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Higher Tumor Cellularity in Resected Pancreatic Ductal Adenocarcinoma Is a Negative Prognostic Indicator
- Source :
- Gut and Liver, Vol 14, Iss 4, Pp 521-528 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Gastroenterology Council for Gut and Liver, 2020.
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Abstract
- Background/Aims: Desmoplasia is a prominent feature of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDA). Stromal desmoplasia reflects the low cellularity that is characteristic of PDA, and it may play a role in PDA chemoresistance. In this retrospective study, we evaluated the relationship between tumor cellularity in resected PDA specimens and long-term patient outcomes. Methods: We retrospectively reviewed the data from 175 patients who underwent PDA resection between January 2010 and December 2015 at Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, and analyzed their clinicopathological features and the relationship between tumor cellularity (high vs low based on a cutoff of 30% cellularity) and patient outcomes. Results: The high-cellularity group had significantly shorter overall survival (OS) (18.7 months vs 26.6 months, p=0.006) and disease-free survival (11.0 months vs 16.9 months, p=0.031) than the low-cellularity group. Multivariate analysis revealed that high tumor cellularity was an independent risk factor for poor OS (hazard ratio, 2.008; 95% confidence interval, 1.361 to 2.962; p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19762283
- Volume :
- 14
- Issue :
- 4
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Gut and Liver
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.f6ffcdaeacbb4ee3abf9c6d2d10f2143
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5009/gnl19180