Li Zheng, Ren Hu, Zhang Shihui, Sun Chongyuan, Li Zefeng, Niu Penghui, Fei He, Xing Cheng, Shi Susheng, Zhao Dongbing
Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgical Oncology, National Cancer Center/ National Clinical Research for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center, National Clinical Research for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, 100021, China.
World J Surg Oncol. 2025 Apr 29;23(1):174. doi: 10.1186/s12957-025-03818-x.
Pancreatic ductal adenocarcinoma (PDAC) frequently exhibits an immunosuppressive microenvironment coupled with malnutrition status. These features are instrumental in clinical management strategies for PDAC.
Immune-nutrition status of patients was evaluated by integrating systemic immune-inflammatory index (SII) and prognostic nutritional index (PNI). Individuals were divided into SII-PNI Status positive (SPS) group and SPS negative (SPS) group. Morphology of tissues was evaluated by hematoxylin-eosin (H&E) staining. Expression of PD-L1 and p53 was detected using immunohistochemistry (IHC).
In this study, 530 eligible patients (mean ± SD age, 60.5 ± 9.17 years, 296 males [55.8%], 74 SPS [14.0%]) were included. These patients exhibited a median survival of 24 months (1-, 3- and 5-year survival rate; 72.9%, 34.7% and 25.1%, respectively). In the multivariate analysis, independent indicators for outcomes were identified as tumor size, lymph node metastasis and SPS (all p <.01). After matching and adjusting, patients with SPS exhibited a notably reduced overall survival compared to those with SPS (14 vs. 25 months, p <.001), with hazard ratio (95% CI) of 1.79 (1.25-2.56). IHC revealed markedly elevated positive cell proportion of PD-L1 in SPS group (p <.01) and distinct p53 mutation patterns between SPS and SPS groups (p =.03). Morphology demonstrated a dissimilar trend of differentiation levels between the two groups (p =.08).
The findings suggest poorer outcome, higher PD-L1 expression and distinct p53 mutation status of patients with SPS. These patterns may contribute to PDAC management and strategic deployment of immunotherapy and targeted therapy.
胰腺导管腺癌(PDAC)常表现出免疫抑制微环境并伴有营养不良状态。这些特征对PDAC的临床管理策略具有重要意义。
通过整合全身免疫炎症指数(SII)和预后营养指数(PNI)来评估患者的免疫营养状态。个体被分为SII-PNI状态阳性(SPS)组和SPS阴性(SPS)组。通过苏木精-伊红(H&E)染色评估组织形态。使用免疫组织化学(IHC)检测PD-L1和p53的表达。
本研究纳入了530例符合条件的患者(平均±标准差年龄,60.5±9.17岁,男性296例[55.8%],SPS患者74例[14.0%])。这些患者的中位生存期为24个月(1年、3年和5年生存率分别为72.9%、34.7%和25.1%)。在多变量分析中,确定为预后独立指标的是肿瘤大小、淋巴结转移和SPS(所有p<0.01)。经过匹配和调整后,与SPS患者相比,SPS患者的总生存期显著缩短(14个月对25个月,p<0.001),风险比(95%CI)为1.79(1.25 - 2.56)。免疫组织化学显示SPS组中PD-L1的阳性细胞比例显著升高(p<0.01),且SPS组和SPS组之间p53突变模式不同(p = 0.03)。形态学显示两组之间分化水平的趋势不同(p = 0.08)。
研究结果表明,SPS患者的预后较差、PD-L1表达较高且p53突变状态不同。这些模式可能有助于PDAC的管理以及免疫治疗和靶向治疗的战略部署。