Ioannis Gkekas1, Jan Novotny2, Pavel Fabian3, Radim Nemecek4, Richard Palmqvist5, Karin Strigård2, Ladislav Pecen6, Tomas Svoboda6, Robert Gurlich7, Ulf Gunnarsson2. 1. Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. Electronic address: ioannis.gkekas@nll.se. 2. Department of Surgical and Perioperative Sciences, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. 3. Department of Oncological Pathology, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic. 4. Department of Comprehensive Cancer Care, Masaryk Memorial Cancer Institute, Brno, Czech Republic. 5. Department of Medical Biosciences/Pathology, Umeå University, Umeå, Sweden. 6. Faculty Hospital Pilsen, Charles University, Prague, Czech Republic. 7. Department of Surgery, University Hospital Kralovske Vinohrady, Prague, Czech Republic.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: A number of reports have evaluated the relationship between deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) and colorectal cancer prognosis. Unfortunately, the exact prognostic role of dMMR has not been clearly established due to contradictory results. This study aims to determine the prognostic impact of dMRR in stage II colon cancer patients only. The appropriate identification of high-risk stage II colon cancers is of paramount importance in the selection of patients who may benefit from adjuvant treatment after surgery. METHODS: Four hundred and fifty-two patients with curative resection of stage II colon cancer were included. Hospital records were used as data source, providing clinical, surgical, pathology, oncology and follow-up information for statistical analysis focusing on overall survival (OS) and time to progression (TTP). Mismatch repair status was determined by immunohistochemistry. Patient survival was followed-up for a mean of 77·35 months. RESULTS: dMMR was detected in 93 of 452 patients (20·6%). No impact on overall survival (Log-Rank, p = 0·583, 95% CI 0·76-1·67). However, the hazard ratio 0·50 for TTP was highly significant (Log-Rank, p = 0·012, 95% CI 0·28-0·87) in patients with dMMR compared with those with mismatch repair proficient tumours (pMMR). CONCLUSIONS: Patients with dMMR tumours have a lower risk for recurrence compared to those with pMMR tumours, but this finding did not correlate to better overall survival.
BACKGROUND: A number of reports have evaluated the relationship between deficient DNA mismatch repair (dMMR) and colorectal cancer prognosis. Unfortunately, the exact prognostic role of dMMR has not been clearly established due to contradictory results. This study aims to determine the prognostic impact of dMRR in stage II colon cancerpatients only. The appropriate identification of high-risk stage II colon cancers is of paramount importance in the selection of patients who may benefit from adjuvant treatment after surgery. METHODS: Four hundred and fifty-two patients with curative resection of stage II colon cancer were included. Hospital records were used as data source, providing clinical, surgical, pathology, oncology and follow-up information for statistical analysis focusing on overall survival (OS) and time to progression (TTP). Mismatch repair status was determined by immunohistochemistry. Patient survival was followed-up for a mean of 77·35 months. RESULTS: dMMR was detected in 93 of 452 patients (20·6%). No impact on overall survival (Log-Rank, p = 0·583, 95% CI 0·76-1·67). However, the hazard ratio 0·50 for TTP was highly significant (Log-Rank, p = 0·012, 95% CI 0·28-0·87) in patients with dMMR compared with those with mismatch repair proficient tumours (pMMR). CONCLUSIONS:Patients with dMMR tumours have a lower risk for recurrence compared to those with pMMR tumours, but this finding did not correlate to better overall survival.
Authors: Ulf Gunnarsson; Karin Strigård; Sofia Edin; Ioannis Gkekas; Harri Mustonen; Tuomas Kaprio; Camilla Böckelman; Jaana Hagström; Richard Palmqvist; Caj Haglund Journal: J Transl Med Date: 2020-04-21 Impact factor: 5.531