The Prognostic Role of the Number of Involved Structures in Thymic Epithelial Tumors: Results from the ESTS Database

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Beitragende

  • Marco Chiappetta - , Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (Autor:in)
  • Filippo Lococo - , Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (Autor:in)
  • Carolina Sassorossi - , Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (Autor:in)
  • Clemens Aigner - , Medizinische Universität Wien (Autor:in)
  • Till Ploenes - , Klinik und Poliklinik für Viszeral- Thorax- und Gefäßchirurgie, Nationales Centrum für Tumorerkrankungen Dresden, Universitätsklinikum Carl Gustav Carus Dresden, Deutsches Krebsforschungszentrum (DKFZ), Helmholtz-Zentrum Dresden-Rossendorf, Fachkrankenhaus Coswig (Autor:in)
  • Dirk Van Raemdonck - , KU Leuven (Autor:in)
  • Cedric Vanluyten - , KU Leuven (Autor:in)
  • Paul Van Schil - , University of Antwerp (Autor:in)
  • Apostolos C. Agrafiotis - , University of Antwerp (Autor:in)
  • Francesco Guerrera - , University of Turin (Autor:in)
  • Paraskevas Lyberis - , University of Turin (Autor:in)
  • Monica Casiraghi - , IRCCS Istituto Europeo di Oncologia - Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano (Autor:in)
  • Lorenzo Spiaggiari - , IRCCS Istituto Europeo di Oncologia - Milano, Università degli Studi di Milano (Autor:in)
  • Charalambos Zisis - , Sotiria Thoracic Diseases Hospital of Athens (Autor:in)
  • Christina Magou - , Evagelismos Hospital (Autor:in)
  • Bernhard Moser - , Medizinische Universität Wien (Autor:in)
  • Jonas Bauer - , Medizinische Universität Wien (Autor:in)
  • Pascal Alexandre Thomas - , Aix-Marseille Université (Autor:in)
  • Geoffrey Brioude - , Aix-Marseille Université (Autor:in)
  • Stefano Passani - , KData Clinical srl (Autor:in)
  • Zalan Zsanto - , University of Pecs (Autor:in)
  • Isabella Sperduti - , IRCCS Istituti fisioterapici ospitalieri - Istituto Regina Elena (Autor:in)
  • Stefano Margaritora - , Catholic University of the Sacred Heart, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS (Autor:in)

Abstract

Background: The role of the number of involved structures (NIS) in thymic epithelial tumors (TETs) has been investigated for inclusion in future staging systems, but large cohort results still are missing. This study aimed to analyze the prognostic role of NIS for patients included in the European Society of Thoracic Surgeons (ESTS) thymic database who underwent surgical resection. Methods: Clinical and pathologic data of patients from the ESTS thymic database who underwent surgery for TET from January 2000 to July 2019 with infiltration of surrounding structures were reviewed and analyzed. Patients’ clinical data, tumor characteristics, and NIS were collected and correlated with CSS using Kaplan–Meier curves. The log-rank test was used to assess differences between subgroups. A multivariable model was built using logistic regression analysis. Results: The final analysis was performed on 303 patients. Histology showed thymoma for 216 patients (71.3%) and NET/thymic carcinoma [TC]) for 87 patients (28.7%). The most frequently infiltrated structures were the pleura (198 cases, 65.3%) and the pericardium in (185 cases, 61.1%), whereas lung was involved in 96 cases (31.7%), great vessels in 74 cases (24.4%), and the phrenic nerve in 31 cases (10.2%). Multiple structures (range, 2–7) were involved in 183 cases (60.4%). Recurrence resulted in the death of 46 patients. The CSS mortality rate was 89% at 5 years and 82% at 10 years. In the univariable analysis, the favorable prognostic factors were neoadjuvant therapy, Masaoka stage 3, absence of metastases, absence of myasthenia gravis, complete resection, thymoma histology, and no more than two NIS. Patients with more than two NIS presented with a significantly worse CSS than patients with no more than two NIS (CSS 5- and 10-year rates: 9.5% and 83.5% vs 93.2% and 91.2%, respectively; p = 0.04). The negative independent prognostic factors confirmed by the multivariable analysis were incomplete resection (hazard ratio [HR] 2.543; 95% confidence interval [CI] 1.010–6.407; p = 0.048) and more than two NIS (HR 1.395; 95% CI 1.021–1.905; p = 0.036). Conclusions: The study showed that more than two involved structures are a negative independent prognostic factor in infiltrative thymic epithelial tumors that could be used for prognostic stratification.

Details

OriginalspracheEnglisch
Seiten (von - bis)4298-4307
Seitenumfang10
FachzeitschriftAnnals of surgical oncology
Jahrgang31
Ausgabenummer7
PublikationsstatusVeröffentlicht - Juli 2024
Peer-Review-StatusJa

Externe IDs

PubMed 38714625

Schlagworte

ASJC Scopus Sachgebiete

Schlagwörter

  • Infiltration, Staging, Thymic carcinoma, Thymoma, Prognosis, Thymus Neoplasms/pathology, Humans, Survival Rate, Neoplasms, Glandular and Epithelial/pathology, Databases, Factual