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ArticleThoracic cancer2022

The risk and prognostic factors for liver metastases in esophageal cancer patients: A large-cohort based study.

Peng Luo, Xiufeng Wei, Chen Liu, Xiankai Chen, Yafan Yang, Ruixiang Zhang, Xiaozheng Kang, Jianjun Qin, Xiuzhu Qi, Yin Li

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Peng Luo *Department of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiufeng Wei *Department of Thoracic Surgery, Beijing Chuiyangliu Hospital, Chuiyangliu Hospital Affiliated to Tsinghua University, Beijing, China.
Chen Liu *Department of Ophthalmology, Shanghai Changhai Hospital, Naval Military Medical University, Shanghai, China.
Xiankai ChenDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Yafan YangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Ruixiang ZhangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiaozheng KangDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Jianjun QinDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.
Xiuzhu QiDepartment of Ultrasound, Fudan University Shanghai Cancer Center, Shanghai, China.
Yin LiDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research Center for Cancer, Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China.ORCID 0000-0001-7676-2659

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backgroundThis retrospective study aimed to explore risk factors for liver metastases (LiM) in patients with esophageal cancer (EC) and to identify prognostic factors in patients initially diagnosed with LiM.

methodsA total of 28 654 EC patients were retrieved from the Surveillance, Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database from 2010 to 2018. A multivariate logistic regression model was utilized to identify risk factors for LiM. A Cox regression model was used to identify prognostic factors for patients with LiM.

resultsOf 28 654 EC patients, 4062 (14.2%) had LiM at diagnosis. The median overall survival (OS) for patients with and without LiM was 6.00 (95% CI: 5.70-6.30) months and 15.00 (95% CI: 14.64-15.36) months, respectively. Variables significantly associated with LiM included gender, age, tumor site, histology, tumor grade, tumor size, clinical T stage, clinical N stage, bone metastases (BoM), brain metastases (BrM) and lung metastases (LuM). Variables independently predicting survival for EC patients with LiM were age, histology, tumor grade, BoM, BrM, LuM, and chemotherapy. A risk prediction model and two survival prediction models were then constructed revealing satisfactory predictive accuracy.

conclusionsBased on the largest known cohort of EC, independent predictors of LiM and prognostic indicators of survival for patients with LiM were identified. Two models for predicting survival as well as a risk prediction model were developed with robust predictive accuracy.

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Bone NeoplasmsEsophageal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsLung NeoplasmsHumansPrognosisRetrospective StudiesSEER Programesophageal cancerintroductionliver metastasesnomogramprognosisrisk factors

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