scholarly journals Impact of Surgical Margins on Overall Survival after Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: A Validation of Japanese Gastric Cancer Association Guidelines on a Western Series

Author(s):  
Marianna Maspero ◽  
Carlo Sposito ◽  
Antonio Benedetti ◽  
Matteo Virdis ◽  
Maria Di Bartolomeo ◽  
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Abstract Purpose No consensus exists on the resection extent needed to ensure oncological safety in gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC). This study aims to assess the impact of margin adequacy according to Japanese Gastric Cancer Association (JGCA) guidelines on overall survival (OS). Patients and Methods Patients who underwent surgery for stage I–III GAC at our institution between 2010 and 2017 were included. Margin adequacy according to JGCA, National Comprehensive Cancer Network (NCCN), and European Society for Medical Oncology (ESMO) guidelines was assessed, and their predictive value on OS was evaluated with Harrell’s C-index. Patients were analyzed according to their margins’ adherence to JGCA guidelines, and a propensity score matching (PSM) was run. Indication to either total gastrectomy (TG) or distal gastrectomy (DG) according to each guideline was also assessed. Results A total of 279 patients were included, of whom 220 (79%) underwent DG. Adequate margins according to JGCA were obtained in 209 patients (75%). On multivariate analysis, JGCA margin adequacy was independently associated with OS, together with American Society of Anesthesiologist class, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, lymphadenectomy extent, R0 resection, and postoperative N stage. After PSM, patients with JGCA adequate margins showed better OS, recurrence-free survival (RFS), and local RFS than patients with JGCA inadequate margins. For 220 DG, JGCA guidelines would have recommended TG in 25 patients (11%), NCCN in 30 (14%), and ESMO in 90 (41%) (p < 0.001). Conclusion Adequacy of surgical resection margins to JGCA guidelines leads to improved survival outcomes and allows for a more organ-preserving approach than Western guidelines.

Medicina ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 57 (3) ◽  
pp. 198
Author(s):  
Ji Yeon Park ◽  
Byunghyuk Yu ◽  
Ki Bum Park ◽  
Oh Kyoung Kwon ◽  
Seung Soo Lee ◽  
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Background and Objectives: The prognosis of metastatic or unresectable gastric cancer is dismal, and the benefits of the palliative resection of primary tumors with noncurative intent remain controversial. This study aimed to evaluate the impact of palliative gastrectomy (PG) on overall survival in gastric cancer patients. Materials and Methods: One hundred forty-eight gastric cancer patients who underwent PG or a nonresection (NR) procedure between January 2011 and 2017 were retrospectively reviewed to select and analyze clinicopathological factors that affected prognosis. Results: Fifty-five patients underwent primary tumor resection with palliative intent, and 93 underwent NR procedures owing to the presence of metastatic or unresectable disease. The PG group was younger and more female dominant. In the PG group, R1 and R2 resection were performed in two patients (3.6%) and 53 patients (96.4%), respectively. The PG group had a significantly longer median overall survival than the NR group (28.4 vs. 7.7 months, p < 0.001). Multivariate analyses revealed that the overall survival was significantly better after palliative resection (hazard ratio (HR), 0.169; 95% confidence interval (CI), 0.088–0.324; p < 0.001) in patients with American Society of Anesthesiologists Physical Status (ASA) scores ≤1 (HR, 0.506; 95% CI, 0.291–0.878; p = 0.015) and those who received postoperative chemotherapy (HR, 0.487; 95% CI, 0.296–0.799; p = 0.004). Among the patients undergoing palliative resection, the presence of <15 positive lymph nodes was the only significant predictor of better overall survival (HR, 0.329; 95% CI, 0.121–0.895; p = 0.030). Conclusions: PG might lead to the prolonged survival of certain patients with incurable gastric cancer, particularly those with less-extensive lymph-node metastasis.


2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pegah Farrokhi ◽  
Alireza Sadeghi ◽  
Mehran sharifi ◽  
Payam Dadvand ◽  
Rachel Riechelmann ◽  
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AbstractAimThis study aimed to evaluate and compare the efficacy and toxicity of common regimens used as perioperative chemotherapy including ECF, DCF, FOLFOX, and FLOT to identify the most effective chemotherapy regimen with less toxicity.Material and MethodsThis retrospective cohort study was based on 152 eligible gastric cancer patients recruited in a tertiary oncology hospital in Isfahan, Iran (2014-2019). All resectable gastric cancer patients who had received one of the four chemotherapy regimens including ECF, DCF, FOLFOX, or FLOT, and followed for at least one year (up to five years) were included. The primary endpoint of this study was Overall Survival (OS), Progression-Free Survival (PFS), Overall Response Rate (ORR), and R0 resection. We also considered toxicity according to CTCAE (v.4.0) criteria as a secondary endpoint. Cox -regression models were used applied to estimate OS and PFS time, controlled for relevant covariates.ResultsOf included patients, 32(21%), 51(33.7%), 37(24.3%), and 32(21%) had received ECF, DCF, FOLFOX and FLOT, respectively. After the median 25 months follow-up, overall survival was higher with the FLOT regimen in comparison with other regimens (hazard ratio [HR] = 0. 052). The median OS of the FLOT regimen was not reachable in Kaplan-Meier analysis and the median OS was 28, 26, and 23 months for DCF, FOLOFX, and ECF regimens, respectively. On the other hand, a median PFS of 25, 17, 15, and 14 months was observed for FLOT, DCF, FOLFOX, and ECF regimens, respectively (Log-rank = 0. 021). FLOT regimen showed 84. 4% ORR which was notably higher than other groups (p-value<0. 01).ConclusionsFor resectable gastric cancer patients, the perioperative FLOT regimen seemed to lead to a significant improvement in patients’ OS and PFS in comparison with ECF, DCF, and FOLFOX regimens. As such, the FLOT regimen could be considered as the optimal option for managing resectable gastric cancer patients.


2021 ◽  
Vol 39 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e16002-e16002
Author(s):  
Jiyu Liu ◽  
Hongmin Dong ◽  
Wenling Wang ◽  
Gang Wang ◽  
Huan Pan ◽  
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e16002 Background: To investigate the impact of preoperative prognostic nutritional index (PNI) on the severity of radiotherapy and chemotherapy toxicity and survival prognosis in patients with gastric cancer through retrospective analysis and research in order to guide clinical nutritional support treatment for patients with gastric cancer. Methods: Through a retrospective cohort study,we analyzed the data of 191 patients with gastric cancer in the Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery of the Affiliated Hospital of Guizhou Medical University and Guizhou Cancer Hospital from January 2008 to December 2018. According to the cut-off value, the patients were divided into high PNI group (PNI≥47.7) and low PNI group (PNI < 47.7). We Compared the incidences of severe radiotherapy and chemotherapy toxicities and overall survival in high PNI group and low PNI group. and make Analysis of prognostic factors. Results: The low PNI group was more prone to severe radiochemotherapy hematological side effects than the high PNI group, and the postoperative survival time was shorter. Multivariate analysis showed that: TNM stage (P = 0.000) and PNI (P = 0.001) were Independent risk factors in predicting overall survival rate. Conclusions: The preoperative prognostic nutrition index is a useful factor for predicting the incidence of radiotherapy and chemotherapy toxicities in patients after gastric cancer surgery.It is one of the important factors affecting the prognosis of gastric cancer and helps to guide the nutritional support treatment of gastric cancer patients.


2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroaki Tanaka ◽  
Masaichi Ohira ◽  
Kazuya Muguruma ◽  
Naoshi Kubo ◽  
Hisashi Nagahara ◽  
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2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Yusuke Sakimura ◽  
Noriyuki Inaki ◽  
Toshikatsu Tsuji ◽  
Shinichi Kadoya ◽  
Hiroyuki Bando

Abstract Omentectomy is conducted for advanced gastric cancer (AGC) patients as radical surgery without an adequate discussion of the effect. This study was conducted to reveal the impact of omentum-preserving gastrectomy on postoperative outcomes. AGC patients with cT3 and 4 disease who underwent total or distal gastrectomy with R0 resection were identified retrospectively. They were divided into the omentum-preserved group (OPG) and the omentum-resected group (ORG) and matched with propensity score matching with multiple imputation for missing values. Three-year overall survival (OS) and 3-year relapse-free survival (RFS) were compared, and the first recurrence site and complications were analysed. The numbers of eligible patients were 94 in the OPG and 144 in the ORG, and after matching, the number was 73 in each group. No significant difference was found in the 3-year OS rate (OPG: 78.9 vs. ORG: 78.9, P = 0.54) or the 3-year RFS rate (OPG: 77.8 vs. ORG: 68.2, P = 0.24). The proportions of peritoneal carcinomatosis and peritoneal dissemination as the first recurrence site and the rate and severity of complications were similar in the two groups. Omentectomy is not required for radical gastrectomy for AGC.


2019 ◽  
Vol 37 (4_suppl) ◽  
pp. 19-19
Author(s):  
Yuhei Waki ◽  
Rie Makuuchi ◽  
Tomoyuki Irino ◽  
Satoshi Kamiya ◽  
Yutaka Tanizawa ◽  
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19 Background: Intramuscular fat accumulation of skeletal muscle has been reported to be a prognostic factor in various cancers. To evaluate the intramuscular steatosis, intramuscular adipose tissue content (IMAC) measured by CT scan is thought to be an ideal method. However, this kind of study is very limited in curatively resected gastric cancer. So, this study was aimed to clarify the impact of IMAC on survival in stage II/III gastric cancer (GC). Methods: A total of 383 patients with pathological stage II/III GC after curative gastrectomy between January 2009 and December 2013 were included. IMAC was calculated by dividing the CT value of the multifidus muscles with that of the subcutaneous fat at the level of third lumbar vertebra. The IMAC cut-off values associated with cancer-specific survival (CSS) were separated by sex based on the maximum values of Youden index (sensitivity + specificity -1). Patients were classified into normal or high IMAC group according to this cut-off value. Clinicopathological factors and survival outcomes were compared between the two groups. Results: The median values of IMAC were -0.327 (IQR: -0.404- -0.250) in male and -0.239 (IQR: -0.335- -0.114) in female. The cut-off values of IMAC were -0.345 in male and -0.126 in female. Patients were classified into normal IMAC group (n = 204) and high IMAC group (n = 179). Patients in the high IMAC group were elderly, male, obese, having many comorbidities and with poor ECOG-PS compared to those in the normal IMAC group. Interestingly, despite the fact that no significant differences were observed in the pathological findings between the groups, the overall survival and CSS were significantly worse in the high IMAC group than in the normal IMAC group (p < 0.001 and p = 0.035). Moreover, the high IMAC was identified as an independent prognostic factor not only for overall survival but also for CSS (HR: 1.440, p = 0.021, HR: 1.646, p = 0.008, respectively). Conclusions: The high IMAC was significantly associated with worse survival, suggesting that IMAC represents certain oncological implications in patients with GC. Therefore, IMAC could be used as a new prognostic factor in curatively resected GC.


2020 ◽  
Vol 38 (15_suppl) ◽  
pp. e23516-e23516
Author(s):  
Kathryn E. Marqueen ◽  
Erin Moshier ◽  
Michael Buckstein ◽  
Celina Ang

e23516 Background: Retrospective and single-arm prospective studies have reported clinical benefit associated with receipt of neoadjuvant imatinib for GISTs. In the absence of randomized phase III data, the impact of neoadjuvant systemic therapy (NAT) on survival, in comparison to upfront resection, remains unknown. Methods: We identified N = 14,402 patients with complete clinical, demographic, treatment and pathologic data within the National Cancer Database (2004-2016) who underwent resection of localized GIST of the stomach, esophagus, small bowel, and colorectum, with or without ≥3 months of NAT. Inverse probability of treatment weighting (IPTW) was used to adjust for covariable imbalance among treatment groups, with the propensity score estimated by logistic regression. The effect of NAT on overall survival was estimated with a weighted time-dependent Cox proportional hazards model. A weighted logistic regression was used to estimate the effect of NAT on 90-day postoperative mortality and R0 resection. Results: 759 (5.3%) patients received NAT followed by resection, compared to 13,643 (94.7%) who underwent upfront resection. Median length of NAT was 6.3 months. 53% of NAT patients were male vs. 49% of UR patients, 68% vs. 66% had primary gastric GIST, and 73% vs 49% were high risk. Patients receiving NAT had larger tumors (p < 0.001) and higher mitotic index (p = 0.003). There was a significant survival benefit associated with receipt of NAT (table). 90-day postoperative mortality rate was 3/759 (0.4%) among NAT patients vs. 307/13,643 (2.3%) UR patients. Receipt of NAT was significantly associated with lower odds of 90-day postoperative mortality (table). Of the 13,562 patients with information on margin status, the R0 resection rate was 635/716 (88.7%) for the neoadjuvant group vs. 11,823/12,846 (92%), with no significant difference between treatment groups (table). Conclusions: After adjustment for imbalance in prognostic and demographic factors, this analysis demonstrates that receipt of NAT for localized GIST is associated with a modest overall survival benefit. Although NAT patients had higher risk features, NAT was associated with a lower risk of 90-day postoperative mortality, with no difference in likelihood of achieving an R0 resection. [Table: see text]


2019 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gaozan Zheng ◽  
Jinqiang Liu ◽  
Yinghao Guo ◽  
Fei Wang ◽  
Shushang Liu ◽  
...  

Abstract Background It remains controversial whether prophylactic No.10 lymph node clearance is necessary for gastric cancer. Thus, the present study aims to investigate the impact of prophylactic No.10 lymph node clearance on the perioperative complications and prognosis of upper and middle third gastric cancer.Methods A network meta-analysis to identify both direct and indirect evidence with respect to the comparison of gastrectomy alone (G-A), gastrectomy combination with splenectomy (G+S) and gastrectomy combination with spleen-preserving splenic hilar dissection (G+SPSHD) was conducted. We searched Medline, Embase, and the Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials (CENTRAL) for studies published before September 2018. Perioperative complications and overall survival were analyzed. Hazard ratios (HR) were extracted from the publications on the basis of reported values or were extracted from survival curves by established methods.Results Ten retrospective studies involving 2565 patients were included. In the direct comparison analyses, G-A showed comparable 5-year overall survival rate (HR: 1.1, 95%CI: 0.97-1.3) but lower total complication rate (OR: 0.37, 95%CI: 0.17-0.77) compared with G+S. Similarly, the 5-year overall survival rate between G+SPSHD and G+S was comparable (HR: 1.1, 95%CI: 0.92-1.4), while the total complication rate of G+SPSHD was lower than that of G+S (OR: 0.50, 95%CI: 0.28-0.88). In the indirect comparison analyses, both the 5-year overall survival rate (HR: 1.0, 95%CI: 0.78-1.3) and total complication rate (OR: 0.75, 95%CI: 0.29-1.9) were comparable between G-A and G+SPSHD.Conclusion Prophylactic No.10 lymph node clearance was not recommended for treatment of upper and middle third gastric cancer.


2020 ◽  
pp. 000313482097340
Author(s):  
Michael D. Watson ◽  
Maria R. Baimas-George ◽  
Michael J. Passeri ◽  
Jesse K. Sulzer ◽  
Erin H. Baker ◽  
...  

Introduction Studies have shown that for patients with hilar cholangiocarcinoma (HC), survival is associated with negative resection margins (R0). This requires increasingly proximal resection, putting patients at higher risk for complications, which may delay chemotherapy. For patients with microscopically positive resection margins (R1), the use of modern adjuvant therapies may offset the effect of R1 resection. Methods Patients at our institution with HC undergoing curative-intent resection between January 2008 and July 2019 were identified by retrospective record review. Demographic data, operative details, tumor characteristics, postoperative outcomes, recurrence, survival, and follow-up were recorded. Patients with R0 margin were compared to those with R1 margin. Patients with R2 resection were excluded. Results Seventy-five patients underwent attempted resection with 34 (45.3%) cases aborted due to metastatic disease or locally advanced disease. Forty-one (54.7%) patients underwent curative-intent resection with R1 rate of 43.9%. Both groups had similar rates of adjuvant therapy (56.5% vs. 61.1%, P = .7672). Complication rates and 30 mortality were similar between groups (all P > .05). Both groups had similar median recurrence-free survival (R0 29.2 months vs. R1 27.8 months, P = .540) and median overall survival (R0 31.2 months vs. R1 38.8 months, P = .736) with similar median follow-up time (R0 29.9 months vs. R1 28.5 months, P = .8864). Conclusions At our institution, patients undergoing hepatic resection for HC with R1 margins have similar recurrence-free and overall survival to those with R0 margins. Complications and short-term mortality were similar. This may indicate that with use of modern adjuvant therapies obtaining an R0 resection is not an absolute mandate.


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