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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2019

Pathological complete response (pCR) with or without the residual intraductal carcinoma component following preoperative treatment for pancreatic cancer: Revisiting the definition of "pCR" from the prognostic standpoint.

Daisaku Yamada, Hidenori Takahashi, Kei Asukai, Shinichiro Hasegawa, Akira Tomokuni, Hiroshi Wada, Hirofumi Akita, Masayohi Yasui, Hiroshi Miyata, Osamu Ishikawa

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Article in Annals of gastroenterological surgery, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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Daisaku YamadaDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6702-3800
Hidenori TakahashiDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Kei AsukaiDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Shinichiro HasegawaDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Akira TomokuniDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Hiroshi WadaDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8862-7833
Hirofumi AkitaDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Masayohi YasuiDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Hiroshi MiyataDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.
Osamu IshikawaDepartment of Gastroenterological surgery Osaka International Cancer Institute Osaka Japan.

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aimThere are no previous reports describing the prognostic significance of the residual intraductal carcinoma component (carcinoma in situ [CIS]) following preoperative treatment for pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC). The aim of the present study was to investigate the prognostic significance of a minimal residual CIS in cases with complete absence of an invasive component after preoperative treatment for PDAC.

methodsEighty-one of 594 PDAC patients with preoperative treatment and subsequent surgery in our institute showed remarkable remission in the invasive component, which included 48 patients with the minimal residual invasive component (Min-inv group) and 33 with absence of an invasive component (No-inv group). We assessed the survival of these patients in association with the presence or absence of an invasive component and intraductal CIS.

resultsFive-year overall survival in the No-inv group patients was significantly better than that of the Min-inv group patients (82%/66%,

conclusionsResidual CIS in the absence of an invasive component after preoperative treatment does not yield a prognostic impact after receiving perioperative treatment for PDAC. It might be reasonable to define pathological complete response (pCR) from the prognostic standpoint as follows: pCR is the complete absence of an invasive carcinoma component regardless of residual CIS.

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intraductal carcinoma componentpancreatic ductal adenocarcinomapathological complete response

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PMID31788656
PMCPMC6875936

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