scholarly journals The Ratio-Based N Staging System Can More Accurately Reflect the Prognosis of T4 Gastric Cancer Patients with D2 Lymphadenectomy Compared with the 7th American Joint Committee on Cancer/Union for International Cancer Control Staging System

2016 ◽  
Vol 16 (4) ◽  
pp. 207 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sung Hwan Hwang ◽  
Hyun Il Kim ◽  
Jun Seong Song ◽  
Min Hong Lee ◽  
Sung Joon Kwon ◽  
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2019 ◽  
Vol 35 (1) ◽  
pp. 26-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-hua Zhu ◽  
Ke-cheng Zhang ◽  
Ze-long Yang ◽  
Zhi Qiao ◽  
Lin Chen

Background and Aim: Our aim was to compare the prognostic value of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) 7th and 8th editions staging systems for patients with gastric cancer in China. Methods: A total of 1326 gastric cancer patients diagnosed between 2008 and 2012 were included. The discriminative ability of the AJCC 8th and 7th editions was compared using the Harrell’s concordance index (C-index). Results: There are two main modifications in the 8th edition. (i) pN3 staging was divided into pN3a and pN3b. The gastric cancer patients with pN3a experienced significantly better overall survival compared with those with pN3b (5-year overall survival: 34.5% vs. 15.6%, P < 0.001) (stratified by pT: pT3: 5-year overall survival: 33.9% vs. 13.2%, P < 0.001; pT4a: 32.8% vs. 16.9%, P = 0.056; pT4b: 17.0% vs. 11.1%, P = 0.048). (ii) Subgroup staging adjustments. The subgroup staging adjustments (T3N3bM0 (IIIB→IIIC), T4aN3aM0 (IIIC→IIIB), T4bN0M0 (IIIB→IIIA), and T4bN2M0 (IIIC→IIIB)) resulted in more gastric cancer patients being accurately staged. Furthermore, the C-index value of the 8th edition tumor node metastasis (TNM) staging system was significantly higher than that of the AJCC 7th TNM staging system to predict the survival of gastric cancer patients (0.701 vs. 0.685, P < 0.001). Conclusions: The 8th edition of the TNM staging system is superior to the 7th edition staging system for prediction of survival of gastric cancer patients in China.


2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 74-83 ◽  
Author(s):  
Naruhiko Ikoma ◽  
Mariela Blum ◽  
Jeannelyn S. Estrella ◽  
Prajnan Das ◽  
Wayne L. Hofstetter ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 44 (1) ◽  
pp. 213-222
Author(s):  
Lin-Yong Zhao ◽  
Yong-Liang Zhao ◽  
Jun-Jiang Wang ◽  
Qi-Di Zhao ◽  
Wen-Qi Yi ◽  
...  

Abstract Background The prognostic significance of preoperative plasma fibrinogen in patients with operable gastric cancer remains under debate. This study aimed to elucidate the prognostic value of fibrinogen in gastric cancer patients underwent gastrectomy. Methods A total of 4351 patients with gastric cancer collected from three comprehensive medical centers were retrospectively evaluated. Patients were categorized by minimum P value using X-tile, while the baseline confounders for fibrinogen was balanced through propensity score matching (PSM). The relationships between fibrinogen and other clinicopathologic features were evaluated, and nomogram was constructed to assess its prognostic improvement compared with TNM staging system. Results Fibrinogen was significantly correlated with macroscopic type, tumor differentiation, tumor size, and T and N stage. The factors, fibrinogen and T stage as well as N stage, were identified to be independent prognostic factors after PSM. Nomogram based on fibrinogen demonstrated a smaller Akaike information criterion (AIC) and a larger concordance index (C-index) than TNM staging system, illustrating that fibrinogen might be able to improve the prognostic accuracy. Conclusions Preoperative plasma fibrinogen levels in gastric cancer patients were significantly correlated with tumor progression, which could be regarded as a reliable marker for survival prognostic prediction.


PLoS ONE ◽  
2014 ◽  
Vol 9 (9) ◽  
pp. e107061 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ming-zhe Li ◽  
Liang Deng ◽  
Jing-jing Wang ◽  
Long-bin Xiao ◽  
Wen-hui Wu ◽  
...  

2019 ◽  
Vol 53 (2) ◽  
pp. 245-255
Author(s):  
Tomaz Jagric ◽  
Bojan Ilijevec ◽  
Vaneja Velenik ◽  
Janja Ocvirk ◽  
Stojan Potrc

Abstract Background To determine the effects of perioperative treatment of gastric cancer patients, we conducted an analysis with propensity score matched patient groups to determine the role of perioperative chemotherapy in patients after D2 lymphadenectomy. Patients and methods From our database of 1563 patients, 482 patients were selected with propensity score matching and divided into two balanced groups: 241 patients in the surgery only group and 241 patients in the perioperative group. The long-term results of treatment were compared between the two groups. Results Most of the included patients received radio-chemotherapy with capecitabine (n = 111; 46%) and perioperative chemotherapy with epirubicin, oxalliplatin and capecitabine (n = 91; 37.7%). 92.9% of the patients received a D2 lymph node dissection. Perioperative morbidity was similar between surgery only (18.3%) and perioperative treatment groups (20.7%) (p = 0.537). The perioperative mortality was not influenced by perioperative treatment. A pathological response was observed in 12.5% of patients. The overall 5-year and median survivals were significantly higher in the perioperative treatment group (50.5%; 51.7 moths) compared to surgery only group (41.8%; 34.9 months; p = 0.038). The subgroup analysis revealed that only patients with the TNM stages T3 (p = 0.028), N2 (p = 0.009), N3b (p = 0.043), and UICC stages IIIb (p = 0.003) and IIIc (p = 0.03) significantly benefit from perioperative treatment. Conclusions Perioperative treatment in radically resected gastric cancer patients after D2 lymphadenectomy was beneficial in stages IIIb and IIIc. The effects of perioperative treatment in lower stages could be negated by the effects of the radical surgery in lower stages and in higher stages by the biology of the disease.


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