
pmid: 29979246
Objective: To predict metachronous liver metastasis after pancreatectomy for pancreatic neuroendocrine neoplasms (Pan-NENs). Summary of Background Data: Liver metastasis determines the prognosis of patients with Pan-NENs, but no index exists in the WHO 2017 classification for this prediction. Methods: Between April 2014 and March 2018, resected primary tumors from 20 patients with or without simultaneous liver metastasis were examined using genome-wide gene expression analysis. For validation analysis, resected primary tumors from 62 patients without simultaneous liver metastasis were examined for PAX6 expression. Results: Gene expression profiling revealed pancreatic beta cell genes (NES, −2.0; P < 0.001) as the most downregulated set in patients with simultaneous liver metastasis. In the test study, PAX6 was the most valuable index for liver metastasis (log FC, −3.683; P = 0.0096). Multivariate analysis identified PAX6 expression (hazard ratio, 0.2; P = 0.03) as an independent risk factor for metachronous liver metastasis-free survival (mLM-FS). The 5-year mLM-FS of patients with high versus low PAX6 expression was significantly better (95% vs 66%, respectively; P < 0.0001). The 5-year overall survival rate of was also better than in those with high versus low PAX6 expression (100% vs 87%, respectively). Patients with low PAX 6 expression were significantly younger and leaner, had a higher Ki-67 index (P = 0.01, 0.007, 0.008, respectively), and showed a higher mitotic rate than patients with high PAX6 expression. Conclusions: Downregulated pancreatic beta cell genes involving PAX6 in primary tumors may predict mLM and poor overall survival after primary tumor resection in Pan-NEN patients.
Male, PAX6 Transcription Factor, Gene Expression Profiling, Liver Neoplasms, Down-Regulation, Prognosis, Survival Analysis, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pancreatectomy, Risk Factors, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Biomarkers, Tumor, Hepatectomy, Humans, Female
Male, PAX6 Transcription Factor, Gene Expression Profiling, Liver Neoplasms, Down-Regulation, Prognosis, Survival Analysis, Pancreatic Neoplasms, Neuroendocrine Tumors, Pancreatectomy, Risk Factors, Insulin-Secreting Cells, Biomarkers, Tumor, Hepatectomy, Humans, Female
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