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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2025

The Value of Primary Tumor Resection in Patients with Liver Metastases: A 10-Year Outcome.

Lin-Lin Liu, Yu-Kun Lin, Zuo-Lin Xiang

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Lin-Lin Liu *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Yu-Kun Lin *Department of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China.
Zuo-Lin XiangDepartment of Radiation Oncology, Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China. xiangzuolinmd@hotmail.com.

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Key Project of Clinical Research of Shanghai East Hospital, Tongji University Grant No. DFLC2022012Key Specialty Construction Project of Shanghai Pudong New Area Health Commission Grant No.PWZzk2022-02National Natural Science Foundation of China No.82160591Outstanding Leaders Training Program of Pudong Health Bureau of Shanghai Grant No. PWR12023-02Shanghai Science and Technology Innovation Action Plan Grant No.23Y11909000
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objectiveThis study aimed to analyze the impact of primary tumor resection (PTR) on the prognosis of four common primary tumors with liver metastases, and to develop a prognostic model to visualize the PTR benefit rate of patients with liver metastases. MATERIALS AND

methodsPatients diagnosed with colorectal cancer liver metastases (CRLM), pancreatic cancer liver metastases (PLM), gastric cancer liver metastases (GLM), and breast cancer liver metastases (BLM) between 2004 and 2015 were retrospectively reviewed from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database and assigned to either the surgery or non-surgery groups. A 1:1 propensity score matching (PSM) was performed. Surgical patients who survived longer than the median cancer-specific survival (CSS) time for non-surgery patients constituted the benefit group. Logistic regression was conducted to explore the independent factors affecting surgical benefit, and a nomogram was established.

resultsA total of 21,928 patients with liver metastases were included. After PSM for surgery and non-surgery patients, we found that PTR had a significant impact on the overall survival (OS) and CSS of CRLM, PLM, and BLM patients. In CRLM patients, age (p < 0.001), primary site (p = 0.006), grade (p = 0.009), N stage (p = 0.034), and histology (p = 0.006) affected the surgical benefit. In BLM patients, the independent factors were age (p = 0.002), race (p = 0.020), and radiotherapy (p = 0.043). And in PLM patients, chemotherapy was an independent factor associated with a survival benefit from PTR.

conclusionPTR improved OS and CSS in patients with CRLM, PLM, and BLM. A predictive model was established to identify suitable candidates for PTR in CRLM patients.

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Breast NeoplasmsColorectal NeoplasmsLiver NeoplasmsPancreatic NeoplasmsStomach NeoplasmsAdolescentAdultAgedCancer SurvivorsFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPropensity ScoreRetrospective StudiesSEER ProgramLiver metastasesNomogramPrimary tumor resectionSEER

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