학술논문

MicroRNAs associated with postoperative outcomes in patients with limited stage neuroendocrine carcinoma of the esophagus
Document Type
Academic Journal
Source
Oncology Letters. July, 2023, Vol. 26 Issue 1, p1a, p18 p.
Subject
Japan
Language
English
ISSN
1792-1074
Abstract
Esophageal neuroendocrine carcinoma (E-NEC) is an aggressive disease with a poor prognosis. The present study aimed to assess the role of surgery in the treatment of patients with resectable E-NEC, and identify a microRNA (miRNA/miR) signature in association with positive postoperative outcomes. Between February 2017 and August 2019, 36 patients with E-NEC who underwent curative surgery at the Japan Neuroendocrine Tumor Society partner hospitals were enrolled in the study. A total of 16 (44.4%) patients achieved disease-free survival (non-relapse group), whereas 20 (55.6%) patients developed tumor relapse (relapse group) during the median follow-up time of 36.5 months (range, 1-242) after surgery with a 5-year overall survival rate of 100 and 10.8%, respectively (P
Introduction Neuroendocrine carcinoma (NEC) of the esophagus (E-NEC) is rare, accounting for ~1% of all esophageal malignancies (1,2). NEC is defined as a poorly differentiated carcinoma with neuroendocrine differentiation and [...]