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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2022

Neoadjuvant Chemoradiation Impacts the Prognostic Effect of Surgical Margin Status in Pancreatic Adenocarcinoma.

Eddie Zhang, Lora Wang, Talha Shaikh, Elizabeth Handorf, J Karen Wong, John P Hoffman, Sanjay Reddy, Harry S Cooper, Steven J Cohen, Efrat Dotan and 1 more

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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6 citing papers in PubMed, 15 citations in OpenAlex.

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11 authors at 3 institutions in 1 country.

Eddie ZhangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Lora WangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, University of Miami, Miami, FL, USA.
Talha ShaikhDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Elizabeth HandorfDepartment of Biostatistics, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
J Karen WongDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
John P HoffmanDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Sanjay ReddyDepartment of Surgical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Harry S CooperDepartment of Pathology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Steven J CohenDepartment of Medical Oncology, Abington Hospital/Jefferson Health, Abington, PA, USA.
Efrat DotanDepartment of Medical Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA.
Joshua E MeyerDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, PA, USA. joshua.meyer@fccc.edu.
Fox Chase Cancer Center · USAbington Memorial Hospital · USUniversity of Miami · US

Funding

WORD PROCESSING CENTER--COREP30CA006927 · NCI · RESEARCH INST OF FOX CHASE CAN CTR · PI Margaret von Mehren · 1985 to 2026
$138.8M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA006927
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundMany studies show significantly improved survival after R0 resection compared with R1 resection in pancreatic adenocarcinoma (PAC); however, the effect of neoadjuvant chemoradiation (NACRT) on this association is unknown.

objectiveThe aim of this study was to evaluate the prognostic significance of positive surgical margins (SMs) after NACRT compared with upfront surgery + adjuvant therapy in PAC.

methodsAll cases of surgically resected PAC at a single institution were reviewed from 1996 to 2014; patients treated with palliative intent, metastatic disease, and biliary/ampullary tumors were excluded. The primary endpoint was overall survival (OS).

resultsOverall, 300 patients were included; 134 patients received NACRT with concurrent 5-fluorouracil or gemcitabine followed by surgery, and 166 patients received upfront surgery (+ adjuvant chemotherapy in 72% of patients and RT in 65%); 31% of both groups had a positive SM (+SM). The median OS for patients with a +SM or negative SM (-SM) was 26.6 and 31.6 months, respectively for NACRT, and 12.0 and 24.5 months, respectively, for upfront surgery. OS was significantly improved with -SM compared with +SM in both groups (p = 0.006). When resection yielded +SM, NACRT patients had improved OS compared with upfront surgery patients (p < 0.001). On multivariable analysis, +SM in the upfront surgery group (hazard ratio [HR] 2.94, 95% confidence interval [CI] 2.04-4.24; p < 0.001) and older age (HR 1.01, 95% CI 1.00-1.03, per year; p = 0.007) predicted worse OS. +SM in the NACRT group was not associated with worse OS (HR 1.09, 95% CI 0.72-1.65; p = 0.70).

conclusionPatients with a positive margin after NACRT and surgery had longer survival compared with patients with a positive margin after upfront surgery. NACRT should be strongly considered for patients at high risk of R1 resections.

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AdenocarcinomaPancreatic NeoplasmsAgedHumansMargins of ExcisionNeoadjuvant TherapyPrognosis

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PMID34114181
PMCPMC8660918
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