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ArticleAnnals of gastroenterological surgery2024

Oligo-like liver metastasis: A novel prognostic indicator to improve survival in pancreatic cancer.

Ryo Saito, Daisuke Ban, Takahiro Mizui, Takeshi Takamoto, Satoshi Nara, Minoru Esaki, Kazuaki Shimada

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Article in Annals of gastroenterological surgery, 2024. 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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  1. Oligometastatic disease in pancreatic cancer: is there a role for curative-intent surgery? A narrative review.Clinical & translational oncology : official publication of the Federation of Spanish Oncology Societies and of the National Cancer Institute of Mexico · 2026
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Ryo SaitoDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-3125-4671
Daisuke BanDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0868-8519
Takahiro MizuiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Takeshi TakamotoDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo Japan.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0455-6412
Satoshi NaraDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Minoru EsakiDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo Japan.
Kazuaki ShimadaDepartment of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Surgery National Cancer Center Hospital Tokyo Japan.

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Abstract

Purpose: Whether surgical intervention for patients with oligometastatic recurrence can improve their post-recurrent prognosis is unclear. In this study, we introduce a novel concept of oligometastasis in post-surgical pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) patients with hepatic recurrence, which we call "oligo-like liver metastasis (OLLM)." Patients with OLLM have better post-recurrence prognosis and could therefore be eligible for surgical intervention. Methods: A total of 121 PDAC patients who underwent radical resection, and who had an initial and single-organ metastasis to the liver, were analyzed. Independent prognostic factors for overall survival after recurrence (OSAR) were examined, and patients with all of these factors were defined as OLLM. The clinicopathological features and post-recurrent prognosis of OLLM patients were evaluated. In addition, a detailed analysis using the oligo-score, which was based on the prognostic factors, was performed. Results: The prognostic analysis revealed that short recurrence-free interval (RFI) (<6 months), short stable disease interval (SDI) (≤3 months), and four or more recurrent tumors were independent poor prognostic factors. OLLM patients were defined as those with all three conditions: long RFI (≥6 months), long SDI (>3 months), and three or less recurrent tumors. OLLM patients had a significantly better prognosis for OSAR than non-OLLM patients (HR = 0.272, Conclusion: We recommend that OLLM should be used to predict which patients are most likely to experience better post-recurrent prognosis after surgery with curative intent.

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liver metastasisoligometastasispancreatic cancerprognosisrecurrence

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PMCPMC11066487

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