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Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology 1/2017

Open Access 01-12-2017 | Research

Preoperative predictors for early recurrence of resectable pancreatic cancer

Authors: Kohei Nishio, Kenjiro Kimura, Ryosuke Amano, Sadaaki Yamazoe, Go Ohrira, Bunzo Nakata, Kosei Hirakawa, Masaichi Ohira

Published in: World Journal of Surgical Oncology | Issue 1/2017

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Abstract

Background

The first-line treatment for resectable pancreatic cancer (RPC) is surgical resection. However, our patients have often experienced early recurrence after curative resection for RPC, with desperately poor prognosis. Some reports indicated that minimally distant metastasis not detected at operation might cause early recurrence. The present study aimed to identify preoperative clinicopathological features of early recurrence after curative resection of RPC.

Methods

Ninety RPC patients who underwent curative resection between 2000 and 2014 at our institution were retrospectively analyzed.

Results

Of the 90 patients, 32 had recurrence within 1 year. Univariate analysis demonstrated that preoperative serum carbohydrate antigen (CA19-9) ≥529 U/mL (P = 0.0011), preoperative serum s-pancreas-1 antigen (SPan-1) ≥37 U/mL (P = 0.0038), and histological grades G2–G4 (P = 0.0158) were significantly associated with recurrence within 1 year after curative resection. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that preoperative serum CA19-9 ≥ 529 U/mL (P = 0.0477) and histological grade G2–G4 (P = 0.0129) were independent predictors of recurrence within 1 year. Recurrent cases within 1 year postoperatively had significantly more distant metastasis than cases with no recurrence within 1 year (P < 0.001).

Conclusions

Preoperative serum CA19-9 ≥ 529 U/mL and histological grades G2–G4 were independent predictive factors for recurrence within 1 year after pancreatectomy for RPC. Furthermore, recurrent cases within 1 year had more frequent distant metastasis than cases with no recurrence within 1 year. These results suggest that RPC patients with preoperative serum CA19-9 ≥ 529 U/mL should receive preoperative therapy rather than surgery.
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Metadata
Title
Preoperative predictors for early recurrence of resectable pancreatic cancer
Authors
Kohei Nishio
Kenjiro Kimura
Ryosuke Amano
Sadaaki Yamazoe
Go Ohrira
Bunzo Nakata
Kosei Hirakawa
Masaichi Ohira
Publication date
01-12-2017
Publisher
BioMed Central
Published in
World Journal of Surgical Oncology / Issue 1/2017
Electronic ISSN: 1477-7819
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1186/s12957-016-1078-z

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