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Uijterwijk BA, Lemmers DH, Ghidini M, Wilmink H, Zaniboni A, Salvia R, Kito Fusai G, Groot Koerkamp B, Koek S, Ghorbani P, Zerbi A, Nappo G, Luyer M, Goh BKP, Roberts KJ, Boggi U, Mavroeidis VK, White S, Kazemier G, Björnsson B, Serradilla-Martín M, House MG, Alseidi A, Ielpo B, Mazzola M, Jamieson N, Wellner U, Soonawalla Z, Cabús SS, Dalla Valle R, Pessaux P, Vladimirov M, Kent TS, Tang CN, Fisher WE, Kleeff J, Mazzotta A, Suarez Muñoz MA, Berger AC, Ball CG, Korkolis D, Bannone E, Ferarri C, Besselink MG, Abu Hilal M. The Five Periampullary Cancers, not Just Different Siblings but Different Families: An International Multicenter Cohort Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:6157-6169. [PMID: 38888860 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15555-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2023] [Accepted: 05/21/2024] [Indexed: 06/20/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Cancer arising in the periampullary region can be anatomically classified in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA), duodenal adenocarcinoma (DAC), and ampullary carcinoma. Based on histopathology, ampullary carcinoma is currently subdivided in intestinal (AmpIT), pancreatobiliary (AmpPB), and mixed subtypes. Despite close anatomical resemblance, it is unclear how ampullary subtypes relate to the remaining periampullary cancers in tumor characteristics and behavior. METHODS This international cohort study included patients after curative intent resection for periampullary cancer retrieved from 44 centers (from Europe, United States, Asia, Australia, and Canada) between 2010 and 2021. Preoperative CA19-9, pathology outcomes and 8-year overall survival were compared between DAC, AmpIT, AmpPB, dCCA, and PDAC. RESULTS Overall, 3809 patients were analyzed, including 348 DAC, 774 AmpIT, 848 AmpPB, 1,036 dCCA, and 803 PDAC. The highest 8-year overall survival was found in patients with AmpIT and DAC (49.8% and 47.9%), followed by AmpPB (34.9%, P < 0.001), dCCA (26.4%, P = 0.020), and finally PDAC (12.9%, P < 0.001). A better survival was correlated with lower CA19-9 levels but not with tumor size, as DAC lesions showed the largest size. CONCLUSIONS Despite close anatomic relations of the five periampullary cancers, this study revealed differences in preoperative blood markers, pathology, and long-term survival. More tumor characteristics are shared between DAC and AmpIT and between AmpPB and dCCA than between the two ampullary subtypes. Instead of using collective definitions for "periampullary cancers" or anatomical classification, this study emphasizes the importance of individual evaluation of each histopathological subtype with the ampullary subtypes as individual entities in future studies.
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- Bas A Uijterwijk
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Policlinico di Milano, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda, Milano, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Fiona Stanley Hospital, Perth, Australia
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Academic Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, VUmc, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Division of Oncologic and Mini-invasive General Surgery, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, Lübeck, Germany
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (NHC), Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Surgery, Paracelsus Medical Private University (PMU, Nuremberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Pamela Youde Nethersole Eastern Hospital, Hong Kong, China
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- Department of Surgery, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Digestive, Oncologic and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, PA, USA
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Istituto Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Istituto Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Istituto Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy.
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Messaoudi N, Vanlander A, Gumbs AA. Optimizing adjuvant treatment strategies for non-pancreatic periampullary cancers. Br J Cancer 2024; 131:617-618. [PMID: 39085361 PMCID: PMC11333485 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-024-02808-2] [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: 04/03/2024] [Revised: 04/25/2024] [Accepted: 07/22/2024] [Indexed: 08/02/2024] Open
Abstract
Non-pancreatic periampullary tumors have long been neglected, leading to blurred adjuvant treatment strategies. Recent research, like the ISGACA group's study, is uncovering nuances in chemotherapy efficacy for these diverse cancers. Tailored approaches show promise, with artificial intelligence (AI) aiding in personalized treatment plans.
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- Nouredin Messaoudi
- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel) and Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, Vrije Universiteit Brussel (VUB), Universitair Ziekenhuis Brussel (UZ Brussel) and Europe Hospitals, Brussels, Belgium
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- Department of General-, Visceral-, Vascular- and Transplantation Surgery, University of Magdeburg, Magdeburg, Germany.
- Department of Advanced & Minimally Invasive Surgery, American Hospital of Tbilisi, Tbilisi, Republic of Georgia.
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Uijterwijk BA, Lemmers DH, Fusai GK, Zerbi A, Salvia R, Sparrelid E, White S, Björnsson B, Mavroeidis VK, Roberts KJ, Mazzola M, Cabús SS, Soonawalla Z, Korkolis D, Serradilla M, Pessaux P, Luyer M, Mowbray N, Ielpo B, Mazzotta A, Kleeff J, Boggi U, Muñoz MAS, Goh BKP, Andreotti E, Wilmink H, Ghidini M, Zaniboni A, Verbeke C, Adsay V, Bianchi D, Besselink MG, Abu Hilal M. Differences in Lymph Node Metastases Patterns Among Non-pancreatic Periampullary Cancers and Histologic Subtypes: An International Multicenter Retrospective Cohort Study and Systematic Review. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:4654-4664. [PMID: 38602578 PMCID: PMC11164734 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15213-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/09/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 04/12/2024]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Standard lymphadenectomy for pancreatoduodenectomy is defined for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma and adopted for patients with non-pancreatic periampullary cancer (NPPC), ampullary adenocarcinoma (AAC), distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA), or duodenal adenocarcinoma (DAC). This study aimed to compare the patterns of lymph node metastases among the different NPPCs in a large series and in a systematic review to guide the discussion on surgical lymphadenectomy and pathology assessment. METHODS This retrospective cohort study included patients after pancreatoduodenectomy for NPPC with at least one lymph node metastasis (2010-2021) from 24 centers in nine countries. The primary outcome was identification of lymph node stations affected in case of a lymph node metastasis per NPPC. A separate systematic review included studies on lymph node metastases patterns of AAC, dCCA, and DAC. RESULTS The study included 2367 patients, of whom 1535 had AAC, 616 had dCCA, and 216 had DAC. More patients with pancreatobiliary type AAC had one or more lymph node metastasis (67.2% vs 44.8%; P < 0.001) compared with intestinal-type, but no differences in metastasis pattern were observed. Stations 13 and 17 were most frequently involved (95%, 94%, and 90%). Whereas dCCA metastasized more frequently to station 12 (13.0% vs 6.4% and 7.0%, P = 0.005), DAC metastasized more frequently to stations 6 (5.0% vs 0% and 2.7%; P < 0.001) and 14 (17.0% vs 8.4% and 11.7%, P = 0.015). CONCLUSION This study is the first to comprehensively demonstrate the differences and similarities in lymph node metastases spread among NPPCs, to identify the existing research gaps, and to underscore the importance of standardized lymphadenectomy and pathologic assessment for AAC, dCCA, and DAC.
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- Bas A Uijterwijk
- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy.
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Italy and Pancreatic Surgery, Humanitas University, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Pieve Emanuele, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of General and Pancreatic Surgery, Pancreas Institute, University of Verona Hospital Trust, Verona, Italy
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Department of Surgery in Linköping and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Department of Academic Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Faculty of Medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Division of Oncologic and Mini-Invasive General Surgery, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Hellenic Anticancer Hospital "Saint Savvas", Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zaragoza, Spain
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (NHC), Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Digestive, Oncologic and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Pathology, University of Oslo, Oslo University Hospital, Oslo, Norway
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- Department of Pathology, Koç University Hospital and Koç University Research Center for Translational Medicine (KUTTAM), Istanbul, Turkey
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- Department of Pathology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Uijterwijk BA, Lemmers DH, Ghidini M, Wilmink JW, Zaniboni A, Fusai GK, Zerbi A, Koerkamp BG, Luyer M, Ghorbani P, Salvia R, White S, Ielpo B, Goh BKP, Boggi U, Kazemier G, House MG, Mavroeidis VK, Björnsson B, Mazzola M, Serradilla M, Korkolis D, Alseidi A, Roberts KJ, Soonawalla Z, Pessaux P, Fisher WE, Koek S, Kent TS, Vladimirov M, Bolm L, Jamieson N, Dalla Valle R, Kleeff J, Mazzotta A, Suarez Muñoz MA, Cabús SS, Ball CG, Berger AC, Ferarri C, Besselink MG, Hilal MA. The road to tailored adjuvant chemotherapy for all four non-pancreatic periampullary cancers: An international multimethod cohort study. Br J Cancer 2024; 131:117-125. [PMID: 38806725 PMCID: PMC11231293 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-024-02692-w] [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: 12/13/2023] [Revised: 03/25/2024] [Accepted: 04/10/2024] [Indexed: 05/30/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Despite differences in tumour behaviour and characteristics between duodenal adenocarcinoma (DAC), the intestinal (AmpIT) and pancreatobiliary (AmpPB) subtype of ampullary adenocarcinoma and distal cholangiocarcinoma (dCCA), the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy (ACT) on these cancers, as well as the optimal ACT regimen, has not been comprehensively assessed. This study aims to assess the influence of tailored ACT on DAC, dCCA, AmpIT, and AmpPB. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients after pancreatoduodenectomy for non-pancreatic periampullary adenocarcinoma were identified and collected from 36 tertiary centres between 2010 - 2021. Per non-pancreatic periampullary tumour type, the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy and the main relevant regimens of adjuvant chemotherapy were compared. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS). RESULTS The study included a total of 2866 patients with DAC (n = 330), AmpIT (n = 765), AmpPB (n = 819), and dCCA (n = 952). Among them, 1329 received ACT, and 1537 did not. ACT was associated with significant improvement in OS for AmpPB (P = 0.004) and dCCA (P < 0.001). Moreover, for patients with dCCA, capecitabine mono ACT provided the greatest OS benefit compared to gemcitabine (P = 0.004) and gemcitabine - cisplatin (P = 0.001). For patients with AmpPB, no superior ACT regime was found (P > 0.226). ACT was not associated with improved OS for DAC and AmpIT (P = 0.113 and P = 0.445, respectively). DISCUSSION Patients with resected AmpPB and dCCA appear to benefit from ACT. While the optimal ACT for AmpPB remains undetermined, it appears that dCCA shows the most favourable response to capecitabine monotherapy. Tailored adjuvant treatments are essential for enhancing prognosis across all four non-pancreatic periampullary adenocarcinomas.
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Affiliation(s)
- Bas A Uijterwijk
- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy.
- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy
- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Oncology Unit, Fondazione IRCCS Ca' Granda Ospedale Maggiore Policlinico, Milan, Italy
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Medical Oncology, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Fondazione Poliambulanza, Brescia, Italy
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- Department of Biomedical Sciences, Humanitas University, Pieve Emanuele, Italy
- Department of Pancreatic Surgery, IRCCS Humanitas Research Hospital, Rozzano, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus MC Cancer Institute, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Catharina Hospital Eindhoven, Department of Surgery, Eindhoven, Netherlands
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet at Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, University Hospital of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Newcastle Upon Tyne Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Newcastle, UK
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- Singapore General Hospital, Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Duke-National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Surgery, Pisa University Hospital, Pisa, Italy
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- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Amsterdam UMC, location VUmc, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Indiana University School of Medicine, Indianapolis, IN, USA
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- Department of Academic Surgery, The Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Department of Surgery in Linköping and Department of Biomedical and Clinical Sciences, Linköping University, Linköping, Sweden
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- Division of Oncologic and Mini-invasive General Surgery, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Miguel Servet University Hospital, Zargosa, Spain
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- Department of Surgery, Hellenic Anticancer Hospital 'Saint Savvas', Athens, Greece
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- Department of Surgery, Virginia Mason, Seattle, WA, USA
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- Faculty of medicine, University of Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford, UK
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgical Unit, Nouvel Hôpital Civil (NHC), Strasbourg, France
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- Fiona Stanley Hospital, Department of Surgery, Perth, WA, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Paracelsus Medical University Nürnberg, 90419, Nürnberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Schleswig-Holstein, campus Lübeck, Lübeck, Germany
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- West of Scotland Pancreatic Unit, Glasgow Royal Infirmary, Glasgow, UK
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- Department of Surgery, Martin-Luther University Halle-Wittenberg, Halle (Saale), Germany
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- Department of Digestive, Oncologic and Metabolic Surgery, Institut Mutualiste Montsouris, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgery, University of Calgary, Calgary, AB, Canada
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- Department of Surgery, Jefferson Medical College, Philadelphia, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy
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- Amsterdam UMC, location University of Amsterdam, Department of Surgery, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy.
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Uijterwijk BA, Kasai M, Lemmers DHL, Chinnusamy P, van Hilst J, Ielpo B, Wei K, Song KB, Kim SC, Klompmaker S, Jang JY, Herremans KM, Bencini L, Coratti A, Mazzola M, Menon KV, Goh BKP, Qin R, Besselink MG, Abu Hilal M. The clinical implication of minimally invasive versus open pancreatoduodenectomy for non-pancreatic periampullary cancer: a systematic review and individual patient data meta-analysis. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:311. [PMID: 37581763 PMCID: PMC10427526 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-023-03047-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/12/2023] [Accepted: 08/03/2023] [Indexed: 08/16/2023]
Abstract
BACKGROUND Most studies on minimally invasive pancreatoduodenectomy (MIPD) combine patients with pancreatic and periampullary cancers even though there is substantial heterogeneity between these tumors. Therefore, this study aimed to evaluate the role of MIPD compared to open pancreatoduodenectomy (OPD) in patients with non-pancreatic periampullary cancer (NPPC). METHODS A systematic review of Pubmed, Embase, and Cochrane databases was performed by two independent reviewers to identify studies comparing MIPD and OPD for NPPC (ampullary, distal cholangio, and duodenal adenocarcinoma) (01/2015-12/2021). Individual patient data were required from all identified studies. Primary outcomes were (90-day) mortality, and major morbidity (Clavien-Dindo 3a-5). Secondary outcomes were postoperative pancreatic fistula (POPF), delayed gastric emptying (DGE), postpancreatectomy hemorrhage (PPH), blood-loss, length of hospital stay (LOS), and overall survival (OS). RESULTS Overall, 16 studies with 1949 patients were included, combining 928 patients with ampullary, 526 with distal cholangio, and 461 with duodenal cancer. In total, 902 (46.3%) patients underwent MIPD, and 1047 (53.7%) patients underwent OPD. The rates of 90-day mortality, major morbidity, POPF, DGE, PPH, blood-loss, and length of hospital stay did not differ between MIPD and OPD. Operation time was 67 min longer in the MIPD group (P = 0.009). A decrease in DFS for ampullary (HR 2.27, P = 0.019) and distal cholangio (HR 1.84, P = 0.025) cancer, as well as a decrease in OS for distal cholangio (HR 1.71, P = 0.045) and duodenal cancer (HR 4.59, P < 0.001) was found in the MIPD group. CONCLUSIONS This individual patient data meta-analysis of MIPD versus OPD in patients with NPPC suggests that MIPD is not inferior in terms of short-term morbidity and mortality. Several major limitations in long-term data highlight a research gap that should be studied in prospective maintained international registries or randomized studies for ampullary, distal cholangio, and duodenum cancer separately. PROTOCOL REGISTRATION PROSPERO (CRD42021277495) on the 25th of October 2021.
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- Bas A Uijterwijk
- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy.
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Meiwa Hospital, Hyogo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy
- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Gastroenterology and Hepatopancreatobiliary Surgery, GEM Hospital and Research Center, Ramanathapuram, Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, OLVG, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery Unit, Hospital del Mar. Universitat Pompeu Fabra, Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, University of Ulsan College of Medicine and Asan Medical Center, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, General Surgery, University of Florida, Gainesville, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Careggi University Hospital, Florence, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Misericordia Hospital of Grosseto, Grosseto, Italy
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- Division of Oncologic and Mini-Invasive General Surgery, ASST Grande Ospedale Metropolitano Niguarda, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Liver Transplant and HPB Unit, King's College Hospital, London, UK
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- Department of Hepatopancreatobiliary and Transplant Surgery, Singapore General Hospital, Singapore, Singapore
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- Department of Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Poliambulanza Istituto Ospedaliero, Brescia, Italy.
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Sumiyoshi T, Uemura K, Takasaki T, Kondo N, Katayama K, Okada K, Seo S, Otsuka H, Serikawa M, Ishii Y, Tomofumi T, Takahashi S. Hepatic artery resection in distal cholangiocarcinoma. Langenbecks Arch Surg 2023; 408:58. [PMID: 36688973 DOI: 10.1007/s00423-022-02749-5] [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: 02/15/2022] [Accepted: 10/18/2022] [Indexed: 01/24/2023]
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PURPOSE This study aimed to elucidate the safety and oncological outcomes of surgery with hepatic artery resection (HAR) for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma. METHODS The clinical data of patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma who underwent curative intent surgery at Hiroshima University between March 2009 and January 2021 were retrospectively analyzed. Eligible patients were classified according to the presence or absence of HAR (HAR and non-HAR group), and clinicopathological features and disease-free survival rates were compared between the two groups. RESULTS Among the 60 patients analyzed, eight patients had received HAR, and the remaining 52 patients had not. The rate of portal vein resection, T stage, and the number of metastasized lymph nodes in the HAR group were significantly greater than those in the non-HAR group (p < 0.001, p = 0.00695, and p = 0.0480, respectively). Postoperative severe complication was confirmed in one patient, and there were no in-hospital deaths in the HAR group. Seven of 8 patients in the HAR group showed recurrence during follow-up, and of those, six patients showed early recurrence within 1 year postoperatively. The disease-free survival time in the HAR group was significantly shorter than that in the non-HAR group (median: 7.4 m vs. 34.2 m, respectively) (p < 0.001). Multivariate analysis revealed that lymph node metastasis and HAR were significant risk factors for predicting the adverse disease-free survival time (hazard ratio (HR), 3.21; p = 0.0142; HR, 4.47; p = 0.0346, respectively). CONCLUSIONS Patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma who underwent surgery with HAR tended to show early recurrences, although HAR could be performed safely.
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- Tatsuaki Sumiyoshi
- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Metabolism, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Graduate School of Biomedical and Health Science, Hiroshima University, 1-2-3 Kasumi, Minami-ku, Hiroshima, 734-8551, Japan
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Ma H, Xiao W, Wang M, Shi X. CDH17+/CDX2+ Can be Helpful in Providing Support for Small Intestinal Origin Versus Pancreatic or Biliary Origin. Appl Immunohistochem Mol Morphol 2021; 29:541-545. [PMID: 33958523 DOI: 10.1097/pai.0000000000000913] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 12/28/2020] [Indexed: 11/26/2022]
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Because of the distinct and complex anatomy of the ampullary region, the exact origin of the periampullary tumors was often difficult to ascertain. In this study, we evaluated 78 patient samples, including 26 small intestinal adenocarcinomas, 35 pancreatic ductal adenocarcinomas, and 17 cholangiocarcinomas by immunohistochemical detection of cadherin-17 (CDH17), CDX2, CK20, and CK19 protein expression. The result showed that CDH17 and CDX2 expression was higher in small intestinal adenocarcinoma (73.1% and 65.4%) than in pancreatic (14.3% and 2.9%) and bile duct (41.2% and 23.5%) cancers, respectively. CK20 expression was low in 78 tumor tissues, but relatively high in small intestinal adenocarcinoma (42.3%). CK19 showed a strong positive expression in all 78 adenocarcinoma tissues. The CDH17-high/CDX2-high pattern was predominantly expressed in small intestinal cancer tissues (75%), whereas the CDH17-low/CDX2-low pattern was observed in pancreatic cancers (63.8%) and bile duct cancers (20.9%). The study concluded that CDH17-high/CDX2-high adenocarcinomas more likely originated from small intestine versus pancreas or bile duct, whereas CDH17-low/CDX2-low ones are more likely of pancreatic origin. The combined use of CDH17 and CDX2 could be helpful in providing support for the histologic origin of periampullary adenocarcinoma.
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- Gastrointestinal Surgery, Beilun People's Hospital, Ningbo, Zhejiang Province, China
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Dang C, Wang M, Zhu F, Qin T, Qin R. Comparison of laparoscopic and open pancreaticoduodenectomy for the treatment of nonpancreatic periampullary adenocarcinomas: a propensity score matching analysis. Am J Surg 2020; 222:377-382. [PMID: 33386105 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2020.12.023] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 11/23/2020] [Accepted: 12/14/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Use of laparoscopic pancreaticoduodenectomy (LPD) in place of open pancreaticoduodenectomy (OPD) remains controversial. Our aim was to evaluate the results of LPD versus OPD in non-pancreatic periampullary adenocarcinoma (NPPC), a less aggressive tumor. METHODS Here, 488 NPPC patients who underwent LPD or OPD were analyzed in this study. The propensity score matching was used to balance the patients in two groups. Statistical analysis was conducted to investigate the differences between LPD and OPD in patients with NPPC. RESULTS The LPD group had shorter operative time, less intraoperative bleeding, and less postoperative hospital stay than OPD group. The 30- and 90-day mortality rates were significantly lower in LPD than in OPD group. There was no statistical difference in long-term survival between the two groups. CONCLUSIONS For NPPC, LPD may be the preferred surgical treatment due to its advantages over OPD in terms of intraoperative blood loss and short-term mortality.
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- Chao Dang
- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China.
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- Department of Pancreatic-Biliary Surgery, Affiliated Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, 430030, Wuhan, China.
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Cloyd JM, Prakash L, Vauthey JN, Aloia TA, Chun YS, Tzeng CW, Kim MP, Lee JE, Katz MHG. The role of preoperative therapy prior to pancreatoduodenectomy for distal cholangiocarcinoma. Am J Surg 2019; 218:145-150. [PMID: 30224070 DOI: 10.1016/j.amjsurg.2018.08.024] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Revised: 07/31/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/31/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although increasingly administered to patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, the role of preoperative therapy for patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma is undefined. METHODS All patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma who underwent pancreatoduodenectomy between 1999 and 2014 were retrospectively reviewed. Differences in clinicopathologic characteristics and overall survival (OS) were compared between patients who underwent surgery de novo and those who received preoperative therapy. RESULTS Twenty-one patients (46.7%) received preoperative therapy and 24 (53.3%) did not. Five-year OS rates were not statistically significantly different between patients who received preoperative therapy and those who did not (46.6% vs 49.1%, p > 0.05). On multivariate cox proportional hazards analysis, lymph node positivity was the strongest predictor of OS (HR 4.68 (95%CI 1.52-14.42)). Whereas preoperative therapy was not associated with improved OS (HR 1.06 (95%CI 0.42-2.66)), the receipt of either pre- or post-operative therapy was (HR 0.40 (95%CI 0.16-1.00)). CONCLUSION While these results do not support the routine administration of preoperative therapy to patients with distal cholangiocarcinoma, it may be an alternative treatment strategy appropriate for a subset of patients with high risk clinical or pathologic features.
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- Jordan M Cloyd
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA.
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center, USA
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The Dutch Pancreas Biobank Within the Parelsnoer Institute: A Nationwide Biobank of Pancreatic and Periampullary Diseases. Pancreas 2018. [PMID: 29521943 DOI: 10.1097/mpa.0000000000001018] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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OBJECTIVES Large biobanks with uniform collection of biomaterials and associated clinical data are essential for translational research. The Netherlands has traditionally been well organized in multicenter clinical research on pancreatic diseases, including the nationwide multidisciplinary Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Group and Dutch Pancreatitis Study Group. To enable high-quality translational research on pancreatic and periampullary diseases, these groups established the Dutch Pancreas Biobank. METHODS The Dutch Pancreas Biobank is part of the Parelsnoer Institute and involves all 8 Dutch university medical centers and 5 nonacademic hospitals. Adult patients undergoing pancreatic surgery (all indications) are eligible for inclusion. Preoperative blood samples, tumor tissue from resected specimens, pancreatic cyst fluid, and follow-up blood samples are collected. Clinical parameters are collected in conjunction with the mandatory Dutch Pancreatic Cancer Audit. RESULTS Between January 2015 and May 2017, 488 patients were included in the first 5 participating centers: 4 university medical centers and 1 nonacademic hospital. Over 2500 samples were collected: 1308 preoperative blood samples, 864 tissue samples, and 366 follow-up blood samples. CONCLUSIONS Prospective collection of biomaterials and associated clinical data has started in the Dutch Pancreas Biobank. Subsequent translational research will aim to improve treatment decisions based on disease characteristics.
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Dasic G, Jones T, Frajzyngier V, Rojo R, Madsen A, Valdez H. Safety signal detection and evaluation in clinical development programs: A case study of tofacitinib. Pharmacol Res Perspect 2018; 6. [PMID: 29417755 PMCID: PMC5817838 DOI: 10.1002/prp2.371] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2017] [Accepted: 09/11/2017] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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Adverse events are anticipated during a clinical development program. Tofacitinib is an oral Janus kinase inhibitor for the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis (RA). We describe here the process undertaken by Pfizer to investigate a safety signal for pancreatic cancer with tofacitinib. Potential cases of pancreatic cancer across indications from Pfizer's clinical trials and safety databases were identified and underwent in‐depth case review and external expert consultation. The magnitude of the signal was quantified. The feasibility of formal signal evaluation via a hypothesis‐testing study was explored. As of July 2016, 14 cases of potential pancreatic cancer were identified: eight cases in clinical development trials (psoriasis n = 6; RA n = 1; psoriatic arthritis n = 1), four cases in a postmarketing study in RA patients in Japan, and two spontaneous reports. Incidence rates (95% confidence intervals) per 100 patient‐years ranged from 0 (0, 0.02) to 0.14 in RA, 0.05 (0.01, 0.15) to 0.07 (0.02, 0.16) in psoriasis, and 0.25 (0.01, 1.37) in psoriatic arthritis. The majority of patients had established risk factors for pancreatic cancer. The pharmaceutical industry's rapid and transparent response to safety signals is essential for ensuring patient safety and enabling physicians and patients to adequately assess a drug's risk:benefit. Safety signals emerging through pharmacovigilance may be true or false indicators of a causative association with drug exposure. In this example, it was determined that tofacitinib exposure was unlikely to be related to induction and promotion of pancreatic cancer; however, a relationship with pancreatic cancer promotion could not be excluded.
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Chandrasegaram MD, Gill AJ, Samra J, Price T, Chen J, Fawcett J, Merrett ND. Ampullary cancer of intestinal origin and duodenal cancer - A logical clinical and therapeutic subgroup in periampullary cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2017; 9:407-415. [PMID: 29085567 PMCID: PMC5648984 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v9.i10.407] [Citation(s) in RCA: 31] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/31/2017] [Revised: 06/26/2017] [Accepted: 08/16/2017] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Periampullary cancers include pancreatic, ampullary, biliary and duodenal cancers. At presentation, the majority of periampullary tumours have grown to involve the pancreas, bile duct, ampulla and duodenum. This can result in difficulty in defining the primary site of origin in all but the smallest tumors due to anatomical proximity and architectural distortion. This has led to variation in the reported proportions of resected periampullary cancers. Pancreatic cancer is the most common cancer resected with a pancreaticoduodenectomy followed by ampullary (16%-50%), bile duct (5%-39%), and duodenal cancer (3%-17%). Patients with resected duodenal and ampullary cancers have a better reported median survival (29-47 mo and 22-54 mo) compared to pancreatic cancer (13-19 mo). The poorer survival with pancreatic cancer relates to differences in tumour characteristics such as a higher incidence of nodal, neural and vascular invasion. While small ampullary cancers can present early with biliary obstruction, pancreatic cancers need to reach a certain size before biliary obstruction ensues. This larger size at presentation contributes to a higher incidence of resection margin involvement in pancreatic cancer. Ampullary cancers can be subdivided into intestinal or pancreatobiliary subtype cancers with histomolecular staining. This avoids relying on histomorphology alone, as even some poorly differentiated cancers preserve the histomolecular profile of their mucosa of origin. Histomolecular profiling is superior to anatomic location in prognosticating survival. Ampullary cancers of intestinal subtype and duodenal cancers are similar in their intestinal origin and form a logical clinical and therapeutic subgroup of periampullary cancers. They respond to 5-FU based chemotherapeutic regimens such as capecitabine-oxaliplatin. Unlike pancreatic cancers, KRAS mutation occurs in only approximately a third of ampullary and duodenal cancers. Future clinical trials should group ampullary cancers of intestinal origin and duodenal cancers together given their similarities and their response to fluoropyrimidine therapy in combination with oxaliplatin. The addition of anti-epidermal growth factor receptor therapy in this group warrants study.
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- Manju D Chandrasegaram
- the Prince Charles Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4032, Australia
- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland 4006, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
- Cancer Diagnosis and Pathology Group, Kolling Institute of Medical Research, Royal North Shore Hospital, St Leonards, New South Wales 2065, Australia
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- Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney, New South Wales 2006, Australia
- Department of Surgery, Royal North Shore Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2065, Australia
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- Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia 5011, Australia
- University of Adelaide, South Australia 5005, Australia
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Adelaide, South Australia 5042, Australia
- Royal Adelaide Hospital, Adelaide, South Australia 5000, Australia
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- School of Medicine, University of Queensland, Queensland 4006, Australia
- Princess Alexandra Hospital, Brisbane, Queensland 4102, Australia
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- Department of Upper GI Surgery, Bankstown Hospital, Sydney, New South Wales 2200, Australia
- Discipline of Surgery, Western Sydney University, Sydney, New South Wales 2560, Australia
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Tarantino I, Warschkow R, Hackert T, Schmied BM, Büchler MW, Strobel O, Ulrich A. Staging of pancreatic cancer based on the number of positive lymph nodes. Br J Surg 2017; 104:608-618. [PMID: 28195303 DOI: 10.1002/bjs.10472] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2016] [Revised: 08/10/2016] [Accepted: 11/28/2016] [Indexed: 12/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND The International Study Group on Pancreatic Surgery has stated that at least 12 lymph nodes should be evaluated for staging of pancreatic cancer. The aim of this population-based study was to evaluate whether the number of positive lymph nodes refines staging. METHODS Patients who underwent pancreatectomy for stage I-II pancreatic cancer between 2004 and 2012 were identified from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results database. The predictive value of the number of positive lymph nodes for survival was assessed by generalized receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve analysis and propensity score-adjusted Cox regression analysis. RESULTS Some 5036 patients were included, with a median of 18 (i.q.r. 15-24) lymph nodes examined. Positive lymph nodes were found in 3555 patients (70·6 per cent). The median duration of follow-up was 15 (i.q.r. 8-28) months. ROC curve analysis revealed that two positive lymph nodes best discriminated overall survival. Patients with one or two positive lymph nodes (pN1a) and those with three or more positive lymph nodes (pN1b) had an increased risk of overall mortality compared with patients who were node-negative (pN0): hazard ratio (HR) 1·47 (95 per cent c.i. 1·33 to 1·64) and HR 2·01 (1·82 to 2·22) respectively. These findings were confirmed by propensity score-adjusted Cox regression analysis. The 5-year overall survival rates were 39·8 (95 per cent c.i. 36·5 to 43·3) per cent for patients with pN0, 21·0 (18·6 to 23·6) per cent for those with pN1a and 11·4 (9·9 to 13·3) per cent for patients with pN1b disease. CONCLUSION The number of positive lymph nodes in the resection specimen is a prognostic factor in patients with pancreatic cancer.
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- I Tarantino
- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Institute of Medical Biometry and Informatics, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany.,Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplantation Surgery, Heidelberg University Hospital, Heidelberg, Germany
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