| Literature DB >> 31945808 |
Joshua D Gruhl1, Ignacio Garrido-Laguna2, Samual R Francis1, Kajsa Affolter3, Randa Tao1, Shane Lloyd1.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The prognosis for nonmetastatic, primary pancreatic squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) is thought to be poor compared with adenocarcinoma (AC); however, this is based on limited data. Additionally, the optimal definitive treatment strategy for nonmetastatic pancreatic SCC is unknown.Entities:
Keywords: ductal adenocarcinoma; nonmetastatic; outcomes analysis; pancreatic cancer; squamous cell carcinoma pathology
Mesh:
Year: 2020 PMID: 31945808 PMCID: PMC7050091 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.2851
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Med ISSN: 2045-7634 Impact factor: 4.452
Figure 1Histology and select immunohistochemistry for a pure pancreatic squamous cell carcinoma (20× objective); (A) Hematoxylin and Eosin routine stain, (B) p63 diffuse nuclear positivity, (C) Cytokeratin 5/6 diffuse cytoplasmic and membranous positivity, (D) Synaptophysin negative
Demographics and clinical characteristics by histologic subtype
| Adenocarcinoma (AC) | Adenosquamous carcinoma (A‐SCC) | Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) | Total: 94 928 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 94 016 | N = 757 | N = 155 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| |
| Age | ||||
| ≤50 | 6951 (7.0) | 56 (7.0) | 11 (7.0) | .89 |
| >50 | 87 065 (93.0) | 701 (93.0) | 144 (93.0) | |
| Sex | ||||
| Male | 46 280 (49.2) | 381 (50.3) | 79 (51.0) | .67 |
| Female | 47 736 (50.8) | 376 (49.7) | 76 (49.0) | |
| Charlson comorbidity score | ||||
| 0 | 64 984 (69.1) | 518 (68.4) | 101 (65.2) | .55 |
| 1 | 22 708 (24.2) | 186 (25.6) | 43 (27.7) | |
| 2+ | 6324 (6.7) | 53 (7.0) | 11 (7.1) | |
| Tumor location | ||||
| Head | 63 736 (67.8) | 385 (50.9) | 75 (48.4) |
|
| Body | 9428 (10.0) | 97 (12.8) | 34 (21.9) | |
| Tail | 6035 (6.4) | 162 (21.4) | 20 (12.9) | |
| Pancreatic duct | 644 (0.7) | 4 (0.5) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Other | 14 173 (15.1) | 109 (14.4) | 26 (16.8) | |
| Tumor grade | ||||
| Low | 31 404 (62.5) | 190 (33.7) | 18 (21.7) |
|
| High | 18 807 (37.5) | 374 (66.3) | 65 (78.3) | |
| LVSI | ||||
| Negative | 11 452 (12.2) | 126 (16.6) | 15 (9.7) |
|
| Positive | 8559 (9.1) | 142 (18.8) | 5 (3.2) | |
| Unknown | 74 005 (78.7) | 489 (64.6) | 135 (87.1) | |
| CA 19‐9 (U/mL) | ||||
| ≤35 | 8860 (9.4) | 87 (11.5) | 18 (11.6) | .15 |
| 35‐90 | 8341 (8.9) | 75 (9.9) | 18 (11.6) | |
| >90 | 15 631 (16.6) | 111 (14.7) | 19 (12.3) | |
| Unknown | 61 184 (65.1) | 484 (63.9) | 100 (64.5) | |
| Clinical T‐stage | ||||
| cT0 | 160 (0.2) | 2 (0.4) | 0 (0.0) | .15 |
| cT1 | 5896 (8.4) | 24 (4.3) | 7 (5.7) | |
| cT2 | 17 414 (24.8) | 168 (30.3) | 21 (17.1) | |
| cT3 | 27 424 (39.0) | 253 (45.8) | 53 (43.1) | |
| cT4 | 19 392 (27.6) | 106 (19.2) | 42 (34.2) | |
| Clinical N‐stage | ||||
| cN0 | 47 654 (68.8) | 373 (69.2) | 74 (66.1) | .38 |
| cN1 | 21 621 (31.2) | 166 (30.8) | 38 (33.9) | |
| Clinical stage group | ||||
| I | 17 966 (26.4) | 154 (28.9) | 20 (17.1) |
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| II | 30 820 (45.3) | 271 (50.8) | 53 (45.3) | |
| III | 19 304 (28.4) | 108 (20.3) | 44 (37.6) | |
| Resectability | ||||
| Resectable/borderline resectable | 72 042 (79.9) | 641 (85.9) | 109 (75.7) | .11 |
| Unresectable | 18 120 (20.1) | 105 (14.1) | 37 (25.3) | |
| Pathologic T‐stage | ||||
| pT0 | 159 (0.4) | 3 (0.5) | 1 (2.9) |
|
| pT1 | 3272 (7.8) | 7 (1.3) | 2 (5.9) | |
| pT2 | 7239 (17.1) | 103 (18.7) | 8 (23.5) | |
| pT3 | 29 082 (68.9) | 406 (73.6) | 18 (52.9) | |
| pT4 | 2468 (5.8) | 33 (6.0) | 5 (14.7) | |
| pTis | 8 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Pathologic N‐stage | ||||
| pN0 | 16 209 (38.7) | 227 (42.0) | 16 (51.6) | .14 |
| pN1 | 25 665 (61.3) | 314 (58.0) | 15 (49.4) | |
| Margin status | ||||
| Negative | 31 584 (84.0) | 431 (86.7) | 26 (81.3) | .68 |
| Positive | 6028 (16.0) | 66 (13.3) | 6 (18.8) | |
Data presented as N (%) unless otherwise noted. P values given by Pearson's chi‐squared and two‐sided t tests for categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Low‐grade category included well‐differentiated and moderately differentiated tumors; high‐grade category included poorly differentiated tumors.
The bolded values are statistically significant to P < .05.
Abbreviations: LVSI indicates lymphovascular space invasion; N, numbers; N‐stage, clinical nodal stage as per American Joint Committee on Cancer 7th Edition; T‐stage, clinical tumor stage as per American Joint Committee on Cancer 7th Edition.
Survival in nonmetastatic pancreatic cancer by histologic type
| Histology | 6‐mo OS (%) | 12‐mo OS (%) | 18‐mo OS (%) | 24‐mo OS (%) | 30‐mo OS (%) | Median OS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Adenocarcinoma (AC) | 83.7 | 56.5 | 39.3 | 28.9 | 22.5 | 14.0 mo |
| Adenosquamous carcinoma (A‐SCC) | 83.0 | 53.0 | 36.2 | 28.4 | 24.2 | 12.7 mo |
| Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) | 67.1 | 36.2 | 23.8 | 16.3 | 12.9 | 8.67 mo |
Abbreviation: OS, overall survival.
Figure 2Kaplan‐Meier analysis of overall survival for nonmetastatic pancreatic cancer by histologic subtype. Adeno, adenocarcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma
Figure 3Kaplan‐Meier analysis of overall survival for nonmetastatic, resectable, and borderline resectable pancreatic cancer by histologic subtype. AC, adenocarcinoma; A‐SCC, adenosquamous carcinoma; SCC, squamous cell carcinoma
Local treatment(s) received, stratified by the histologic group
| Adenocarcinoma (AC) | Adenosquamous carcinoma (A‐SCC) | Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) | Total: 94 928 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| N = 94 016 | N = 757 | N = 155 | ||
| N (%) | N (%) | N (%) |
| |
| Treated with surgery | ||||
| No | 48 615 (53.32) | 187 (25.10) | 111 (74.50) |
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| Yes | 42 564 (46.68) | 558 (74.90) | 38 (25.50) | |
| Surgery type | ||||
| Pancreatectomy | 41 607 (97.75) | 552 (98.92) | 32 (84.21) |
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| Local excision | 957 (2.25) | 6 (1.08) | 6 (15.79) | |
| Treated with radiation (definitive) | ||||
| No | 56 481 (69.45) | 492 (74.55) | 97 (74.62) | .35 |
| Yes | 24 839 (30.54) | 168 (25.45) | 33 (25.38) | |
| Treated with chemotherapy | ||||
| No | 29 835 (33.27) | 223 (31.19) | 54 (37.50) | .28 |
| Yes | 59 834 (66.73) | 492 (68.81) | 90 (62.50) | |
| Chemotherapy type | ||||
| Single agent chemo | 33 050 (60.72) | 286 (62.72) | 38 (47.50) |
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| Multiagent chemo | 21 384 (39.28) | 170 (37.28) | 42 (52.50) | |
| Timing of chemotherapy if receiving surgery + chemotherapy | ||||
| Neoadjuvant | 3269 (12.89) | 30 (9.26) | 2 (10.53) | .54 |
| Adjuvant | 20 723 (81.74) | 288 (88.89) | 17 (89.47) | |
| Neoadjuvant + adjuvant | 1359 (5.36) | 6 (1.85) | 0 (0.0) | |
| Treatment modality: CHT/RT | ||||
| No CHT or RT | 27 522 (31.13) | 204 (28.81) | 47 (33.81) | .38 |
| RT alone | 2142 (2.42) | 18 (2.54) | 6 (4.32) | |
| CHT alone | 25 643 (29.01) | 253 (35.73) | 40 (28.78) | |
| CHT + RT | 33 094 (37.44) | 233 (32.91) | 46 (33.09) | |
Data presented as N (%) unless otherwise noted. P values given by Pearson's chi‐squared and two‐sided t tests for categorical and continuous variables, respectively. Patients classified as treated with surgery included those receiving pancreatectomy or local excision. To be classified as receiving definitive radiation, doses >45 Gy were required.
The bolded values are statistically significant to P < .05.
Abbreviations: CHT, chemotherapy; RT, radiotherapy.