Is the morphological subtype of extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinoma clinically relevant?
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Frizziero, MelissaDurand, A
Taboada, R G
Zaninotto, E
Luchini, C
Chakrabarty, Bipasha
Hervieu, V
Claro, L C
Zhou, Cong
Cingarlini, S
Milella, M
Walter, T
Riechelmann, R S
Lamarca, Angela
Hubner, Richard A
Mansoor, Was
Valle, Juan W
McNamara, Mairead G
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Division of Cancer Sciences, Faculty of Biology Medicine and Health, University of Manchester, ManchesterIssue Date
2021
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Extra-pulmonary neuroendocrine carcinomas (EP-NECs) are lethal cancers with limited treatment options. Identification of contributing factors to the observed heterogeneity of clinical outcomes within the EP-NEC family is warranted, to enable identification of effective treatments. A multicentre retrospective study investigated potential differences in "real-world" treatment/survival outcomes between small-cell (SC) versus (vs.) non-SC EP-NECs. One-hundred and seventy patients were included: 77 (45.3%) had SC EP-NECs and 93 (54.7%) had non-SC EP-NECs. Compared to the SC subgroup, the non-SC subgroup had the following features: (1) a lower mean Ki-67 index (69.3% vs. 78.7%; p = 0.002); (2) a lower proportion of cases with a Ki-67 index of ≥55% (73.9% vs. 88.7%; p = 0.025); (3) reduced sensitivity to first-line platinum/etoposide (objective response rate: 31.6% vs. 55.1%, p = 0.015; and disease control rate; 59.7% vs. 79.6%, p = 0.027); (4) worse progression-free survival (PFS) (adjusted-HR = 1.615, p = 0.016) and overall survival (OS) (adjusted-HR = 1.640, p = 0.015) in the advanced setting. Within the advanced EP-NEC cohort, subgroups according to morphological subtype and Ki-67 index (<55% vs. ≥55%) had significantly different PFS (adjusted-p = 0.021) and OS (adjusted-p = 0.051), with the non-SC subgroup with a Ki-67 index of <55% and non-SC subgroup with a Ki-67 index of ≥55% showing the best and worst outcomes, respectively. To conclude, the morphological subtype of EP-NEC provides complementary information to the Ki-67 index and may aid identification of patients who could benefit from alternative first-line treatment strategies to platinum/etoposide.Citation
Frizziero M, Durand A, Taboada RG, Zaninotto E, Luchini C, Chakrabarty B, et al. Is the Morphological Subtype of Extra-Pulmonary Neuroendocrine Carcinoma Clinically Relevant? Cancers. 2021 Aug 18;13(16):4152.Journal
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10.3390/cancers13164152PubMed ID
34439308Additional Links
https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/cancers13164152Type
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10.3390/cancers13164152
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