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Background <p>The role of hilar lymph node metastasis (LNM) in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) was investigated and a simple postoperative risk-stratification system combining LNM and preoperative anemia was established to predict the outcome of patients with ICC after curative resection.</p> Methods <p>A retrospective analysis was conducted on 384 patients who underwent hepatectomy for ICC. Both postoperative clinical outcomes and long-term oncological outcomes were systematically evaluated. Subsequently, predictive models were developed to assess the risks of tumor recurrence, overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS).</p> Results <p>The primary cohort demonstrated 65.2% recurrence and 13.1-month median RFS (1-/3-/5-year rates: 51.9%/37.6%/25.0%), with median OS of 31.1 months (1-/3-/5-year rates: 81.8%/63.3%/54.1%). The external validation cohort showed 79.4% recurrence, 11.7-month median RFS (1-/3-/5-year rates: 49.5%/11.8%/5.9%), and 16.2-month median OS (1-/3-/5-year rates: 98.1%/10.4%/6.4%). We developed nomograms for recurrence, OS, and RFS incorporating LNM and preoperative anemia, yielding C-indices of 0.881, 0.802, and 0.758, respectively. Risk-stratified analysis revealed significant prognostic discrimination: high-risk patients demonstrated substantially inferior 5-year OS compared to low-risk patients (19.6% vs. 86.6%, <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001), with median OS of 16.7 months versus not reached. Similarly, median RFS declined from not reached in low-risk patients to 6.1 months in high-risk patients. These results were confirmed in the external validation cohort, where high-risk status corresponded to a median OS of 14.4 months and median RFS of 8.1 months (both <i>P</i> &lt; 0.001).</p> Conclusions <p>The integration of LNM status and preoperative anemia emerges as a novel and clinically valuable prognostic indicator, effectively predicting outcomes in patients with ICC following curative resection, thereby providing tailored clinical guidance for postoperative adjuvant therapy selection and intensive surveillance planning.</p> Graphical Abstract <p></p>

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A prognostic model combining hilar lymph node metastasis and preoperative anemia to predict outcomes after curative resection of intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma

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    2026年7月23日

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  • Min Deng,
  • Benyi He,
  • Zenghai Lin,
  • Deyao Zhang,
  • Yuxiong Qiu,
  • Dong Li,
  • Yajun Tang,
  • Xianchao Guo,
  • Guojia Yuan,
  • Wei Qin,
  • Hao Cai,
  • Yudong Qiu,
  • Zubing Chen,
  • Di Tang,
  • Wei Wei,
  • Rongping Guo

摘要

Background

The role of hilar lymph node metastasis (LNM) in intrahepatic cholangiocarcinoma (ICC) was investigated and a simple postoperative risk-stratification system combining LNM and preoperative anemia was established to predict the outcome of patients with ICC after curative resection.

Methods

A retrospective analysis was conducted on 384 patients who underwent hepatectomy for ICC. Both postoperative clinical outcomes and long-term oncological outcomes were systematically evaluated. Subsequently, predictive models were developed to assess the risks of tumor recurrence, overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS).

Results

The primary cohort demonstrated 65.2% recurrence and 13.1-month median RFS (1-/3-/5-year rates: 51.9%/37.6%/25.0%), with median OS of 31.1 months (1-/3-/5-year rates: 81.8%/63.3%/54.1%). The external validation cohort showed 79.4% recurrence, 11.7-month median RFS (1-/3-/5-year rates: 49.5%/11.8%/5.9%), and 16.2-month median OS (1-/3-/5-year rates: 98.1%/10.4%/6.4%). We developed nomograms for recurrence, OS, and RFS incorporating LNM and preoperative anemia, yielding C-indices of 0.881, 0.802, and 0.758, respectively. Risk-stratified analysis revealed significant prognostic discrimination: high-risk patients demonstrated substantially inferior 5-year OS compared to low-risk patients (19.6% vs. 86.6%, P < 0.001), with median OS of 16.7 months versus not reached. Similarly, median RFS declined from not reached in low-risk patients to 6.1 months in high-risk patients. These results were confirmed in the external validation cohort, where high-risk status corresponded to a median OS of 14.4 months and median RFS of 8.1 months (both P < 0.001).

Conclusions

The integration of LNM status and preoperative anemia emerges as a novel and clinically valuable prognostic indicator, effectively predicting outcomes in patients with ICC following curative resection, thereby providing tailored clinical guidance for postoperative adjuvant therapy selection and intensive surveillance planning.

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