Clinical and molecular characteristics of early-onset vs average-onset esophagogastric cancer

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BACKGROUND: The rate of esophagogastric cancer is rising among individuals under 50 years of age. It remains unknown whether early-onset esophagogastric cancer represents a unique entity. This study investigated the clinical and molecular characteristics of early-onset and average-onset esophagogastric cancer.

METHODS: We reviewed the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center gastric, esophageal, and gastroesophageal junction cancer database. Associations between baseline characteristics and tumor and germline molecular alterations were compared between those with early-onset and average-onset esophagogastric cancer using Fisher exact tests and the Benjamini-Hochberg method for multiple-hypothesis correction.

RESULTS: We included 1123 patients with early-onset esophagogastric cancer (n = 219; median age = 43 years [range = 18-49 years]) and average-onset esophagogastric cancer (n = 904; median age = 67 years [range = 50-94 years]) treated between 2005 and 2018. The early-onset group had more women (39% vs 28%, P = .002). Patients with early-onset esophagogastric cancer were more likely to have a gastric primary site (64% vs 44%, P < .0001). The signet ring cell and/or diffuse type was 3 times more common in the early-onset esophagogastric cancer group (31% vs 9%, P < .0001). Early-onsite tumors were more frequently genomically stable (31% vs 18%, P = .0002) and unlikely to be microsatellite instability high (2% vs 7%, P = .003). After restricting to adenocarcinoma and signet ring cell and/or diffuse type carcinomas, we observed no difference in stage (P = .40) or overall survival from stage IV diagnosis (median = 22.7 vs 22.1 months, P = .78).

CONCLUSIONS: Our study supported a preponderance of gastric primary disease sites, signet ring histology, and genomically stable molecular subtypes in early-onset esophagogastric cancer. Our findings highlight the need for further research to define the underlying pathogenesis and strategies for early detection and prevention.

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2024

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2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:116

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Journal of the National Cancer Institute - 116(2024), 2 vom: 08. Feb., Seite 299-308

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Englisch

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Lumish, Melissa A [VerfasserIn]
Walch, Henry [VerfasserIn]
Maron, Steven B [VerfasserIn]
Chatila, Walid [VerfasserIn]
Kemel, Yelena [VerfasserIn]
Maio, Anna [VerfasserIn]
Ku, Geoffrey Y [VerfasserIn]
Ilson, David H [VerfasserIn]
Won, Elizabeth [VerfasserIn]
Li, Jia [VerfasserIn]
Joshi, Smita S [VerfasserIn]
Gu, Ping [VerfasserIn]
Schattner, Mark A [VerfasserIn]
Laszkowska, Monika [VerfasserIn]
Gerdes, Hans [VerfasserIn]
Jones, David R [VerfasserIn]
Sihag, Smita [VerfasserIn]
Coit, Daniel G [VerfasserIn]
Tang, Laura H [VerfasserIn]
Strong, Vivian E [VerfasserIn]
Molena, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
Stadler, Zsofia K [VerfasserIn]
Schultz, Nikolaus [VerfasserIn]
Janjigian, Yelena Y [VerfasserIn]
Cercek, Andrea [VerfasserIn]

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Date Completed 14.02.2024

Date Revised 14.02.2024

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10.1093/jnci/djad186

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