Survival Outcomes of Medullary Thyroid Cancer With and Without Amyloid Deposition

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OBJECTIVE: Amyloid deposition within tumor stroma is a distinctive histologic feature of medullary thyroid cancer (MTC). However, its prognostic significance remains uncertain. We aimed to elucidate the impact of amyloid status on survival outcomes in a large cohort.

METHODS: The Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry was queried to identify patients diagnosed with MTC from 2000 to 2019. Patients with amyloid-positive (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, third edition code 8345/3) and amyloid negative (International Classification of Diseases for Oncology, third edition code 8510/3) tumors were analyzed. Overall and disease-specific survival were compared between matched cohorts using Kaplan-Meier and Cox proportional hazards analyses.

RESULTS: Of the 2526 MTC patients, 511 of which were amyloid-positive and 2015 that were amyloid negative. Amyloid-positive patients displayed lower T stage (T3/4: 28% vs 85%, P < .001) and less extrathyroidal extension (11.3% vs 81.6%, P < .001). No difference in distant metastasis rate was observed between groups (14.5% vs 14.4%, P = .98). However, amyloid-positive patients showed a tendency for distal lymph node metastasis (1.2% vs 0.3%, P = .020). On univariate analysis, amyloid-positive status showed comparable overall survival times (mean 172.2 vs 177.8 months, P = .17), but a trend toward worse cancer-specific survival (hazard ratios [HR] = 1.31, 95% CI = 0.99-1.71, P = .051). After adjusting for covariates, amyloid deposition did not independently predict overall (HR = 1.15, 95% CI = 0.91-1.47, P = .25) or cancer-specific survival (HR = 1.30, 95% CI = 0.96-1.77, P = .09). Initiating therapy later than 1 month following diagnosis was associated with worse overall survival (HR = 1.25, 95% CI = 1.02-1.54, P = .029).

CONCLUSIONS: The presence of amyloid in MTC paradoxically associates with lower T stage yet exhibits a trend toward worse cancer-specific mortality. Amyloid deposition alone does not independently influence prognosis. Delayed treatment adversely impacted overall survival.

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:30

Enthalten in:

Endocrine practice : official journal of the American College of Endocrinology and the American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists - 30(2024), 4 vom: 26. Apr., Seite 311-318

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Toraih, Eman [VerfasserIn]
Hussein, Mohammad [VerfasserIn]
Anker, Allison [VerfasserIn]
Baah, Solomon [VerfasserIn]
Pinion, Dylan [VerfasserIn]
Jishu, Jessan [VerfasserIn]
Sadakkadulla, Salmanfaizee [VerfasserIn]
Case, Madeline [VerfasserIn]
LaForteza, Alexandra [VerfasserIn]
Moroz, Krzysztof [VerfasserIn]
Kandil, Emad [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Amyloid
Journal Article
Medullary thyroid cancer
Outcomes
Prognosis
SEER
Survival

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Date Completed 05.04.2024

Date Revised 05.04.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.eprac.2024.01.001

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NLM366748521