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ArticleInternal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)2020

ABO Blood Type and the Long-term Outcomes of Pancreatic Cancer.

Yoshinori Tanaka, Teru Kumagi, Takashi Terao, Taira Kuroda, Tomoyuki Yokota, Nobuaki Azemoto, Yoshiki Imamura, Kazuhiro Uesugi, Yoshiyasu Kisaka, Naozumi Shibata and 12 more

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Article in Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan), 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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22 authors.

Yoshinori TanakaGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Teru KumagiGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Takashi TeraoGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Taira KurodaGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Tomoyuki YokotaCenter for Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Diseases, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Nobuaki AzemotoCenter for Liver-Biliary-Pancreatic Diseases, Matsuyama Red Cross Hospital, Japan.
Yoshiki ImamuraGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Kazuhiro UesugiGastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Japan.
Yoshiyasu KisakaGastroenterology, Uwajima Municipal Hospital, Japan.
Naozumi ShibataInternal Medicine, Ehime Prefectural Niihama Hospital, Japan.
Mitsuhito KoizumiGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Yoshinori OhnoGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Kozue KanemitsuGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Atsushi YukimotoGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Kazuhiro TangeGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Mari NishiyamaGastroenterology, Matsuyama Shimin Hospital, Japan.
Teruki MiyakeGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Hideki MiyataGastroenterology, Ehime Prefectural Central Hospital, Japan.
Hiroshi IshiiGastroenterology, National Hospital Organization Shikoku Cancer Center, Japan.
Masanori AbeGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Yoichi HiasaGastroenterology and Metabology, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan.
Ehime Pancreato-Cholangiology (EPOCH) Study Group

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective The long-term effect of the ABO blood type on the clinical course of patients with pancreatic cancer (PC) is inconclusive. This study aimed to determine whether or not the ABO blood type influences the long-term outcomes of PC in Japanese patients. Methods The medical records of Japanese patients with PC were reviewed. Data, including the age, sex, and outcomes, from the Ehime Pancreato-Cholangiology Study Group were analyzed. Results The mean age of the 406 patients was 71.0±10.5 years, and 220 (54.2%) were men. A total of 44.6%, 20.7%, 22.4%, and 12.3% had blood type A, B, O, and AB, respectively. The median survival time (MST) of patients with A alleles was shorter than that of patients with non-A alleles (p=0.048), especially among those who underwent resection (p=0.031). In contrast, no marked difference in the MST was noted among those who underwent chemotherapy and palliative care. Finally, a multivariate analysis confirmed A alleles as an independent factor associated with the long-term outcome of PC (p<0.05 in 2 different models). Conclusion The ABO blood type influenced the long-term outcomes of Japanese patients with PC, presumably due to its impact on disease onset and tumor behavior.

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ABO Blood-Group SystemAdultAgedAged, 80 and overAllelesFemaleHumansJapanMaleMiddle AgedMultivariate AnalysisPancreatic NeoplasmsPrognosisSurvival AnalysisABO Blood-Group SystemABO blood typelong-term outcomespancreatic cancertumor behavior

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PMCPMC7118372

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