A model to predict survival following pancreaticoduodenectomy for malignancy based on tumour site, stage and lymph node ratio

Bobby V M Dasari, Keith J Roberts, James Hodson, Lewis Stevens, Andrew M Smith, Stefan G Hubscher, John Isaac, Paolo Muiesan, Robert P Sutcliffe, Ravi Marudanayagam, Darius F Mirza

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Abstract

BACKGROUND: Site of tumour origin, lymph node metastases and lymph node ratio (LNR) are identified as important factors determining prognosis in patients undergoing pancreaticoduodenectomy (PD). This study hypothesised that a prognostic index to predict survival could be developed through statistical modelling based on these pathological variables.

METHODS: Patients who underwent PD between 2004 and 2013 were included. Univariable and multivariable (Cox regression) analyses were performed to identify predictors of survival, and a prognostic index was derived. The prognostic index was then validated using an external patient cohort.

RESULTS: A total of 567 patients who underwent PD were used as a derivation cohort. Tumour site (p < 0.001), tumour size (p = 0.002), T-stage (p < 0.001), vascular involvement (p = 0.002), number of positive nodes (p < 0.001) and LNR (p < 0.001) were significantly associated with survival in univariable analysis. LNR (p < 0.001), tumour site (p < 0.001), T-stage (p = 0.007) remained significant predictors of survival in multivariable analysis, and were combined to derive a prognostic index. The accuracy of the prognostic index was assessed both on the original cohort, and a validation set of 194 patients from another institutional prospective database. The AUROC scores for predicting the overall survival at 3 years were 0.77 in the derivation cohort and 0.74 in the validation cohort.

CONCLUSION: The Pancreaticoduodenectomy Prognostic Index is a validated clinico-pathological model based on tumour site, T-stage and LNR to predict long-term survival following PD.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)332-338
JournalHPB : the official journal of the International Hepato Pancreato Biliary Association
Volume18
Issue number4
Early online date24 Feb 2016
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Apr 2016

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