98 Background: Postoperative weight loss after gastrectomy causes deterioration in patient’s quality of life and tolerance for adjuvant chemotherapy in gastric cancer patients. Nutritional support may prevent postoperative weight loss and chemotherapy related adverse effects to improve compliance of adjuvant chemotherapy. Methods: Clinical stage II/III gastric cancer patients received R0 resection were registered in the first stage of the present study. Those patients were qualified and enrolled in the second stage who could intake more than 60% of elemental diet (Elental, 300 kcal/day for 14 days) in the postoperative period and were proven pathological stage II/III. Enrolled patients were planned to receive a total of 300 kcal/day of Elental for 24 weeks and additional courses was permitted up to 365 days. The primary endpoint was compliance of S-1: percent of patients who accomplish S-1 adjuvant for one year with more than 70% relative performance (RP). The secondary endpoints were nutritional parameters (body weight, BMI, s-albumin, s-protein, s-cholesterol), RP of 8 courses of S-1, adverse effects of S-1, RP of Elental and ratio of patients who were enrolled to the second stage. Results: From January 2012 to September 2014, 149 patients were registered in the first stage and 82 patients were enrolled in the second stage: including 50 men; 32 women; median age of 70 years (range, 42-85 years); and performance status were zero in 45 and one in 37 patients. Compliances of S-1 were 60.5% (95%CI: 49.0, 71.2) in 81 eligible patients and 69% (95%CI: 56.9, 79.5) in eligible patients without recurrence. In 81 eligible patients, RP of 8 courses of S-1 was 87.3 % (95%CI: 88.3, 85.9), and the body weight loss was 1.80kg (95%CI: -0.38, 4.48). Grade 3-4 toxicities were neutropenia 12%, anemia 4%, anorexia 4% and diarrhea 4%. Conclusions: Nutritional support for gastric cancer patients receiving adjuvant chemotherapy contributes to increase compliance of S-1 and potential effect on survival may be expected. Clinical trial information: UMIN000006872.
Survival analysis of stage II gastric cancer patients after D2 gastrectomy: a Chinese people-based research