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See Latest ArticlesNon-ampullary duodenal adenocarcinoma: Factors important for relapse and survival
Journal of Surgical Oncology, 06/23/09
Struck A et al. - In a study to explore treatment outcomes and the impact of radical resection, node-status, and adjuvant therapy, it appears that nodal-status and overall pathological-stage significantly affect prognosis for pts with duodenal adenocarcinoma (DA), while resection-status and adjuvant therapy may not. The role of adjuvant therapy requires prospective trials for elucidation.
Methods- In the past 17 years, 30 pts presented with resectable DA.
- Data on the aforementioned variables were acquired then analyzed for impact on recurrence and survival.
- Overall-survival rates at 1, 2, and 3 yrs were 70.0%, 53.3%, and 33.3% respectively.
- Recurrence-free survival rates at 1, 2, and 3 yrs were 53.3%, 30.0%, and 26.7%.
- Overall-survival rates for pts with node-positive disease at 1, 2, and 3 yrs were 68.8%, 43.8%, 12.5%, and for node-negative 70%, 60%, 60%.
- Recurrence-free survival in node-positive disease at 1, 2, 3 yrs was 50%, 12.5%, 12.5%, and for node negative 50%, 50%, and 40%.
- Median survival from diagnosis was 27.5 mos (0.5-226.7 mos).
- Significant predictors of recurrence and survival were nodal-status and AJCC stage.
- Adjuvant therapy, surgical-type, pathological tumor-stage, and surgical margins were not significant.
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