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The DPC4/SMAD4 genetic status determines recurrence patterns and treatment outcomes in resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma: A prospective cohort study

Sang Hyun Shin, Hwa Jung Kim, Dae Wook Hwang, Jae Hoon Lee, Ki Byung Song, Eunsung Jun, In Kyong Shim, Seung-Mo Hong, Hyoung Jung Kim, Kwang-Min Park, Young-Joo Lee and Song Cheol Kim _

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Oncotarget. 2017; 8:17945-17959. https://doi.org/10.18632/oncotarget.14901

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Abstract

Sang Hyun Shin1,*, Hwa Jung Kim2,*, Dae Wook Hwang1, Jae Hoon Lee1, Ki Byung Song1, Eunsung Jun3, In Kyong Shim4, Seung-Mo Hong5, Hyoung Jung Kim6, Kwang-Min Park1, Young-Joo Lee1, Song Cheol Kim1

1Division of Hepato-Biliary and Pancreatic Surgery, Department of Surgery, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

2Department of Preventive Medicine, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

3Department of Biomedical Sciences, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

4Biomedical Research Center, Asan Institute for Life Sciences, Asan Medical Center, Seoul, South Korea

5Department of Pathology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

6Department of Radiology and the Research Institute of Radiology, Asan Medical Center, University of Ulsan College of Medicine, Seoul, South Korea

*These authors have contributed equally to this work

Correspondence to:

Song Cheol Kim, email: [email protected]

Keywords: pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma, pancreatic cancer, DPC4, SMAD4

Received: October 02, 2016    Accepted: December 31, 2016    Published: January 30, 2017

ABSTRACT

Objectives: The objective of this study was to investigate the role of genetic status of DPC4 in recurrence patterns of resected pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC).

Methods: Between April 2004 and December 2011, data on patients undergoing surgical resection for PDAC were reviewed. Genetic status of DPC4 was determined and correlated to recurrence patterns and clinical outcomes.

Results: Analysis of 641 patients revealed that genetic status of DPC4 was associated with overall survival and was highly correlated with recurrence patterns, as inactivation of the DPC4 gene was the strongest predictor of metastatic recurrence (odds ratio = 4.28). Treatment modalities for recurrent PDAC included chemotherapy alone and concurrent chemotherapy along with local control. For both locoregional and metastatic recurrence, local control resulted in improved survival; however, for groups subdivided according to recurrence patterns and genetic status of DPC4, local control contributed to improved survival in locoregional recurrences of patients with expressed DPC4, while chemotherapy alone was sufficient for others.

Conclusions: Genetic status of DPC4 contributes to the recurrence patterns following pancreatectomy, and patients with an initially expressed DPC4 gene receive a greater benefit from intensive local control for locoregional recurrence. The DPC4 gene, therefore, may aid the establishment of treatment strategies for initial adjuvant treatment or for recurrent PDAC.


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