced in Europe were significantly more likely to resect and proceed compared to those in Asia and North America. Participants who had undergone only a Surgical Oncology fellowship were most likely to abort. With respect to direct colonic invasion, most participants would resect the specimen en bloc. Respondents who participated in fewer that 20 PDAC operations/year were most likely to abort. CONCLUSIONS Surgical decision making in PDAC surgery is complex and there is significant disagreement on the correct management. While formal guidelines cannot exist for all situations, this survey highlights the need for consensus on commonly encountered operative scenarios.
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- Ahmer Irfan
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA.
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, AL, USA
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Boag KF, Britton E, Knight SR, Coe PO, Chan B, Blencowe NS, Pathak S. Definition and management of intra-abdominal metachronous oligometastatic pancreatic cancer: a systematic review. Br J Surg 2024; 111:znad338. [PMID: 37930661 DOI: 10.1093/bjs/znad338] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2023] [Revised: 08/10/2023] [Accepted: 09/15/2023] [Indexed: 11/07/2023]
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- Katie F Boag
- Department of Abdominal Medicine and Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Bristol Centre for Surgical Research, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- Centre for Medical Informatics, Usher Institute, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, UK
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- Department of Abdominal Medicine and Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, Liverpool University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Liverpool, UK
- Department of Pharmacology & Therapeutics, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, UK
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- Department of Abdominal Medicine and Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK
- Bristol Centre for Surgical Research, Population Health Sciences, Bristol Medical School, Bristol, UK
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- Department of Abdominal Medicine and Surgery, Leeds Teaching Hospitals Trust, Leeds, UK
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Kaslow SR, Sacks GD, Berman RS, Lee AY, Correa-Gallego C. Natural History of Stage IV Pancreatic Cancer. Identifying Survival Benchmarks for Curative-intent Resection in Patients With Synchronous Liver-only Metastases. Ann Surg 2023; 278:e798-e804. [PMID: 36353987 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000005753] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVE To evaluate long-term oncologic outcomes of patients with stage IV pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and to identify survival benchmarks for comparison when considering resection in these patients. BACKGROUND Highly selected cohorts of patients with liver-oligometastatic pancreas cancer have reported prolonged survival after resection. The long-term impact of surgery in this setting remains undefined because of a lack of appropriate control groups. METHODS We identified patients with clinical stage IV pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma with synchronous liver metastases within our cancer registry. We estimated overall survival (OS) among various patient subgroups using the Kaplan-Meier method. To mitigate immortal time bias, we analyzed long-term outcomes of patients who survived beyond 12 months (landmark time) from diagnosis. RESULTS We identified 241 patients. Median OS was 7 months (95% CI, 5-9), both overall and for patients with liver-only metastasis (n=144). Ninety patients (38% of liver only; 40% of whole cohort) survived at least 12 months; those who received chemotherapy in this subgroup had a median OS of 26 months (95% CI, 17-39). Of these patients, those with resectable or borderline resectable primary tumors and resectable liver-only metastasis (n=9, 4%) had a median OS of 39 months (95% CI, 13-NR). CONCLUSIONS The 4% of our cohort that were potentially eligible for surgery experienced a prolonged survival compared with all-comers with stage IV disease. Oncologic outcomes of patients undergoing resection of metastatic pancreas cancer should be assessed in the context of the expected survival of patients potentially eligible for surgery and not relative to all patients with stage IV disease.
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- Sarah R Kaslow
- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY
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- Department of Surgery, New York University Grossman School of Medicine, New York City, NY
- Department of Surgery, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, New York City, NY
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Cassese G, Han HS, Yoon YS, Lee JS, Lee B, Cubisino A, Panaro F, Troisi RI. Role of neoadjuvant therapy for nonmetastatic pancreatic cancer: Current evidence and future perspectives. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2023; 15:911-924. [PMID: 37389109 PMCID: PMC10302990 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v15.i6.911] [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] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/28/2022] [Revised: 02/17/2023] [Accepted: 04/24/2023] [Indexed: 06/14/2023] Open
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Pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is one of the most common and lethal human cancers worldwide. Surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy offers the best chance of a long-term survival for patients with PDAC, although only approximately 20% of the patients have resectable tumors when diagnosed. Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) is recommended for borderline resectable pancreatic cancer. Several studies have investigated the role of NACT in treating resectable tumors based on the recent advances in PDAC biology, as NACT provides the potential benefit of selecting patients with favorable tumor biology and controls potential micro-metastases in high-risk patients with resectable PDAC. In such challenging cases, new potential tools, such as ct-DNA and molecular targeted therapy, are emerging as novel therapeutic options that may improve old paradigms. This review aims to summarize the current evidence regarding the role of NACT in treating non-metastatic pancreatic cancer while focusing on future perspectives in light of recent evidence.
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- Gianluca Cassese
- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery and Transplantation Service, Federico II University Hospital, Naples 80131, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seongnam 13620, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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- Department of HPB Surgery and Transplantation, Beaujon Hospital, Clichy 92110, France
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- Department of Digestive Surgery and Liver Transplantation, CHU Montpellier, Montpellier 34100, France
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- Department of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, Division of Minimally Invasive HPB Surgery and Transplantation Service, Federico II University Hospital, Naples 80131, Italy
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Alexander HC, Nguyen CH, Chu MJJ, Tarr GP, Han CH, Thomas RH, Holden AH, Bartlett ASJR. Transarterial Radioembolization for Hepatic Metastases of Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A Systematic Review. J Vasc Interv Radiol 2022; 33:1559-1569.e2. [PMID: 36084842 DOI: 10.1016/j.jvir.2022.08.031] [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] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2022] [Revised: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 08/29/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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PURPOSE To assess the safety and effectiveness of transarterial radioembolization (TARE) in the treatment of hepatic metastases from pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). MATERIALS AND METHODS A systematic search of the Embase and MEDLINE databases was conducted using keywords and Medical Subject Headings terms related to TARE and hepatic metastases from PDAC. Observational studies and clinical trials reporting overall survival (OS), hepatic progression-free survival (hPFS), or tumor response after TARE were included. RESULTS Eight studies, comprising 145 patients with metastatic PDAC, met the inclusion criteria. No randomized controlled trials were identified, and 4 studies were prospective. Forty-four (30.3%) patients underwent previous pancreatic resection, and 66 (45.5%) had extrahepatic metastases at the time of TARE. Most studies (n = 6) used resin microspheres for TARE. The pooled disease control rate was 69.4% at a median of 3 months. The median OS from the time of TARE ranged from 3.7 to 9 months. The median hPFS ranged from 2.4 to 5.2 months. There were 31 Grade 3-4 biochemical toxicities and 4 treatment-related deaths. CONCLUSIONS The role of TARE in patients with hepatic metastases from PDAC remains unclear owing to low patient numbers, limited prospective data, and heterogeneity in the study design. Further prospective studies are required to evaluate the role of TARE in carefully selected patients with liver-only metastatic disease.
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- Harry C Alexander
- Department of Radiology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand.
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- Department of Surgery, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Radiology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Pharmacology and Clinical Pharmacology, Faculty of Medical and Health Sciences, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Radiology, Imperial College London, London, United Kingdom
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- Department of Radiology, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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- Department of Surgery, Auckland District Health Board, Auckland, New Zealand
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Bachellier P, Addeo P, Averous G, Dufour P. Resection of pancreatic adenocarcinomas with synchronous liver metastases: A retrospective study of prognostic factors for survival. Surgery 2022; 172:1245-1250. [PMID: 35422325 DOI: 10.1016/j.surg.2022.03.003] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [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: 10/01/2021] [Revised: 02/16/2022] [Accepted: 03/02/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND This study aimed to evaluate the results of synchronous liver resection for metastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas and to identify prognostic factors for overall survival. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed clinical data from patients who underwent the synchronous resection of pancreatic adenocarcinoma with liver metastases. Cox analyses were used to identify factors prognostic of overall survival. RESULTS Of the 92 patients included in this study, preoperative chemotherapy was administered to 52 patients. The median overall survival was 18.26 months (95% confidence interval: 14.7-22.7) (from diagnosis) and 12.68 months (95% confidence interval: 9.5-15.57) from surgery; overall survival at 1, 3, and 5 years was 70%, 10%, and 0%, respectively. Twenty-eight patients (30.4%) had median overall survival >18 months after surgery. The median overall survival from diagnosis was longer in patients undergoing preoperative treatment (22.7 vs 13.8 months; P = .01) but similar after surgery (12.6 vs 13.8 months; P = .86). Multivariate Cox analysis found CA19-9 levels <500 kU/L (hazard ratio: 0.35; 95% confidence interval: 0.17-0.70; P = .003), R0 resection (hazard ratio: 0.46; 95% confidence interval: 0.24-0.88; P = .020), and adjuvant chemotherapy (hazard ratio: 0.39; 95% confidence interval: 0.17-0.88; P = .024) as independent prognostic factors for overall survival. CONCLUSION Survival after resection of oligometastatic liver disease remains limited, reflecting the dismal prognosis of metastatic disease even after aggressive treatment. Preresection CA19-9 serum levels represent a useful tool for patient selection, and administration of adjuvant chemotherapy has a major impact on overall survival. Large comparative studies with exclusive chemotherapy are needed to validate this approach and to identify optimal candidates.
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- Philippe Bachellier
- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pôle des Pathologies Digestives, Hépatiques et de la Transplantation, Hôpital de Hautepierre-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, France
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- Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, Pôle des Pathologies Digestives, Hépatiques et de la Transplantation, Hôpital de Hautepierre-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, France.
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- Department of Pathology, University of Strasbourg, Hôpital de Hautepierre-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Oncology, Hôpital de Hautepierre-Hôpitaux Universitaires de Strasbourg, Université de Strasbourg, France
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Frigerio I, Malleo G, de Pastena M, Deiro G, Surci N, Scopelliti F, Esposito A, Regi P, Giardino A, Allegrini V, Bassi C, Girelli R, Salvia R, Butturini G. Prognostic Factors After Pancreatectomy for Pancreatic Cancer Initially Metastatic to the Liver. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:8503-8510. [PMID: 35976466 PMCID: PMC9383677 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12385-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/23/2022] [Accepted: 07/28/2022] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Background Resection of initially oligometastatic pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) following response to first-line chemotherapy is controversial. We herein updated a previous case series to investigate the oncologic outcomes and preoperative factors that could drive the decision-making process. Methods This retrospective analysis was limited to patients with liver-only synchronous metastases who experienced complete regression of the metastatic component and underwent pancreatectomy between October 2008 and July 2020 at two high-volume institutions. Clinical-pathologic variables were captured, and inflammation-based prognostic scores were calculated. Recurrence and survival analyses were performed using standard statistical methods. Results Overall, 52 patients were included. FOLFIRINOX was the most employed chemotherapy regimen (63.5%). Post-treatment tumor size, serum carbohydrate antigen (CA) 19-9 and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) were significantly decreased relative to baseline evaluation. The median time from diagnosis to pancreatectomy was 10.2 months, while the median time from chemotherapy completion to pancreatectomy was 2 months. Major postoperative complications occurred in 26.9% of patients, while postoperative mortality was nil. The median disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) from pancreatectomy were 16.5 and 23.0 months, respectively, and the median OS from diagnosis was 37.2 months. At multivariable analysis, vascular resection, operative time, prognostic nutrition index (PNI) and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) were associated with OS. Operative time, platelet × neutrophil/lymphocyte count (SII), and PNI were associated with DFS. Conclusions We confirm promising outcomes of selected patients who underwent pancreatectomy following downstaging of liver metastases. The absence of vascular involvement of the primary tumor, good nutritional status, and low inflammatory index scores could be useful to select candidates for resection.
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- Isabella Frigerio
- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy.
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- Unit of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy.,Department of Surgery, Medical University of Vienna, General Hospital, Vienna, Austria
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Pancreatic Surgery, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Department of General and Vascular Surgery, Pederzoli Hospital, Peschiera del Garda, Verona, Italy
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Schmidt T, Belyaev O, Uhl W, Bruns CJ. [Surgical treatment of pancreatic cancer-What is new?]. Chirurg 2022; 93:446-452. [PMID: 35357553 DOI: 10.1007/s00104-022-01618-7] [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] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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The incidence of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is continuously increasing and will become the second leading cause of cancer-related death in Europe and the USA by 2030. With a 5-year overall survival rate of less than 10% the prognosis remains poor. So far surgical tumor resection remains the only curative treatment option, which is now partially supported by multimodal neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapy concepts. Due to the aggressive tumor biology patients with advanced pancreatic cancer in particular can profit from these multimodal therapy concepts. Additionally, in recent years surgical treatment was optimized, the criteria for tumor resectablity were defined and minimally invasive surgery was widely introduced. This review article summarizes the newest developments and the new German S3 guidelines concerning surgery of pancreatic cancer.
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- Thomas Schmidt
- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Tumor- und Transplantationschirurgie, Uniklinik Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland.
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, St. Josef-Hospital, Universitätsklinikum, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, St. Josef-Hospital, Universitätsklinikum, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Bochum, Deutschland
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- Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein‑, Viszeral‑, Tumor- und Transplantationschirurgie, Uniklinik Köln, Kerpener Str. 62, 50937, Köln, Deutschland
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Brunner M, Krautz C, Weber GF, Grützmann R. [Better Therapy for Pancreatic Cancer through More Radical Surgery?]. Zentralbl Chir 2022; 147:173-187. [PMID: 35378558 DOI: 10.1055/a-1766-7643] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Affiliation(s)] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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Despite advances in the treatment of pancreatic cancer, the survival of affected patients remains limited. A more radical surgical therapy could help to improve the prognosis, in particular by reducing the local recurrence rate, which is around 45% in patients with resected pancreatic cancer. In addition, patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer could also benefit from a more radical indication for surgery.Based on an analysis of the literature, important principles of pancreatic cancer surgery were examined.Even if even more radical surgical approaches such as an "extended" lymphadenectomy or a standard complete pancreatectomy do not bring any survival advantage, complete resection of the tumour (R0), a thorough locoregional lymphadenectomy and an adequate radical dissection in the area of the peripancreatic vessels including periarterial nerve plexuses should be the standard of pancreatic carcinoma resections. Whenever necessary to achieve an R0 resection, resections of the pancreas have to be extended, as well as additional venous vascular resections and multivisceral resections had to be performed. Simultaneous arterial vascular resections as part of pancreatic resections as well as surgical resections in oligometastatic patients should, however, be reserved for selected patients. These aspects of the surgical technique in pancreatic carcinoma mentioned above must not be neglected from the point of view of an "existing limited prognosis". On the contrary, they form the absolutely necessary basis in order to achieve good survival results in combination with system therapy. However, it may always be necessary to adapt these standards according to the age, comorbidities and wishes of the patient.
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- Maximilian Brunner
- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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- Klinik für Allgemein- und Viszeralchirurgie, Universitätsklinikum Erlangen, Erlangen, Deutschland
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Ansari D, Andersson R. Surgical resection of pancreatic cancer with synchronous hepatic oligometastases: Real benefit or selection bias? Scand J Surg 2022; 111:14574969221096513. [PMID: 35695273 DOI: 10.1177/14574969221096513] [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] [Indexed: 11/17/2022]
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In this editorial, we review the evidence for liver resection in patients with oligometastatic pancreatic cancer.
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- Daniel Ansari
- Department of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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- Professor, Department of Surgery, Clinical Sciences Lund Lund University Skåne University Hospital SE-221 85 Lund Sweden
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Milella M, Bassi C, Boggi U, Brunetti O, Cavaliere A, Crippa S, De Vita F, Falconi M, Frassineti GL, Giommoni E, Macchini M, Malleo G, Silvestris N, Tudisco A, Vasile E, Reni M. Evolving pancreatic cancer treatment: From diagnosis to healthcare management. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2021; 169:103571. [PMID: 34923121 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2021.103571] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/08/2020] [Accepted: 12/13/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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The prognosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma is still the worst among solid tumors. In this review, a panel of experts addressed the main unanswered questions about the clinical management of this disease, with the aim of providing practical decision support for physicians. On the basis of the evidence available from the literature, the main topics concerning pancreatic cancer are discussed: the diagnosis, as the need for a pathological characterization and the role for germ-line and somatic molecular profiling; the therapeutic management of resectable disease, as the role of upfront surgery or neoadjuvant chemotherapy, the post-operative restaging and the optimal timing foradjuvant chemotherapy, the management of the borderline resectable and locally advanced disease; the metastatic disease and the role of surgery for the management of patients with isolated metastasis and the use of biomarkers of metastatic potential; the role of supportive care and the healthcare management of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma.
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Yang Y, Bai X, Bian D, Cai S, Chen R, Cao F, Dai M, Fang C, Fu D, Ge C, Guo X, Hao C, Hao J, Huang H, Jian Z, Jin G, Li F, Li H, Li S, Li W, Li Y, Li H, Liang T, Liu X, Lou W, Miao Y, Mou Y, Peng C, Qin R, Shao C, Sun B, Tan G, Tian X, Wang H, Wang L, Wang W, Wang W, Wei J, Wu H, Wu W, Wu Z, Xu J, Yan C, Yin X, Yu X, Yuan C, Zhang T, Zhang J, Zhou J, Zhao Y. Guidelines for the diagnosis and treatment of pancreatic cancer in China (2021). Journal of Pancreatology 2021; 4:49-66. [DOI: 10.1097/jp9.0000000000000072] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [What about the content of this article? (0)] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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- Roberto Salvia
- Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona Hospital Trust, P.Le L.A, Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy.
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- Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona Hospital Trust, P.Le L.A, Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona Hospital Trust, P.Le L.A, Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Medicine, Section of Medical Oncology, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Dentistry, Pediatrics and Gynecology, University of Verona Hospital Trust, P.Le L.A, Scuro 10, 37134, Verona, Italy
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