Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection

Background Neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy has resulted in improved clinical response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); however, the effects on pathological response (PR) and survival remain unknown. This study was to identify the survival and PR of patients with PDAC unde...

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Main Authors: Elyar Abaydulla, Qi Li, Jialing Li, Defu Hu, Song Zhang, Shanshan Shen, Jian He, Aimei Li, Min Tang, Jun Chen, Huizi Sha, Liang Mao, Lei Wang, Juan Du, Yudong Qiu, Hao Cheng
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author Elyar Abaydulla
Qi Li
Jialing Li
Defu Hu
Song Zhang
Shanshan Shen
Jian He
Aimei Li
Min Tang
Jun Chen
Huizi Sha
Liang Mao
Lei Wang
Juan Du
Yudong Qiu
Hao Cheng
author_facet Elyar Abaydulla
Qi Li
Jialing Li
Defu Hu
Song Zhang
Shanshan Shen
Jian He
Aimei Li
Min Tang
Jun Chen
Huizi Sha
Liang Mao
Lei Wang
Juan Du
Yudong Qiu
Hao Cheng
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description Background Neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy has resulted in improved clinical response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); however, the effects on pathological response (PR) and survival remain unknown. This study was to identify the survival and PR of patients with PDAC undergoing surgery after neoadjuvant treatment (NAT) with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy.Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed for PDAC patients undergoing resection after NAT, analyzing PR and survival prediction using clinicopathological and survival data.Results 47 patients were enrolled with 26 received neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy (combined group) and 21 received PD-1 blockade plus chemotherapy (non-combined group). 6 patients (23.1%) and no patients achieved complete PR (CPR) in the combined and non-combined group. Age and tumor size decrease were independently associated with PR assessed by the CAP and MDACC system (p < 0.05). In the combined group, the 2-year overall survival (OS) rate, median OS and median disease-free survival (DFS) were 75.2%, 30.5 and 23.2 months, which were all better than those in the non-combined group (42.6%, 23.3 and 16.8 months), albeit with no significant differences. Portal vein (PV)/superior mesenteric vein (SMV) invasion (p = 0.034), resectability status (p = 0.019) and preoperative CA19-9 levels (p = 0.002) were significant prognostic factors for OS. Preoperative CA19-9 levels (p = 0.001) was an independent prognostic factor for DFS.Conclusions NAT with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy was associated with a higher CPR rate in resected PDAC. Age and tumor size decrease were predictive factors for PR. PV/SMV invasion, resectability status, and preoperative CA 19-9 levels were independent prognostic factors for survival.
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spelling doaj-art-adb53ca06bf74a7c9d955798569eeb352025-08-20T03:23:16ZengTaylor & Francis GroupAnnals of Medicine0785-38901365-20602025-12-0157110.1080/07853890.2025.2541314Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resectionElyar Abaydulla0Qi Li1Jialing Li2Defu Hu3Song Zhang4Shanshan Shen5Jian He6Aimei Li7Min Tang8Jun Chen9Huizi Sha10Liang Mao11Lei Wang12Juan Du13Yudong Qiu14Hao Cheng15Department of Pancreatic and Metabolic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Pancreatic and Metabolic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Pancreatic and Metabolic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Clinical College, Nanjing University of Chinese Medicine, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Nuclear Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Radiology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Pancreatic and Metabolic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Digestive Medicine, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaThe Comprehensive Cancer Center, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Pancreatic and Metabolic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaDepartment of Pancreatic and Metabolic Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing University, Nanjing, ChinaBackground Neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy has resulted in improved clinical response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC); however, the effects on pathological response (PR) and survival remain unknown. This study was to identify the survival and PR of patients with PDAC undergoing surgery after neoadjuvant treatment (NAT) with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy.Methods A retrospective cohort study was performed for PDAC patients undergoing resection after NAT, analyzing PR and survival prediction using clinicopathological and survival data.Results 47 patients were enrolled with 26 received neoadjuvant PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy (combined group) and 21 received PD-1 blockade plus chemotherapy (non-combined group). 6 patients (23.1%) and no patients achieved complete PR (CPR) in the combined and non-combined group. Age and tumor size decrease were independently associated with PR assessed by the CAP and MDACC system (p < 0.05). In the combined group, the 2-year overall survival (OS) rate, median OS and median disease-free survival (DFS) were 75.2%, 30.5 and 23.2 months, which were all better than those in the non-combined group (42.6%, 23.3 and 16.8 months), albeit with no significant differences. Portal vein (PV)/superior mesenteric vein (SMV) invasion (p = 0.034), resectability status (p = 0.019) and preoperative CA19-9 levels (p = 0.002) were significant prognostic factors for OS. Preoperative CA19-9 levels (p = 0.001) was an independent prognostic factor for DFS.Conclusions NAT with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy was associated with a higher CPR rate in resected PDAC. Age and tumor size decrease were predictive factors for PR. PV/SMV invasion, resectability status, and preoperative CA 19-9 levels were independent prognostic factors for survival.https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2025.2541314Neoadjuvant therapychemoradiotherapyimmunotherapypancreatic ductal adenocarcinomacomplete pathological responsesurvival
spellingShingle Elyar Abaydulla
Qi Li
Jialing Li
Defu Hu
Song Zhang
Shanshan Shen
Jian He
Aimei Li
Min Tang
Jun Chen
Huizi Sha
Liang Mao
Lei Wang
Juan Du
Yudong Qiu
Hao Cheng
Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection
Annals of Medicine
Neoadjuvant therapy
chemoradiotherapy
immunotherapy
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
complete pathological response
survival
title Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection
title_full Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection
title_fullStr Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection
title_full_unstemmed Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection
title_short Survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with PD-1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection
title_sort survival and pathological response in pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma after preoperative therapy with pd 1 blockade plus chemoradiotherapy followed by surgical resection
topic Neoadjuvant therapy
chemoradiotherapy
immunotherapy
pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma
complete pathological response
survival
url https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/10.1080/07853890.2025.2541314
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