e16259 Background: Colloid carcinoma (CC) of the pancreas is a rare histopathological subtype of ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), with poorly defined prognostic factors and therapeutic outcomes. The aim of this study is to characterize the clinicopathological features and evaluate the overall survival (OS) and prognostic factors of patients with pancreatic CC using National Cancer Database (NCDB). Methods: Patients diagnosed with CC of the pancreas and PDAC between 2004 and 2016 were identified from the NCDB using ICD-O-3 morphology (8480/3 for CC and 8140/3 for PDAC) and topography codes (C25). Univariate and multivariable analyses were conducted and Kaplan-Meier analysis and Cox proportional hazards models were used to perform OS analysis. Results: A total of 56,846 patients met the inclusion criteria for the final analysis. Of the total population included, 2,430 patients (4.3%) had CC and 54,416 patients (95.7%) had PDAC. For both, CC and PDAC, there was a male preponderance (52.0%, 52.5%), Caucasians (85.1%, 84%), occurrence above the age of 70 (39.2%, 38.2%), and the most common primary site was the head of the pancreas (50.5%, 53%). For CC, the percentage of pathologic stage III colloid pancreas cancer appeared the lowest (3.5%, 85 patients), compared to stage I (16.7%), stage II (37.8%), and stage IV (42.1%). While in PDAC, the percentage of pathologic stage I (5.94%) and stage III (4.44%) patients was lower than stage II (37.21%) and IV (52.41%). CC and PDAC more frequently presented with < 5cm tumor, at academic or research cancer centers, and diagnosed between 2009 and 2013 compared to 2004–2008 ( p< 0.001). For both CC and PDAC, the majority underwent surgical resection (58%, 53%), systemic chemotherapy (57.8%, 63%) and did not receive radiotherapy (78.8%, 77.6%). A positive surgical margin on pathologic evaluation was associated with worse outcomes for CC and PDAC in both univariate and multivariate analysis (HR 1.61; 1.56–1.66; p< 0.001 and HR 1.43; 1.38–1.48, p< 0.001). CC had a better 1-year overall survival (OS) in all stages compared to PDAC (p < 0.001). In multivariate analysis, mucinous carcinoma histology, female sex, diagnosis between 2004 and 2009, well/moderately differentiated histology, chemotherapy, age at diagnosis less than 60, radiation therapy after surgery, and local surgical procedure of primary site and pancreatectomy (p < 0.001) were associated with better OS compared to PDAC. Colloid histology was associated with better 1-year overall survival (OS) in all stages compared to PDAC (p < 0.001). Conclusions: Colloid carcinoma of pancreas is associated with a better overall survival as compared to pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma. This is the largest study to address the clinical features and outcomes of colloid carcinoma of pancreas.
Incidence and frequency of cancer cachexia during chemotherapy for advanced pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
