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ArticleClinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico2024

Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: exploring clinicopathological trends and racial disparities in a comprehensive U.S. population-based study.

Abdul Qahar Khan Yasinzai, Bisma Tareen, Katharine Tracy, Nimra Jamil, Marjan Khan, Hafeez Ullah, Muhammad Raza, Amin Ullah Khan, Dauod Arif, Abdul Waheed and 6 more

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Abdul Qahar Khan Yasinzai *Department of Medicine, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, 83700, Pakistan. abdul.qahar.aqk@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-8146-1620
Bisma Tareen *Department of Medicine, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, 83700, Pakistan.
Katharine TracyMedical College of Georgia, Augusta, GA, 30912, USA.
Nimra JamilDepartment of Medicine, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, 83700, Pakistan.
Marjan KhanInternal Medicine, Marshfield Medical Center, Marshfield, USA.
Hafeez UllahDepartment of Medicine, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, 83700, Pakistan.
Muhammad RazaDepartment of Medicine, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, 83700, Pakistan.
Amin Ullah KhanDepartment of Medicine, Bolan Medical College, Quetta, 83700, Pakistan.
Dauod ArifDepartment of Oncology Developmental Therapeutics, Novant Health, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Abdul WaheedDepartment of Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, CA, 95231, USA.
Feroze SidhwaDepartment of Surgery, San Joaquin General Hospital, French Camp, CA, 95231, USA.
Subhasis MisraDepartment of Surgery, BayCare Health System, Tampa, FL, USA.
Nabin Raj KarkiDepartment of Oncology, Mitchell Cancer Institute, University of South Alabama, Mobile, USA.
Nagla Abdel KarimDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Inova Schar Cancer Institute, University of Virginia, Fairfax, VA, 22031, USA.
Ludimila CavalcanteDepartment of Oncology Developmental Therapeutics, Novant Health, Charlotte, NC, USA.
Asad UllahDepartment of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, TX, 79430, USA.

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Abstract

introductionPancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is a highly aggressive malignancy about 50% of PDAC are metastatic at presentation. In this study, we evaluated PDAC demographics, annual trend analysis, racial disparities, survival rate, and the role of different treatment modalities in localized and metastatic disease.

methodsA total of 144,824 cases of PDAC were obtained from the SEER database from 2000 to 2018.

resultsThe median age was 69 years, with a slightly higher incidence in males (52%) and 80% of all cases were white. Among cases with available data, 43% were grade III tumors and 57% were metastatic. The most common site of metastasis was the liver (15.7%). The annual incidence has increased steadily from 2000 to 2018. The overall observed (OS) 5-year survival rate was 4.4% (95% CI 4.3-4.6%), and 5 years cause-specific survival (CSS) was 5% (95% CI 5.1-5.4%). The 5-year survival with multimodal therapy (chemotherapy, surgery, and radiation) was 22% (95% CI 20.5-22.8%). 5-year CSS for the blacks was lower at 4.7% (95% CI 4.2-5.1%) compared to the whites at 5.3% (95% CI 5.1-5.4%). Multivariate analysis found male gender and black race associated with worse prognosis. Kaplan-Meier survival analysis found multimodal therapy to have the best outcomes in all three stages.

conclusionPDAC is an aggressive malignancy with male gender and black race are associated with a poor prognosis. Surgery with chemoradiation was associated with the best overall survival. With steadily increasing rates of PDAC, improved treatment modalities are paramount to improving survival in these patients.

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Carcinoma, Pancreatic DuctalPancreatic NeoplasmsSEER ProgramAdultAgedAged, 80 and overBlack or African AmericanCombined Modality TherapyFemaleHealthcare DisparitiesHumansIncidenceLiver NeoplasmsMaleMiddle AgedSurvival RateDistant metastasisGender and racial disparitiesMultimodal therapyPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaSurvival analysis

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