Poor Prognostic Factors in Long-Term Survivors of Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: An International, Multicenter Cohort Study

Ammar A Javed, Ingmar F Rompen, Iris W J M van Goor, Thomas F Stoop, Paul Andel, Omar Mahmud, Asad Saulat Fatimi, Joseph R Habib, Nabiha A Mughal, Thijs Schouten, Kelly Lafaro, Richard A Burkhart, William R Burns, Hjalmar C van Santvoort, Marcel den Dulk, Freek Daams, J Sven D Mieog, Martijn W J Stommel, Gijs A Patijn, Ignace de HinghSebastiaan Festen, Maarten W Nijkamp, Joost M Klaase, Daan J Lips, Jan H Wijsman, Erwin van der Harst, Eric Manusama, Casper H J van Eijck, Bas Groot Koerkamp, Geert Kazemier, Olivier R Busch, I Quintus Molenaar, Lois A Daamen, Jin He, Christopher L Wolfgang, Marc G Besselink*, Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group, PANC-PALS Consortium

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Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To measure the rate of LTS in resected PDAC and determine the association between predictors of OS and LTS. SUMMARY BACKGROUND DATA: Long-term survival (>5 y, LTS) remains rare in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). Multiple predictors of overall survival (OS) are known but their association with LTS remains unclear. METHODS: An international, multicenter retrospective study was conducted. Included were patients from 2012-2019 with resected PDAC. Excluded were those with metastases at diagnosis or resection, R2 resections, and 90-day mortality. Predictors of OS were identified using multivariable Cox regression and their prevalence in patients with LTS assessed. LTS was calculated by excluding patients with shorter follow-up and predictors of LTS were identified using multivariable logistic regression. RESULTS: 3,003 patients were included (27.4% received neoadjuvant chemotherapy). Elevated baseline CA19-9, high tumor grade, nodal disease, and perineural and lymphovascular invasion were negative independent predictors of OS, while receipt of adjuvant chemotherapy predicted improved OS (all P<0.05). LTS was observed in 220/2,436 patients (9.0%), of whom 198 (90%) harbored poor prognostic factors: elevated baseline CA19-9 (58.1%), poor tumor differentiation (51.0%), nodal disease (46.8%), and perineural invasion (76.0%). Of those without any of these four features, 50.0% achieved LTS as compared to 21.3%, 13.3%, 5.2%, and 3.5% in those with 1, 2, 3, or 4 features. CONCLUSIONS: This bi-national cohort demonstrates a true LTS rate of 9.0% in resected PDAC. Clinicians should remain aware that presence of poor prognostic factors does not preclude LTS.
Original languageEnglish
JournalAnnals of Surgery
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Publication statusE-pub ahead of print - 17 Sept 2024

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