An international multi-institutional validation of T1 sub-staging of intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm-derived pancreatic cancer

Joseph R. Habib, Ingmar F. Rompen, Brady A. Campbell, Paul C.M. Andel, Benedict Kinny-Köster, Ryte Damaseviciute, D. Brock Hewitt, Greg D. Sacks, Ammar A. Javed, Marc G. Besselink, Hjalmar C. van Santvoort, Lois A. Daamen, Martin Loos, Jin He, I. Quintus Molenaar, Markus W. Büchler, Christopher L. Wolfgang*

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm (IPMN)-derived pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is resected at smaller sizes compared with its biologically distinct counterpart, pancreatic intraepithelial neoplasia (PanIN)-derived PDAC. Thus, experts proposed T1 sub-staging for IPMN-derived PDAC. However, this has never been validated. METHODS: Consecutive upfront surgery patients with IPMN-derived PDAC from 5 international high-volume centers were classified by the proposed T1 sub-staging classification (T1a ≤0.5, T1b >0.5 and ≤1.0, and T1c >1.0 and ≤2.0 cm) using the invasive component size. Kaplan-Meier and log-rank tests were used to compare overall survival (OS). A multivariable Cox regression was used to determine hazard ratios (HRs) with confidence intervals (95% CIs). RESULTS: Among 747 patients, 69 (9.2%), 50 (6.7%), 99 (13.0%), and 531 patients (71.1%), comprised the T1a, T1b, T1c, and T2-4 subgroups, respectively. Increasing T-stage was associated with elevated CA19-9, poorer grade, nodal positivity, R1 margin, and tubular subtype. Median OS for T1a, T1b, T1c, and T2-4 were 159.0 (95% CI = 126.0 to NR), 128.8 (98.3 to NR), 77.6 (48.3 to 108.2), and 31.4 (27.5 to 37.7) months, respectively (P < .001). OS decreased with increasing T-stage for all pairwise comparisons (all P < .05). After risk adjustment, older than age 65, elevated CA19-9, T1b [HR = 2.55 (1.22 to 5.32)], T1c [HR = 3.04 (1.60 to 5.76)], and T2-4 [HR = 3.41 (1.89 to 6.17)] compared with T1a, nodal positivity, R1 margin, and no adjuvant chemotherapy were associated with worse OS. Disease recurrence was more common in T2-4 tumors (56.4%) compared with T1a (18.2%), T1b (23.9%), and T1c (36.1%, P < .001). CONCLUSION: T1 sub-staging of IPMN-derived PDAC is valid and has significant prognostic value. Advancing T1 sub-stage is associated with worse histopathology, survival, and recurrence. T1 sub-staging is recommended for future guidelines.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1791-1797
Number of pages7
JournalJournal of the National Cancer Institute
Volume116
Issue number11
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 1 Nov 2024

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