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Lymphovascular Invasion (LVI) Correlates with Systemic Immune-Inflammation Index (SII) in Adenocarcinoma of the Gastroesophageal Junction (AEG): Implications for Prognostic Stratification.

Gerd Jomrich, Winny Yan, Dagmar Kollmann, Ivan Kristo, Benjamin Fallmann, Hannah Puhr, Aysegül Ilhan-Mutlu, Marlene Hollenstein, Reza Asari, Christian Sebesta and 1 more

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Gerd JomrichDepartment of General Surgery, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7294-4831
Winny YanDepartment of General Surgery, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Dagmar KollmannDepartment of General Surgery, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Ivan KristoDepartment of General Surgery, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-7999-1625
Benjamin FallmannCenter for Medical Data Science, Institute of Medical Statistics, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Hannah PuhrDepartment of Medicine 1, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0002-7203-8732
Aysegül Ilhan-MutluDepartment of Medicine 1, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-8291-0873
Marlene HollensteinDepartment of Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Reza AsariDepartment of General Surgery, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.
Christian Sebesta2nd Medical Department, Klinik Donaustadt, Science Center Donaustadt, Vienna Cancer Center (VCC), 1220 Vienna, Austria.ORCID 0000-0001-9287-4474
Sebastian F SchoppmannDepartment of General Surgery, Gastroesophageal Tumor Unit-Comprehensive Cancer Center (CCC), Medical University of Vienna, 1090 Vienna, Austria.

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Abstract

Adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junction (AEG) is an aggressive cancer with rising incidence and poor long-term survival despite multimodal treatment. Reliable preoperative prognostic markers are lacking.

methodsThe study is based on data from a prospectively maintained institutional database, which was retrospectively analyzed. In total, 211 patients were analyzed who underwent curative resection for AEG to evaluate the association of SII and LVI and their combined prognostic value.

resultsLVI was present in 45% of patients and was significantly associated with higher median SII values compared to patients without LVI (943 vs. 652;

conclusionsThe combined assessment of SII and LVI may improve prognostic stratification in AEG, especially in patients undergoing upfront surgery. These findings suggest that combined assessment of SII and LVI enhances prognostic stratification, particularly in patients treated with upfront surgery, and may aid personalized treatment and follow-up planning in AEG. To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study investigating the association of SII and LVI in AEG.

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adenocarcinoma of the gastroesophageal junctioninflammationlvineoadjuvant therapyprognostic parameter

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PMID40867233
PMCPMC12384437

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