Genomic and transcriptomic predictors of early vs late recurrence after curative intent surgery in patients with pancreatic cancer.

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Authors: Catia Fava Gaspar, Michelle Chan‐Seng‐Yue, Jonathon Gerstein, Tuan Hoang, Amy Zhang, Daniela Bevacqua, Shawn Hutchinson, David Henault, Gun-Ho Jang, Anna Dodd, Spring Holter, Julie Wilson
+8 more Robert C. Grant, Elena C. Elimova, Raymond Woo-Jun Jang, Grainne M. O'Kane, Faiyaz Notta, Jennifer Jane Knox, Steve Gallinger, Erica S. Tsang
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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