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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract2022

Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma: Where Does the Benefit Lie? A Nomogram for Risk Stratification and Patient Selection.

Samer A Naffouje, Arvind Sabesan, Dae-Won Kim, Estrella Carballido, Jessica Frakes, Pamela Hodul, Jason W Denbo, Mokenge Malafa, Jason Fleming, Sarah Hoffe

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal surgery : official journal of the Society for Surgery of the Alimentary Tract, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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10 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Samer A NaffoujeDepartment of Surgical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, CSB 8165, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA. samer.naffouje@moffitt.org.
Arvind SabesanDepartment of Surgical Oncology, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, 12902 USF Magnolia Drive, CSB 8165, Tampa, FL, 33612, USA.
Dae-Won KimMedical Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Estrella CarballidoMedical Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Jessica FrakesRadiation Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Pamela HodulSurgical Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Jason W DenboSurgical Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Mokenge MalafaSurgical Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Jason FlemingSurgical Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Sarah HoffeRadiation Oncology, GI Oncology Program, H. Lee Moffitt Cancer Center, Tampa, FL, USA.
Moffitt Cancer Center · US

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe impact of adjuvant sequential chemoradiotherapy (CRT) on survival in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) remains unclear and warrants further investigation.

methodsNCDB patients with R0/R1 resected PDAC who received adjuvant chemotherapy without CRT or followed by CRT per RTOG-0848 protocol were included. Cox regression for 5-year overall survival (OS) was performed and used to construct a pathologic nomogram in patients who did not receive CRT. A risk score was calculated and patients were divided into low-risk and high-risk groups. Patients from each risk stratum were matched for the receipt of CRT to assess the added benefit of CRT on survival. The Kaplan-Meier analysis was performed to compare OS.

resultsA total of 7146 patients were selected, 1308 (18.3%) received CRT per RTOG-0848. Cox regression concluded grade, T stage, N stage, node yield < 12, R1, and LVI as significant predictors of 5-year OS which were used to construct the risk score. Matched analysis in low-risk patients (score 0-79) showed no difference in OS between CRT vs. no CRT (47.6 ± 5.7 vs. 45.1 ± 3.9 months; p = 0.847). OS benefit was 3% at 1 year, - 4% at 2 years, and 4% at 5 years. In high-risk patients (score 80-100), median OS was higher in CRT vs. no CRT (24.8 ± 0.7 vs. 21.7 ± 0.8 months; p = 0.043). Absolute OS benefit was 13% at 1 year, 5% at 2 years, and - 1% at 5 years.

conclusionCRT has a short-lived impact on OS in resected PDAC that is only evident in high-risk patients. In this subset, survival benefit peaks at 1 year and subsides at 3 to 5 years following PDAC resection.

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Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsChemoradiotherapyChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantHumansNeoplasm StagingNomogramsPatient SelectionRisk AssessmentTreatment OutcomeAdjuvant chemoradiationoverall survivalPancreas cancerRTOG 0848

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