Genomic and transcriptomic predictors of early vs late recurrence after curative intent surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer.
Abstract
754 Background: Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) is the third deadliest malignancy with most patients (pts) presenting with advanced disease. In those with localized disease at diagnosis who undergo curative intent surgery followed by adjuvant chemotherapy, the relapse rate remains high (70%). While there are known clinicopathological risk factors to predict relapse, little is known about genomic and transcriptomic features differentiating recurrent PDAC. Methods: We identified PDAC pts who had curative surgery at Princess Margaret Cancer Centre in Toronto, Canada between August 2008-2022 who had whole genome (WGS) and transcriptomic (RNA-Seq) data available. Patients were classified by timing of relapse after surgery: early (≤6 months), intermediate (6–12 months), late (>1 year), or no recurrence. Clinicopathologic and survival data were collected via chart review, and groups were analyzed using Fisher’s exact/Wilcoxon rank sum tests. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses were conducted. Results: Of 715 surgical resections, 170 had clinical and WGS/RNA-Seq data available. Ninety-three pts (55%) were female and 126 (74%) had at least N1 disease. Timing of relapse was classified as early (n=37, 22%), intermediate (n=46; 27%), late (n=61; 36%), and no recurrence (n=26; 15%) at time of data cut-off. There were no statistically significant differences in sex, Moffitt subtype, HRD/MMR status, or driver mutations such as KRAS , CDKN2A , and SMAD4 . Clinicopathological analysis revealed that vascular involvement (p=0.0231), nodal (N) status (p=0.0384), non-adenocarcinoma histology (p=0.0393) and G3 tumors (p
Fields of Study & Subjects
Pancreatic and Hepatic Oncology Research
Cancer Genomics and Diagnostics
Cholangiocarcinoma and Gallbladder Cancer Studies
Publication details
- Journal / source
- Journal of Clinical Oncology
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 2_suppl
- Pages
- 754–754
- Publication date
- 10 January 2026
- Language
- EN