Loss of E-cadherin expression and outcome among patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomas
Hong SM, Li A, Olino K, Wolfgang CL, Herman JM, Schulick RD, Iacobuzio-Donahue C, Hruban RH, Goggins M. Loss of E-cadherin expression and outcome among patients with resectable pancreatic adenocarcinomas. Modern Pathology 2011, 24: 1237-1247. PMID: 21552209, PMCID: PMC3155013, DOI: 10.1038/modpathol.2011.74.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPancreatic ductal adenocarcinomaE-cadherin expressionPancreatic adenocarcinomaDuctal adenocarcinomaIndependent predictorsPoor outcomeCox proportional hazards regression modelingProportional hazards regression modelingPancreatic cancer outcomesWorse median survivalResectable pancreatic adenocarcinomaMinority of patientsKaplan-Meier analysisE-cadherin statusMedian survivalSurgical resectionWorse prognosisCancer outcomesSubgroup analysisPathological factorsPatient outcomesCell adhesion moleculeMortality riskTissue microarrayPartial loss