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ArticleInternational journal of clinical oncology2020

Signet ring cell component in pretreatment biopsy predicts pathological response to preoperative chemoradiotherapy in rectal cancer.

Xue Chao, Zixian Wang, Shixun Lu, Yuhua Huang, Shengbing Zang, Peirong Ding, Huizhong Zhang, Jingping Yun

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Xue ChaoSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2784-9384
Zixian WangSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Shixun LuSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Yuhua HuangSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Shengbing ZangSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Peirong DingSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China.
Huizhong ZhangSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China. zhanghuizh@sysucc.org.cn.
Jingping YunSun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Guangzhou, China. yunjp@sysucc.org.cn.
Sun Yat-sen University · CN

Funding

Natural Science Foundation of China 81802942
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeNeoadjuvant therapy is routinely used in the management of locally advanced rectal cancer. This study aimed to evaluate the predictive value of pathological parameters in tumor response after treatment.

methodsWe reviewed the hematoxylin-eosin slides from pretreatment biopsies of 150 rectal cancer patients who received preoperative chemoradiotherapy (PCRT) at Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center between May 2013 and June 2016. Pathological and clinical parameters were both studied. The tumor response after chemoradiotherapy was evaluated using the tumor regression grade (TRG). Logistic regression was used to evaluate the relevance between these parameters and tumor response.

resultsComplete tumor response (TRG0 and pCR) to PCRT was identified in 40 (26.7%) patients. The pCR rate was 93.33% (14 of 15) in cases with signet ring cell component versus 19.26% (26 of 135) in those without signet ring cell component (p < 0.001). Four cases with signet ring cell component were evaluated as clinical complete response (cCR), all of whom also achieved pCR; in contrast, only 9 of 15 (60%) cCR cases without signet ring cell achieved pCR.

conclusionOur data suggest that the signet ring cell component in pretreatment biopsies may be a potential predictor of tumor response to PCRT in rectal cancer. This suggests patients with clinical complete response are more suitable for a wait-and-watch approach.

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BiopsyCarcinoma, Signet Ring CellChemoradiotherapyFemaleHumansLogistic ModelsMaleMiddle AgedNeoadjuvant TherapyRectal NeoplasmsRectumTreatment OutcomePreoperative chemoradiotherapySignet ring cell cancerTumor response

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