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ArticlePloS one2024

Clinical features and prediction of long-term survival after surgery for perihilar cholangiocarcinoma.

Anna Mantas, Carlos Constantin Otto, Pim B Olthof, Daniel Heise, Dieter Paul Hoyer, Philipp Bruners, Maxim Dewulf, Sven Arke Lang, Tom Florian Ulmer, Ulf Peter Neumann and 1 more

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  5. The Prognostic Value of the XPC rs2228001 Single Nucleotide Polymorphism in Cholangiocarcinoma.Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver · 2025
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Anna MantasDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0009-0003-3376-8892
Carlos Constantin OttoDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Pim B OlthofDepartment of Surgery, Erasmus Medical Center, Rotterdam, The Netherlands.
Daniel HeiseDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Dieter Paul HoyerDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Philipp BrunersDepartment of Diagnostic and Interventional Radiology, University Hospital RWTH Aachen, Aachen, Germany.
Maxim DewulfDepartment of Surgery, Maastricht University Medical Center (MUMC), Maastricht, The Netherlands.
Sven Arke LangDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Tom Florian UlmerDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Ulf Peter NeumannDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.
Jan BednarschDepartment of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-8143-6452

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionThe treatment of perihilar Cholangiocarcinoma (pCCA) poses specific challenges not only due to its high perioperative complication rates but also due its dismal long-term prognosis with only a few long-term survivors (LTS) among the patients. Therefore, in this analysis characteristics and predictors of LTS in pCCA patients are investigated. MATERIAL AND

methodsIn this single center analysis, patients undergoing curative-intent liver resection for pCCA between 2010 and 2022 were categorized into long-term and short-term survivors (STS) excluding perioperative mortality. Binary logistic regression was used to determine key differences between the groups and to develop a prognostic composite variable. This composite variable was subsequently tested in the whole cohort of surgically treated pCCA patients using Cox Regression analysis for cancer-specific survival (CSS).

resultsWithin a cohort of 209 individuals, 27 patients were identified as LTS (median CSS = 125 months) and 55 patients as STS (median CSS = 16 months). Multivariable analysis identified preoperative portal vein infiltration (OR = 5.85, p = 0.018) and intraoperative packed red blood cell (PRBC) transfusions (OR = 10.29, p = 0.002) as key differences between the groups. A prognostic composite variable based on these two features was created and transferred into a Cox regression model of the whole cohort. Here, the composite variable (HR = 0.35, p<0.001), lymph node metastases (HR = 2.15, p = 0.001) and postoperative complications (HR = 3.06, p<0.001) were identified as independent predictors of CSS.

conclusionLong-term survival after surgery for pCCA is possible and is strongly negatively associated with preoperative portal vein infiltration and intraoperative PRBC transfusion. As these variables are part of preoperative staging or can be modulated by intraoperative technique, the proposed prognostic composite variable can easily be transferred into clinical management to predict the oncological outcome of patients undergoing surgery for pCCA.

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Bile Duct NeoplasmsKlatskin TumorAdultAgedFemaleHepatectomyHumansMaleMiddle AgedPortal VeinPrognosisRetrospective Studies

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