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. 2021 May 3;4(5):e1393. doi: 10.1002/cnr2.1393

TABLE 3.

Series of resected pancreatic adenocarcinoma in Asian and Western Centers

Series (Author, country) Year Number of Patients (N) Median age Gender (%) Tumour site (%) Stage (%) Tumour Lymph node (%) Differentiation (%) Adjuvant tx (%) Median OS (mth) 1‐year OS (%) 3‐year OS (%) 5‐year OS (%) Prognostic Factors (multivariable analysis)
Asian
Liu et al, China 22 2007‐2015 1223 62 M: 57

Head/Body: 56.9

Tail: 43.1

IA: 9.4

IB: 30.9

IIA: 15.8

IIB: 33.7

III: 10.2

Mean: 3.77 cm N1: 43.9

WD: 65.0

MD/PD: 35.0

82.5 18.7 64.0 28.7 NR

Tumor grade

Post‐operative (post‐op) CA 19–9

Yamamoto et al, Japan 23 2001‐2015 100 70 M: 58 NR

IA: 5

IB: 3

IIA: 38

IIB 52

III: 1

IV: 1

Median: 2.6 cm N1: 53 NR 64.0 NR 79.7 40.9 22.6 NR
You et al, Korea 5 2005‐2017 351 63.3 M: 57.8

Head: 64.1

Non‐head: 32.5

Overlapping: 3.4

I: 19.1

II: 67.0

III: 12.8

IV: 1.1

NR N1: 57.3

WD: 8.0

MD: 82.3

PD: 8.8

UD: 0.9

100.0 a 31.7 NR NR NR

LNR

Tumor grade

Lymphovascular invasion (LVI)

Perineural invasion (PNI)

Tumor stage (T‐stage)

Pre‐operative (pre‐op) CA 19‐9

Xu et al, China 24 2010‐2014 353 61 M: 56.9

Head/body: 57.5

Tail: 42.5

I: 24.4

IIA: 29.7

IIB: 45.9

Mean: 4.13 cm N1: 45.9

WD/MD: 63.7

PD: 36.3

Chemo (82.4)

ChemoRT (31.7)

18.1 62.2 27.1

Those with elevated post‐op serum CA19‐9: Tumour size, no adjuvant chemoradiotherapy (chemoRT), post‐op CA125, no decrease in CA19‐9 from pre‐op

Those with normal post‐op serum CA19‐9: No adjuvant chemoradiotherapy, post‐op CA125, post‐op CEA

Haruki et al, Japan 25 2001‐2011 113 66.8 (mean) M: 61.9 NR

0:6.2

I: 2.7

II: 16.8

III: 48.7

IV: 25.7

NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24.1

CRP/albumin ratio

Higher TNM stage

Shin et al, Korea 26 2000‐2007 528 61 M: 60.2

Head: 74.4

Non‐head: 25.6

≤3 cm: 51.3

>3 cm: 48.7

N1: 42.0

WD/MD: 78.0

PD: 15.2

Missing 6.8

NR NR NR NR 15.5

Tumor size

Tumor grade

Node‐stage (N‐stage)

PNI

LVI

Portal/mesenteric vein invasion

Western
Sohn et al, USA 27 1984‐1999 616 64.3 (mean) M: 54 NR NR Mean: 3.2 cm N1: 72.0

WD/MD: 64.0

PD: 36.0

74.0 17.0 63.0 25.0 17.0

Resection Margin

Tumor size

Intra‐op blood loss

Tumor grade

Post‐op chemoRT

Katz et al, USA 10 1990‐2002 329 64 M: 58

Head: 92

Non‐head: 8

NR Mean: 3.0 cm N1: 52.0 NR 91.0 24.0 NR NR 27.0

N‐stage

Prior attempts at resection

Schnelldorfer et al, USA 28 1981‐2001 357 65 (mean) M: 54 Head: 100

IA: 7.6

IB: 14.9

IIA: 27.4

IIB: 48.5

III: 0.8

IV: 0.8

Mean: 3.2 cm N1: 49.4

WD: 0

MD: 21.9

PD: 55.8

UD: 22.3

77.0 17.0 NR NR 18.0

Tumour size

N‐stage

Winter et al, USA 29 1990‐1999 399 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 25.6 68.0 NR 20.0
Winter et al, USA 29 2000‐2009 625 NR NR NR NR NR NR NR NR 24.5 68.0 NR 8.0
Lewis et al, USA 6 2001–2011 424 67 M: 50.5 NR

IA: 3.8

IB: 6.8

IIA: 19.3

IIB 64.9

III: 2.4

IV: 2.6

NR N1: 68.4

WD: 10.8

MD: 49.5

PD 39.7

76.4 21.3 76.0 34.0 23.0

T‐stage

N‐stage

LNR

Tumor size

Tumor grade

LVI

PNI

Resection margin

Adjuvant treatment

Pre‐op physiology

Konstantinidis et al, USA 30 1993‐2008 517 67 M: 47.2 NR NR Median: 3.0 cm N1: 31.5

WD: 3.5

MD: 54.5

PD: 39.7

UD: 2.3

NR 19.7 NR NR 17

Size of tumour

Tumor grade

LVI

PNI

Resection margin

LNR

Abbreviation: CRP, C‐reactive protein; LNR, Lymph Node Ratio; LVI, Lymphovascular invasion; M, Male; MD, Moderately differentiated; NR, Not reported; PD, Poorly differentiated; PNI, Perineural invasion; UD, Undifferentiated; WD, Well differentiated

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Only patients who received adjuvant chemotherapy are included in this study.