Intraoperative opioid exposure, tumour genomic alterations, and survival differences in people with lung adenocarcinoma Journal Article


Authors: Connolly, J. G.; Tan, K. S.; Mastrogiacomo, B.; Dycoco, J.; Caso, R.; Jones, G. D.; McCormick, P. J.; Sanchez-Vega, F.; Irie, T.; Scarpa, J. R.; Gupta, H. V.; Adusumilli, P. S.; Rocco, G.; Isbell, J. M.; Bott, M. J.; Fischer, G. W.; Jones, D. R.; Mincer, J. S.
Article Title: Intraoperative opioid exposure, tumour genomic alterations, and survival differences in people with lung adenocarcinoma
Abstract: Background: Opioids have been linked to worse oncologic outcomes in surgical patients. Studies in certain cancer types have identified associations between survival and intra-tumoural opioid receptor gene alterations, but no study has investigated whether the tumour genome interacts with opioid exposure to affect survival. We sought to determine whether intraoperative opioid exposure is associated with recurrence-specific survival and overall survival in early-stage lung adenocarcinoma, and whether selected tumour genomics are associated with this relationship. Associations between ketamine and dexmedetomidine and outcomes were also studied. Methods: Surgical patients (N=740) with pathological stage I–III lung adenocarcinoma and next-generation sequencing data were retrospectively reviewed from a prospectively maintained database. Results: On multivariable analysis, ketamine administration was protective for recurrence-specific survival (hazard ratio = 0.44, 95% confidence interval 0.24–0.80; P=0.007), compared with no adjunct. Higher intraoperative oral morphine milligram equivalents were significantly associated with worse overall survival (hazard ratio=1.09/10 morphine milligram equivalents, 95% confidence interval 1.02–1.17; P=0.010). Significant interaction effects were found between morphine milligram equivalents and fraction genome altered and morphine milligram equivalents and CDKN2A, such that higher fraction genome altered or CDKN2A alterations were associated with worse overall survival at higher morphine milligram equivalents (P=0.044 and P=0.052, respectively). In contrast, alterations in the Wnt (P=0.029) and Hippo (P=0.040) oncogenic pathways were associated with improved recurrence-specific survival at higher morphine milligram equivalents, compared with unaltered pathways. Conclusions: Intraoperative opioid exposure is associated with worse overall survival, whereas ketamine exposure is associated with improved recurrence-specific survival in patients with early-stage lung adenocarcinoma. This is the first study to investigate tumour-specific genomic interactions with intraoperative opioid administration to modify survival associations. © 2021 British Journal of Anaesthesia
Keywords: lung adenocarcinoma; surgery; opioids; ketamine; oncologic outcomes; next-generation sequencing
Journal Title: British Journal of Anaesthesia
Volume: 127
Issue: 1
ISSN: 0007-0912
Publisher: Oxford University Press  
Date Published: 2021-07-01
Start Page: 75
End Page: 84
Language: English
DOI: 10.1016/j.bja.2021.03.030
PUBMED: 34147159
PROVIDER: scopus
PMCID: PMC8258974
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Notes: Article -- Export Date: 1 July 2021 -- Source: Scopus
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  1. Matthew Bott
    135 Bott
  2. Joseph Dycoco
    46 Dycoco
  3. David Randolph Jones
    417 Jones
  4. Kay See   Tan
    241 Tan
  5. James Michael Isbell
    127 Isbell
  6. Gregory Jones
    22 Jones
  7. Raul Caso Jr
    24 Caso Jr
  8. Gregory Walter Fischer
    40 Fischer
  9. Gaetano Rocco
    130 Rocco
  10. Takeshi Irie
    14 Irie
  11. Joshua Samuel Mincer
    23 Mincer