Lymphovascular Invasion As a Prognostic Factor in Non-Metastatic Adenocarcinoma of Esophagogastric Junction After Radical Surgery

Overview

Journal Cancer Manag Res

Publisher Dove Medical Press

Specialty Oncology

Date 2020 Dec 28

PMID 33364828

Citations 5

Authors

Chengbin Zheng

Xingyu Feng

Jiabin Zheng

Qian Yan

Xu Hu

Huolun Feng

Zhenru Deng

Qianchao Liao

Junjiang Wang

Yong Li

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Abstract

Purpose: Tumors with lymphovascular invasion (LVI) are thought to be associated with lymph node metastasis and to lead to a worse prognosis. However, the effect of LVI on the prognosis of adenocarcinoma of esophagogastric junction (AEG) is still unclear.

Patients And Methods: We retrospectively analyzed 224 consecutive patients with non-metastatic AEG who underwent radical surgery in our hospital from 2004 to 2018. Inverse probability weighting (IPW) analysis was used to eliminate the selection bias. IPW-adjusted Kaplan-Meier curves and Cox proportional hazards models were used to compare disease-specific survival (DSS) and overall survival (OS) between patients with and without LVI.

Results: A total of 224 patients with non-metastatic AEG who underwent radical resection were included in the study and 96 (42.9%) patients developed LVI. Survival analysis showed that LVI were associated with worse DSS (hazard ratio (HR) = 3.12; 95% CI: 1.93-5.03) and worse OS (HR = 2.33; 95% CI: 1.61-3.38). The results were consistent across subgroups stratified by pathologic N stage. Subgroup analysis demonstrated that Siewert type III (HR= 3.20, 95% CI: 1.45-7.06) was associated with worse DSS, but not Siewert type I/II (HR= 1.46, 95% CI: 0.94-2.31, P-interaction=0.047).

Conclusion: LVI are associated with worse prognosis in AEG. LVI had a worse effect on DSS in Siewert type III AEG than Siewert type I/II AEG.

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