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Gorbudhun R, Patel PH, Hopping E, Doyle J, Geropoulos G, Mavroeidis VK, Kumar S, Bhogal RH. Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy-Chemoradiation for Borderline-Resectable Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma: A UK Tertiary Surgical Oncology Centre Series. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14194678. [PMID: 36230600 PMCID: PMC9563387 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14194678] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/25/2022] [Revised: 09/13/2022] [Accepted: 09/19/2022] [Indexed: 11/16/2022] Open
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Background: Patients with borderline-resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (BR-PDAC) have historically poor survival, even after curative pancreatic resection and adjuvant chemotherapy. Emerging evidence suggests that neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NCR) improves R0 resection rates in BR-PDAC patients. We evaluated the R0 resection rate, disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) in our patients who underwent NCR for BR-PDAC at our institution. Methods: All patients who underwent NCR for BR-PDAC from January 2010 to March 2020 were included in the study. The patients received a variety of NCR regimens during the study period, and in patients with radiological evidence of tumour stability or regression, pancreatic resection was performed. The primary endpoint was the OS, and the secondary endpoints included patient morbidity, the R0 resection rate, histological parameters and the DFS. Results: The study included 29 patients (16 men and 13 women), with a median age of 65 years (range 46–74 years). Of these 29 patients, 17 received FOLFIRINOX and 12 received gemcitabine (GEM)-based NCR regimens. All patients received chemoradiation at the end of chemotherapy (range 45–56 Gy). R0 resection was achieved in 75% of the patients, with a higher rate noted in the FOLFIRINOX group. The median DFS was 22 months for the whole cohort but higher in the FOLFIRINOX group (34 months). The median OS for the cohort was 29 months, with a higher median OS noted for the FOLFIRINOX cohort versus the GEM cohort (42 versus 28 months). Conclusion: NCR, particularly FOLFIRINOX-based treatment, for BR-PDAC results in higher rates of R0 resection and an increased median DFS and OS, supporting its continued use in this patient group.
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- Rachna Gorbudhun
- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK
- Upper Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Radiotherapy, Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
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- Department of Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, Fulham Road, London SW3 6JJ, UK
- Upper Gastrointestinal Research Group, Department of Radiotherapy, Institute of Cancer Research, 123 Old Brompton Road, London SW7 3RP, UK
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +44-0208-7808-2781
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Zheng L, Liu H. Prognostic association between NLRP3 inflammasome expression level and operable pancreatic adenocarcinoma. Int J Biol Markers 2022; 37:314-321. [PMID: 35686324 DOI: 10.1177/03936155221096690] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/16/2022]
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BACKGROUND The NLRP3 inflammasome is significantly associated with tumor development and metastasis in various malignancies. However, the significance of the NLRP3 inflammasome in pancreatic adenocarcinoma has not been fully determined. Therefore, we try to evaluate the expression of the NLRP3 inflammasome in pancreatic adenocarcinoma and analyzed its prognostic significance. METHODS This cohort study enrolled 98 patients with primary pancreatic adenocarcinoma who received curative surgery. The NLRP3 inflammasome expression levels in cancer tissue were determined by immunohistochemistry, and compared with that of adjacent normal tissues. The association between NLRP3 inflammasome expression levels and baseline clinicopathological characteristics were also analyzed. Moreover, the correlation between NLRP3 inflammasome expression levels and survival was analyzed by log-rank test, and the survival curve was made by the Kaplan-Meier survival analysis. RESULTS Expression of each NLRP3 inflammasome component in cancer tissue was higher than that in the adjacent normal tissues (all P < 0.05), including NLRP3, IL-1β, ASC, and Caspase-1. All four components of the NLRP3 inflammasome were closely associated with clinical stage and lymph node status (all P < 0.05). The Kaplan-Meier log rank test showed that the high expression level of the NLRP3 inflammasome was significantly related to poor overall survival in pancreatic adenocarcinoma patients. CONCLUSIONS NLRP3 inflammasome expression was upregulated in cancer tissue and closely associated with the prognosis of operable pancreatic adenocarcinoma.
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- Lina Zheng
- Ambulatory Care Department, The Seventh Medical Centre, 104607Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing 100700, China
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- Department of Burn and Plastic Surgery, The Fourth Medical Center, 104607Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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