A new immunohistochemistry prognostic score (IPS) for recurrence and survival in pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET).

2016 ◽  
Vol 34 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 241-241
Author(s):  
Antonio Viudez ◽  
Filipe LF Carvalho ◽  
Zahra Maleki ◽  
Marianna Zahurak ◽  
Daniel A. Laheru ◽  
...  

241 Background: We aimed to evaluate the expression and prognostic significance of N-myc downstream-regulated gen-1 (NDRG-1), O6-methylguanine DNA methyltransferase (MGMT) and Pleckstrin homology-like domain family A member 3 (PHLDA-3) by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and methylation analysis in resected pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNET). Methods: Ninety-two patients with resected primary PanNET and follow-up > 24 months were included in this study. Nuclear staining for MGMT and PHLDA-3 were scored as 0, 1-5%, 6-50% and ≥ 51%; cytoplasmic NDRG-1 staining was scored based on intensity and pattern from 0 to 2. We then grouped IHC scores for MGMT (absent versus any expression); for NDRG-1 (0 versus 1 versus 2) and for PHLDA-3 ( < 50% versus ≥ 51%). Finally, we developed an immunohistochemistry prognostic score (IPS) based on MGMT, NDRG-1 and PHLDA-3 IHC expression to predict disease free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS). The discriminatory ability of multivariate models combining the IPS and important clinical variables was assessed with Harrel’s c-index (HCI) and a modification of Harrell’s c-index (mHCI). Results: DFS was significantly worse in patients without any expression of MGMT compared with those with any grade of expression (HR: 2.21; 95%CI: 0.97-5.02; p = 0.013), in patients with moderate or high score for NDRG-1 (p = 0.005), and in those with high-expression for PHLDA-3 (HR: 1.94; 95%CI: 1.05,3.6; p = 0.036). A significant difference in OS was observed based on NDRG-1 score (p = 0.013). In multivariate analyses, ki-67 (HR: 2.45; 95% CI: 1.20-5.01; p = 0.01) and IPS (HR: 2.68; 95% CI: 1.60,4.49; p = 0.00018) were independent prognostic factors for DFS, while age (HR: 7.67; 95% CI: 2.14,27.45; p = 0.0017) and IPS (HR: 2.67; 95% CI: 1.11, 6.41; p = 0.03) were independent prognostic factors for OS. HCI for the multivariate DFS and OS models were 0.796 and 0.788, respectively. Conclusions: Our IPS is a useful prognostic biomarker for recurrence and survival in patients following resection for PanNET. Prospective studies are warranted to validate our findings and determine its role for patients’ selection to neo/adjuvant treatments

2021 ◽  
Vol 28 ◽  
pp. 107327482098682
Author(s):  
Min Shi ◽  
Biao Zhou

Background: The incidence of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PNETs) has increased significantly. The purpose of this study was to analyze the clinical characteristics and prognosis of patients under 50 years old. Methods: Patients with PNETs recorded in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 2004 to 2015 were analyzed. The clinical characteristics were analyzed by Chi-square test. The Kaplan-Meier method was used to estimate overall survival (OS). Multivariate Cox proportional risk regression analysis was used to determine independent prognostic factors. Results: 2,303 patients included, of which 547 (23.8%) patients were younger than 50 years old. The number of younger patients has increased steadily, while the proportion in total PNETs decreased recently. Compared with older group, the proportion of the Black, grade I/II, and surgery were higher in early-onset PNETs. Liver was the most frequent metastatic site. There was no significant difference in the incidence of different metastatic sites between younger and older PNETs patients, while younger patients had better OS (P < 0.05). Grade, N stage, M stage, and surgery were independent prognostic factors for OS in early-onset PNETs. Conclusions: Younger patients have unique clinicopathological characteristics compared with older patients in PNETs. Better OS was observed in younger patients which might due to the higher proportion of well-differentiated tumor and surgery than older patients.


2018 ◽  
Vol 46 (4) ◽  
pp. 314-322
Author(s):  
V. V. Delektorskaya ◽  
O. N. Solov'eva ◽  
G. Yu. Chemeris ◽  
Yu. I. Patyutko

Background:Well-differentiated pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (pNETs) represent a group of rare epithelial neoplasms with a highly variable clinical course. AKT1 is one of the most frequently activated protein kinases in pNETs, which promotes the tumor growth and is of interest as a prognostic factor and a target for new treatment approaches.Aim:To study the expression of the phosphorylated variant of AKT1-kinase (p-AKT1) in primary pNETs and their liver metastases and to correlate the results with various clinical and pathological parameters and the disease prognosis.Materials and methods:P-AKT1 expression was studied by the immunohistochemical analysis of the primary lesions and liver metastases in 52 pNETs patients.Results:A high level of cytoplasmic and/or nuclear immunoreactivity was detected in 24/52 of the primary pNETs (46.2%) and in 16/27 of their liver metastases (59.3%). p-AKT1 expression was observed in 3 (21.4%) of NET grade (G) 1, in 14 (46.7%) of NET G2, and in 7 (87.5%) of NET G3. p-AKT1 expression was more frequently identified in pNET G3 category and increased during the tumor progression in metachronous liver metastases, as compared to the corresponding primary tumor. In addition, p-AKT1 positivity was significantly associated with an increase of grade from G1 to G3 (p = 0.004), the Ki-67 index (p = 0.029), the pTNM stage (p = 0.0008), perineural invasion (p = 0.031) and a decrease in disease-free survival (p = 0.05).Conclusion:The results suggest that p-АКТ1 plays an important role in the pathogenesis of pNETs and may be an additional criterion for assessment of the prognosis and treatment effectiveness in this type of tumors.


2017 ◽  
Vol 106 (3) ◽  
pp. 234-241 ◽  
Author(s):  
Salvatore Paiella ◽  
Giovanni Marchegiani ◽  
Marco Miotto ◽  
Anna Malpaga ◽  
Harmony Impellizzeri ◽  
...  

Introduction: Cystic pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (CPanNETs) represent an uncommon variant of pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors (PanNETs). Due to their rarity, there is a lack of knowledge with regard to clinical features and postoperative outcome. Methods: The prospectively maintained surgical database of a high-volume institution was queried, and 46 resected CPanNETs were detected from 1988 to 2015. Clinical, demographic, and pathological features and survival outcomes of CPanNETs were described and matched with a population of 92 solid PanNETs (SPanNETs) for comparison. Results: CPanNETs accounted for 7.8% of the overall number of resected PanNETs (46/587). CPanNETs were mostly sporadic (n = 42, 91%) and nonfunctioning (39%). Two functioning CPanNETs were detected (4.3%), and they were 2 gastrinomas. The median tumor diameter was 30 mm (range 10-120). All tumors were well differentiated, with 38 (82.6%) G1 and 8 (17.4%) G2 tumors. Overall, no CPanNET showed a Ki-67 >5%. A correct preoperative diagnosis of a CPanNET was made in half of the cases. After a median follow-up of >70 months, the 5- and 10-year overall survival of resected CPanNETs was 93.8 and 62.5%, respectively, compared to 92.7 and 84.6% for SPanNETs (p > 0.05). The 5- and 10-year disease-free survival rates were 94.5 and 88.2% for CPanNETs and 81.8 and 78.9% for SPanNETs, respectively (p > 0.05). Conclusion: In the setting of a surgical cohort, CPanNETs are rare, nonfunctional, and well-differentiated neoplasms. After surgical resection, they share the excellent outcome of their well-differentiated solid counterparts for both survival and recurrence.


Author(s):  
Zhen Yang ◽  
Hengjun Gao ◽  
Jun Lu ◽  
Zheyu Niu ◽  
Huaqiang Zhu ◽  
...  

Abstract Objective There are limited data from retrospective studies on whether therapeutic outcomes after regular pancreatectomy are superior to those after enucleation in patients with small, peripheral and well-differentiated non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. This study aimed to compare the short- and long-term outcomes of regular pancreatectomy and enucleation in patients with non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors. Methods Between January 2007 and July 2020, 227 patients with non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors who underwent either enucleation (n = 89) or regular pancreatectomy (n = 138) were included. Perioperative complications, disease-free survival, and overall survival probabilities were compared. Propensity score matching was performed to balance the baseline differences between the two groups. Results The median follow-up period was 60.76 months in the enucleation group and 43.29 months in the regular pancreatectomy group. In total, 34 paired patients were identified after propensity score matching. The average operative duration in the enucleation group was significantly shorter than that in the regular pancreatectomy group (147.94 ± 42.39 min versus 217.94 ± 74.60 min, P &lt; 0.001), and the estimated blood loss was also significantly lesser (P &lt; 0.001). The matched patients who underwent enucleation displayed a similar overall incidence of postoperative complications (P = 0.765), and a comparable length of hospital stay (11.12 ± 3.90 days versus 9.94 ± 2.62 days, P = 0.084) compared with those who underwent regular pancreatectomy. There were no statistically significant differences between the two groups in disease-free survival and overall survival after propensity score matching. Conclusion Enucleation in patients with non-functional pancreatic neuroendocrine tumors was associated with shorter operative time, lesser intraoperative bleeding, similar overall morbidity of postoperative complications, and comparable 5-year disease-free survival and overall survival when compared with regular pancreatectomy.


Endocrine ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 503-503
Author(s):  
Federica Grillo ◽  
Luca Valle ◽  
Diego Ferone ◽  
Manuela Albertelli ◽  
Maria Pia Brisigotti ◽  
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Diagnostics ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. 939
Author(s):  
Young Ju Jeong ◽  
Hoon Kyu Oh ◽  
Hye Ryeon Choi ◽  
Sung Hwan Park

Cluster of differentiation (CD) 73, which is encoded by the NT5E gene, regulates production of immunosuppressive adenosine and is an emerging checkpoint in cancer immunotherapy. Despite the significance of CD73 in immuno-oncology, the roles of the NT5E gene methylation in breast cancer have not been well-defined yet. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of the NT5E gene methylation in breast cancer. The DNA methylation status of the NT5E gene was analyzed using pyrosequencing in breast cancer tissues. In addition, the levels of inflammatory markers and lymphocyte infiltration were evaluated. The mean methylation level of the NT5E gene was significantly higher in breast cancer than in normal breast tissues. In the analysis of relevance with clinicopathologic characteristics, the mean methylation levels of the NT5E gene were significantly higher in patients with large tumor size, high histologic grade, negative estrogen receptor expression, negative Bcl-2 expression, and premenopausal women. There was no difference in disease-free survival according to the methylation status of the NT5E gene. We found that the NT5E gene methylation was related to breast cancer development and associated with poor prognostic factors in breast cancer. Our results suggest that the NT5E gene methylation has potential as an epigenetic biomarker in breast cancer.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yu Jiang ◽  
SIYI Zou ◽  
Weishen Wang ◽  
Haoda Chen ◽  
Qian Zhan ◽  
...  

Abstract Background: Oncological survival after operation of resectable pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (R-PDAC) is variable depending on various factors. Preoperative risk stratification could guide decision-making in multidisciplinary treatment concepts. We develop and validate a prognostic score for disease-free survival (DFS) in R-PDAC to solve this issue.Methods: 421 R-PDAC patients between January 2012 and December 2015 were enrolled. Performance of the final model was evaluated with respect to discrimination, calibration and clinical usefulness. A prognostic score based on the final model was developed, and external validated in 290 patients.Results: On multivariable analysis, age, tumor size, carbohydrate antigen (CA)19-9, CA125, lymphocyte-monocyte ratio, and systemic-immune-inflammation index were independently associated with DFS. Final model had acceptable calibration, discrimination and internal validity. The prognostic score could delineate low- and high-risk groups with median DFS of 19.6 and 10.1 months (P<0.0001). Tumors in high-risk group exhibited more aggressive pathobiological behaviors. Additionally, at 1-year follow-up, the restricted mean survival time was longer with adjuvant chemotherapy than those without in low-risk patients. However, no significant difference was detected in high-risk patients.Discussion: The prognostic score could accurately predict DFS preoperatively in R-PDAC patients and provide reference for risk-adapted strategies formulation for R-PDAC management in the future.


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