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Prognostic evaluation of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: Associations between molecular biomarkers and CT imaging findings.
Pancreatology : Official Journal of the International Association of Pancreatology (IAP) ... [et Al.] 2019 January 25
OBJECTIVES: To investigate association between molecular biomarkers and computed tomography (CT) imaging findings in patients with pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).
METHODS: Fifty-three consecutive patients with PDAC (34 men and 19 women; mean age, 70.6 ± 8.1 years; range, 56-86 years) who underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced CT prior to pancreatectomy were included. The Ki-67 index and expressions of E-cadherin, Vimentin, and TWIST were immunohistochemically evaluated. Qualitative image analysis and histogram analysis of CT numbers were conducted. Clinical and molecular biomarkers were tested as possible prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) using Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression. In addition, associations between CT imaging findings and significant molecular biomarkers were investigated.
RESULTS: The TNM stage (P = 0.018) and E-cadherin expression status (P = 0.018) were independently associated with OS. E-cadherin-negative PDACs had a worse prognosis than E-cadherin-positive PDACs (hazard ratio: 2.21). Irregular tumor margin was observed more frequently in E-cadherin-negative PDACs (54.7%) than in E-cadherin-positive PDACs (45.3%) (P = 0.00054). The kurtosis of CT number during the pancreatic parenchymal phase was significantly higher in E-cadherin-negative PDACs than in E-cadherin-positive PDACs (P = 0.035).
CONCLUSIONS: E-cadherin suppression was found to be a prognostic factor for OS in patients with PDAC, and irregular tumor margin and kurtosis of CT numbers during the pancreatic parenchymal phase could be indicators for E-cadherin suppression.
METHODS: Fifty-three consecutive patients with PDAC (34 men and 19 women; mean age, 70.6 ± 8.1 years; range, 56-86 years) who underwent dynamic contrast-enhanced CT prior to pancreatectomy were included. The Ki-67 index and expressions of E-cadherin, Vimentin, and TWIST were immunohistochemically evaluated. Qualitative image analysis and histogram analysis of CT numbers were conducted. Clinical and molecular biomarkers were tested as possible prognostic factors for overall survival (OS) using Kaplan-Meier method and Cox proportional hazards regression. In addition, associations between CT imaging findings and significant molecular biomarkers were investigated.
RESULTS: The TNM stage (P = 0.018) and E-cadherin expression status (P = 0.018) were independently associated with OS. E-cadherin-negative PDACs had a worse prognosis than E-cadherin-positive PDACs (hazard ratio: 2.21). Irregular tumor margin was observed more frequently in E-cadherin-negative PDACs (54.7%) than in E-cadherin-positive PDACs (45.3%) (P = 0.00054). The kurtosis of CT number during the pancreatic parenchymal phase was significantly higher in E-cadherin-negative PDACs than in E-cadherin-positive PDACs (P = 0.035).
CONCLUSIONS: E-cadherin suppression was found to be a prognostic factor for OS in patients with PDAC, and irregular tumor margin and kurtosis of CT numbers during the pancreatic parenchymal phase could be indicators for E-cadherin suppression.
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