Predictors of long-term survival after resection of adenocarcinoma arising from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasm and derivation of a prognostic model: An international multicenter study (ADENO-IPMN study)

Abstract

Background: Predictors of long-term survival after resection of adenocarcinoma arising from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms are unknown. This study determines predictors of long-term (>5 years) disease-free survival and recurrence in adenocarcinoma arising from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms and derives a prognostic model for disease-free survival.

Methods: Consecutive patients who underwent pancreatic resection for adenocarcinoma arising from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms in 18 academic pancreatic centers in Europe and Asia between 2010 to 2017 with at least 5-year follow-up were identified. Factors associated with disease-free survival were determined using Cox proportional hazards model. Internal validation was performed, and discrimination and calibration indices were assessed.

Results: In the study, 288 patients (median age, 70 years; 52% male) were identified; 140 (48%) patients developed recurrence after a median follow-up of 98 months (interquartile range, 78.4-123), 57 patients (19.8%) developed locoregional recurrence, and 109 patients (37.8%) systemic recurrence. At 5 years after resection, the overall and disease-free survival was 46.5% (134/288) and 35.0% (101/288), respectively. On Cox proportional hazards model analysis, multivisceral resection (hazard ratio, 2.20; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-4.60), pancreatic tail location (hazard ratio, 2.34; 95% confidence interval, 1.22-4.50), poor tumor differentiation (hazard ratio, 2.48; 95% confidence interval, 1.10-5.30), lymphovascular invasion (hazard ratio, 1.74; 95% confidence interval, 1.06-2.88), and perineural invasion (hazard ratio, 1.83; 95% confidence interval, 1.09-3.10) were negatively associated with long-term disease-free survival. The final predictive model incorporated 8 predictors and demonstrated good predictive ability for disease-free survival (C-index, 0.74; calibration, slope 1.00).

Conclusion: A third of patients achieve long-term disease-free survival (>5 years) after pancreatic resection for adenocarcinoma arising from intraductal papillary mucinous neoplasms. The predictive model developed in the current study can be used to estimate the probability of long-term disease-free survival.