The Cholangiocarcinoma in the Young (CITY) Study: Tumor Biology, Treatment Patterns, and Survival Outcomes in Adolescent Young Adults With Cholangiocarcinoma

Leontios Pappas, Islam Baiev, Stephanie Reyes, Andrea Grace Bocobo, Apurva Jain, Kristen Spencer, Tri Minh Le, Osama E. Rahma, Jordan Maurer, Jen Stanton, Karen Zhang, Anaemy Danner De Armas, Thomas T. Deleon, Marc Roth, Mary Linton B. Peters, Andrew X. Zhu, Kylie Boyhen, Christine VanCott, Tushar Patel, Lewis R. RobertsStacie Lindsey, Nora Horick, Jochen K. Lennerz, A. John Iafrate, Laura Williams Goff, Kabir Mody, Mitesh J. Borad, Rachna T. Shroff, Milind M. Javle, R. Katie Kelley, Lipika Goyal

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Abstract

PURPOSE Increased awareness of the distinct tumor biology for adolescents and young adults (AYAs) with cancer has led to improvement in outcomes for this population. However, in cholangiocarcinoma (CCA), a paucity of data exist on the AYA population. To our knowledge, we present the largest study to date on AYA disease biology, treatment patterns, and survival outcomes in CCA. METHODS A multi-institutional cohort of patients with CCA diagnosed with intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) or extrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ECC) was used for analysis. Retrospective chart review was conducted on patients who were 50 years old and younger (young; n = 124) and older than 50 years (older; n = 723). RESULTS Among 1, 039 patients screened, 847 patients met eligibility (72% ICC, 28% ECC). Young patients had a larger median tumor size at resection compared with older patients (4.2 v 3.6 cm; P = .048), more commonly had N1 disease (65% v 43%; P = .040), and were more likely to receive adjuvant therapy (odds ratio, 4.0; 95% CI, 1.64 to 9.74). Tumors of young patients were more likely to harbor an FGFR2 fusion, BRAF mutation, or ATM mutation (P, .05 for each). Young patients were more likely to receive palliative systemic therapy (96% v 69%; P, .001), targeted therapy (23% v 8%; P, .001), and treatment on a clinical trial (31% v 19%; P = .004). Among patients who presented with advanced disease, young patients had a higher median overall survival compared with their older counterparts (17.7 v 13.5 months; 95% CI, 12.6 to 22.6 v 11.4 to 14.8; P = .049). CONCLUSION Young patients with CCA had more advanced disease at resection, more commonly received both adjuvant and palliative therapies, and demonstrated improved survival compared with older patients. Given the low clinical trial enrollment and poor outcomes among some AYA cancer populations, data to the contrary in CCA are highly encouraging.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Article numbere2200594
JournalJCO Precision Oncology
Volume7
DOIs
StatePublished - 2023
Externally publishedYes

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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