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Dolu S, Cengiz MB, Döngelli H, Gürbüz M, Arayici ME. Importance of hematological and inflammatory markers in the localization of gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2025; 17:104455. [DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i4.104455] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/24/2024] [Revised: 01/20/2025] [Accepted: 02/07/2025] [Indexed: 03/25/2025] Open
Abstract
BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is a major global health concern, often diagnosed at advanced stages, leading to poor prognosis. Proximal and distal gastric cancers exhibit distinct clinicopathological features.
AIM To investigate the diagnostic value of hematological and inflammatory markers in differentiating proximal and distal gastric cancers and to evaluate their association with clinical outcomes.
METHODS A retrospective cohort study was conducted on 150 patients diagnosed with gastric adenocarcinoma through histopathological analysis. Patients were categorized into proximal gastric cancer and distal gastric cancer groups. Laboratory parameters were analyzed.
RESULTS Of the 150 patients, 84 had proximal gastric cancer and 66 had distal gastric cancer. Dysphagia was significantly more common in the proximal gastric cancer group, while anemia and higher platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio values were observed in the distal gastric cancer group (P = 0.031). Tumor stage and neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio emerged as independent predictors of all-cause mortality. No significant differences were found in other laboratory or biochemical parameters between the groups.
CONCLUSION Proximal and distal gastric cancers demonstrate distinct clinical and laboratory profiles. The platelet-to-lymphocyte ratio may serve as a valuable marker in differentiating cancer localization, while the neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio is a prognostic indicator for mortality. These findings highlight the potential of hematological markers in optimizing diagnosis and treatment strategies for gastric cancer.
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- Süleyman Dolu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Faculty of Medicine, Dokuz Eylul University, İzmir 35340, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Ağrı Training and Research Hospital, Ağrı 04000, Türkiye
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Dokuz Eylul Universitesy, İzmir 35330, Türkiye
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Ağrı Training and Research Hospital, Ağrı 04000, Türkiye
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- Department of Biostatistics and Medical Informatics, Faculty of Medicine, İzmir 35330, Türkiye
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Song DH, Kim N, Jo HH, Kim S, Choi Y, Oh HJ, Lee HS, Yoon H, Shin CM, Park YS, Lee DH, Kang SH, Park YS, Ahn SH, Suh YS, Park DJ, Kim HH, Kim JW, Kim JW, Lee KW, Chang W, Park JH, Lee YJ, Lee KH, Kim YH, Ahn S, Surh YJ. Analysis of Characteristics and Risk Factors of Patients with Single Gastric Cancer and Synchronous Multiple Gastric Cancer among 14,603 Patients. Gut Liver 2024; 18:231-244. [PMID: 36987384 PMCID: PMC10938156 DOI: 10.5009/gnl220491] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/17/2022] [Revised: 02/02/2023] [Accepted: 02/20/2023] [Indexed: 03/30/2023] Open
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Background/Aims Synchronous multiple gastric cancer (SMGC) accounts for approximately 6% to 14% of gastric cancer (GC) cases. This study aimed to identify risk factors for SMGC. Methods A total of 14,603 patients diagnosed with GC were prospectively enrolled. Data including age, sex, body mass index, smoking, alcohol consumption, family history, p53 expression, microsatellite instability, cancer classification, lymph node metastasis, and treatment were collected. Risk factors were analyzed using logistic regression analysis between a single GC and SMGC. Results The incidence of SMGC was 4.04%, and that of early GC (EGC) and advanced GC (AGC) was 5.43% and 3.11%, respectively. Patients with SMGC were older (65.33 years vs 61.75 years, p<0.001) and more likely to be male. Lymph node metastasis was found in 27% of patients with SMGC and 32% of patients with single GC. Multivariate analysis showed that SMGC was associated with sex (male odds ratio [OR], 1.669; 95% confidence interval [CI], 1.223 to 2.278; p=0.001), age (≥65 years OR, 1.532; 95% CI, 1.169 to 2.008; p=0.002), and EGC (OR, 1.929; 95% CI, 1.432 to 2.600; p<0.001). Survival rates were affected by Lauren classification, sex, tumor size, cancer type, distant metastasis, and venous invasion but were not related to the number of GCs. However, the survival rate of AGC with SMGC was very high. Conclusions SMGC had unique characteristics such as male sex, older age, and EGC, and the survival rate of AGC, in which the intestinal type was much more frequent, was very good (Trial registration number: NCT04973631).
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- Du Hyun Song
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Daegu Catholic University School of Medicine, Daegu, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Surgery, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
- Department of Radiology, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Statistics, Medical Research Collaborating Center, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Korea
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Biopharmaceutical Sciences, Graduate School of Convergence Science and Technology, Seoul, Korea
- Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University, Seoul, Korea
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Zheng X, Wu Y, Zheng L, Xue L, Jiang Z, Wang C, Xie Y. Disease-Specific Survival of AJCC 8th Stage II Gastric Cancer Patients After D2 Gastrectomy. Front Oncol 2021; 11:671474. [PMID: 34381707 PMCID: PMC8350511 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.671474] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2021] [Accepted: 07/06/2021] [Indexed: 11/13/2022] Open
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The association between the risk factors and long-term prognosis in patients with stage II gastric cancer after radical gastrectomy has been fully revealed. The purpose of this study was to investigate the independent risk factors for treatment failure in stage II gastric cancer. Demographic, clinical, and pathological information of 247 stage II gastric cancer patients who underwent radical D2 gastrectomy in our department between January 2011 and December 2014 were collected and retrospectively analyzed. The relationship between and long-term clinical outcomes of stage II gastric cancer was analyzed using t-tests, chi-square tests, receiver operating characteristic (ROC) analysis, time-dependent ROC analysis, K–M curves, and a Cox regression model. The median follow-up of 247 stage II gastric cancer patients was 5.49 years (range: 0.12–8.62 years). The Kaplan–Meier estimated 3-year and 5-year DSS rates of the study group were 92.7% (95% CI 89.4–95.9) and 88.7% (95% CI 84.7–92.7), respectively. Higher age (>70 vs. ≤70, log-rank p = 0.0406), nerve invasion (positive vs. negative, log-rank p = 0.0133), and non-distal gastrectomy (distal partial gastrectomy vs. other surgical methods, log-rank p = 0.00235) had worse prognoses compared to controls. Univariate and multivariate analyses of disease-specific survival showed that these three factors were independent prognostic factors for patients with stage II disease. The area under time-dependent ROC curve (AUC) is 0.748 of 5-year survival and c-index is 0.696 based on the three-marker model drawn for stage II patients. Subgroup analyses showed an interaction between tumor location and nerve invasion. The age, perineural invasion, and surgical approach are independent prognostic factors for disease-specific survival after radical gastrectomy. Tumor location may be an important confounding factor for outcomes by affecting surgical methods and the hazards of nerve invasion.
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- Xiaohao Zheng
- Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital of Dongcheng District, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pathology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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- Department of Pancreatic and Gastric Surgery, National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences and Peking Union Medical College, Beijing, China
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Embaye KS, Zhang C, Ghebrehiwet MA, Wang Z, Zhang F, Liu L, Qin S, Qin L, Wang J, Wang X. Clinico-pathologic determinants of non-e-curative outcome following en-bloc endoscopic submucosal dissection in patients with early gastric neoplasia. BMC Cancer 2021; 21:92. [PMID: 33482761 PMCID: PMC7824923 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-020-07762-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/08/2020] [Accepted: 11/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Background Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is gaining enormous popularity in the treatment of early gastric cancers (EGCs) in many institutions across the world. However, appropriate selection of candidates for endoscopic resection is crucial to sufficiently mitigate non-e-curative (NEC) resection. This study aims at identifying the various clinico-pathologic factors that independently predict the NEC outcome and depth of submucosal invasion following ESD procedure in patients with EGC. Methods Multiple logistic regression analysis was applied to investigate factors that independently predict both non-curability phenomenon and the level of submucosal invasion in patients with early gastric neoplasia. Statistical Packages for the Social Sciences version 23 was used for analysis. Results A total of 153 patients (162 EGC lesions) underwent en-bloc ESD after which the rate of complete resection and non-e-curative outcome were 95% and 22.2%, correspondingly. Multivariate analysis depicted that tumor location in the upper two third of stomach (odds ratio [OR], 5.46; 95% confidence interval [95% CI], 1.65–18.12; p = 0.006), tumor size > 2 cm (OR, 7.63; 95% CI, 2.29–25.42; p = 0.001), histologically undifferentiated tumor (OR, 15.54; 95% CI, 1.65–146.22; p = 0.001), and tumors with 0-IIa/0-IIc or their mixed variants with predominant 0-IIa/0-IIc (OR, 9.77; 95% CI, 1.23–77.65; p = 0.031) were all independent predictors of NEC resection for early gastric tumors. Additionally, location in the upper two third of the stomach (OR, 8.88; 95% CI, 2.90–27.17; p < 0.001), ulcerated lesions (OR, 3.70; 95% CI, 1.15–11.90; p = 0.028), lesions with > 2 cm (OR, 2.94; 95% CI, 1.08–8.02; p = 0.036) and those with poor differentiation (OR, 6.51; 95% CI, 2.23–18.98; p = 0.001) were found to have significant association with submucosal invasion. Conclusions Tumors located in the upper two third of the stomach having a larger size (> 2 cm), poor histo-differentiation and a gross type of 0-IIa/0-IIc or their mixed variants with predominant 0-IIa/0-IIc were significantly associated with a risk of NEC after ESD procedure. Thus, early gastric tumors displaying these features need to be handled carefully during endoscopic resection. Our findings may shed light on the pre-procedural detection of clinicopathologic factors that determine non-e-curability in patients with EGC.
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- Kidane Siele Embaye
- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.,Orotta College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Asmara, Eritrea
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Wuhan Third Hospital (Tongren Hospital of Wuhan University), Wuhan, 430060, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China
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- Institute of Pathology, Tongji Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, 430030, China.
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Ma X, Zhang C, Wang C, Miao W, Zhou W, An J, Qiao W, Li M, Lai M, Yu P. Comparison of clinicopathologic profiles and prognosis of gastric cancer in the upper, middle and lower third of the stomach: A retrospective cohort study. Medicine (Baltimore) 2020; 99:e21261. [PMID: 32791705 PMCID: PMC7387008 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000021261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth most common cancer in the world and the second most common cancer in China. The aim of this study was to investigate the clinicopathologic profiles and prognosis of GC in the upper third (UT), middle third (MT) and low third (LT) of the stomach.Five hundred and forty-two patients with GC resected between January 2010 and January 2014 were retrospectively studied and divided in 3 groups according to cancer location: upper third gastric cancer (UTGC) (n = 62); MTGC (n = 131) and LTGC (n = 349). Clinical and pathological parameters including gender, age, tumor size, macroscopic types, histological types, depth of invasion, lymph node metastasis, venous infiltration and lymph embolism were compared among groups. Overall survival (OS) was calculated based on the aforementioned parameters. Univariate and multivariate survival was analyzed and Cox regression was conducted for each location. The prognostic accuracy was determined using receiver operating characteristic curve analysis.Patients with UTGC was similar to those with MTGC and both were distinct from those with LTGC based on the tumor size, macroscopic types, depth of invasion and 5-year OS. Patients with MTGC were similar to those with LTGC and distinct from UTGC patients based on gender. 5-year OS were lower for patients with UTGC than those with LTGC (P = .001) and were comparable between MTGC and LTGC. No significant differences in 5-year OS were observed between UTGC and MTGC. Cox regression revealed that macroscopic types, depth of invasion and lymph node metastasis were the independent prognostic factors for GC patients regardless of locations. Receiver operating characteristic curve analysis revealed that macroscopic types, depth of invasion and lymph node metastasis were the significantly effective prognosis for the 5-year OS in GC patients regardless of locations.Our results showed that UTGC is distinct from LTGC whereas MTGC shares some characteristics from both UTGC and LTGC.
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- Xiaoming Ma
- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- College of Basic Medicine, Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tumor Surgery, the Affiliated Hospital of Qinghai University, Affiliated Cancer Hospital of Qinghai University
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Kim K, Cho Y, Sohn JH, Kim DH, Do IG, Lee HJ, Do SI, Ahn S, Lee HW, Chae SW. Clinicopathologic characteristics of early gastric cancer according to specific intragastric location. BMC Gastroenterol 2019; 19:24. [PMID: 30736729 PMCID: PMC6368692 DOI: 10.1186/s12876-019-0949-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/07/2018] [Accepted: 01/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Although the incidence of early gastric cancer (EGC) continues to rise, there have been few studies on the intra-gastric distribution and locational characteristics of EGCs. In addition, there has been no attempt to visualize the intra-gastric distribution of EGCs using a merged tumor map. Methods We investigated the anatomic distribution of 644 cases of EGCs and analyzed the correlation between clinicopathologic findings and location by dividing areas of the stomach vertically and transversely. Merged tumor maps were generated using 310 surgically resected cases. Results Early gastric cancer was most commonly located in the antrum (57.5%) along the lesser curvature (37.8%). The intra-gastric distributions were similar in the merged tumor maps. Vertically, cancers of the middle third were associated with younger patient age, larger tumor size, and more frequent poorly differentiated (PD) or signet ring cell histology than cancers in other sites. Submucosal invasion was most frequently observed in the upper third. When divided transversely, tumors in the anterior or posterior wall showed more frequent PD or signet ring cell histology than those along the lesser or greater curvatures. Conclusions EGC is the most prevalent in the antrum along the lesser curvature and has characteristic locational features, including histologic type, invasion depth, patient age, and tumor size. These results will improve the endoscopic detection rate of EGC and help to determine endoscopic resectability. Electronic supplementary material The online version of this article (10.1186/s12876-019-0949-5) contains supplementary material, which is available to authorized users.
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- Kyungeun Kim
- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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- U2 Hospital, Jangwon Medical Foundation, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Catholic Kwandong University College of Medicine, International St. Mary's Hospital, Incheon, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Samsung Changwon Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Changwon, Gyeongsangnam-do, South Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Kangbuk Samsung Hospital, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, 29 Saemunan-ro, Jongno-gu, Seoul, 03181, South Korea.
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Lowe KA, Danese MD, Gleeson ML, Langeberg WJ, Ke J, Kelsh MA. Racial and Ethnic Variability in the Prevalence and Incidence of Comorbidities Associated with Gastric Cancer in the United States. J Gastrointest Cancer 2017; 47:168-81. [PMID: 26961791 DOI: 10.1007/s12029-016-9809-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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PURPOSE Comorbidities are known to impact quality of life, treatment choices, and survival. Our objectives were to characterize comorbid conditions in a cohort of elderly gastric cancer patients and to determine if there is variability in the prevalence or incidence of the comorbid conditions across racial/ethnic groups. METHODS A total of 12,612 individuals, ≥66 years of age, diagnosed with gastric cancer between 2000 and 2007, and an equal number of gender- and region-matched cancer-free individuals, were identified using the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results registry linked to Medicare claims in the United States. The prevalence (%) in the year before diagnosis and the 12-month incidence rates after diagnosis were estimated for 32 chronic and ten acute comorbid conditions for the entire cohort and by race/ethnicity (Asian, Black, Hispanic, White, and other) and Asian subgroups (e.g., Chinese, Filipino, Japanese, Pacific Islander). RESULTS White and Black cases exhibited the highest prevalence of most comorbid conditions. Asian and Pacific Islander cases exhibited the lowest. There was substantial variability in the 12-month incidence of the comorbidities across the racial/ethnic groups. Electrolyte disorder was the most common incident condition among Whites and Blacks. With the exception of Whites, anemia was the most common incident condition in all racial and ethnic groups 180 days following chemotherapy. CONCLUSIONS There is variability in the prevalence and incidence in comorbidities across racial/ethnic groups.
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- Amgen, Inc, Thousand Oaks, CA, USA
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Proximal gastrectomy (PG) has been introduced for patients who are preoperatively diagnosed with early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach. In the present study, we compared the prognosis of patients who underwent PG with that of patients who underwent total gastrectomy (TG). Between 1997 and 2006, 51 patients were diagnosed with early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach and underwent PG. In the same period, 35 patients were diagnosed with early gastric cancer and underwent TG. Of these, in 24 patients, the cancer was localized in the middle to upper part of the stomach, and 11 patients had multiple cancers. We compared the clinicopathologic differences and prognoses between the two groups. Significantly fewer lymph nodes were dissected in the PG group (mean, 18.2) than in the TG group (mean, 36.6;P < 0.001). Complications were detected in 17.6% of patients in the PG group and in 14.3% of patients in the TG group, which was not significant (P = 0.678). The overall and disease-specific 5-year survival rates in the 51 patients who underwent PG (88.7% and 97.1%, respectively) were not different from those in the 35 patients who underwent TG (87.6% and 93.4%; P = 0.971 and P = 0.553; respectively). These findings indicate that PG can be performed safely and may have various advantages compared with TG in terms of patients' daily lives.
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Zu H, Wang F, Ma Y, Xue Y. Stage-stratified analysis of prognostic significance of tumor size in patients with gastric cancer. PLoS One 2013; 8:e54502. [PMID: 23382906 PMCID: PMC3559879 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0054502] [Citation(s) in RCA: 44] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2012] [Accepted: 12/12/2012] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background The prognostic significance of tumor size in gastric cancer is not well defined. The objective of this study was to identify the prognostic value of tumor size in patients with gastric cancer. Methods We retrospectively reviewed a total of 1800 patients with gastric cancer admitted to our hospital between 1997 and 2007. These patients were divided into two groups according to tumor size: small size group (SSG, tumor ≤5 cm) and large size group (LSG, tumor >5 cm). We compared clinico-pathologic features of the two groups and investigated the prognostic factors by performing univariate, multivariate, and stage- stratified analyses according to tumor size. Results LSG had more aggressive clinico-pathologic features than SSG. Tumor size was an independent prognostic indicator in patients with gastric cancer. In a stratified-pT, pN, and pTNM analysis, survival of patients with LSG was significantly worse than that of patients with SSG and advanced stage. Tumor size was not a significant predictor of survival in patients with early stage tumors. Large tumor size was associated with shorter survival in patients with stages N0, N1, N2, and N3, and stages I, II, III, and IV. Conclusions Tumor size is a simple and practical prognostic factor in patients with gastric cancer. Tumor size could supplement clinical staging in the future.
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- Hongliang Zu
- Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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- Department of Gastroenterologic Surgery, The Third Affiliated Hospital of Harbin Medical University, Harbin, China
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Kim J, Sun CL, Mailey B, Prendergast C, Artinyan A, Bhatia S, Pigazzi A, Ellenhorn JDI. Race and ethnicity correlate with survival in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma. Ann Oncol 2009; 21:152-60. [PMID: 19622590 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdp290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 110] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/16/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Asian centers have consistently reported superior gastric cancer outcomes. Our study examines gastric cancer survival among different races and ethnicities in a large, heterogeneous USA population. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with gastric adenocarcinoma treated in Los Angeles County from 1988 to 2006 were identified from the Los Angeles County Cancer Surveillance Program. Patients were categorized by race and ethnicity as White, Asian, Hispanic and Black. RESULTS Of 13 084 patients, 39% were White, 22% Asian, 28% Hispanic, 11% Black and 2% other. Asian patients demonstrated higher survival than Whites, Hispanics and Blacks [median survival (MS) 16.3 versus 8.4, 8.7 and 7.9 months, respectively; log-rank P values < 0.001]. Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that Asians had improved probability of survival [hazard ratio (HR) 0.76, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.72-0.82; P < 0.001]. In patients who underwent curative-intent surgery, Asian patients demonstrated higher survival than Whites, Hispanics and Blacks (MS 32.7 versus 18.8, 19.9 and 18.9 months, respectively; log-rank P values < 0.001). Multivariate Cox regression analysis showed that Asians had improved probability of survival after surgery (HR 0.79, 95% CI 0.71-0.88; P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Asians with gastric adenocarcinoma have superior outcomes in Los Angeles County. These outcomes verify disparities in gastric cancer survival among different races and ethnicities independent of established clinical and pathologic factors.
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- J Kim
- City of Hope Comprehensive Cancer Center, City of Hope National Medical Center, Duarte, CA, USA.
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Cheng X, Han M, Zhang SZ, Dong P, Qu LT. Clinical significance and relationship between gastric bare area involved in gastric carcinoma and expression of CD34, VEGF and VEGF-C. Shijie Huaren Xiaohua Zazhi 2007; 15:3860-3863. [DOI: 10.11569/wcjd.v15.i36.3860] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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AIM: To detect the expression of CD34, vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and vascular endothelial growth factor C (VEGF-C) in gastric carcinoma, and to investigate the clinical significance and relationship between the gastric bare area (GBA) involved in gastric carcinoma and expression of CD34, VEGF and VEGF-C.
METHODS: Seventy-two cases of gastric carcinoma were divided into GBA involved and non-involved groups. Expression of CD34, VEGF and VEGF-C was detected by immunohistochemistry.
RESULTS: In gastric carcinoma, there was no significant difference in the expression of VEGF (27/32 vs 28/40), CD34(61.67 ± 21.33 vs 60.79 ± 22.04) or VEGF-C (23/32 vs 26/40) in GBA involved and non-involved groups. In proximal gastric carcinoma, there was no significant difference in the expression of VEGF (23/30 vs 6/9), CD34 (62.48 ± 20.12 vs 61.79 ± 23.68) and VEGF-C (20/30 vs 6/9) in GBA involved and non-involved groups.
CONCLUSION: There was no relationship between the GBA involved in gastric carcinoma and expression of CD34, VEGF and VEGF-C. The anatomical structure of the GBA may result in poor prognosis of gastric carcinoma.
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Al-Moundhri MS, Al-Bahrani B, Burney IA, Nirmala V, Al-Madhani A, Al-Mawaly K, Al-Nabhani M, Thomas V, Ganguly SS, Grant CS. The prognostic determinants of gastric cancer treatment outcome in Omani Arab patients. Oncology 2006; 70:90-6. [PMID: 16601367 DOI: 10.1159/000092584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/07/2005] [Accepted: 11/20/2005] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer is the most common cancer in Oman and a leading cause of cancer death. The variation in survival rates between countries and ethnic groups has been attributed to early detection policies, differences in clinicopathological features, treatment approaches, and biological characteristics. There were no previous reports on gastric cancer from Oman and very few studies on Asian Arabs. AIM To evaluate the impact of clinicopathological and treatment variables on the survival prospects of Omani Arab patients diagnosed with gastric cancer. METHODS The medical records of 339 Omani Arab patients diagnosed with invasive gastric adenocarcinoma during the period 1993-2004 were retrospectively reviewed. The relative importance of clinicopathological features and surgical and medical treatments were assessed using univariate and multivariate analyses. RESULTS Most patients had distal ulcerating-type gastric cancer and presented at advanced stages. The median survival time for the entire cohort was 12 months (95% CI 9.7-14.4) with a 5-year overall survival rate of 16.7%. On univariate analysis of 237 patients who underwent surgical resection, the following positive prognostic factors emerged as significant: early overall TNM stage, early T stage, negative lymph nodes, tumor size <5 cm, ulcerating macroscopic appearance, and curative surgical attempt. The independent prognostic factors on multivariate analysis were T stage and lymph node involvement. CONCLUSION The overall T and N stages are the most important determining factor for survival in Omani Arab patients. More efforts need to be made for the early detection of gastric cancer in developing countries such as Oman, while continuing to employ the standard surgical and medical treatments.
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- M S Al-Moundhri
- Medical Oncology Unit, Department of Medicine, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Sultan Qaboos University (SQU), Muscat, Oman.
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