Impact of Microscopic Confirmation on Therapeutic Management of Pancreatic Cancer Patients : Lessons from an Italian Regional Tumor Registry

Background: Incidence of pancreatic cancer (PC) is increasing worldwide and is set to become the second leading cause of cancer-related death in 2040 with a poor 5-year overall survival (OS). The aim of this study was to analyze the impact of microscopic diagnosis of PC (MiDPC) on diagnostic−therapeutic management and outcome. Methods: The Veneto region (north-eastern Italy) has been covered by a cancer registry (CR) since 1987. Clinical and oncological data about all cases of PC in the Veneto region from 1987 were extracted from the Veneto CR database. Results: In 2018, 1340 incident cases of PC in the Veneto population were registered (4.1% of all malignant tumors), with an increasing trend in females and stable incidence in males. Five-year OS in patients with PC was 8%. The percentage of MiDPC increased from 44% in 2010 to 60% in 2018 (p = 0.001). MiDPC was higher among patients aged < 75 years old (84.4%) compared to those aged ≥75 years old (38.9%), p = 0.001. Between 2010 and 2018, a significant increase in biopsy on the primary neoplasm (24.9% vs. 13%, p < 0.001) was reported. Patients with MiDPC had higher 5-year survival than patients with no MiDPC (12.9% vs. 1.2%, p < 0.001). Conclusions: The implementation of MiDPC was essential to improve diagnostic−therapeutic pathways and consequently the survival of PC patients.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2022

Erschienen:

2022

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:14

Enthalten in:

Cancers - 14(2022), 21 vom: 31. Okt.

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Fantin, Alberto [VerfasserIn]
Gruppo, Mario [VerfasserIn]
De Simoni, Ottavia [VerfasserIn]
Lonardi, Sara [VerfasserIn]
Cristofori, Chiara [VerfasserIn]
Morbin, Tiziana [VerfasserIn]
Peserico, Giulia [VerfasserIn]
Grillo, Sabina [VerfasserIn]
Masier, Annalisa [VerfasserIn]
Franco, Monica [VerfasserIn]
Pilati, Pierluigi [VerfasserIn]
Guzzinati, Stefano [VerfasserIn]
Zorzi, Manuel [VerfasserIn]
Rugge, Massimo [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Epidemiology
Incidence
Journal Article
Microscopic diagnosis
Pancreatic cancer
Survival

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Date Revised 08.03.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status PubMed-not-MEDLINE

doi:

10.3390/cancers14215372

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NLM34872375X