Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Oncol. May 15, 2025; 17(5): 106244
Published online May 15, 2025. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v17.i5.106244
Nomogram-based prognostic stratification for resectable gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma and adenocarcinoma: A retrospective cohort study
Hai-Tao Hu, Peng Wang, Yu-Juan Jiang, Hai-Kuo Wang, Xin-Xin Shao, Yan-Tao Tian
Hai-Tao Hu, Peng Wang, Yu-Juan Jiang, Hai-Kuo Wang, Xin-Xin Shao, Yan-Tao Tian, 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 100021, China
Co-first authors: Hai-Tao Hu and Peng Wang.
Author contributions: Hu HT collected data and drafted the manuscript; Wang P performed the data analysis and revised the manuscript; Wang HK helped perform the analysis with constructive discussions; Jiang YJ and Shao XX contributed to manuscript preparation data for the work; Tian YT conceived the work that led to the submission and approved the final version; Hu HT and Wang P contribute equally to this work as co-first authors; All authors issued final approval for the version to be submitted.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China, No. 82473285; and Beijing Hope Run Special Fund of Cancer Foundation of China, No. LC2022B02.
Institutional review board statement: The Institutional Review Board of the Cancer Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences (No. 14-067/857) granted ethical approval.
Informed consent statement: The Institutional Review Board waived the need for informed consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: The authors declare that they have no conflict of interest.
STROBE statement: The authors have read the STROBE Statement—a checklist of items, and the manuscript was prepared and revised according to the STROBE Statement-a checklist of items.
Data sharing statement: The data that support the findings of this study are available from the corresponding author upon reasonable request.
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Corresponding author: Yan-Tao Tian, PhD, Professor, 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, No. 17 Panjiayuan Nanli, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100021, China. tyt67@163.com
Received: February 20, 2025
Revised: March 2, 2025
Accepted: March 11, 2025
Published online: May 15, 2025
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Core Tip: This large-scale, retrospective cohort study compared prognostic outcomes of gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma (GSRCC) and revealed heterogeneous survival risks. While no overall survival difference was observed, GSRCC demonstrated significantly worse prognosis in age ≥ 60 years, size ≥ 4 cm, and poor differentiation. A new nomogram incorporating seven clinicopathological variables demonstrated greater accuracy than traditional tumor node metastasis staging in predicting 1-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival (P < 0.001). Key innovations include the application of least absolute shrinkage and selection operator regression to address multicollinearity and propensity score matching to minimize baseline bias. Integration of the model into clinical workflows could enable real-time risk stratification and guide personalized therapy for resectable gastric cancer.