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{"title":"Molecular testing for personalized therapy is underutilized in patients with borderline resectable and locally advanced pancreatic cancer - real world data from the NORPACT-2 study.","authors":"Ingvild Farnes, Marius Lund-Iversen, Lars Aabakken, Caroline Verbeke, Knut Jørgen Labori","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2373115","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2373115","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>International guidelines currently recommend the use of molecular testing in patients with advanced pancreatic cancer. The rate of actionable molecular alterations is low. The utility of molecular testing in patients with borderline resectable (BRPC) or locally advanced (LAPC) pancreatic cancer in real world clinical practice is unclear.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>188 consecutive patients included in a prospective, population-based study (NORPACT-2) in patients with BRPC and LAPC (2018-2020) were reviewed. Molecular testing was performed at the discretion of the treating oncologist and was not recommended as a routine investigation by the national guidelines. All patients were considered fit to undergo primary chemotherapy and potential surgical resection. The frequency and the results of molecular testing (microsatellite instability (MSI) and/or KRAS status) were assessed.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Thirty patients (16%) underwent molecular testing. MSI tumour was detected in one (3.6%) of 28 tested patients. The patient received immunotherapy and subsequently underwent surgical resection. Histological assessment of the resected specimen revealed a complete response. KRAS wild type was detected in one (14.3%) of seven tested patient. Patients who initiated FOLFIRINOX as the primary chemotherapy regimen (<i>p</i> = 0.022), or were being treated at one of the eight hospital trusts (<i>p</i> = 0.001) were more likely to undergo molecular testing.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Molecular testing was rarely performed in patients with BRPC or LAPC. Routine molecular testing for all patients with BRPC and LAPC should be considered to increase identification of targetable mutations and improve outcomes.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1093-1096"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141493233","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Comparison of gastrointestinal bleeding in patients with and without liver cirrhosis.","authors":"Sara Margret Daðadóttir, Arnar Bragi Ingason, Johann Pall Hreinsson, Einar Stefan Björnsson","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2386451","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2386451","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) in patients has been well-characterized in liver cirrhosis but studies on lower GIB are limited. The clinical characteristics, management and outcomes in patients with and without liver cirrhosis was compared to determine the overall features of GIB in patients with liver cirrhosis compared with non-cirrhotics.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective study on cirrhotics hospitalized for GIB 2010-2021, matched with control group of non-cirrhotics (1:4) for upper vs. lower GIB. Patients with overt bleeding leading to hospitalization were included.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Overall, 396 patients had cirrhosis, 267 (67%) men, median age 62, alcoholic etiology 177/396 (45%), median MELD 12 (range 6-32). Overall 102 cirrhotics had GIB, matched with 391 non-cirrhotics. Overall 87 (85%) cirrhotic patients had upper and 15% lower GIB. Compared to non-cirrhotics, the cause of GIB was more commonly acute variceal bleeding (AVB) (42% vs. 1%), hemorrhoids 40% vs. 6% (<i>p</i> = 0.002), less commonly gastric ulcer 13% vs. 31% (<i>p</i> < 0.001), duodenal ulcer 9% vs. 29% (<i>p</i> < 0.001), 5% of cirrhotics used NSAIDs vs. 26% of controls (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Rebleeding occurred in 14% of cirrhotics vs. 3% in controls (<i>p</i> < 0.001). Only one cirrhotic patient (1%) died from GIB vs. 0.8% of controls within 45 days. Overall mortality 45 days after hospitalization was 10% in cirrhotics vs. 5% in controls (<i>p</i> < 0.001).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Bleeding from gastric and duodenal ulcers were less common in cirrhotics than in controls. Bleeding from hemorrhoids was more common in cirrhotics. Mortality due to GIB was low in both groups but overall mortality was significantly higher in cirrhotics.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1081-1086"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894195","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Clinical impact of MRI on indeterminate findings on contrast-enhanced CT suspicious of HCC.","authors":"Mona Kjærbøl Kristiansen, Lars Peter Larsen, Gerda Elisabeth Villadsen, Michael Sørensen","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2384952","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2384952","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>In patients evaluated for hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is often used secondarily when multiphase contrast-enhanced computed tomography (ceCT) is inconclusive. We investigated the clinical impact of adding MRI.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>This single-institution retrospective study included 48 MRI scans (44 patients) conducted from May 2016 to July 2023 due to suspicion of HCC on a multiphase ceCT scan. Data included medical history, preceding and subsequent imaging, histology when available, and decisions made at multidisciplinary team meetings.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In case of possible HCC recurrence, 63% of the MRI scans were diagnostic of HCC. For 80% of the negative MRI scans, the patients were diagnosed with HCC within a median of 165 days in the suspicious area of the liver. In case of possible de-novo HCC in patients with cirrhosis, 22% of the scans were diagnostic of HCC and 33% of the negative MRI scans were of patients diagnosed with HCC within a median of 109 days. None of the non-cirrhotic patients with possible de-novo HCC and negative MRI scans (64%) were later diagnosed with HCC, but 3/5 of the indeterminate scans were of patients diagnosed with HCC in a biopsy.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Secondary MRI to a multiphase ceCT scan suspicious of HCC is highly valuable in ruling out HCC in non-cirrhotic patients and in diagnosing HCC non-invasively in cirrhotic patients and patients with prior HCC. Patients with cirrhosis or prior HCC are still at high risk of having HCC if MRI results are inconclusive or negative.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1075-1080"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141767216","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"A randomized prospective study comparing the effect of low-volume bowel preparations for colonoscopy preparation in China.","authors":"Jianwei Shen, Hong Sheng, Hui He, Changbo Sun, Xufeng Han, Xianjie Zhu, Chunwei Wang, Ruiwei Shen, Qunqun Ye, Xiaogang Yuan, Qiang Zhao, Nuonan Yang, Jiaqi Wang, Ting Lu, Dahua Chen, Dawei Chen, Jieqiong Lin, Xiaona Shao","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2383276","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2383276","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>To evaluate the effect of sodium picosulfate/magnesium citrate (SPMC) and 3 L split-dose polyethylene glycol (PEG) with or without dimethicone on bowel preparation before colonoscopy.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>In this multicenter, prospective, randomized, controlled study conducted from April 2021 to December 2021, consecutive adult patients scheduled for colonoscopy were prospectively randomized into four groups: SPMC, SPMC plus dimethicone, 3 L PEG, and 3 L PEG plus dimethicone. Primary endpoint was colon cleansing based on Boston Bowel Preparation Scale (BBPS). Secondary endpoints were bubble score, time to cecal intubation, adenoma detection rate (ADR), patient safety and compliance, and adverse events.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>We enrolled 223 and 291 patients in SPMC and 3 L PEG group, respectively. The proportion with acceptable bowel cleansing, total BBPS score and cecal intubation time were similar in all four subgroups (<i>p</i> > 0.05). Patient-reported acceptability and tolerability was significantly greater in SPMC than 3 L PEG group (<i>p</i> < 0.001); adverse events were significantly lower in SPMC than latter group (<i>p</i> < 0.001). ADR in both groups was greater than 30%.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>SPMC had significantly higher acceptability and tolerability than 3 L PEG, however, was similar in terms of bowel-cleansing effect and cecal intubation time and hence can be used before colonoscopy preparation.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1112-1119"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141760748","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Risk factors for acute myocardial infarction in patients with alcohol-related cirrhosis - a Danish nested case-control study.","authors":"Emma Celia Herting, Rasmine Birn-Rydder, Konstantin Kazankov, Peter Jepsen","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2375772","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2375772","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background & aims: </strong>Alcohol-related cirrhosis (ALD cirrhosis) has a weaker effect on acute myocardial infarction (MI) than on other arterial or venous thromboses, and the reasons for this pattern are unclear. This study aimed to identify risk factors of MI amongst patients with ALD cirrhosis.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>This nationwide register-based nested case-control study was conducted within a cohort of all Danish patients diagnosed with ALD cirrhosis from 2000-2019. Patients with first-time MI after diagnosis of ALD cirrhosis were identified as cases, and matching cohort members (10:1) with no history of MI, using risk-set sampling. We selected candidate risk factors <i>a priori</i> and used conditional logistic regression to study the association between them and the adjusted odds ratio of MI.</p><p><strong>Results and conclusions: </strong>We included 373 cases and 3,730 controls. We identified the following risk factors for MI: hospitalization for infection (adjusted odds ratio 2.26 [95% CI 1.38-3.71]), recent surgery (adjusted odds ratio 1.82 [95% CI 1.18-2.81]), history of atherosclerosis (adjusted odds ratio 1.89 [95% CI 1.39-2.57]), cardiac ischemia (adjusted odds ratio 6.23 [95% CI 4.30-9.04]), heart failure (adjusted odds ratio 2.83 [95% CI 1.90-4.22]) or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) (adjusted odds ratio 2.26 [95% CI 1.62-3.17]). Use of anticoagulants had a protective effect (adjusted odds ratio 0.47 [95% CI 0.25-0.91]). Our findings contribute to the understanding of risk factors for MI in patients with ALD cirrhosis. They may have clinical implications e.g. for the decision to offer thromboprophylaxis.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1069-1074"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141860806","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Gastrointestinal system involvement in patients with primary immunodeficiency: a single center experience.","authors":"Tugba Guler, Ilknur Kulhas Celik, Anna Carina Ergani, Meltem Gumus, Halil Haldun Emiroglu, Hasibe Artac","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2374395","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2374395","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Aim: </strong>Primary immunodeficiencies (PIDs) are a heterogeneous disorder group characterized by an impaired immune system, leading to an increased susceptibility to infections and a wide range of clinical manifestations, including gastrointestinal (GI) complications. This study aimed to assess the GI manifestations of PID patients and highlight the significance of atypical gastrointestinal symptoms in the early diagnosis of these patients.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>A retrospective analysis was conducted on pediatric patients diagnosed with PIDs at Selcuk University Medical Faculty from 2011 to 2021. The study focused on demographic data, clinical presentation, genetic mutations, and GI manifestations, including endoscopic evaluation. Patients were categorized according to the International Union of Immunological Societies (IUIS) PID classifications. Statistical analyses were performed to identify significant associations between PID types and GI manifestations.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The cohort comprised 101 patients, with 46% presenting with GI symptoms, including malnutrition and chronic diarrhea, as the most common findings. Primary antibody deficiency (PAD) emerged as the most prevalent PID with GI involvement, followed by combined immunodeficiencies (CID) with associated or syndromic features. Endoscopic evaluations revealed inflammatory bowel disease (IBD)-like colitis in a significant subgroup of patients. The analysis showed that some GI symptoms were more common in specific PID categories, highlighting the importance of early gastroenterological assessment in PID patients.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Recognition of common GI symptoms in pediatric patients with PIDs may facilitate early diagnosis and prompt multidisciplinary management, potentially improving patient outcomes. The study highlights the necessity of considering PIDs in diagnosing persistent or severe GI symptoms in children.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1130-1136"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141617003","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"The impact of iron deficiency on patients under evaluation for colorectal cancer, a prospective cross-sectional study.","authors":"Magnus Ploug, Niels Qvist, Birgitte Gade Jacobsen, Rasmus Kroijer, Jan Nielsen, Torben Knudsen","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2373117","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2373117","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background and objective: </strong>Iron deficiency affects more than 60% of colorectal cancer patients at the time of diagnosis. Iron deficiency ultimately leads to anemia, but additionally, iron deficiency might impact other domains of colorectal cancer patients' health and well-being. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of iron deficiency on fatigue, quality of life, cognition, and physical ability in patients undergoing evaluation for colorectal cancer.</p><p><strong>Methods: </strong>Multicenter, prospective, observational cross-sectional study (2021-2023). Fatigue was the primary outcome, measured using the Focused Assessment of Cancer Treatment-Anemia questionnaire (FACT-An). Quality of Life, Cognition, Aerobe capacity, mobility, and peripheral muscle strength were tested as secondary outcomes. Multivariate analysis was performed to estimate the impact of iron deficiency on all outcomes.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Two hundred and one patients were analyzed, 57% being iron deficient. In multivariate regression analysis, iron deficiency was not associated with fatigue: FACT-An (<i>r</i> = -1.17, <i>p</i> = 0.57, 25% CI: -5.27 to 2.92). Results on quality of life, cognition, and mobility were non-significant and with small regression coefficients. Iron deficiency showed a nearly significant association with reduced hand-grip-strength (<i>r</i> = -3.47 kg, <i>p</i> = 0.06, 25%CI -7.03 to 0.08) and reduced 6 min walking distance (<i>r</i> = -40.36 m, <i>p</i> = 0.07, 25%CI: -84.73 to 4.00).</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Iron deficiency in patients undergoing evaluation for colorectal cancer was not associated with fatigue, quality of life, or cognition, but might affect aerobic endurance and peripheral muscle strength to a degree that is clinically relevant.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1055-1061"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141564234","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Addition of pyloroplasty may improve glycemic control and refractory early satiety in gastroparesis at rates similar to gastric neurostimulation alone: a retrospective analysis.","authors":"Justin Bauzon, Michael Y Wang, Annabel E Barber","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2386038","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2386038","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Gastroparesis that is refractory to standard dietary and medical management may benefit from surgical treatment with gastric electrical neurostimulation, which has shown promise in reducing symptoms of the disease. Pyloroplasty may serve an adjunctive role to a gastric stimulator, but the precise benefit remains unclear. The present study compares reported rates of symptom improvement following gastric neurostimulator implantation with and without pyloroplasty.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A single center retrospective analysis of consecutive patients who received operative management for symptom refractory gastroparesis from 1 January 2020 to 31 December 2021 was performed. Subjects were assigned to cohorts based on treatment with gastric electrical stimulation alone (GES-only) or combined with pyloroplasty (GES + PP). A survey-based assessment was administered post-operatively that evaluated cardinal symptoms of gastroparesis (nausea, vomiting, early satiety) before and after treatment.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>In total, 42 patients (15 GES-only, 27 GES + PP) were included in the study. Both groups reported a high degree of improvement in global symptom control following surgery (93% vs 81%) with no differences between treatment cohorts (<i>p</i> = 0.09). Early satiety demonstrated better improvement in patients who received gastric stimulation alone (<i>p</i> = 0.012). Subgroup analysis of diabetic gastroparesis patients showed a 2.2% decrease in hemoglobin A1c levels in the GES + PP group (<i>p</i>-0.034).</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>Symptom reduction in refractory gastroparesis appears to improve after placement of a gastric neurostimulator with or without the addition of a pyloroplasty procedure.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1035-1038"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141894194","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Decreasing incidence of celiac disease in Southern Sweden.","authors":"Jesper Lexner, Spencer Clarkson, Klas Sjöberg","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2378045","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2378045","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Background: </strong>The incidence of celiac disease (CD) has increased rapidly in the late 20^th and early 21^st centuries, but there are recent reports of rates levelling off in countries with a high prevalence. The aim of this study was to investigate current trends in CD in southern Sweden.</p><p><strong>Patients and methods: </strong>Children and adults diagnosed with CD by biopsy or serology in the region of Skåne, southern Sweden, from 2010-2022 were included. The home address was identified through registers to analyze temporal and geographical trends.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>A total of 3218 CD-patients were identified (52.2% children), the vast majority detected in clinical care but a few children by screening studies. The age-standardized incidence rate was 18.6 cases/10⁵. The incidence decreased at a rate of -0.75 cases/10⁵ (95% CI -1.14 to -0.35, p 0.002). The incidence among girls under 18 years almost halved throughout the study period, decreasing by -2.94 cases/10⁵ (95% CI -4.59 to -1.29, p 0.002), while there only were small changes among men. The most common age of onset was 3-9 years. CD incidence varied by place of living and was more common in small towns than urban or rural areas.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The incidence of CD in southern Sweden is decreasing, primarily in children and women who traditionally have had the highest risk of CD. CD was diagnosed most frequently in children 3-9 years old. There were regional variations in incidence. CD was most common in small towns, pointing to the importance of environmental factors in CD etiology.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1039-1048"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141591249","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}

{"title":"Surveillance after surgery for pancreatic cancer: a global scoping review of guidelines and a nordic Survey of contemporary practice.","authors":"Daniel Ansari, Kjetil Søreide, Bodil Andersson, Carsten Palnæs Hansen, Hanna Seppänen, Ernesto Sparrelid, Knut Jørgen Labori, Jakob Kirkegård, Saila Kauhanen, Christopher Månsson, Linn Såve Nymo, Minna Nortunen, Bergthor Björnsson, Antti Kivivuori, Bobby Tingstedt, Svein-Olav Bratlie, Kim Waardal, Johanna Laukkarinen, Asif Halimi, Hannes Lindberg, Håkan Olin, Roland Andersson","doi":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2378948","DOIUrl":"10.1080/00365521.2024.2378948","url":null,"abstract":"<p><strong>Objectives: </strong>Most patients with pancreatic cancer who have undergone surgical resection eventually develop disease recurrence. ‍This study aimed to investigate whether there is evidence to support routine surveillance after pancreatic cancer surgery, with a secondary aim of analyzing the implementation of surveillance strategies in the Nordic countries.</p><p><strong>Materials and methods: </strong>A scoping review was conducted to identify clinical practice guidelines globally and research studies relating to surveillance after pancreatic cancer resection. This was followed by a survey among 20 pancreatic units from four Nordic countries to assess their current practice of follow-up for operated patients.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>Altogether 16 clinical practice guidelines and 17 research studies were included. The guidelines provided inconsistent recommendations regarding postoperative surveillance of pancreatic cancer. The clinical research data were mainly based on retrospective cohort studies with low level of evidence and lead-time bias was not addressed. Active surveillance was recommended in Sweden and Denmark, but not in Norway beyond the post-operative/adjuvant period. Finland had no national recommendations for surveillance. The Nordic survey revealed a wide variation in reported practice among the different units. About 75% (15 of 20 units) performed routine postoperative surveillance. Routine CA 19-9 testing was used by 80% and routine CT by 67% as part of surveillance. About 73% of centers continued follow-up until 5 years postoperatively.</p><p><strong>Conclusion: </strong>Evidence for routine long-term (i.e. 5 years) surveillance after pancreatic cancer surgery remains limited. Most pancreatic units in the Nordic countries conduct regular follow-up, but protocols vary.</p>","PeriodicalId":21461,"journal":{"name":"Scandinavian Journal of Gastroenterology","volume":" ","pages":"1097-1104"},"PeriodicalIF":1.6,"publicationDate":"2024-09-01","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"141591250","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}