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We developed a deep learning Pathomics image analysis workflow to generate spatial Tumor-TIL maps to visualize and quantify the abundance and spatial distribution of tumor infiltrating lymphocytes (TILs) in colon cancer. Colon cancer and lymphocyte detection in hematoxylin and eosin (H&E) stained whole slide images (WSIs) has revealed complex immuno-oncologic interactions that form TIL-rich and TIL-poor tumor habitats, which are unique in each patient sample. We compute Tumor%, total lymphocyte%, and TILs% as the proportion of the colon cancer microenvironment occupied by intratumoral lymphocytes for each WSI. Kaplan-Meier survival analyses and multivariate Cox regression were utilized to evaluate the prognostic significance of TILs% as a Pathomics biomarker. High TILs% was associated with improved overall survival (OS) and progression-free interval (PFI) in localized and metastatic colon cancer and other clinicopathologic variables, supporting the routine use of Pathomics Tumor-TIL mapping in biomedical research, clinical trials, laboratory medicine, and precision oncology.
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Khirurgiia (Mosk)
September 2025
Saint Petersburg State University, Saint Petersburg, Russia.
Objective: To evaluate diagnostic significance of IL-6 compared to CRP for early detection of anastomotic leakage after colon resection for colorectal cancer.
Material And Methods: The study included 277 patients who underwent total resection for colorectal cancer. Patients were retrospectively divided into three groups: without complications (=227), with anastomotic leakage (=30), and other postoperative complications (=20).
Dis Colon Rectum
September 2025
Department of Surgery, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, Oregon.
Background: Anal squamous cell cancer incidence has risen 2.2% each year over the past decade. Current screening includes anal cytology and high-resolution anoscopy but is burdened with sampling error and patient discomfort.
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September 2025
Division of Health Services Research, Institute for Cancer Control, National Cancer Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Introduction: Patients with chronic kidney disease (CKD) face unique challenges in cancer treatment, including the need for chemotherapy dose adjustments and avoiding nephrotoxic agents, often leading to less aggressive treatment. However, little is known about the real-world administration of adjuvant chemotherapy for patients with CKD. In this study, we aimed to investigate the prevalence of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients with CKD and to explore factors influencing chemotherapy use.
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September 2025
Division of Molecular and Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences Niigata University Niigata Japan.
Aims: To determine the optimal extent of lymph node dissection for non-metastatic colon cancer by tumor location based on the therapeutic value index (TVI) for each lymph node station.
Methods: Consecutive patients with surgical stage I-III colon or rectosigmoid cancer in the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum database who underwent curative resection between January 2003 and December 2014 were analyzed. The TVI was defined as the incidence of lymph node metastasis multiplied by 5-year overall survival and calculated for each nodal station stratified by tumor location.
Ann Gastroenterol Surg
September 2025
Division of Molecular and Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical and Dental Science Niigata University Niigata Japan.
Aims: There is a lack of compelling evidence supporting the benefit of surgical resection for para-aortic lymph node metastasis (PALNM) from colorectal cancer (CRC). We aimed to investigate the true impact of surgical resection on survival for patients with PALNM from CRC.
Patients And Methods: Patients diagnosed with PALNM from CRC at the Japanese Society for Cancer of the Colon and Rectum institutions between January 2011 and December 2015 were analyzed.