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ArticleCancer medicine2024

Analysis of chemoresistance characteristics and prognostic relevance of postoperative gemcitabine adjuvant chemotherapy in pancreatic cancer.

Jiaqiang Ren, Shuai Wu, Tong Su, Jiachun Ding, Fan Chen, Jie Li, Zheng Wang, Liang Han, Zheng Wu

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Jiaqiang RenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Shuai WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Tong SuSchool of Public Health, Xi'an Jiaotong University Health Science Center, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Jiachun DingDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Fan ChenDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Jie LiDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Zheng WangDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.
Liang HanDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-3268-5214
Zheng WuDepartment of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University, Xi'an, Shaanxi, China.ORCID 0000-0002-2441-0229

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Department of Science and Technology of Shaanxi Province, China 2022PT-35the First Affiliated Hospital of Xi'an Jiaotong University XJTU1AF-CRF-2022-034the National Natural Science Foundation of China 82203756
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aimTo investigate the relationship between chemoresistance in pancreatic cancer patients receiving postoperative gemcitabine adjuvant therapy and specific clinical/pathological characteristics, as well as its impact on patient prognosis.

methodsFrom June 2018 to June 2021, clinical and pathological data of 148 pancreatic cancer patients were collected, and 101 patients were followed up for tumor recurrence/metastasis and survival status. The correlation between chemoresistance and specific clinical/pathological characteristics or patient prognosis was retrospectively analyzed.

resultsOf the 148 patients, 78 were in the chemoresistance group and 70 in the non-chemoresistance group. Univariate analysis showed that the development of chemoresistance may be related to patient age, combined diabetes, preoperative CA19-9 level, tumor size, AJCC stage, vascular invasion, and positive lymph node ratio. Furthermore, subsequent multivariate analysis incorporating these variables indicated that tumor size may be a key factor influencing chemoresistance (p < 0.001, OR = 1.584). Log-rank test showed patients in the chemoresistance group had worse overall survival (OS) (HR = 2.102, p = 0.018) and progression free survival (PFS) (HR = 3.208, p = 0.002) than patients in the non-chemoresistance group; and patients with smaller size tumors (diameter ≤3 cm) had significantly better OS (HR = 2.923, p < 0.001) and PFS (HR = 2.930, p = 0.003) than those with larger size tumors (diameter >3 cm).

conclusionsPatients with pancreatic cancer receiving postoperative gemcitabine adjuvant therapy are more likely to develop chemoresistance when their tumor sizes are larger (diameter >3 cm). Development of chemoresistance exacerbates the prognosis of patients with pancreatic cancer, and larger tumor size is also a risk factor for poor prognosis in these patients.

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Antimetabolites, AntineoplasticDeoxycytidineDrug Resistance, NeoplasmGemcitabinePancreatic NeoplasmsAdultAgedChemotherapy, AdjuvantFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm Recurrence, LocalPrognosisRetrospective StudiesAntimetabolites, AntineoplasticDeoxycytidineGemcitabinechemoresistancegemcitabinepancreatic cancerprognosistumor size

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