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ABSTRACT: Background
Epstein-Barr virus positivity (EBV+) and microsatellite instability (MSI-high) are positive prognostic factors for survival in resectable gastric cancer (GC). However, benefit of perioperative treatment in patients with MSI-high tumors remains topic of discussion. Here, we present the clinicopathological outcomes of patients with EBV+, MSI-high, and EBV-/MSS GCs who received either surgery only or perioperative treatment.Methods
EBV and MSI status were determined on tumor samples collected from 447 patients treated with surgery only in the D1/D2 trial, and from 451 patients treated perioperatively in the CRITICS trial. Results were correlated to histopathological response, morphological tumor characteristics, and survival.Results
In the D1/D2 trial, 5-year cancer-related survival was 65.2% in 47 patients with EBV+, 56.7% in 47 patients with MSI-high, and 47.6% in 353 patients with EBV-/MSS tumors. In the CRITICS trial, 5-year cancer-related survival was 69.8% in 25 patients with EBV+, 51.7% in 27 patients with MSI-high, and 38.6% in 402 patients with EBV-/MSS tumors. Interestingly, all three MSI-high tumors with moderate to complete histopathological response (3/27, 11.1%) had substantial mucinous differentiation. No EBV+ tumors had a mucinous phenotype. 115/402 (28.6%) of EBV-/MSS tumors had moderate to complete histopathological response, of which 23/115 (20.0%) had a mucinous phenotype.Conclusions
In resectable GC, MSI-high had favorable outcome compared to EBV-/MSS, both in patients treated with surgery only, and in those treated with perioperative chemo(radio)therapy. Substantial histopathological response was restricted to mucinous MSI-high tumors. The mucinous phenotype might be a relevant parameter in future clinical trials for MSI-high patients.
SUBMITTER: Biesma HD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC9013342 | biostudies-literature | 2022 May
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Biesma Hedde D HD Soeratram Tanya T D TTD Sikorska Karolina K Caspers Irene A IA van Essen Hendrik F HF Egthuijsen Jacqueline M P JMP Mookhoek Aart A van Laarhoven Hanneke W M HWM van Berge Henegouwen Mark I MI Nordsmark Marianne M van der Peet Donald L DL Warmerdam Fabienne A R M FARM Geenen Maud M MM Loosveld Olaf J L OJL Portielje Johanneke E A JEA Los Maartje M Heideman Daniëlle A M DAM Meershoek-Klein Kranenbarg Elma E Hartgrink Henk H HH van Sandick Johanna J Verheij Marcel M van de Velde Cornelis J H CJH Cats Annemieke A Ylstra Bauke B van Grieken Nicole C T NCT
Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association 20220207 3
<h4>Background</h4>Epstein-Barr virus positivity (EBV+) and microsatellite instability (MSI-high) are positive prognostic factors for survival in resectable gastric cancer (GC). However, benefit of perioperative treatment in patients with MSI-high tumors remains topic of discussion. Here, we present the clinicopathological outcomes of patients with EBV+, MSI-high, and EBV-/MSS GCs who received either surgery only or perioperative treatment.<h4>Methods</h4>EBV and MSI status were determined on tu ...[more]