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Yang J, Guo P, Zhang Z, Lu C, Qiao Z. The impact of gender on survival outcomes in patients with small intestinal stromal tumors: a comprehensive analysis using the SEER database. Surg Endosc 2024:10.1007/s00464-024-10942-4. [PMID: 38831215 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-024-10942-4] [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: 12/31/2023] [Accepted: 05/19/2024] [Indexed: 06/05/2024]
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BACKGROUND Small intestinal stromal tumors (SISTs) are a rare type of mesenchymal tumor. Gender is known to influence the incidence and prognosis of various tumors, but its role on the survival of SISTs at the population level remains unclear. Therefore, we aim to explore the relationship between gender and the prognosis of SISTs using the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. METHODS Data on SISTs patients from 2000 to 2019 were derived from the SEER database. Multiple imputation was used to address missing data. Kaplan-Meier analyses and Cox proportional hazard models were applied to evaluate the impact of demographic and clinical characteristics on overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS). RESULTS A total of 3513 patients with SISTs were analyzed, including 1921 males and 1592 females. Kaplan-Meier analysis coupled with log-rank testing demonstrated a significantly higher mortality rate among male patients compared to females (P < 0.001). Notably, female patients exhibited superior OS (hazard ratio [HR] 0.808, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.724-0.902, P < 0.001) and CSS (HR 0.801, 95% CI 0.692-0.927, P = 0.003) compared to male patients. While the mean 1-year CSS rates were comparable between genders (95.3% for males vs. 96.0% for females, P = 0.332), male patients consistently showed lower mean survival rates at 3-, 5-, and 10-year intervals. Surgical intervention significantly boosted 5-year OS and CSS rates in both male and female patients (P < 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis identified age, sex, grade, TNM stage, surgery, and mitotic rate as independent risk factors for OS and CSS in patients with SISTs. CONCLUSIONS Our findings suggest that male patients with SISTs have a higher risk of mortality compared to female patients, indicating that gender may serve as a predictive indicator for survival in this patient population.
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- Jun Yang
- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dianshan Lake People's Hospital, Suzhou, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Traditional Chinese Medicine, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Suzhou Ninth People's Hospital, Suzhou Ninth Hospital Affiliated to Soochow University, Suzhou, China.
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Ruan J, He Y, Li Q, Jiang Z, Liu S, Ai J, Mao K, Dong X, Zhang D, Yang G, Gao D, Li Z. A nomogram for predicting liver metastasis in patients with gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor. J Gastrointest Surg 2024; 28:710-718. [PMID: 38462423 DOI: 10.1016/j.gassur.2024.02.025] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2023] [Revised: 02/07/2024] [Accepted: 02/17/2024] [Indexed: 03/12/2024]
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BACKGROUND Liver metastasis (LIM) is an important factor in the diagnosis, treatment, follow-up, and prognosis of patients with gastric gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST). There is no simple tool to assess the risk of LIM in patients with gastric GIST. Our aim was to develop and validate a nomogram to identify patients with gastric GIST at high risk of LIM. METHODS Patient data diagnosed as having gastric GIST between 2010 and 2019 were extracted from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and randomly divided into training cohort and internal validation cohort in a 7:3 ratio. For external validation, retrospective data collection was performed on patients diagnosed as having gastric GIST at Yunnan Cancer Center (YNCC) between January 2015 and May 2023. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression analyses were used to identify independent risk factors associated with LIM in patients with gastric GIST. An individualized LIM nomogram specific for gastric GIST was formulated based on the multivariate logistic model; its discriminative performance, calibration, and clinical utility were evaluated. RESULTS In the SEER database, a cohort of 2341 patients with gastric GIST was analyzed, of which 173 cases (7.39%) were found to have LIM; 239 patients with gastric GIST from the YNCC database were included, of which 25 (10.46%) had LIM. Multivariate analysis showed tumor size, tumor site, and sex were independent risk factors for LIM (P < .05). The nomogram based on the basic clinical characteristics of tumor size, tumor site, sex, and age demonstrated significant discrimination, with an area under the curve of 0.753 (95% CI, 0.692-0.814) and 0.836 (95% CI, 0.743-0.930) in the internal and external validation cohort, respectively. The Hosmer-Lemeshow test showed that the nomogram was well calibrated, whereas the decision curve analysis and the clinical impact plot demonstrated its clinical utility. CONCLUSION Tumor size, tumor subsite, and sex were significantly correlated with the risk of LIM in gastric GIST. The nomogram for patients with GIST can effectively predict the individualized risk of LIM and contribute to the planning and decision making related to metastasis management in clinical practice.
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- Jinqiu Ruan
- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third People's Hospital of Honghe Hani and Yi Autonomous Prefecture, Gejiu, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Oncology Surgery, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China.
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- Department of Radiology, the Third Affiliated Hospital of Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Cancer Hospital, Yunnan Cancer Center, Kunming, China.
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Liu L, Xia X, Ju Y, Zhang S, Shi N, Du Y, Zhan H, Liu S. Effects of surgical management for gastrointestinal stromal tumor patients with liver metastasis on survival outcomes. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1289885. [PMID: 38347834 PMCID: PMC10860711 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1289885] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/06/2023] [Accepted: 01/08/2024] [Indexed: 02/15/2024] Open
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Purpose To investigate the effect of surgical resection on survival in gastrointestinal stromal tumors synchronous liver metastasis (GIST-SLM) and to develop clinically usable predictive models for overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) in patients. Methods We identified patients in the SEER database diagnosed with GISTs from 2010 to 2019. We used propensity score matching (PSM) to balance the bias between the Surgery and No surgery groups. Kaplan-Meier(K-M) analysis was used to detect differences in OS and CSS between the two groups. The nomogram to predict 1, 3, and 5-year OS and CSS were developed and evaluated. Results After PSM, 228 patients were included in this study. There were significant differences in 1, 3, and 5-year OS and CSS between the two groups (OS: 93.5% vs. 84.4%, 73.2% vs. 55.3%, 60.9% vs. 36.9%, P=0.014; CSS: 3.5% vs.86.2%,75.3% vs.57.9%, 62.6% vs. 42.9%, P=0.02). We also found that patients who received surgery combined with targeted therapy had better OS and CSS at 1, 3, and 5 years than those who received surgery only (OS: 96.6% vs.90.9%, 74.9% vs. 56.8%, 61.7% vs. 35.5%, P=0.022; CSS: 96.6% vs. 92.1%, 77.4% vs.59.2%,63.8% vs. 42.0%, P=0.023). The area under the curve (AUC) was 0.774, 0.737, and 0.741 for 1, 3, and 5-year OS, respectively, with 0.782 and 0.742 for 1, 3, and 5-year CSS. In the model, C-index was 0.703 for OS and 0.705 for CSS and showed good consistency. Conclusion Surgical treatment can improve the OS and CSS of patients with GIST-SLM. In addition, the combination with chemotherapy may be more favorable for the long-term survival of patients. Meanwhile, we constructed the nomograms for predicting OS and CSS at 1, 3, and 5-year, and validated them internally. Our model can contribute to clinical management and treatment strategy optimization.
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- Lei Liu
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Prosthodontics, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Guangdong Provincial People’s Hospital (Guangdong Academy of Medical Sciences), Southern Medical University, Guangzhou, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Qingdao University, Qingdao, China
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Cosci I, Del Fiore P, Mocellin S, Ferlin A. Gender Differences in Soft Tissue and Bone Sarcoma: A Narrative Review. Cancers (Basel) 2023; 16:201. [PMID: 38201628 PMCID: PMC10778120 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16010201] [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: 11/17/2023] [Revised: 12/28/2023] [Accepted: 12/28/2023] [Indexed: 01/12/2024] Open
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Sarcomas, uncommon malignancies, stem from mesenchymal tissues, distinct from epithelial tissues, originating in the embryonic mesodermal layer. These sarcomas have been categorized as either bone or soft tissue sarcomas, depending on their originating tissue. The majority of sarcomas occur sporadically with their etiology being unknown, but there are several, well-established genetic predisposition syndromes and some environmental exposures associated with specific sarcomas. Recently, many studies have shown that sarcomas, in analogy with colorectal, skin, head and neck, esophageal, lung, and liver carcinomas, also have a male sex predilection. Significant gender differences have already been observed in childhood sarcomas. Among the tumors strongly associated with the male sex, childhood sarcomas have been identified as being particularly sensitive to the biological differences between the sexes, with special regard to soft tissue sarcomas. As the biological mechanisms underlying the sex differences in the incidence of soft tissue sarcomas remain largely unexplored, this review aims to highlight the factors underlying these differences to inform prevention and treatment.
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- Ilaria Cosci
- Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, 35128 Padova, Italy;
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- Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, 35128 Padua, Italy;
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- Soft-Tissue, Peritoneum and Melanoma Surgical Oncology Unit, Veneto Institute of Oncology IOV-IRCCS, 35128 Padua, Italy;
- Department of Surgical, Oncological and Gastroenterological Sciences (DISCOG), University of Padua, 35128 Padova, Italy
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- Unit of Andrology and Reproductive Medicine, University Hospital of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy;
- Department of Medicine, University of Padova, 35128 Padova, Italy
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Wang P, Yan J, Qiu H, Huang J, Yang Z, Shi Q, Yan C. A radiomics-clinical combined nomogram-based on non-enhanced CT for discriminating the risk stratification in GISTs. J Cancer Res Clin Oncol 2023; 149:12993-13003. [PMID: 37464150 DOI: 10.1007/s00432-023-05170-7] [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: 06/08/2023] [Accepted: 07/09/2023] [Indexed: 07/20/2023]
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PURPOSE To discriminate the risk stratification in gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) by preoperatively constructing a model of nonenhanced computed tomography (NECT). METHODS A total of 111 GISTs patients (77 in the training group and 34 in the validation Group) from two hospitals between 2015 and 2022 were collected retrospectively. One thousand and thirty-seven radiomics features were extracted from non-contract CT images, and the optimal radiomics signature was determined by univariate analysis and LASSO regression. The radiomics model was developed and validated from the ten optimal radiomics features by three methods. Covariates (clinical features, CT findings, and immunohistochemical characteristics) were collected to establish the clinical model, and both the radiomics features and the covariates were used to build the combined model. The effectiveness of the three models was evaluated by the Delong test. RESULTS The experimental results showed that the clinical models (75.3%, 70.6%), the radiomics models (79.2%, 79.4%) and the combined models (81.8%, 82.4%) all had high accuracy in predicting the pathological risk of GIST in both training and validation groups. The AUC values of the combined models were significantly higher in both the training groups (0.921 vs 0.822, p= 0.032) and the validation groups (0.913 vs 0.792, p= 0.019) than that of the clinical models. According to the calibration curve, the combined model nomogram is clinically useful. CONCLUSIONS The clinical-radiomics combined model and based on NECT performed well in discriminating the risk stratification in GISTs. As a quantitative technique, radiomics is capable of predicting the malignant potential and guiding treatment preoperatively.
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- Peizhe Wang
- Department of Medical Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Shandong Provincial Hospital Affiliated to Shandong First Medical University, Jinan, 250021, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, Shandong Cancer Hospital and Institute, Shandong First Medical University and Shandong Academy of Medical Sciences, Jinan, 250117, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China
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- Department of Medical Imaging, The Second Affiliated Hospital of Shandong First Medical University, Taian, 271000, Shandong, China.
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Pharaon N, Habbal W, Monem F. Bioinformatic analysis of KIT juxtamembrane domain mutations in Syrian GIST patients: jigsaw puzzle completed. J Egypt Natl Canc Inst 2023; 35:25. [PMID: 37574490 DOI: 10.1186/s43046-023-00185-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/14/2021] [Accepted: 07/27/2023] [Indexed: 08/15/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The huge number of detected somatic KIT mutations highlights the necessity of in silico analyses that are almost absent in the relevant medical literature. The aim of this study is to report the mutation spectrum analysis of exon 11 encoding the juxtamembrane (JM) domain of the KIT gene in a group of Syrian GIST patients. METHODS Forty-eight formalin-fixed paraffin-embedded GIST tissue samples, collected between 2006 and 2016, were retrieved from the pathological archives and analyzed for KIT exon 11 mutations by DNA sequencing. Structural/functional impact of detected variants was predicted using several bioinformatic tools. RESULTS Twenty-one different variants have been detected in intron 10, exon 11, and intron 11 of the KIT gene, eight of which were novel changes. Mutations in exon 11 of the KIT gene were detected in 28 of 48 (58.3%) GIST patients and predicted to be pathogenic and cancer promoting. Specifically, age above 60 was very significantly associated with the negative selection of deletion mutations (p = .007), a phenomenon that points to deletion severity. CONCLUSIONS Six bioinformatic tools have proved efficient in predicting the impact of detected KIT variations in view of published structural, experimental, and clinical findings.
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- Nour Pharaon
- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
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- Clinical Laboratories Department, Al-Assad Hospital, Damascus University, PO Box 10769, Damascus, Syria.
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- Department of Biochemistry and Microbiology, Faculty of Pharmacy, Damascus University, Damascus, Syria
- Clinical Laboratories Department, Al-Assad Hospital, Damascus University, PO Box 10769, Damascus, Syria
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Rosario SR, Dong B, Zhang Y, Hsiao HH, Isenhart E, Wang J, Siegel EM, Monjazeb AM, Owen DH, Dey P, Tabung FK, Spakowicz DJ, Murphy WJ, Edge S, Yendamuri S, Ibrahimi S, Kolesar JM, McDonald PH, Vadehra D, Churchman M, Liu S, Kalinski P, Mukherjee S. Metabolic Dysregulation Explains the Diverse Impacts of Obesity in Males and Females with Gastrointestinal Cancers. Int J Mol Sci 2023; 24:10847. [PMID: 37446025 PMCID: PMC10342094 DOI: 10.3390/ijms241310847] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2023] [Revised: 06/09/2023] [Accepted: 06/24/2023] [Indexed: 07/15/2023] Open
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The prevalence of obesity, defined as the body mass index (BMI) ≥ 30 kg/m2, has reached epidemic levels. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of various cancers, including gastrointestinal ones. Recent evidence has suggested that obesity disproportionately impacts males and females with cancer, resulting in varied transcriptional and metabolic dysregulation. This study aimed to elucidate the differences in the metabolic milieu of adenocarcinomas of the gastrointestinal (GI) tract both related and unrelated to sex in obesity. To demonstrate these obesity and sex-related effects, we utilized three primary data sources: serum metabolomics from obese and non-obese patients assessed via the Biocrates MxP Quant 500 mass spectrometry-based kit, the ORIEN tumor RNA-sequencing data for all adenocarcinoma cases to assess the impacts of obesity, and publicly available TCGA transcriptional analysis to assess GI cancers and sex-related differences in GI cancers specifically. We applied and integrated our unique transcriptional metabolic pipeline in combination with our metabolomics data to reveal how obesity and sex can dictate differential metabolism in patients. Differentially expressed genes (DEG) analysis of ORIEN obese adenocarcinoma as compared to normal-weight adenocarcinoma patients resulted in large-scale transcriptional reprogramming (4029 DEGs, adj. p < 0.05 and |logFC| > 0.58). Gene Set Enrichment and metabolic pipeline analysis showed genes enriched for pathways relating to immunity (inflammation, and CD40 signaling, among others) and metabolism. Specifically, we found alterations to steroid metabolism and tryptophan/kynurenine metabolism in obese patients, both of which are highly associated with disease severity and immune cell dysfunction. These findings were further confirmed using the TCGA colorectal adenocarcinoma (CRC) and esophageal adenocarcinoma (ESCA) data, which showed similar patterns of increased tryptophan catabolism for kynurenine production in obese patients. These patients further showed disparate alterations between males and females when comparing obese to non-obese patient populations. Alterations to immune and metabolic pathways were validated in six patients (two obese and four normal weight) via CD8+/CD4+ peripheral blood mononuclear cell RNA-sequencing and paired serum metabolomics, which showed differential kynurenine and lipid metabolism, which corresponded with altered T-cell transcriptome in obese populations. Overall, obesity is associated with differential transcriptional and metabolic programs in various disease sites. Further, these alterations, such as kynurenine and tryptophan metabolism, which impact both metabolism and immune phenotype, vary with sex and obesity together. This study warrants further in-depth investigation into obesity and sex-related alterations in cancers that may better define biomarkers of response to immunotherapy.
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- Spencer R. Rosario
- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (S.R.R.); (Y.Z.); (H.-H.H.); (E.I.); (J.W.); (S.L.)
- Department of Pharmacology and Therapeutics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (B.D.); (P.D.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (S.R.R.); (Y.Z.); (H.-H.H.); (E.I.); (J.W.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (S.R.R.); (Y.Z.); (H.-H.H.); (E.I.); (J.W.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (S.R.R.); (Y.Z.); (H.-H.H.); (E.I.); (J.W.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (S.R.R.); (Y.Z.); (H.-H.H.); (E.I.); (J.W.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Cancer Epidemiology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA;
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95616, USA;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (D.H.O.); (D.J.S.)
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (B.D.); (P.D.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Epidemiology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA;
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center, Columbus, OH 43210, USA; (D.H.O.); (D.J.S.)
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- Department of Immunology, University of California Davis, Sacramento, CA 95616, USA;
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA;
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Oklahoma University Health Stephenson Cancer Center, Oklahoma City, OK 73104, USA;
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- Department of Pharmacy, University of Kentucky College of Pharmacy, Lexington, KY 40506, USA;
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- Department of Cancer Biology, Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL 33612, USA;
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- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA;
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- Precision Therapy and Diagnostics, Aster Insights, Hudson, FL 34667, USA;
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- Department of Biostatistics and Bioinformatics, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (S.R.R.); (Y.Z.); (H.-H.H.); (E.I.); (J.W.); (S.L.)
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (B.D.); (P.D.); (P.K.)
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- Department of Immunology, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA; (B.D.); (P.D.); (P.K.)
- Department of Medicine, Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center, Buffalo, NY 14203, USA;
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Nomogram for Predicting Recurrence-Free Survival of Primary Localized Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumor. J Pers Med 2023; 13:jpm13030498. [PMID: 36983680 PMCID: PMC10052207 DOI: 10.3390/jpm13030498] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2023] [Revised: 03/02/2023] [Accepted: 03/08/2023] [Indexed: 03/12/2023] Open
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Purpose: This study aimed to establish a new nomogram that predicts recurrence-free survival (RFS) after a complete surgical resection of primary localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs); it also aimed to evaluate the discrimination, calibration, and clinical utility of the decision-making nomogram. Methods: The clinicopathological data of patients with primary localized GISTs at the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University from January 2000 to June 2022 were retrospectively analyzed. The clinicopathological data were randomly split into two sets (7:3 ratio) for training and validation. Suitable variables for the construction of a nomogram for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year RFS were selected using univariate and multivariate Cox regression analyses. Receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis and a concordance index (C-index) were used to quantify the discrimination of the nomogram and were compared with four commonly used prognostic scoring systems: Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center prognostic nomogram, National Institutes of Health–Fletcher staging system, Chen’s prognostic nomogram, and Air Forces Institute of Pathology risk criteria–Miettinen staging system. The calibration and clinical utility for the decision-making nomogram were validated using calibration curves and decision curves, respectively. Results: In total, 641 patients were screened and analyzed in this retrospective, observational study. RFS was significantly related to tumor size, mitotic count, gender, DOG-1, and adjuvant therapy with imatinib according to the results of the multivariate and univariate Cox analyses. The nomogram was constructed using the above variables (all p < 0.05) for the 1-, 3-, and 5-year RFS. In the training set, the 1-, 3-, and 5-year ROC and C-index values of the nomogram were 0.868, 0.838, 0.816, and 0.830, respectively. For internal validation, we performed model fitting on the validation set, and the 1-, 3-, and 5-year ROC and C-indices were 0.977, 0.845, 0.869, and 0.849, respectively. Among the five GIST prognostic scoring systems, our nomogram had almost all the largest area under these decision curves and had a good calibration capability. Conclusions: The newly constructed nomogram based on tumor size, gender, mitotic count, DOG-1, and adjuvant treatment with imatinib exhibited an excellent performance and may serve as a prognostic scoring system to support therapeutic decision-making and individualized treatment for GISTs in China.
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IJzerman NS, van Werkhoven E, Mohammadi M, Hollander DD, Bleckman RF, Reyners AKL, Desar IME, Gelderblom H, Grünhagen DJ, Mathijssen RHJ, Steeghs N, van der Graaf WTA. Sex differences in patients with gastrointestinal stromal tumours: do they exist and does it affect survival? ESMO Open 2022; 7:100649. [PMID: 36493601 PMCID: PMC9808455 DOI: 10.1016/j.esmoop.2022.100649] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/20/2022] [Revised: 09/20/2022] [Accepted: 10/25/2022] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Sex differences in cancer have gained attention in recent years. The role of sex as a prognostic factor in gastrointestinal stromal tumours (GIST) has not been well established. The aim of this research was to elucidate potential sex differences in GIST patients and the influence of sex on disease-specific survival (DSS). METHODS A review of the literature was carried out to obtain an overview of all literature with sex as a covariate on GIST survival analyses. Furthermore, in the Dutch GIST Registry, GIST characteristics between males and females were compared and the influence of sex on DSS was analysed. RESULTS A total of 118 articles from the review of the literature met our selection criteria; 58% of the articles found no sex difference in survival and 42% did find a sex difference. All differences favoured female patients, although there was substantial overlap of individual patients in the various reported groups. The Dutch GIST Registry cohort consisted of 1425 patients (46% female). Compared with female patients, male patients had larger tumours (mean 9.0 cm versus 7.9 cm) and higher mitotic rates (34.4% versus 28.0% >5 mitoses/5 mm2). GIST in males was more often metastasized at diagnosis (21.3% versus 13.7%) and incurable (38.5% versus 31.0%). Male patients less often received surgery of the primary tumour (71.7% versus 78.9%), but did experience more tumour ruptures (18.2% versus 13.3%). Male patients had a worse DSS than females. This was not statistically significant when corrected for differences in GIST characteristics. CONCLUSIONS In case of sex differences in GIST in the literature, male patients have a worse outcome. In our Dutch GIST cohort a similar finding was made, but sex was shown not to be an independent factor. Male patients more often had aggressive GISTs, with larger tumours, higher mitotic rates, more tumour ruptures, and metastases, which could explain the sex differences in DSS.
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- N S IJzerman
- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Hematology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University of Groningen, University Medical Center Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, The Netherlands Cancer Institute, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; Department of Medical Oncology, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
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The Number of Positive Tumor Markers (NPTM) Achieves Higher Value in the Prognosis Prediction of Gastric Cancer. DISEASE MARKERS 2022; 2022:5145918. [PMID: 36479044 PMCID: PMC9722318 DOI: 10.1155/2022/5145918] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/30/2022] [Revised: 11/04/2022] [Accepted: 11/18/2022] [Indexed: 12/03/2022]
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Purpose The clinical application of combined tumor markers is still limited. We aim to explore the value of the combination of multiple tumor markers in gastric cancer (GC) prognosis. Methods The prognostic significance was evaluated using Kaplan-Meier log-rank survival analysis and multivariable Cox regression analysis. The estimated area under the curve (AUC) was compared to evaluate the discriminatory ability of different indicators. A nomogram was constructed based on the results of multivariable cox regression, and its performance was evaluated by Harrell's concordance index and calibration curve. Results NPTM (number of positive tumor markers) displayed independent prognostic significance whether in the whole cohort or in patients with different stages. Patients with the all-negative tumor markers had a worse prognosis after postoperative chemotherapy in all cohort (P = 0.023) or in age ≤60 subgroup (P = 0.012), while patients with positive tumor markers had a better prognosis after postoperative chemotherapy in stage III (P = 0.012). The AUC value of NPTM is higher than any individual tumor marker. The 1-, 3-, and 5-year AUC values of the CTNM (combination of NPTM and pTNM) increased by 5%, 4.8%, and 3.6%, respectively, compared with TNM staging system. The nomogram constructed including NPTM showed its high accuracy (C - index = 0.706) versus TNM staging system (C - index = 0.646) and CTNM (C - index = 0.681). Conclusions NPTM was an independent predictor of gastric cancer prognosis, showing more accurate prognostic performance than individual tumor markers. Especially its significance in guiding postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy regimens and predicting prognosis by combination with TNM staging system may have a better clinical application value.
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Tensin2 Is a Novel Diagnostic Marker in GIST, Associated with Gastric Location and Non-Metastatic Tumors. Cancers (Basel) 2022; 14:cancers14133212. [PMID: 35804982 PMCID: PMC9265085 DOI: 10.3390/cancers14133212] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/18/2022] [Revised: 06/23/2022] [Accepted: 06/27/2022] [Indexed: 12/10/2022] Open
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GIST is a rare soft tissue sarcoma, for which KIT and DOG1 are used as highly sensitive diagnostic markers. Other diagnostic markers include CD34, protein kinase C θ, deficiency of succinate dehydrogenase complex subunit B, carbonic anhydrase II, and type I insulin-like growth factor receptor. We investigated the role of TNS2 as a diagnostic biomarker by using immunohistochemistry in 176 GISTs and 521 other sarcomas. All GISTs expressed TNS2, with intermediate or high expression in 71.4% of samples. The majority (89.8%) of other sarcomas were negative for TNS2, and intermediate to strong staining was only seen in 2.9% of samples. Strong TNS2 staining was associated with gastric location (gastric 52.8% vs. non-gastric 7.2%; p < 0.001), absence of metastases (non-metastatic tumors 44.3% vs. metastatic tumors 5.9%; p = 0.004), female sex (female 45.9% vs. male 33.8%; p = 0.029), and tumors of lower risk categories (very low or low 46.9% vs. intermediate 51.7% vs. high 29.0%; p = 0.020). TNS2 expression did not correlate with overall survival or metastasis-free survival. No associations between TNS2 expression and KIT/PDGFRA mutation status, tumor size, mitotic count, or age of the patient were detected. The results provide conclusive evidence for the value of TNS2 as a sensitive and specific diagnostic biomarker for GIST.
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Guo JJ, Tang XB, Qian QF, Zhuo ML, Lin LW, Xue ES, Chen ZK. Application of ultrasonography in predicting the biological risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumors. Scand J Gastroenterol 2022; 57:352-358. [PMID: 34779685 DOI: 10.1080/00365521.2021.2002396] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/04/2023]
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OBJECTIVES To explore and establish a reliable and noninvasive ultrasound model for predicting the biological risk of gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs). MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed 266 patients with pathologically-confirmed GISTs and 191 patients were included. Data on patient sex, age, tumor location, biological risk classification, internal echo, echo homogeneity, boundary, shape, blood flow signals, presence of necrotic cystic degeneration, long diameter, and short/long (S/L) diameter ratio were collected. All patients were divided into low-, moderate-, and high-risk groups according to the modified NIH classification criteria. All indicators were analyzed by univariate analysis. The indicators with inter-group differences were used to establish regression and decision tree models to predict the biological risk of GISTs. RESULTS There were statistically significant differences in long diameter, S/L ratio, internal echo level, echo homogeneity, boundary, shape, necrotic cystic degeneration, and blood flow signals among the low-, moderate-, and high-risk groups (all p < .05). The logistic regression model based on the echo homogeneity, shape, necrotic cystic degeneration and blood flow signals had an accuracy rate of 76.96% for predicting the biological risk, which was higher than the 72.77% of the decision tree model (based on the long diameter, the location of tumor origin, echo homogeneity, shape, and internal echo) (p = .008). In the low-risk and high-risk groups, the predicting accuracy rates of the regression model reached 87.34 and 81.82%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Transabdominal ultrasound is highly valuable in predicting the biological risk of GISTs. The logistic regression model has greater predictive value than the decision tree model.
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- Jing-Jing Guo
- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Medical University Affiliated Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Medical University Affiliated Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Medical University Affiliated Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Medical University Affiliated Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Medical University Affiliated Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Medical University Affiliated Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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- Department of Ultrasound, Fujian Medical University Affiliated Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China
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Ran P, Li J, Wu X, Yang H, Zhang J. Primary Localized Gastrointestinal Stromal Tumors: Medication Adherence and Prognosis According to Gender. Patient Prefer Adherence 2022; 16:2077-2087. [PMID: 35989973 PMCID: PMC9384372 DOI: 10.2147/ppa.s376843] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2022] [Accepted: 08/04/2022] [Indexed: 11/23/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE Gender is associated with medication adherence for imatinib, but whether it is related to the prognosis of primary localized gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GISTs) is unclear. The goal of this study was to clarify the relationship between gender and prognosis in GIST patients, with differences in medication adherence considered. METHODS The data of 320 GIST patients were retrospectively collected from the First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University. Survival analysis was performed using the Kaplan-Meier method (Log rank test) and the risk factors of recurrence were determined using Cox multivariate analysis. Medication adherence-stratified analyses were performed to control for confounding factors. RESULTS Kaplan-Meier analysis revealed that among patients who received postoperative adjuvant imatinib therapy, men had a higher recurrence rate than women (P<0.01). Pearson's chi-square test revealed better medication adherence in women than in men (P<0.01). Cox regression analysis revealed that gender was not an independent risk factor for recurrence-free survival (RFS; P=0.25), but medication adherence was (P<0.01). Among GIST patients with a medication possession ratio (MPR) of less than 90%, 62.86% of male patients took imatinib irregularly or not at all due to limited understanding of the disease, whereas 55.74% of female patients' took imatinib irregularly because they could not tolerate adverse drug reactions. CONCLUSION Adherence was poorer in male than in female patients, which might explain the worse prognoses of the former among patients who received adjuvant treatment with imatinib. The gender difference in the degree of adherence should be considered in postoperative pharmacotherapy for patients with primary localized GISTs.
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- Pan Ran
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Respiratory Medicine, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Chongqing Medical University, Chongqing, 400016, People’s Republic of China
- Correspondence: Jun Zhang, Email
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Raitio A, Salim A, Mullassery D, Losty PD. Current treatment and outcomes of pediatric gastrointestinal stromal tumors (GIST): a systematic review of published studies. Pediatr Surg Int 2021; 37:1161-1165. [PMID: 34081161 PMCID: PMC8325660 DOI: 10.1007/s00383-021-04931-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 05/22/2021] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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Gastrointestinal stromal tumor (GIST) is a rare cancer of mesenchymal origin mostly seen in adult and elderly populations. Therefore, the prognostic and therapeutic features of pediatric GIST are not clearly defined. Clinical knowledge has been largely extrapolated from case series and adult studies. In this systematic review, we aimed to analyze the health outcome metrics of pediatric GIST. Medline and Embase databases were searched using relevant key terms. The original search retrieved 1,892 titles; 27 studies with 184 patients (68% female) were included for final review. The primary tumors were located in the stomach (165/184, 90%), small bowel (12/184, 7%), and elsewhere (7/184, 4%). Individual patient data were available in 125 cases with a median follow-up of 6.7 years. All patients underwent surgical resection, which varied from wide local excision to total gastrectomy. There were 12 deaths (10%), 65 (52%) patients were alive with no evidence of disease, and 31 cases (25%) were alive with disease. Tumor size > 5 cm, high mitotic index, and spindle morphology were predictive of mortality. Pediatric GIST has a more favorable prognosis and different characteristics versus adult tumors. There is a crucial need for international consensus and specific pediatric guidelines for the treatment of this rare tumor.
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- Arimatias Raitio
- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of Liverpool, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP UK ,Department of Paediatric Surgery, University of Turku and Turku University Hospital, Kiinamyllynkatu 4-8, 20521 Turku, Finland
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of Liverpool, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP UK
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of Liverpool, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP UK
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- Department of Paediatric Surgery, Alder Hey Children’s Hospital NHS Foundation Trust, University of Liverpool, Eaton Road, Liverpool, L12 2AP UK ,Faculty of Health and Life Sciences, University of Liverpool, Liverpool, L69 7TX UK
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