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ArticleJournal of thoracic disease2024

Prognostic prediction model for patients with pathological T1N0 stage esophageal squamous cell carcinoma undergone esophagectomy.

Qing Liu, Yue Li, Zhong-Feng Yan, Xi Luo, Xiao-Guang Guo, Shun-Hai Jian, Yin-Bin Zheng, Hai-Ning Zhou, Kai-Yuan Jiang, Dong Tian

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Qing LiuIntegrated Care Management Center, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.
Yue LiCollege of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Zhong-Feng YanCollege of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Xi LuoCollege of Clinical Medicine, North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Xiao-Guang GuoSchool of Biomedical Engineering, Hainan University, Haikou, China.
Shun-Hai JianDepartment of Pathology, Affiliated Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College, Nanchong, China.
Yin-Bin ZhengDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Nanchong Central Hospital, Nanchong, China.
Hai-Ning ZhouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Suining Central Hospital, Suining, China.
Kai-Yuan JiangDepartment of Surgery, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Sendai, Japan.
Dong TianDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China.

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Background: There is a shortage of reliable predictive models to provide valuable prognostic information for early esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC) without lymph node metastasis (LNM). We aimed to develop and validate a nomogram using the prognostic factors in T1N0 ESCC patients. Methods: Patients with pathological T1N0 ESCC who underwent esophagectomy between 2014 and 2021 at three institutes were reviewed. The prognostic factors were evaluated by Cox proportional hazards model and a nomogram was developed. Patients were divided into high- and low-risk groups based on cut-off value of total points in the nomogram. Overall survival (OS) was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method and compared using the log-rank test. Results: A total of 275 patients were included and split into training (n=180) and external validation (n=95) cohorts. In the training cohort, multivariable analysis showed that the surgical approach, T1 substage, and carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA) level were independent prognostic factors. The developed nomogram had relatively high performance, with the area under the receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve (AUC) of 0.783, 0.711 and 0.612 for 1-, 3-, and 5-year OS, respectively. The calibration curves showed that the predicted probability was in good agreement with the actual probability. Forty-seven was determined as cut-off value of total points. High-risk group (n=148) showed a significant poor OS than low-risk group (n=127) (P<0.001). Conclusions: Left surgical approach, stage T1b, and higher CEA were associated with poorer prognosis in T1N0 ESCC patients. The nomogram demonstrated a good performance to predict the individual survival.

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Esophageal squamous cell carcinoma (ESCC)lymph node metastasis (LNM)prognostic factorsT1 stage

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