Survival benefit associated with screening of patients at elevated risk for pancreatic cancer.
J Surg Oncol
; 2024 Jul 17.
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ABSTRACT
BACKGROUND & OBJECTIVES:
Screening for pancreatic cancer is recommended for individuals with a strong family history, certain genetic syndromes, or a neoplastic cyst of the pancreas. However, limited data supports a survival benefit attributable to screening these higher-risk individuals.METHODS:
All patients enrolled in screening at a High-Risk Pancreatic Cancer Clinic (HRC) from July 2013 to June 2020 were identified from a prospectively maintained institutional database and compared to patients evaluated at a Surgical Oncology Clinic (SOC) at the same institution during the same period. Clinical outcomes of patients selected for surgical resection, particularly clinicopathologic stage and overall survival, were compared.RESULTS:
Among 826 HRC patients followed for a median (IQR) of 2.3 (0.8-4.2) years, 128 were selected for surgical resection and compared to 402 SOC patients selected for resection. Overall survival was significantly longer among HRC patients (median survival not reached vs. 2.6 years, p < 0.001). Among 31 HRC and 217 SOC patients with a diagnosis of pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC), the majority of HRC patients were diagnosed with stage 0 disease (carcinoma in situ), while the majority of SOC patients were diagnosed with stage II disease (p < 0.001). Overall survival after resection of invasive PDAC was also significantly longer among HRC patients compared to SOC patients (median survival 5.5 vs. 1.6 years, p = 0.002).CONCLUSION:
Patients at increased risk for PDAC and followed with guideline-based screening exhibited downstaging of disease and improved survival from PDAC in comparison to patients who were not screened.
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