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Visser MR, van Berge Henegouwen MI, van Hillegersberg R. Centralization and Quality Control in Esophageal Cancer Surgery: a Way Forward in Europe. Dis Esophagus 2024; 37:doae035. [PMID: 38670808 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doae035] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/19/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Affiliation(s)
- Maurits R Visser
- Scientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing (DUCA), Leiden, The Netherlands
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
- Cancer Center Amsterdam, Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, University of Utrecht, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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Visser MR, Voeten DM, Gisbertz SS, Ruurda JP, Achiam MP, Nilsson M, Markar SR, Pera M, Rosati R, Piessen G, Nafteux P, Gutschow CA, Grimminger PP, Räsänen JV, Reynolds JV, Johannessen HO, Vieira P, Weitzendorfer M, Kechagias A, van Berge Henegouwen MI, van Hillegersberg R. Western European Variation in the Organization of Esophageal Cancer Surgical Care. Dis Esophagus 2024; 37:doae033. [PMID: 38670807 PMCID: PMC11360861 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doae033] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2023] [Revised: 03/21/2024] [Accepted: 04/08/2024] [Indexed: 04/28/2024]
Abstract
Reasons for structural and outcome differences in esophageal cancer surgery in Western Europe remain unclear. This questionnaire study aimed to identify differences in the organization of esophageal cancer surgical care in Western Europe. A cross-sectional international questionnaire study was conducted among upper gastrointestinal (GI) surgeons from Western Europe. One surgeon per country was selected based on scientific output and active membership in the European Society for Diseases of the Esophagus or (inter)national upper GI committee. The questionnaire consisted of 51 structured questions on the structural organization of esophageal cancer surgery, surgical training, and clinical audit processes. Between October 2021 and October 2022, 16 surgeons from 16 European countries participated in this study. In 5 countries (31%), a volume threshold was present ranging from 10 to 26 annual esophagectomies, in 7 (44%) care was centralized in designated centers, and in 4 (25%) no centralizing regulations were present. The number of centers performing esophageal cancer surgery per country differed from 4 to 400, representing 0.5-4.9 centers per million inhabitants. In 4 countries (25%), esophageal cancer surgery was part of general surgical training and 8 (50%) reported the availability of upper GI surgery fellowships. A national audit for upper GI surgery was present in 8 (50%) countries. If available, all countries use the audit to monitor the quality of care. Substantial differences exist in the organization and centralization of esophageal cancer surgical care in Western Europe. The exchange of experience in the organizational aspects of care could further improve the results of esophageal cancer surgical care in Europe.
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- Maurits R Visser
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
- Scientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, Copenhagen University Hospital Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen, Denmark
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital and Department of Clinical Science Technology and Interventions, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Nuffield Department of Surgical Sciences, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK
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- Section of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Hospital del Mar, Department of Surgery, Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona, Hospital del Mar Medical Research Institute (IMIM), Barcelona, Spain
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, IRCCS San Raffaele Scientific Institute, Milan, Italy
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- Department of Digestive and Oncological Surgery, Claude Huriez University Hospital, Lille, France
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- Department of Thoracic Surgery, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium
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- Department of Surgery and Transplantation, University Hospital Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland
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- Department of General, Visceral and Transplant Surgery, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz, Mainz, Germany
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- Department of General Thoracic and Esophageal Surgery, Heart and Lung Centre, Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki, Finland
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- Trinity St. James’s Cancer Institute, St. James’s Hospital, Dublin, Ireland
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- Digestive Cancer Unit, Champalimaud Clinical Centre – Champalimaud Foundation, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC location University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
- Cancer Treatment and Quality of Life, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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Di J, Lu XS, Sun M, Zhao ZM, Zhang CD. Hospital volume-mortality association after esophagectomy for cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg 2024; 110:3021-3029. [PMID: 38353697 PMCID: PMC11093504 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000001185] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/04/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 05/16/2024]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative mortality plays an important role in evaluating the surgical safety of esophagectomy. Although postoperative mortality after esophagectomy is partly influenced by the yearly hospital surgical case volume (hospital volume), this association remains unclear. METHODS Studies assessing the association between hospital volume and postoperative mortality in patients who underwent esophagectomy for esophageal cancer were searched for eligibility. Odds ratios were pooled for the highest versus lowest categories of hospital volume using a random effects model. The dose-response association between hospital volume and the risk of postoperative mortality was analyzed. The study protocol was registered with PROSPERO. RESULTS Fifty-six studies including 385 469 participants were included. A higher-volume hospital significantly reduced the risk of postesophagectomy mortality by 53% compared with their lower-volume counterparts (odds ratio, 0.47; 95% CI: 0.42-0.53). Similar results were found in subgroup analyses. Volume-outcome analysis suggested that postesophagectomy mortality rates remained roughly stable after the hospital volume reached a plateau of 45 esophagectomies per year. CONCLUSIONS Higher-volume hospitals had significantly lower postesophagectomy mortality rates in patients with esophageal cancer, with a threshold of 45 esophagectomies per year for a high-volume hospital. This remarkable negative correlation showed the benefit of a better safety in centralization of esophagectomy to a high-volume hospital.
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- Department of General Surgery, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, People’s Republic of China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang
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- Central Laboratory
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang
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Bobrzynski L, Sędłak K, Rawicz-Pruszyński K, Kolodziejczyk P, Szczepanik A, Polkowski W, Richter P, Sierzega M. Evaluation of optimum classification measures used to define textbook outcome among patients undergoing curative-intent resection of gastric cancer. BMC Cancer 2023; 23:1199. [PMID: 38057839 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-023-11695-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2023] [Accepted: 11/29/2023] [Indexed: 12/08/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Textbook outcome (TO) is a composite measure reflecting various aspects of services provided to patients with solid malignancies. We sought to evaluate the importance of various TO components previously proposed for gastric cancer. METHODS Prospectively maintained electronic databases of 1,743 patients treated in two academic surgical centres were reviewed. Six candidate definitions of TO were evaluated based on their ability to accurately predict patients' prognosis by Cox proportional hazards modelling. RESULTS TO definition combining 10 measures corresponding to complete tumour resection with an uneventful postoperative course showed the best goodness of fit by achieving the lowest values of Akaike (AIC) and Bayesian (BIC) information criteria and the best predictive performance based on the highest value of c-index. The overall median survival was significantly longer for patients with than without textbook outcome (69.0 vs 20.1 months, P < 0.001). TO maintained its prognostic value in a multivariate model controlling for age, sex, comorbidities, treatment, and tumour related variables and was associated with a 39% lower risk of death (HR 0.61, 95%CI 0.51 - 0.73, P < 0.001). Nine variables identified as predictors of TO were used to develop a nomogram showing very good correlation between the predicted and actual probability of achieving TO. The AUC of ROC obtained from the nomogram was 0.752 (95% CI 0.727 to 0.781). CONCLUSIONS A uniform definition of textbook outcome provides clinically relevant prognostic information and could be used in quality improvement programs for gastric cancer patients.
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- L Bobrzynski
- First Department of Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2 Jakubowskiego Street, Krakow, 30-688, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- First Department of Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2 Jakubowskiego Street, Krakow, 30-688, Poland
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- First Department of Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2 Jakubowskiego Street, Krakow, 30-688, Poland
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Medical University of Lublin, Lublin, Poland
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- First Department of Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2 Jakubowskiego Street, Krakow, 30-688, Poland
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- First Department of Surgery, Jagiellonian University Medical College, 2 Jakubowskiego Street, Krakow, 30-688, Poland.
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Calderón-Canseco IJ, Domínguez-Fonseca CB, Cerrillo-Miranda M, Pérez-Turrent MA, Fernández-Ananín S, Targarona Soler EM, Balagué-Ponz MC. Comparative Analysis of Laparoscopic Gastrectomy Versus Laparoscopic-Assisted Gastrectomy: Postoperative Complications. Cureus 2023; 15:e51186. [PMID: 38283490 PMCID: PMC10817766 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.51186] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 12/27/2023] [Indexed: 01/30/2024] Open
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The evolution of laparoscopic surgery in gastric cancer has advanced significantly, with benefits over open surgery initially demonstrated in early gastric cancer and later in advanced stages. This study aims to evaluate postoperative complications, surgical outcomes, and anastomosis safety by comparing laparoscopic gastrectomy and laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy. This retrospective, observational, analytical study included patients diagnosed with gastric cancer who underwent laparoscopic gastrectomy at a university hospital from January 2006 to February 2018. Patients were initially divided into two groups based on the type of anastomosis: laparoscopic gastrectomy (intracorporeal anastomosis) and laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy (extracorporeal anastomosis). Further secondary analysis was done with subgroups based on the type of gastrectomy and anastomosis performed. A total of 139 patients were analyzed, showing significant differences in postoperative complications between the two surgical approaches. The laparoscopic-assisted group exhibited a higher rate of complications. The laparoscopic approach (with intracorporeal anastomosis) was found to have a lower risk of complications and morbidity/mortality compared to the laparoscopic-assisted approach. Laparoscopic gastrectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis resulted in lower morbidity and mortality than laparoscopic-assisted gastrectomy. The technique of partial gastrectomy with intracorporeal anastomosis was associated with the lowest rate of postoperative complications.
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- Iván Josué Calderón-Canseco
- General Surgery, Hospital General Regional No. 1 "Dr. Carlos Mac Gregor Sanchez Navarro" Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, MEX
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- General Surgery, Hospital General Regional No. 1 "Dr. Carlos Mac Gregor Sanchez Navarro" Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, MEX
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- General Surgery, Hospital General Regional No. 1 "Dr. Carlos Mac Gregor Sanchez Navarro" Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, MEX
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- General Surgery, Hospital General Regional No. 1 "Dr. Carlos Mac Gregor Sanchez Navarro" Instituto Mexicano del Seguro Social, Mexico City, MEX
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- Gastrointestinal and Hematological Surgical Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, ESP
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- Gastrointestinal and Hematological Surgical Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, ESP
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- Gastrointestinal and Hematological Surgical Unit, Hospital de la Santa Creu I Sant Pau, Autonomous University of Barcelona, Barcelona, ESP
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Jochum F, Hamy AS, Gougis P, Dumas É, Grandal B, Laas E, Feron JG, Gaillard T, Girard N, Pauly L, Gauroy E, Darrigues L, Hotton J, Lecointre L, Reyal F, Akladios C, Lecuru F. Effects of gender and socio-environmental factors on health-care access in oncology: a comprehensive, nationwide study in France. EClinicalMedicine 2023; 65:102298. [PMID: 37965434 PMCID: PMC10641482 DOI: 10.1016/j.eclinm.2023.102298] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/26/2023] [Revised: 10/12/2023] [Accepted: 10/13/2023] [Indexed: 11/16/2023] Open
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Background Gender-based disparities in health-care are common and can affect access to care. We aimed to investigate the impact of gender and socio-environmental indicators on health-care access in oncology in France. Methods Using the national health insurance system database in France, we identified patients (aged ≥18 years) who were diagnosed with solid invasive cancers between the 1st of January 2018 and the 31st of December 2019. We ensured that only incident cases were identified by excluding patients with an existing cancer diagnosis in 2016 and 2017; skin cancers other than melanoma were also excluded. We extracted 71 socio-environmental variables related to patients' living environment and divided these into eight categories: inaccessibility to public transport, economic deprivation, unemployment, gender-related wage disparities, social isolation, educational barriers, familial hardship, and insecurity. We employed a mixed linear regression model to assess the influence of age, comorbidities, and all eight socio-environmental indices on health-care access, while evaluating the interaction with gender. Health-care access was measured using absolute and relative cancer care expertise indexes. Findings In total, 594,372 patients were included: 290,658 (49%) women and 303,714 (51%) men. With the exception of unemployment, all socio-environmental indices, age, and comorbidities were inversely correlated with health-care access. However, notable interactions with gender were observed, with a stronger association between socio-environmental factors and health-care access in women than in men. In particular, inaccessibility to public transport (coefficient for absolute cancer care expertise index = -1.10 [-1.22, -0.99], p < 0.0001), familial hardship (-0.64 [-0.72, -0.55], p < 0.0001), social isolation (-0.38 [-0.46, -0.30], p < 0.0001), insecurity (-0.29 [-0.37, -0.21], p < 0.0001), and economic deprivation (-0.13 [-0.19, -0.07], p < 0.0001) had a strong negative impact on health-care access in women. Interpretation Access to cancer care is determined by a complex interplay of gender and various socio-environmental factors. While gender is a significant component, it operates within the context of multiple socio-environmental influences. Future work should focus on developing targeted interventions to address these multifaceted barriers and promote equitable health-care access for both genders. Funding None.
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- Floriane Jochum
- Residual Tumor & Response to Treatment Laboratory, RT2Lab, Translational Research Department, INSERM, U932 Immunity and Cancer, Paris, France
- Department of Gynecology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Residual Tumor & Response to Treatment Laboratory, RT2Lab, Translational Research Department, INSERM, U932 Immunity and Cancer, Paris, France
- Department of Medical Oncology, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Residual Tumor & Response to Treatment Laboratory, RT2Lab, Translational Research Department, INSERM, U932 Immunity and Cancer, Paris, France
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- Residual Tumor & Response to Treatment Laboratory, RT2Lab, Translational Research Department, INSERM, U932 Immunity and Cancer, Paris, France
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- Residual Tumor & Response to Treatment Laboratory, RT2Lab, Translational Research Department, INSERM, U932 Immunity and Cancer, Paris, France
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- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Institut Godinot, Reims, France
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- Department of Gynecology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Residual Tumor & Response to Treatment Laboratory, RT2Lab, Translational Research Department, INSERM, U932 Immunity and Cancer, Paris, France
- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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- Department of Gynecology, Strasbourg University Hospital, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Breast and Gynecological Surgery, Institut Curie, Paris, France
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Liu DS, Fayed A, Evans P, Bright T, Aly A, Duong C, Spillane J, Weinberg L, Watson DI. Understanding Potentially Preventable Mortality Following Oesophago-Gastric Cancer Surgery: Analysis of a National Audit of Surgical Mortality. Ann Surg Oncol 2023; 30:4950-4961. [PMID: 37157003 PMCID: PMC10319683 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-023-13571-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/03/2023] [Accepted: 04/13/2023] [Indexed: 05/10/2023]
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INTRODUCTION At a national level, understanding preventable mortality after oesophago-gastric cancer surgery can direct quality-improvement efforts. Accordingly, utilizing the Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality (ANZASM), we aimed to: (1) determine the causes of death following oesophago-gastric cancer resections in Australia, (2) quantify the proportion of potentially preventable deaths, and (3) identify clinical management issues contributing to preventable mortality. METHODS All in-hospital mortalities following oesophago-gastric cancer surgery from 1 January 2010 to 31 December 2020 were analysed using ANZASM data. Potentially preventable and non-preventable cases were compared. Thematic analysis with a data-driven approach was used to classify clinical management issues. RESULTS Overall, 636 complications and 123 clinical management issues were identified in 105 mortalities. The most common causes of death were cardio-respiratory in aetiology. Forty-nine (46.7%) deaths were potentially preventable. These cases were characterized by higher rates of sepsis (59.2% vs 33.9%, p = 0.011), multiorgan dysfunction syndrome (40.8% vs 25.0%, p = 0.042), re-operation (63.3% vs 41.1%, p = 0.031) and other complications compared with non-preventable mortality. Potentially preventable mortalities also had more clinical management issues per patient [median (IQR): 2 (1-3) vs 0 (0-1), p < 0.001), which adversely impacted preoperative (30.6% vs 7.1%, p = 0.002), intraoperative (18.4% vs 5.4%, p = 0.037) and postoperative (51.0% vs 17.9%, p < 0.001) care. Thematic analysis highlighted recurrent areas of deficiency with preoperative, intraoperative and postoperative patient management. CONCLUSIONS Almost 50% of deaths following oesophago-gastric cancer resections were potentially preventable. These were characterized by higher complication rates and clinical management issues. We highlight recurrent themes in patient management to improve future quality of care.
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- David S Liu
- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia.
- General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Research and Trials Group, The University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia.
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
- General and Gastrointestinal Surgery Research and Trials Group, The University of Melbourne, Department of Surgery, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Oesophago-gastric Surgery Unit, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Oesophago-gastric Surgery Unit, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Discipline of Surgery, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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- Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery Unit, Division of Surgery, Anaesthesia and Procedural Medicine, Austin Hospital, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Division of Cancer Surgery, Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, VIC, Australia
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- Department of Anaesthesia, Austin Health, Heidelberg, VIC, Australia
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- Flinders Medical Centre, Oesophago-gastric Surgery Unit, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
- Discipline of Surgery, College of Medicine and Public Health, Flinders University, Bedford Park, SA, Australia
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Cuesta AJ, Guevara O, Buitrago G. HOSPITAL VOLUME, POSTOPERATIVE MORTALITY, AND COSTS AFTER GASTRECTOMY FOR GASTRIC CANCER IN COLOMBIA: IS THERE ANY ASSOCIATION? ARQUIVOS BRASILEIROS DE CIRURGIA DIGESTIVA : ABCD = BRAZILIAN ARCHIVES OF DIGESTIVE SURGERY 2023; 36:e1745. [PMID: 37436278 DOI: 10.1590/0102-672020230027e1745] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/16/2023] [Accepted: 04/28/2023] [Indexed: 07/13/2023]
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BACKGROUND There are no information in the literature associating the volume of gastrectomies with survival and costs for the health system in the treatment of patients with gastric cancer in Colombia. AIMS The aim of this study was to analyze how gastrectomy for gastric cancer is associated with hospital volume, 30-day and 180-day postoperative mortality, and healthcare costs in Bogotá, Colombia. METHODS A retrospective cohort study based on hospital data of all adult patients with gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy between 2014 and 2016 using a paired propensity score. The surgical volume was identified as the average annual number of gastrectomies performed by the hospital. RESULTS A total of 743 patients were included in the study. Hospital mortality at 30 and 180 days postoperatively was 36 (4.85%) and 127 (17.09%) patients, respectively. The average health care cost was USD 3,200. A total of 26 or more surgeries were determined to be the high surgical volume cutoff. Patients operated on in hospitals with a high surgical volume had lower 6-month mortality (HR 0.44; 95%CI 0.27-0.71; p=0.001), and no differences were found in health costs (mean difference 398.38; 95%CI-418.93-1,215.69; p=0.339). CONCLUSIONS This study concluded that in Bogotá (Colombia), surgery in a high-volume hospital is associated with better 6-month survival and no additional costs to the health system.
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- Antonio Jose Cuesta
- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery - Bogotá, Colombia
- Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia - Bogotá, Colombia
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- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery - Bogotá, Colombia
- Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia - Bogotá, Colombia
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- Universidad Nacional de Colombia, Faculty of Medicine, Department of Surgery - Bogotá, Colombia
- Hospital Universitario Nacional de Colombia - Bogotá, Colombia
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Gao Z, Chen X, Bai D, Fahmy L, Qin X, Peng Y, Ren M, Tian Y, Hu J. A Novel Intraoperative Leak Test Procedure (GAM Procedure) to Prevent Postoperative Anastomotic Leakage in Gastric Cancer Patients Who Underwent Gastrectomy. Surg Laparosc Endosc Percutan Tech 2023; 33:224-230. [PMID: 37172005 DOI: 10.1097/sle.0000000000001171] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/25/2022] [Accepted: 10/21/2022] [Indexed: 05/14/2023]
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BACKGROUND Anastomotic leakage following a radical gastrectomy is a serious complication of gastric cancer and esophagogastric junction cancer. The benefit of intraoperative leak testing for the prevention of postoperative anastomotic leakage has been controversial. We introduce a new procedure, which combines the techniques of gastroscopy, air, and methylene blue (GAM) for intraoperative leakage testing. Our objective was to evaluate the efficacy and safety of the GAM procedure for intraoperative leak testing and to compare the surgical complications of gastric cancer patients who underwent gastrectomy with and without intraoperative leak testing using the GAM procedure. MATERIALS AND METHODS A total of 210 patients who underwent radical gastrectomy for gastric cancer were included. Patients were divided into 2 groups: the intraoperative leak testing group using the GAM procedure (IOLT), and the group for which no intraoperative leak testing was done (NIOLT). Clinical and pathologic characteristics, the incidence of postoperative anastomotic leakage, and other surgical complications were compared between the 2 groups. RESULTS There were 82 patients in the IOLT group and 82 patients in the NIOLT group after propensity score matching. In the IOLT group, 4 (4.9%) patients were found to have anastomotic discontinuity during the operation; we repaired these anastomotic discontinuities intraoperatively. The incidence of postoperative anastomotic leakage was higher in the NIOLT group compared with the IOLT group, 6 (7.3%) versus 0 (0%), respectively ( P =0.01). The average time of the GAM procedure was 4.99±1.75 minutes. The surgical time was prolonged by 30 minutes in the IOLT group compared with the NIOLT group, 302.2±79.9 versus 272.1±85.2, respectively ( P =0.02). The length of hospital stay, 15.80±4.55 versus 17.00±6.20 ( P =0.16) was reduced in the IOLT group compared with the NIOLT group. The logistic regression model suggested that IOLT, sex, age, Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group, cT stage, tumor diameter, pT stage, pN stage, and Lauren classification were not risk factors for postoperative complication. CONCLUSIONS The GAM procedure of intraoperative leakage testing can effectively reduce the incidence of postoperative anastomotic leakage in gastric cancer patients undergoing gastrectomy.
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- Zhenguo Gao
- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (University), Nanchong
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- Department of General Surgery, The First People's Hospital Shuangliu District, Chengdu[West China (Airport) Hospital Sichuan University], Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (University), Nanchong
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (University), Nanchong
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (University), Nanchong
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (University), Nanchong
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- Department of General Surgery, The Affiliated Nanchong Central Hospital of North Sichuan Medical College (University), Nanchong
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- Department of Radiology, Wayne State University, Detroit, MI
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Ning FL, Gu WJ, Zhao ZM, Du WY, Sun M, Cao SY, Zeng YJ, Abe M, Zhang CD. Association between hospital surgical case volume and postoperative mortality in patients undergoing gastrectomy for gastric cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis. Int J Surg 2023; 109:936-945. [PMID: 36917144 PMCID: PMC10389614 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000000269] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/25/2022] [Accepted: 02/06/2023] [Indexed: 03/15/2023]
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BACKGROUND Postoperative mortality is an important indicator for evaluating surgical safety. Postoperative mortality is influenced by hospital volume; however, this association is not fully understood. This study aimed to investigate the volume-outcome association between the hospital surgical case volume for gastrectomies per year (hospital volume) and the risk of postoperative mortality in patients undergoing a gastrectomy for gastric cancer. METHODS Studies assessing the association between hospital volume and the postoperative mortality in patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric cancer were searched for eligibility. Odds ratios were pooled for the highest versus lowest categories of hospital volume using a random-effects model. The volume-outcome association between hospital volume and the risk of postoperative mortality was analyzed. The study protocol was registered with Prospective Register of Systematic Reviews (PROSPERO). RESULTS Thirty studies including 586 993 participants were included. The risk of postgastrectomy mortality in patients with gastric cancer was 35% lower in hospitals with higher surgical case volumes than in their lower-volume counterparts (odds ratio: 0.65; 95% CI: 0.56-0.76; P <0.001). This relationship was consistent and robust in most subgroup analyses. Volume-outcome analysis found that the postgastrectomy mortality rate remained stable or was reduced after the hospital volume reached a plateau of 100 gastrectomy cases per year. CONCLUSIONS The current findings suggest that a higher-volume hospital can reduce the risk of postgastrectomy mortality in patients with gastric cancer, and that greater than or equal to 100 gastrectomies for gastric cancer per year may be defined as a high hospital surgical case volume.
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- Fei-Long Ning
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Departments of Intensive Care Unit
- Clinical Research, The First Affiliated Hospital of Jinan University, Guangzhou
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Surgery, Taihe Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan
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- School of Public Health, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Section of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, Texas, USA
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- Division for Health Service Promotion, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, The Fourth Affiliated Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang
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Leijonmarck W, Asplund J, Markar SR, Mattsson F, Lagergren J. Weekday of gastrectomy and long-term survival in gastric adenocarcinoma. Eur J Surg Oncol 2023; 49:83-88. [PMID: 35922280 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2022.07.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2022] [Revised: 07/07/2022] [Accepted: 07/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Cancer surgery conducted late during the working week might decrease long-term survival for some tumours. Studies on how weekday of gastrectomy influences long-term survival following gastric cancer are few and show conflicting results, which prompted the present investigation. METHODS This population-based cohort study included almost all patients who underwent gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma in Sweden between 2006 and 2015, with follow-up throughout 2020. Associations between weekday of gastrectomy and 5-year all-cause mortality (main outcome) and 5-year disease-specific mortality (secondary outcome) were analysed using multivariable Cox regression. The hazard ratios (HR) with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were adjusted for age, sex, education, comorbidity, pathological tumour stage, tumour sub-location, neoadjuvant therapy, annual surgeon volume of gastrectomy, and calendar year. RESULTS Among 1678 patients, surgery on Thursday-Friday was not associated with any statistically significantly increased risk of 5-year all-cause mortality (HR 1.05, 95% CI 0.91-1.22) or 5-year disease-specific mortality (HR 1.04, 95% CI 0.89-1.23) compared to Monday-Wednesday. No associations were found when each weekday was analysed separately, with point estimates close to 1.00 (range 0.98-1.00) Monday-Thursday, but increased for Friday (HR 1.22, 95% CI 0.89-1.68) when fewer patients underwent surgery (4% of all). Stratified analyses by age, comorbidity, tumour stage, neoadjuvant therapy, surgeon volume, and tumour sub-location did not reveal any associations between weekday of surgery on Thursday-Friday compared with Monday-Wednesday and risk of 5-year all-cause mortality. CONCLUSIONS Weekday of gastrectomy might not influence the 5-year survival in patients with gastric adenocarcinoma.
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- Wilhelm Leijonmarck
- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; Nuffield Department of Surgery, University of Oxford, UK
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Molecular Medicine and Surgery, Karolinska Institutet and Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden; School of Cancer and Pharmacological Sciences, King's College London, UK.
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Lacueva FJ, Escrig-Sos J, Marti-Obiol R, Zaragoza C, Mingol F, Oviedo M, Peris N, Civera J, Roig A. Short-term postoperative outcomes of gastric adenocarcinoma patients treated with curative intent in low-volume centers. World J Surg Oncol 2022; 20:344. [PMID: 36253780 PMCID: PMC9575241 DOI: 10.1186/s12957-022-02804-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/19/2022] [Accepted: 09/23/2022] [Indexed: 11/10/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Quality standards in postoperative outcomes have not yet been defined for gastric cancer surgery. Also, the effect of centralization of gastric cancer surgery on the improvement of postoperative outcomes continues to be debated. Short-term postoperative outcomes in gastric carcinoma patients in centers with low-volume of annual gastrectomies were assessed. The effect of age on major postoperative morbidity and mortality was also analyzed. METHODS Patients with gastric or gastroesophageal junction Siewert III type carcinomas who underwent surgical treatment with curative intent between January 2013 and December 2016 were included. Data were obtained from the population-based surgical registry Esophagogastric Carcinoma Registry of the Comunitat Valenciana (RECEG-CV). The RECEG-CV gathers information on demographic characteristics and comorbidity, preoperative study and neoadjuvant treatment, surgical procedure, pathological study, postoperative outcomes, and follow-up. Seventeen hospitals belonging to the public network participated in this registry. RESULTS Data from 591 patients were analyzed. Postoperative major morbidity occurred in 154 (26.1%) patients. Overall 30-day or in-hospital mortality, and 90-day postoperative mortality rates were 8.6% and 10.1% respectively. Failure-to-rescue was 39% and it was significantly higher in patients aged 75 years or older in comparison with younger patients (55.3% vs 23.1% p < 0.001). In the multivariable analysis, age ≥ 75 years (p = 0.029), laparoscopic approach (p = 0.005), and total gastrectomy (p = 0.005) were associated with major postoperative morbidity. Age ≥ 75 years (p = 0.027), pulmonary complications (p = 0.001), cardiac complications (p = 0.001), leakage (p = 0.003), and hemorrhage (p = 0.013) were associated with postoperative mortality. CONCLUSIONS Centralization of gastric adenocarcinoma treatment in centers with higher annual caseload should be considered to improve the short-term postoperative outcomes in low-volume centers. Patients aged 75 or older had a significantly increased risk of major postoperative morbidity and mortality, and higher failure-to-rescue.
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- Hospital General Universitario de Castellón, Castellón de la Plana, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario y Politécnico La Fe de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital General Universitario de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Doctor Peset de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Universitario Arnau de Vilanova de Valencia, Valencia, Spain
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- Hospital Lluis Alcanyis de Xativa, Valencia, Spain
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Ji J, Shi L, Ying X, Lu X, Shan F. Associations of Annual Hospital and Surgeon Volume with Patient Outcomes After Gastrectomy: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis. Ann Surg Oncol 2022; 29:8276-8297. [DOI: 10.1245/s10434-022-12515-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/27/2021] [Accepted: 08/24/2022] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Fong C, Johnston E, Starling N. Neoadjuvant and Adjuvant Therapy Approaches to Gastric Cancer. Curr Treat Options Oncol 2022; 23:1247-1268. [PMID: 35980522 DOI: 10.1007/s11864-022-01004-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 10.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 07/14/2022] [Indexed: 02/08/2023]
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OPINION STATEMENT Gastric cancer is an aggressive malignancy, requiring a multimodality approach to achieve optimal curative rates even when the disease is amenable to surgical resection. Neoadjuvant and adjuvant approaches differ across the globe-a preference for peri-operative chemotherapy exists in Europe, in contrast to the adoption of adjuvant chemotherapy in Asia and adjuvant chemoradiotherapy in North America. There are nuances and limitations associated with each therapeutic strategy and an understanding of these distinct approaches is integral to judicious clinical application of the available data. Although a multimodal approach provides a clear survival benefit above a surgical-only approach, data report low completion rates of adjuvant therapy components and strongly suggest a need to refine patient selection particularly for ongoing treatment in the post-operative period. This may be achieved using a risk-stratified strategy. Hence, there is a need to transition from a generalised approach to a multimodality treatment towards one guided by individual patient clinical features and biomarker profiles in order to improve tolerability and patient outcomes irrespective of geographical variation in clinical practice. While the evidences supporting molecular features such as microsatellite instability and predictive gene signatures are provocative, prospective validation is required before these can be confidently used to direct clinical decision-making.
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- Caroline Fong
- Gastrointestinal/Lymphoma Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK.
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- Gastrointestinal/Lymphoma Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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- Gastrointestinal/Lymphoma Unit, The Royal Marsden NHS Foundation Trust, London, UK
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Stillman MD, Yoon SS. Open and minimally invasive gastrectomy in Eastern and Western patient populations: A review of the literature and reasons for differences in outcomes. J Surg Oncol 2022; 126:279-291. [PMID: 35416303 PMCID: PMC9276624 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Randomized trials in the East have established minimally invasive gastrectomy as possibly superior for short-term outcomes and noninferior for long-term survival. Smaller randomized studies from Western countries have supported these findings. However, there are marked disparities in morbidity, mortality, and overall survival noted between Eastern and Western studies. In this article, we review the literature comparing open and minimally invasive gastrectomy in the East and West, and describe the possible reasons for differences in outcomes.
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- Mason D Stillman
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Rihuete-Caro C, Pereira-Pérez F, Manzanedo-Romero I, Carrión-Álvarez L. Internal audit of oncological results in gastric cancer surgery. Cir Esp 2022; 100:133-139. [PMID: 35221239 DOI: 10.1016/j.cireng.2022.02.010] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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INTRODUCTION National information on the oncological results of gastric cancer surgery is scarce, so foreign figures are used, which may completely differ from local ones. The aim of our study is to analyse these results in the patients operated on in our centre. METHODS Survival results of 134 patients that underwent gastric cancer surgery with curative intent from 2004 to June 2016 were analysed. RESULTS A percentage of 76.8 of the patients (103/134) presented in advanced clinical stages (≥ii). Staging laparoscopy was performed in 67% of them (69/103), an extensive lymphadenectomy (≥LD1+) was carried out in 89.3% of patients (92/103), and 76.7% (79/103) received perioperative chemotherapy. The distribution by pathological stage 0, i, ii, iii and iv was 8.2, 20.2, 26.1, 37.3, and 8.2%, respectively. Median follow-up was 87 months. Median OS was 68 months and one-, 3- and 5-year OS were 81.2, 62, and 53.8%, respectively. The 5-year OS according to pathological staging was 100% for stage 0, 88.4% for stage i, 62.5% for stage ii, 23.6% for stage iii and 17% for stage iv. CONCLUSIONS Our survival rates are in the high ranges of western literature. These results could not be compared with national ones due to the lack of information regarding oncological outcomes in gastric cancer surgery in our closest environment.
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- Cristina Rihuete-Caro
- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain; Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena, Valdemoro, Madrid, Spain.
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, Spain
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Davis SS, Noll D, Patel P, Maloney RT, Maddern GJ. Gastrectomy mortality in Australia. ANZ J Surg 2022; 92:2109-2114. [PMID: 35180327 DOI: 10.1111/ans.17540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2021] [Revised: 01/19/2022] [Accepted: 01/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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BACKGROUND Despite advances in medical management and endoscopic therapy, gastrectomy remains an important yet high-risk procedure for a range of benign and malignant upper gastrointestinal pathologies. No study has previously analysed Australian gastrectomy perioperative mortality rate (POMR). This retrospective, population-based cohort study was conducted to determine the Australian national gastrectomy POMR, allowing state-based and regional trends and outcomes to be assessed. METHODS Logistic regression models were compared using de-identified procedural data between 1 July 2005 and 30 June 2017 from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare. Codes relating to total and subtotal gastrectomy contained in the Australian Classification of Health Interventions were used to extract patient data. Mortality rates were risk adjusted for age and gender. Temporal trends and differences between states/territories and regions were investigated. RESULTS The national average POMR throughout the study period was 2.1%. For subtotal gastrectomy, the national mean POMR was 1.1%, decreasing from 2.7% (2005) to 1.3% (2017). For total gastrectomy, the national mean POMR was 2.8%, decreasing from 3.3% (2005) to 1.7% (2017). POMR significantly reduced over time without variation between states or regions. Procedure volume steadily reduced in rural centres with a concomitant increase in metropolitan centres over time. CONCLUSION Pleasingly, the Australian gastrectomy POMR is favourable when compared to international cohorts. Improved outcomes were consistent between states and territories, and metropolitan and regional centres. Progressive metropolitan centralization of gastrectomy was demonstrated without evidence of improved outcomes.
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- Sean S Davis
- Discipline of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Australia and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australia and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australia and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Australia and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Discipline of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth Hospital, University of Adelaide, Adelaide, South Australia, Australia.,Australia and New Zealand Audit of Surgical Mortality, Royal Australasian College of Surgeons, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Liao XL, Liang XW, Pang HY, Yang K, Chen XZ, Chen XL, Liu K, Zhao LY, Zhang WH, Hu JK. Safety and Efficacy of Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastrectomy in Patients With Advanced Gastric Cancer Following Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy: A Meta-Analysis. Front Oncol 2021; 11:704244. [PMID: 34422658 PMCID: PMC8377369 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2021.704244] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/02/2021] [Accepted: 07/19/2021] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Given the expanding clinical applications of laparoscopic surgery and neoadjuvant chemotherapy in advanced gastric cancer treatment, there is an emerging need to summarize the few evidences that evaluated the safety and efficacy of laparoscopic versus open gastrectomy in patients with advanced gastric cancer (AGC) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC). METHODS From January 1 to 2, 2021, we searched Ovid Embase, PubMed, Cochrane central register Trials (Ovid), and web of science to find relevant studies published in English, and two authors independently performed literature screening, quality assessment of the included studies, data extraction, and data analysis. This study was registered with PROSPERO (CRD42021228845). RESULTS The initial search retrieved 1567 articles, and 6 studies were finally included in the meta-analysis review, which comprised 2 randomized control trials and 4 observational studies involving 288 laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) and 416 open gastrectomy (OG) AGC patients treated with NAC. For intraoperative conditions, R0 resection rate, blood transfusion, intraoperative blood loss, number of lymph nodes dissected, proximal margin, and distal margin were comparable between LG group and open OG group. For postoperative short-term clinical outcomes, LG has significantly less postoperative complications (OR = 0.65, 95%CI: 0.42-1.00, p = 0.05) and shorter postoperative time to first aerofluxus (WMD = -0.57d, 95%CI: -0.89-0.25, p = 0.0004) than OG, and anastomotic leakage, pulmonary infection, pleural effusion, surgical site infection, thrombosis, intestinal obstruction, peritoneal effusion or abscess formation, postoperative time to first defecation, postoperative time to first liquid diet, and postoperative length of stay were comparable between the two groups. For postoperative survival outcomes, there were no significant differences in disease-free survival (DFS) and overall survival (OS) between the two groups. CONCLUSION The available evidences indicated that LG is an effective and feasible technology for the treatment of AGC patients treated with NAC, and LG patients have much less postoperative complications and faster bowel function recovery than OG patients. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION PROSPERO database (identifier, CRD42021228845).
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery and Laboratory of Gastric Cancer, State Key Laboratory of Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, and Collaborative Innovation Center for Biotherapy, Chengdu, China
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Overall Volume Trends in Esophageal Cancer Surgery Results From the Dutch Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit. Ann Surg 2021; 274:449-458. [PMID: 34397452 DOI: 10.1097/sla.0000000000004985] [Citation(s) in RCA: 25] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022]
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OBJECTIVE In the pursuit of quality improvement, this study aimed to investigate volume-outcome trends in oncologic esophagectomy in the Netherlands. SUMMARY OF BACKGROUND DATA Concentration of Dutch esophageal cancer care was dictated by introducing an institutional minimum of 20 resections/yr. METHODS This nationwide cohort study included all esophagectomy patients registered in the Dutch Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit in 2016-2019 from hospitals currently still performing esophagectomies. Annual esophagectomy hospital volume was assigned to each patient and categorized into quartiles. Multivariable logistic regression investigated short-term surgical outcomes. Restricted cubic splines investigated if volume-outcome relationships eventually plateaued. RESULTS In 16 hospitals, 3135 esophagectomies were performed. First volume quartile hospitals performed 24-39 resections/yr; second, third, and fourth quartile hospitals performed 40-53, 54-69, and 70-101, respectively. Compared to quartile 1, in quartiles 2 to 4, overall/severe/technical complication, anastomotic leakage, and prolonged hospital/intensive care unit stay rates were significantly lower and textbook outcome and lymph node yield were higher. When raising the cut-off from the first to second quartile, higher-volume centers had less technical complications [Adjusted odds ratio (aOR): 0.82, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.70-0.96], less anastomotic leakage (aOR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.66-0.97), more textbook outcome (aOR: 1.25, 95% CI: 1.07-1.46), shorter intensive care unit stay (aOR: 0.80, 95% CI: 0.69-0.93), and higher lymph node yield (aOR: 3.56, 95% CI: 2.68-4.77). For most outcomes the volume-outcome trend plateaued at 50-60 annual resections, but lymph node yield and anastomotic leakage continued to improve. CONCLUSION Although this study does not reflect on individual hospital quality, there appears to be a volume trend towards better outcomes in high-volume centers. Projects have been initiated to improve national quality of care by reducing hospital variation (irrespective of volume) in outcomes in The Netherlands.
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van der Veen A, Brenkman HJF, Seesing MFJ, Haverkamp L, Luyer MDP, Nieuwenhuijzen GAP, Stoot JHMB, Tegels JJW, Wijnhoven BPL, Lagarde SM, de Steur WO, Hartgrink HH, Kouwenhoven EA, Wassenaar EB, Draaisma WA, Gisbertz SS, van der Peet DL, May AM, Ruurda JP, van Hillegersberg R. Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer (LOGICA): A Multicenter Randomized Clinical Trial. J Clin Oncol 2021; 39:978-989. [PMID: 34581617 DOI: 10.1200/jco.20.01540] [Citation(s) in RCA: 113] [Impact Index Per Article: 37.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/30/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The oncological efficacy and safety of laparoscopic gastrectomy are under debate for the Western population with predominantly advanced gastric cancer undergoing multimodality treatment. METHODS In 10 experienced upper GI centers in the Netherlands, patients with resectable (cT1-4aN0-3bM0) gastric adenocarcinoma were randomly assigned to either laparoscopic or open gastrectomy. No masking was performed. The primary outcome was hospital stay. Analyses were performed by intention to treat. It was hypothesized that laparoscopic gastrectomy leads to shorter hospital stay, less postoperative complications, and equal oncological outcomes. RESULTS Between 2015 and 2018, a total of 227 patients were randomly assigned to laparoscopic (n = 115) or open gastrectomy (n = 112). Preoperative chemotherapy was administered to 77 patients (67%) in the laparoscopic group and 87 patients (78%) in the open group. Median hospital stay was 7 days (interquartile range, 5-9) in both groups (P = .34). Median blood loss was less in the laparoscopic group (150 v 300 mL, P < .001), whereas mean operating time was longer (216 v 182 minutes, P < .001). Both groups did not differ regarding postoperative complications (44% v 42%, P = .91), in-hospital mortality (4% v 7%, P = .40), 30-day readmission rate (9.6% v 9.1%, P = 1.00), R0 resection rate (95% v 95%, P = 1.00), median lymph node yield (29 v 29 nodes, P = .49), 1-year overall survival (76% v 78%, P = .74), and global health-related quality of life up to 1 year postoperatively (mean differences between + 1.5 and + 3.6 on a 1-100 scale; 95% CIs include zero). CONCLUSION Laparoscopic gastrectomy did not lead to a shorter hospital stay in this Western multicenter randomized trial of patients with predominantly advanced gastric cancer. Postoperative complications and oncological efficacy did not differ between laparoscopic gastrectomy and open gastrectomy.
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- Arjen van der Veen
- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen and Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Heerlen and Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Erasmus University Medical Center, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Meander Medical Center, Amersfoort, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location AMC, University of Amsterdam, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Amsterdam UMC, Location VUmc, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam, the Netherlands
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- University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Julius Center for Health Sciences and Primary Care, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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Rihuete-Caro C, Pereira-Pérez F, Manzanedo-Romero I, Carrión-Álvarez L. Internal audit of oncological results in gastric cancer surgery. Cir Esp 2021; 100:S0009-739X(21)00026-9. [PMID: 33581842 DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2021.01.005] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/20/2020] [Revised: 12/19/2020] [Accepted: 01/02/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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INTRODUCTION National information on the oncological results of gastric cancer surgery is scarce, so foreign figures are used, which may completely differ from local ones. The aim of our study is to analyse these results in the patients operated on in our centre. METHODS Survival results of 134 patients that underwent gastric cancer surgery with curative intent from 2004 to June 2016 were analysed. RESULTS A percentage of 76.8 of the patients (103/134) presented in advanced clinical stages (≥ii). Staging laparoscopy was performed in 67% of them (69/103), an extensive lymphadenectomy (≥LD1+) was carried out in 89.3% of patients (92/103), and 76.7% (79/103) received perioperative chemotherapy. The distribution by pathological stage 0, i, ii, iii and iv was 8.2, 20.2, 26.1, 37.3, and 8.2%, respectively. Median follow-up was 87 months. Median OS was 68 months and one-, 3- and 5-year OS were 81.2, 62, and 53.8%, respectively. The 5-year OS according to pathological staging was 100% for stage 0, 88.4% for stage i, 62.5% for stage ii, 23.6% for stage iii and 17% for stage iv. CONCLUSIONS Our survival rates are in the high ranges of western literature. These results could not be compared with national ones due to the lack of information regarding oncological outcomes in gastric cancer surgery in our closest environment.
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- Cristina Rihuete-Caro
- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, España; Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario Infanta Elena, Valdemoro, Madrid, España.
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, España
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- Servicio de Cirugía General y del Aparato Digestivo, Hospital Universitario de Fuenlabrada, Fuenlabrada, Madrid, España
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Voeten DM, van der Werf LR, Wilschut JA, Busweiler LAD, van Sandick JW, van Hillegersberg R, van Berge Henegouwen MI. Failure to Cure in Patients Undergoing Surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Nationwide Cohort Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 28:4484-4496. [PMID: 33486644 PMCID: PMC8253712 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-09510-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/04/2020] [Accepted: 12/03/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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Background This study aimed to describe the incidence of failure to cure (a composite outcome measure defined as surgery not meeting its initial aim), and the impact of hospital variation in the administration of neoadjuvant therapy on this outcome measure. Methods All patients in the Dutch Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Audit undergoing curatively intended gastric cancer surgery in 2011–2019 were included. Failure to cure was defined as (1) ‘open-close’ surgery; (2) irradical surgery (R1/R2); or (3) 30-day/in-hospital mortality. Case-mix-corrected funnel plots, based on multivariable logistic regression analyses, investigated hospital variation. The impact of a hospital’s tendency to administer neoadjuvant chemotherapy on the heterogeneity in failure to cure between hospitals was assessed based on median odds ratios and multilevel logistic regression analyses. Results Some 3862 patients from 28 hospitals were included. Failure to cure was noted in 22.3% (hospital variation: 14.5–34.8%). After case-mix correction, two hospitals had significantly higher-than-expected failure to cure rates, and one hospital had a lower-than-expected rate. The failure to cure rate was significantly higher in hospitals with a low tendency to administer neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Approximately 29% of hospital variation in failure to cure could be attributed to different hospital policies regarding neoadjuvant therapy. Conclusions Failure to cure has an incidence of 22% in patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery. Higher failure to cure rates were seen in centers administering less neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which confirms the Dutch guideline recommendation on the administration of neoadjuvant chemotherapy. Failure to cure provides short loop feedback and can be used as a quality indicator in surgical audits. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1245/s10434-020-09510-6.
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- Daan M Voeten
- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands. .,Scientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, The Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Scientific Bureau, Dutch Institute for Clinical Auditing, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Gelre Hospital, Apeldoorn, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Antoni van Leeuwenhoek Hospital, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.
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Ezzy M, Heinz P, Kraus TW, Elshafei M. Incarcerated hiatal hernia - A rare postoperative complication following gastrectomy for stomach cancer. A case report and literature review. Int J Surg Case Rep 2021; 79:219-221. [PMID: 33485169 PMCID: PMC7820300 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2021.01.046] [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: 01/03/2021] [Revised: 01/11/2021] [Accepted: 01/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Complicated hiatal hernia following gastrectomy for carcinoma is a rare surgical entity. The early diagnosis is often challenging, therefore, a high index of suspicion and an appropriate imaging diagnosis are paramount. Crural exploration and repair during primary surgery are recommended to avoid future revisional surgery.
Introduction Diaphragmatic complications following gastrostomies for gastric malignancies are extremely rare. The incidence of hiatal hernias after total gastrectomy for carcinoma is not well documented because of the poor prognosis associated with gastric cancer and the short life expectancy. Presentation of case This case report presents a 66-year-old male patient who developed an acute incarcerated hiatal hernia 8 month after total gastrectomy for gastric adenocarcinoma. The patient was found to have a herniated alimentary limb and dilated, incarcerated loops of the bowel through the 3.5-cm hiatal defect. The hernia was gently reduced. Posterior cruroplasty without mesh augmentation was performed with nonabsorbable sutures. The patient was discharged in good general condition. His history highlights an important and potentially morbid complication following gastrectomy. Discussion To our knowledge, only 5 cases have been reported in the literature. The incidence of symptomatic hiatal hernias following esophageal and gastric resection for carcinoma is 2.8%, and the median time between primary surgery and the diagnosis of hiatal hernias is 15 months. Conclusion During primary surgery, it is recommended, in the cases of pre-existing hiatal hernias or a crural dissection, to perform cruroplasty after adequate mobilization of the lower thoracic esophagus and a tension-free subdiaphragmatic anastomosis.
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- Mohsen Ezzy
- Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Nordwest Hospital, Frankfurt 60488, Germany.
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- Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Nordwest Hospital, Frankfurt 60488, Germany.
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- Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Nordwest Hospital, Frankfurt 60488, Germany.
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- Department of General and Minimal Invasive Surgery, Nordwest Hospital, Frankfurt 60488, Germany.
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Kamarajah SK, Markar SR, Phillips AW, Salti GI, Dahdaleh FS. Local Endoscopic Resection is Inferior to Gastrectomy for Early Clinical Stage T1a and T1b Gastric Adenocarcinoma: A Propensity-Matched Study. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 28:2992-2998. [PMID: 33452601 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-020-09485-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/15/2020] [Accepted: 11/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND The role of endoscopic resection (ER) in the management of subsets of clinical T1N0 gastric adenocarcinoma remains controversial. The aim of this study was to evaluate the outcome of ER versus gastrectomy in node-negative cT1a and cT1b gastric adenocarcinoma. METHODS Data from the National Cancer Database (2010-2015) were used to identify patients with clinical T1aN0 (n = 2927; ER: n = 1157, gastrectomy: n = 1770) and T1bN0 (n = 2915; ER: n = 474, gastrectomy: n = 2441) gastric adenocarcinoma. Propensity score matching and Cox multivariable analyses were used to account for treatment selection bias. RESULTS ER for cT1a and cT1b cancers was performed more frequently over time. The rates of node-positive disease in patients with cT1a and cT1b gastric adenocarcinoma were 5% and 18%, respectively. In the matched cohort, gastrectomy was associated with increased survival compared with ER for cT1a cancers (hazard ratio [HR] 0.79, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.66-0.95; p = 0.013), and corresponding 5-year survival for gastrectomy and ER was 72% and 66%, respectively (p = 0.013). For cT1b cancers, gastrectomy had a significantly longer survival compared with ER (HR 0.77, 95% CI 0.63-0.93; p = 0.008), and the corresponding 5-year survival for gastrectomy and ER was 60% and 50%, respectively (p = 0.013). CONCLUSION This study demonstrates ER is inferior in terms of long-term survival for clinical T1aN0 and T1bN0 gastric adenocarcinoma, despite current recommendations for ER in cT1 gastric cancers. Future research should seek to identify the subset of T1a and T1b cancers at low risk of nodal metastasis, and would thus maximally benefit from ER.
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- Sivesh K Kamarajah
- Northern Oesophagogastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University Trust Hospitals, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.,Department of Surgery, Queen Elizabeth Hospital Birmingham, Birmingham, UK
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- Department of Surgery and Cancer, Imperial College London, London, UK.,Department of Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Northern Oesophagogastric Unit, Royal Victoria Infirmary, Newcastle University Trust Hospitals, Newcastle-upon-Tyne, UK.,School of Medical Education, Newcastle University, Newcastle upon Tyne, Tyne and Wear, UK
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- Department of General Surgery, University of Illinois Hospital and Health Sciences System, Chicago, IL, USA.,Department of Surgical Oncology, Edward-Elmhurst Health, Naperville, IL, USA
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Edward-Elmhurst Health, Naperville, IL, USA.
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Kung CH, Jestin Hannan C, Linder G, Johansson J, Nilsson M, Hedberg J, Lindblad M. Impact of surgical resection rate on survival in gastric cancer: nationwide study. BJS Open 2020; 5:6043682. [PMID: 33688944 PMCID: PMC7944854 DOI: 10.1093/bjsopen/zraa017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2020] [Accepted: 09/07/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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Background There are marked geographical variations in the proportion of patients undergoing resection for gastric cancer. This study investigated the impact of resection rate on survival. Methods All patients with potentially curable gastric cancer between 2006 and 2017 were identified from the Swedish National Register of Oesophageal and Gastric Cancer. The annual resection rate was calculated for each county per year. Resection rates in all counties for all years were grouped into tertiles and classified as low, intermediate or high. Survival was analysed using the Cox proportional hazards model. Results A total of 3465 patients were diagnosed with potentially curable gastric cancer, and 1934 (55.8 per cent) were resected. Resection rates in the low (1261 patients), intermediate (1141) and high (1063) tertiles were 0–50.0, 50.1–62.5 and 62.6–100 per cent respectively. The multivariable Cox analysis revealed better survival for patients diagnosed in counties during years with an intermediate versus low resection rate (hazard ratio (HR) 0.81, 95 per cent c.i. 0.74 to 0.90; P < 0.001) and high versus low resection rate (HR 0.80, 0.73 to 0.88; P < 0.001). Conclusion This national register study showed large regional variation in resection rates for gastric cancer. A higher resection rate appeared to be beneficial with regard to overall survival for the entire population.
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- C-H Kung
- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Surgery, Skellefteå County Hospital, Skellefteå, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgery, Lund University, Lund, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Digestive Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden.,Department of Digestive Surgery, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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Bencivenga M, Torroni L, Verlato G, Mengardo V, Sacco M, Allum WH, de Manzoni G. Lymphadenectomy for gastric cancer at European specialist centres. Eur J Surg Oncol 2020; 47:1048-1054. [PMID: 33092970 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2020.10.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/26/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 10/09/2020] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND AND AIMS The aim of this project was to evaluate the current practice of D2 in Europe. MATERIALS AND METHODS In the first part of the study, 18 European high volume gastric cancer centres completed a questionnaire, designed to evaluate their preferred lymphadenectomy in a series of clinical scenarios. Surgeon compliance with international guidelines for lymphadenectomy was evaluated. In the second part, information on 381 gastrectomies performed for primary gastric cancer by participating surgeons from January to December 2015, was retrospectively collected. RESULTS Surgical choice in clinical scenarios was affected by tumour stage and to a lesser extent, site and histotype. In particular, in early gastric cancer with diffuse histology D2 was recommended by >70% of surgeons, while this percentage dropped to 44% in intestinal histotypes. When surgeons selected a D2 dissection, the procedure was rarely fully compliant with the Japanese guidelines. In the review of gastrectomy experience an adequate number of nodes (≥15 nodes) was retrieved in 97% after D2. The number of retrieved nodes varied with median values ranging from 17 to 35 (p < 0.001) after D2. D2/D2+ was more frequently performed in mixed (80%) and diffuse (78%) cases than in intestinal cases (69%) (p = 0.016). CONCLUSIONS Although an adequate lymphadenectomy was achieved in almost all cases in dedicated centres, there is still variation in the number of retrieved nodes. Tumor histology largely affects surgeon's choice as regards the extent of lymphadenectomy; however, the role of histology in planning surgical procedures needs to be verified in prospective trials.
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- M Bencivenga
- Unit of General and Upper GI Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Dept. of Diagnostics & Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy.
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- Unit of Epidemiology & Medical Statistics, Dept. of Diagnostics & Public Health, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of General and Upper GI Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Unit of General and Upper GI Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Upper Gastrointestinal Surgery, Royal Marsden Hospital, London, UK
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- Unit of General and Upper GI Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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Huang L, Jansen L, Balavarca Y, Verhoeven RH, Ruurda JP, Van Eycken L, De Schutter H, Johansson J, Lindblad M, Johannesen TB, Zadnik V, Žagar T, Mägi M, Bastiaannet E, Lagarde SM, van de Velde CJ, Schrotz‐King P, Brenner H. Decreasing resection rates for nonmetastatic gastric cancer in Europe and the United States. Clin Transl Med 2020; 10:e203. [PMID: 33135354 PMCID: PMC7586997 DOI: 10.1002/ctm2.203] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/06/2020] [Revised: 09/12/2020] [Accepted: 09/22/2020] [Indexed: 12/26/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Resection is the cornerstone of curative treatment for many nonmetastatic gastric cancers (GCs), but the population treatment patterns remains largely unknown. This large international population-based study aimed at investigating the treatment patterns and trends for nonmetastatic GC in Europe and the United States and at exploring factors associated with resection. METHODS Data of patients with microscopically confirmed primary invasive GC without distant metastasis from the national cancer registries of the Netherlands, Belgium, Sweden, Norway, Slovenia, and Estonia and the US Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER)-18 Program were retrieved. Age-standardized treatment rates were computed and trends were evaluated using linear regression. Associations of resection with patient and tumor characteristics were analyzed using multivariable-adjusted log-binomial regression. Analysis was performed in each country respectively without pooling. RESULTS Together 65 707 nonmetastatic GC patients diagnosed in 2003-2016 were analyzed. Age-standardized resection rates significantly decreased over years in all countries (by 4-24%). In 2013-2014, rates varied greatly from 54 to 75%. Patients with increasing ages, cardia cancers, or cancers invading adjacent structure were significantly less frequently resected. Resection was further associated with sex, performance status, comorbidities, tumor histology, tumor size, hospital type, and hospital volume. Association patterns and strengths varied across countries. After multivariable adjustment, resection rates remained decreasing (prevalence ratio = 0.97-0.995 per year), with decreasing trends consistently seen in various subgroups. CONCLUSIONS Nonmetastatic GCs were less frequently resected in Europe and the United States in the early 21st century. Resection rates varied greatly across countries and appeared not to be optimal. Various factors associated with resection were revealed. Our findings can help to identify differences and possibly modifiable places in clinical practice and provide important novel references for designing effective population-based GC management strategies. In Europe and the United States, nonmetastatic gastric cancers were less frequently resected in the early 21st century. Resection rates varied greatly across countries and appeared not optimal. Various factors associated with resection were revealed. Our findings identify differences and possibly modifiable places in clinical practice and provide important novel references for designing effective population-based management strategies.
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- Lei Huang
- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging ResearchGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
- Medical Faculty HeidelbergHeidelberg UniversityHeidelbergGermany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging ResearchGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
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- Division of Preventive OncologyGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT)HeidelbergGermany
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- Department of ResearchNetherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organization (IKNL)UtrechtThe Netherlands
- Department of SurgeryRadboud University Medical CentreNijmegenThe Netherlands
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- Department of SurgeryUniversity Medical Center UtrechtUtrechtThe Netherlands
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- Department of Esophageal and Gastric SurgeryLund University HospitalLundSweden
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- Department of Clinical Science, Intervention, and Technology (CLINTEC), Division of SurgeryKarolinska University HospitalStockholmSweden
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- Epidemiology and Cancer RegistryInstitute of Oncology LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Epidemiology and Cancer RegistryInstitute of Oncology LjubljanaLjubljanaSlovenia
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- Estonian Cancer RegistryNational Institute for Health DevelopmentTallinnEstonia
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- Department of Surgical OncologyLeiden University Medical CenterLeidenThe Netherlands
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- Department of SurgeryErasmus MC‐University Medical Centre RotterdamRotterdamThe Netherlands
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- Division of Preventive OncologyGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT)HeidelbergGermany
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- Division of Clinical Epidemiology and Aging ResearchGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
- German Cancer Consortium (DKTK)German Cancer Research Center (DKFZ)HeidelbergGermany
- Division of Preventive OncologyGerman Cancer Research Center (DKFZ) and National Center for Tumor Diseases (NCT)HeidelbergGermany
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Smyth EC, Nilsson M, Grabsch HI, van Grieken NC, Lordick F. Gastric cancer. Lancet 2020; 396:635-648. [PMID: 32861308 DOI: 10.1016/s0140-6736(20)31288-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2176] [Impact Index Per Article: 544.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2020] [Revised: 05/06/2020] [Accepted: 05/07/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer and the third most common cause of cancer death globally. Risk factors for the condition include Helicobacter pylori infection, age, high salt intake, and diets low in fruit and vegetables. Gastric cancer is diagnosed histologically after endoscopic biopsy and staged using CT, endoscopic ultrasound, PET, and laparoscopy. It is a molecularly and phenotypically highly heterogeneous disease. The main treatment for early gastric cancer is endoscopic resection. Non-early operable gastric cancer is treated with surgery, which should include D2 lymphadenectomy (including lymph node stations in the perigastric mesentery and along the celiac arterial branches). Perioperative or adjuvant chemotherapy improves survival in patients with stage 1B or higher cancers. Advanced gastric cancer is treated with sequential lines of chemotherapy, starting with a platinum and fluoropyrimidine doublet in the first line; median survival is less than 1 year. Targeted therapies licensed to treat gastric cancer include trastuzumab (HER2-positive patients first line), ramucirumab (anti-angiogenic second line), and nivolumab or pembrolizumab (anti-PD-1 third line).
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- Elizabeth C Smyth
- Department of Oncology, Cambridge University Hospitals National Health Service Foundation Trust, Hill's Road, Cambridge, UK.
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology, Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden; Department of Upper Abdominal Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Pathology, GROW School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht University Medical Center+, Maastricht, Netherlands; Pathology and Data Analytics, Leeds Institute of Medical Research at St James's, University of Leeds, Leeds, UK
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- Department of Pathology, Amsterdam University Medical Centre, Cancer Center Amsterdam, VU University, Amsterdam, Netherlands
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- University Cancer Center Leipzig, Leipzig University Medical Center, Leipzig, Germany
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Postoperative Morbidity and Failure to Rescue in Surgery for Gastric Cancer: A Single Center Retrospective Cohort Study of 1107 Patients from 1972 to 2014. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:cancers12071953. [PMID: 32708438 PMCID: PMC7409077 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12071953] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/19/2020] [Revised: 07/15/2020] [Accepted: 07/16/2020] [Indexed: 01/03/2023] Open
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Background: The aim of this study was to evaluate postoperative morbidity, mortality, and failure to rescue following complications after radical resection for gastric cancer. Methods: A retrospective analysis of the surgical database of patients with gastroesophageal malignancies at our institution was performed. All consecutive patients undergoing R0 gastrectomy for pT1–4 M0 gastric adenocarcinoma between October 1972 and February 2014 were eligible for this analysis. Patients were divided into two groups according to the date of surgery: an early cohort operated on from 1972–1992 and a late cohort operated on from 1993–2014. Both groups were compared regarding patient characteristics and surgical outcomes. Results: A total of 1107 patients were included. Postoperative mortality was more than twice as high in patients operated on from 1972–1992 compared to patients operated on from 1993–2014 (6.8% vs. 3.2%, p = 0.017). Between both groups, no significant difference in failure to rescue after major surgical complications was observed (20.8% vs. 20.5%, p = 1.000). Failure to rescue after other surgical and non-surgical complications was 37.8% in the early cohort compared to 3.2% in the late cohort (p < 0.001). Non-surgical complications accounted for 71.2% of lethal complications between 1972 and 1992, but only for 18.2% of lethal complications between 1993 and 2014 (p = 0.002). Conclusion: In the course of four decades, postoperative mortality after radical resection for gastric cancer has more than halved. In this cohort, the reason for this decrease was reduced mortality due to non-surgical complications. Major surgical morbidity after gastrectomy remains challenging.
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Gupta V, Levy J, Allen-Ayodabo C, Amirazodi E, Davis L, Li Q, Mahar A, Coburn NG. Population Registry of Esophageal and Stomach Tumours in Ontario (PRESTO): protocol for a multicentre clinical and pathological database including 25 000 patients. BMJ Open 2020; 10:e032729. [PMID: 32474423 PMCID: PMC7264637 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-032729] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/05/2019] [Revised: 02/06/2020] [Accepted: 04/09/2020] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION Oesophagogastric cancers carry a high mortality, economic burden and rising incidence. There is a need to monitor and improve care for this disease. Pathologic information is a cornerstone of cancer diagnosis, treatment and prognosis. Few population-based studies combine pathology information and clinical outcomes. The objective of this study is to develop a clinical and pathological database of oesophagogastric cancers to study practice patterns, resource utilisation and clinical outcomes. METHODS AND ANALYSIS The Population Registry of Esophageal and Stomach Tumours in Ontario (PRESTO) will include all patients with oesophagogastric cancer diagnosed from 2002 onwards within the province of Ontario. We estimate that the sample over the first 14 years of the study will include 26 000 patients. Pathologic information from diagnostic procedures, endomucosal resection specimens and surgical resection specimens is being abstracted into a purpose-built database. Pathology information will be linked to administrative data, which capture baseline demographics, patient-reported symptoms, physician billings, hospital visits, hospital characteristics, geography and vital statistics. The registry will be updated prospectively. ETHICS AND DISSEMINATION Ethics approval for this study was obtained from the Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre Research Ethics Board. The PRESTO database will enable the study of oesophagogastric cancer in Ontario under six themes of inquiry: treatment, surgical outcomes, pathology, survival, health system and resource utilisation and cost. This information will be a valuable addition to the global efforts to understand ways to optimise care for these diseases.
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- Vaibhav Gupta
- Department of Surgery and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Department of Surgery and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, University of Toronto, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Evaluative Clinical Sciences, Sunnybrook Research Institute, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Analysis, Institute for Clinical Evaluative Sciences, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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- Community Health Sciences, University of Manitoba College of Medicine, Winnipeg, Ontario, Canada
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- Division of General Surgery, Department of Surgery and Institute of Health Policy, Management, and Evaluation, Odette Cancer Centre, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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Actinidia chinensis Planch prevents proliferation and migration of gastric cancer associated with apoptosis, ferroptosis activation and mesenchymal phenotype suppression. Biomed Pharmacother 2020; 126:110092. [PMID: 32203890 DOI: 10.1016/j.biopha.2020.110092] [Citation(s) in RCA: 61] [Impact Index Per Article: 15.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/11/2019] [Revised: 03/06/2020] [Accepted: 03/09/2020] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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Actinidia chinensis Planch (ACP) was the kiwifruit plant Chinese kiwifruit Actinidia chinensis Planch Root, which had been approved to be an anti-tumor drug widespread in clinical. However, the specific mechanism of ACP in resistance to gastric cancer remained unclear. Therefore, our study was dedicated to investigate the anti-proliferation and anti-migration effects of ACP on gastric cancer cells and its molecular mechanisms. Firstly, we utilized HPLC-MS to analyze the composition of ACP decoction, the results showed that ACP contained two main anti-tumor components, Ursolic acid and Oleanolic acid. The proliferation and migration ability of HGC-27 were examined by CCK-8 and cell scratch tests respectively. In addition, we also investigated HGC-27 cells apoptosis, mesenchymal phenotype and ferroptosis after ACP rat drug-containing serum (ACPs) treatment. EGFP-expressing lentiviral vectors were utilized to construct HGC-27 cells which containing green fluorescence. Then we take advantages of containing green fluorescence cells to establish a zebrafish xenograft model in vivo. The CCK-8 and cell scratch experiments verified that ACPs significantly inhibited proliferation and migration of HGC-27 in vitro. ACPs increased cells apoptosis rate, while were rescued by apoptosis inhibitor Z-VAD-FMK. Furthermore, ACPs downregulated the expression levels of Vimentin protein and Snail protein markedly. Intriguingly, ACPs increased the accumulation of ROS via inhibited the glutathione peroxidase 4 (GPx4) and xCT (SLC7A11) proteins, while were inhibited by Ferrostatin-1 (Fer-1) significantly. Furthermore, the zebrafish xenograft study further confirmed that administration of ACP suppressed the xenograft growth and metastasis of transplanted HGC-27 cells in vivo. In conclusion, ACP was a promising antineoplastic agent for the treatment of gastric cancer by regulating apoptosis, ferroptosis and mesenchymal phenotype.
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A population-based study on intestinal and diffuse type adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus and stomach in the Netherlands between 1989 and 2015. Eur J Cancer 2020; 130:23-31. [PMID: 32171106 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejca.2020.02.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 34] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2020] [Accepted: 02/04/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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AIM To investigate the nationwide time trends in incidence and survival of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas according to the Laurén classification (intestinal, diffuse and mixed type). METHODS All patients diagnosed in the Netherlands with oesophageal or gastric adenocarcinoma between 1989 and 2015 were included. A syntax was developed to determine the histological subtype based on pathology reports as archived in the Dutch pathology registry. These reports were linked to individual data from the Netherlands Cancer Registry. Relative survival was used to assess survival. RESULTS The histological subtype could be determined in 18.691 (84.1%) oesophageal and in 32.312 (83.5%) gastric adenocarcinomas. Among these, 79% were intestinal and 21% diffuse type in oesophageal cancers, compared to 55% intestinal and 44% diffuse type in gastric cancers. Relative median survival of intestinal type tumours was longer than that of diffuse type tumours, that is, 12.1 versus 9.4 months for oesophageal carcinomas, and 10.1 versus 7.6 months for gastric carcinomas, respectively. Between 1989 and 2015, the relative median survival of non-metastatic intestinal and diffuse type oesophageal adenocarcinoma improved from 12.0 to 30.0 months, and from 12.0 to 19.2 months, respectively. The same was true for intestinal type gastric carcinoma (from 22.8 to 27.6 months) but for diffuse type gastric carcinoma, the increase was less (from 16.8 to 18.0 months). CONCLUSION In this nationwide study, histological subtypes of oesophageal and gastric adenocarcinomas differed in incidence and survival times. These findings may call for a differentiated treatment approach.
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Téoule P, Birgin E, Mertens C, Schwarzbach M, Post S, Rahbari NN, Reißfelder C, Ronellenfitsch U. Clinical Pathways for Oncological Gastrectomy: Are They a Suitable Instrument for Process Standardization to Improve Process and Outcome Quality for Patients Undergoing Gastrectomy? A Retrospective Cohort Study. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E434. [PMID: 32069805 PMCID: PMC7073178 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12020434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/07/2020] [Revised: 02/03/2020] [Accepted: 02/12/2020] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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(1) Background: Oncological gastrectomy requires complex multidisciplinary management. Clinical pathways (CPs) can potentially facilitate this task, but evidence related to their use in managing oncological gastrectomy is limited. This study evaluated the effect of a CP for oncological gastrectomy on process and outcome quality. (2) Methods: Consecutive patients undergoing oncological gastrectomy before (n = 64) or after (n = 62) the introduction of a CP were evaluated. Assessed parameters included catheter and drain management, postoperative mobilization, resumption of diet and length of stay. Morbidity, mortality, reoperation and readmission rates were used as indicators of outcome quality. (3) Results: Enteral nutrition was initiated significantly earlier after CP implementation (5.0 vs. 7.0 days, p < 0.0001). Readmission was more frequent before CP implementation (7.8% vs. 0.0%, p = 0.05). Incentive spirometer usage increased following CP implementation (100% vs. 90.6%, p = 0.11). Mortality, morbidity and reoperation rates remained unchanged. (4) Conclusions: After implementation of an oncological gastrectomy CP, process quality improved, while indicators of outcome quality such as mortality and reoperation rates remained unchanged. CPs are a promising tool to standardize perioperative care for oncological gastrectomy.
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- Patrick Téoule
- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (P.T.); (E.B.); (S.P.); (N.N.R.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (P.T.); (E.B.); (S.P.); (N.N.R.); (C.R.)
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- Department of General and Visceral Surgery, Städtisches Klinikum Karlsruhe, Moltkestr.90, 76133 Karlsruhe, Germany;
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- Department of General, Visceral, Vascular, and Thoracic Surgery, Klinikum Frankfurt Höchst, Gotenstraße 6-8, 65929 Frankfurt, Germany;
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (P.T.); (E.B.); (S.P.); (N.N.R.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (P.T.); (E.B.); (S.P.); (N.N.R.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Surgery, Universitätsmedizin Mannheim, Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Theodor-Kutzer-Ufer 1-3, 68167 Mannheim, Germany; (P.T.); (E.B.); (S.P.); (N.N.R.); (C.R.)
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- Department of Visceral, Vascular and Endocrine Surgery, University Hospital Halle (Saale), Ernst-Grube-Str.40, 06120 Halle (Saale), Germany
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Dijksterhuis WPM, Verhoeven RHA, Meijer SL, Slingerland M, Haj Mohammad N, de Vos-Geelen J, Beerepoot LV, van Voorthuizen T, Creemers GJ, van Oijen MGH, van Laarhoven HWM. Increased assessment of HER2 in metastatic gastroesophageal cancer patients: a nationwide population-based cohort study. Gastric Cancer 2020; 23:579-590. [PMID: 31927675 PMCID: PMC7305095 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-020-01039-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/10/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Addition of trastuzumab to first-line palliative chemotherapy in gastroesophageal cancer patients with HER2 overexpression has shown to improve survival. Real-world data on HER2 assessment and administration of trastuzumab are lacking. The aim of this study was to assess HER2 testing, trastuzumab administration, and overall survival (OS) in a nationwide cohort of metastatic gastroesophageal cancer patients. METHODS Data of patients with synchronous metastatic gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma diagnosed in 2010-2016 that received palliative systemic treatment (n = 2846) were collected from the Netherlands Cancer Registry and Dutch Pathology Registry. The ToGA trial criteria were used to determine HER2 overexpression. Proportions of HER2 tested patients were analyzed between hospital volume categories using Chi-square tests, and over time using trend analysis. OS was tested using the Kaplan Meier method with log rank test. RESULTS HER2 assessment increased annually, from 18% in 2010 to 88% in 2016 (P < 0.01). Median OS increased from 6.9 (2010-2013) to 7.9 months (2014-2016; P < 0.05). Between the hospitals, the proportion of tested patients varied between 29-100%, and was higher in high-volume hospitals (P < 0.01). Overall, 77% of the HER2 positive patients received trastuzumab. Median OS was higher in patients with positive (8.8 months) and negative (7.4 months) HER2 status, compared to non-tested patients (5.6 months; P < 0.05). CONCLUSION Increased determination of HER2 and administration of trastuzumab have changed daily practice management of metastatic gastroesophageal cancer patients receiving palliative systemic therapy, and possibly contributed to their improved survival. Further increase in awareness of HER2 testing and trastuzumab administration may improve quality of care and patient outcomes.
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- Willemieke P. M. Dijksterhuis
- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands ,grid.470266.10000 0004 0501 9982Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.470266.10000 0004 0501 9982Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Pathology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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- grid.10419.3d0000000089452978Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.412966.e0000 0004 0480 1382Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Medical Oncology, GROW-School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- grid.416373.4Department of Medical Oncology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- grid.415930.aDepartment of Medical Oncology, Rijnstate Hospital, Arnhem, The Netherlands
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- grid.413532.20000 0004 0398 8384Department of Medical Oncology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands ,grid.470266.10000 0004 0501 9982Department of Research and Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- grid.7177.60000000084992262Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Meibergdreef 9, 1105 AZ Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Narendra A, Baade PD, Aitken JF, Fawcett J, Smithers BM. Impact of hospital resection volume and service capability on post‐operative mortality following gastrectomy. ANZ J Surg 2019; 90:86-91. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.15616] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/30/2019] [Revised: 11/08/2019] [Accepted: 11/13/2019] [Indexed: 01/06/2023]
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- Aaditya Narendra
- Upper‐GI, Soft Tissue and Melanoma Unit, Princess Alexandra HospitalThe University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Cancer Council Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- The University of Queensland, University of Southern Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Hepato‐Pancreatico‐Biliary Unit, Princess Alexandra HospitalThe University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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- Upper‐GI, Soft Tissue and Melanoma Unit, Princess Alexandra HospitalThe University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
- Cancer Alliance QueenslandThe University of Queensland Brisbane Queensland Australia
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Erdem S, Troxler E, Warschkow R, Tsai C, Yerokun B, Schmied B, Stettler C, Blazer DG, Hartwig M, Worni M, Gloor B. Is There a Role for Surgery in Patients with Neuroendocrine Tumors of the Esophagus? A Contemporary View from the NCDB. Ann Surg Oncol 2019; 27:671-680. [PMID: 31605338 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-019-07847-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/31/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Esophageal neuroendocrine tumors (eNETs) are exceedingly rare, aggressive and have a poor prognosis. Treatment guidelines are ill-defined and mainly based on evidence from case reports and analogous experiences drawn from similar disease sites. METHODS The NCDB was reviewed for histologically confirmed stage I-III, primary eNETs from 2006 to 2014. Patients were grouped into whether or not they underwent primary tumor resection. Univariate, multivariable, and full bipartite propensity score (PS) adjusted Cox regression analyses were used to assess overall and relative survival differences. RESULTS A total of 250 patients were identified. Mean age was 65.0 (standard deviation [SD] 11.9) years, and 174 (69.6%) patients were male. Most patients had stage III disease (n = 136, 54.4%), and the most common type of NET was small cell eNET (n = 111, 44.4%). Chemotherapy was used in 186 (74.4%), radiation therapy in 178 (71.2%), and oncological resection was performed in 69 (27.6%) patients. Crude 2-year survival rates were higher in the operated (57.3%) compared with the nonoperated group (35.2%; p < 0.001). The survival benefit held true after multivariable adjustment (hazard ratio [HR] 0.47, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.32-0.69, p < 0.001). After full bipartite PS adjustment analysis, survival was longer for patients who received a surgical resection compared with those who did not (HR 0.48, 95% CI 0.31-0.75, p = 0.003) with a corresponding 2-year overall survival rate of 63.3% (95% CI 52.0-77.2) versus 38.8% (95% CI 30.9-48.8), respectively. CONCLUSIONS Multimodal treatment that includes surgery is associated with better overall survival for eNETs. Additional research is needed to more definitively identify patients who benefit from esophagectomy and to establish an appropriate treatment algorithm.
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- Suna Erdem
- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Department of Surgery, Kantonsspital St. Gallen, St. Gallen, Switzerland
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- Department of Diabetes, Endocrinology, Nutritional Medicine and Metabolism, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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- Duke University Medical Center, Durham, NC, USA. .,Clarunis, Department of Visceral Surgery, University Centre for Gastrointestinal and Liver Diseases, St. Clara Hospital and University Hospital Basel, Basel, Switzerland.
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- Department of Visceral Surgery and Medicine, Inselspital, University of Bern, Bern, Switzerland
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Jeremiasen M, Linder G, Hedberg J, Lundell L, Björ O, Lindblad M, Johansson J. Improvements in esophageal and gastric cancer care in Sweden-population-based results 2007-2016 from a national quality register. Dis Esophagus 2019; 33:5585604. [PMID: 31608927 PMCID: PMC7672200 DOI: 10.1093/dote/doz070] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/17/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 06/29/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The Swedish National Register for Esophageal and Gastric cancer was launched in 2006 and contains data with adequate national coverage and of high internal validity on patients diagnosed with these tumors. The aim of this study was to describe the evolution of esophageal and gastric cancer care as reflected in a population-based clinical registry. The study population was 12,242 patients (6,926 with esophageal and gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) cancers and 5,316 with gastric cancers) diagnosed between 2007 and 2016. Treatment strategies, short- and long-term mortality, gender aspects, and centralization were investigated. Neoadjuvant oncological treatment became increasingly prevalent during the study period. Resection rates for both esophageal/GEJ and gastric cancers decreased from 29.4% to 26.0% (P = 0.022) and from 38.8% to 33.3% (P = 0.002), respectively. A marked reduction in the number of hospitals performing esophageal and gastric cancer surgery was noted. In gastric cancer patients, an improvement in 30-day mortality from 4.2% to 1.6% (P = 0.005) was evident. Overall 5-year survival after esophageal resection was 38.9%, being higher among women compared to men (47.5 vs. 36.6%; P < 0.001), whereas no gender difference was seen in gastric cancer. During the recent decade, the analyses based on the Swedish National Register for Esophageal and Gastric cancer database demonstrated significant improvements in several important quality indicators of care for patients with esophagogastric cancers. The Swedish National Register for Esophageal and Gastric cancer offers an instrument not only for the control and endorsement of quality of care but also a unique tool for population-based clinical research.
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- M Jeremiasen
- Department of Clinical Sciences, Surgery, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden,Address correspondence to: Martin Jeremiasen, MD, Department of Surgery, Lund University, Skåne University Hospital, S-221 85 Lund, Sweden.
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Department of Surgical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology Karolinska Institutet (CLINTEC), Centre for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden,Department of Surgery, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark
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- Department of Radiation Science, Oncology, Umea University, Umea, Sweden
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- Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Science, Intervention and Technology Karolinska Institutet (CLINTEC), Centre for Digestive Diseases, Karolinska University Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Department of Clinical Sciences, Surgery, Lund University, Skane University Hospital, Lund, Sweden
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Proyectos de estandarización del tratamiento del cáncer de la unión esofagogástrica: centralización, registros y formación. Cir Esp 2019; 97:470-476. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ciresp.2019.03.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/26/2019] [Accepted: 03/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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Maharaj AD, Holland JF, Scarborough RO, Evans SM, Ioannou LJ, Brown W, Croagh DG, Pilgrim CHC, Kench JG, Lipton LR, Leong T, McNeil JJ, Nikfarjam M, Aly A, Burton PR, Cashin PA, Chu J, Duong CP, Evans P, Goldstein D, Haydon A, Hii MW, Knowles BPF, Merrett ND, Michael M, Neale RE, Philip J, Porter IWT, Smith M, Spillane J, Tagkalidis PP, Zalcberg JR. The Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (UGICR): a clinical quality registry to monitor and improve care in upper gastrointestinal cancers. BMJ Open 2019; 9:e031434. [PMID: 31575580 PMCID: PMC6773358 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2019-031434] [Citation(s) in RCA: 20] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer Registry (UGICR) was developed to monitor and improve the quality of care provided to patients with upper gastrointestinal cancers in Australia. PARTICIPANTS It supports four cancer modules: pancreatic, oesophagogastric, biliary and primary liver cancer. The pancreatic cancer (PC) module was the first module to be implemented, with others being established in a staged approach. Individuals are recruited to the registry if they are aged 18 years or older, have received care for their cancer at a participating public/private hospital or private clinic in Australia and do not opt out of participation. FINDINGS TO DATE The UGICR is governed by a multidisciplinary steering committee that provides clinical governance and oversees clinical working parties. The role of the working parties is to develop quality indicators based on best practice for each registry module, develop the minimum datasets and provide guidance in analysing and reporting of results. Data are captured from existing data sources (population-based cancer incidence registries, pathology databases and hospital-coded data) and manually from clinical records. Data collectors directly enter information into a secure web-based Research Electronic Data Capture (REDCap) data collection platform. The PC module began with a pilot phase, and subsequently, we used a formal modified Delphi consensus process to establish a core set of quality indicators for PC. The second module developed was the oesophagogastric cancer (OGC) module. Results of the 1 year pilot phases for PC and OGC modules are included in this cohort profile. FUTURE PLANS The UGICR will provide regular reports of risk-adjusted, benchmarked performance on a range of quality indicators that will highlight variations in care and clinical outcomes at a health service level. The registry has also been developed with the view to collect patient-reported outcomes (PROs), which will further add to our understanding of the care of patients with these cancers.
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- Ashika D Maharaj
- Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Camperdown, New South Wales, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Austin Health, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Austin Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Surgery, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peninsula Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Nelune Comprehensive Cancer Centre, Prince of Wales, Randwick, New South Wales, Australia
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- St Vincent's Hospital, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- School of Medicine, Western Sydney University, Penrith South, New South Wales, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Population Health Division, QIMR Berghofer Medical Research Institute, Herston, Queensland, Australia
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- Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Peter MacCallum Cancer Centre, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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- Public Health and Preventative Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
- Alfred Health, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
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Terazawa T, Matsuyama J, Goto M, Kawabata R, Endo S, Imano M, Fujita S, Akamaru Y, Taniguchi H, Tatsumi M, Lee SW, Kurisu Y, Kawakami H, Kurokawa Y, Shimokawa T, Sakai D, Kato T, Fujitani K, Satoh T. A Phase II Study of Perioperative Capecitabine plus Oxaliplatin Therapy for Clinical SS/SE N1-3 M0 Gastric Cancer (OGSG 1601). Oncologist 2019; 25:119-e208. [PMID: 32043772 DOI: 10.1634/theoncologist.2019-0601] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/15/2019] [Accepted: 08/05/2019] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
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LESSONS LEARNED Perioperative capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CapeOx) therapy showed favorable efficacy with sufficient pathological response. Small sample size limited the statistical power of this result. Perioperative CapeOx therapy showed good feasibility. Further studies with larger sample size are required to validate this novel approach. BACKGROUND D2 gastrectomy followed by adjuvant S-1 is the standard therapy for patients (pts) with stage III gastric cancer (GC) in Japan; however, the outcome is not satisfactory. We examined the efficacy of perioperative capecitabine and oxaliplatin (CapeOx) in pts with GC. METHODS The eligibility criteria included confirmed clinical T3(SS)/T4a(SE) N1-3 M0 GC according to the Japanese Classification (JCGC; 3rd English Edition). Three cycles of neoadjuvant CapeOx (NAC; capecitabine, 2,000 mg/m2 for 14 days; oxaliplatin, 130 mg/m2 on day 1, every 3 weeks) were administered, followed by five cycles of adjuvant CapeOx (AC) after D2 gastrectomy. The primary endpoint was the pathological response rate (pRR) according to the JCGC (≥grade 1b). RESULTS Thirty-seven pts were enrolled on CapeOx. An R0 resection rate of 78.4% (n = 29) and a pRR of 54.1% (n = 20, p = .058; 90% confidence interval [CI], 39.4-68.2) were demonstrated. Among 27 pts who initiated AC, 21 (63.6%) completed the treatment. Grade 3-4 toxicities during NAC included neutropenia (8%), thrombocytopenia (8%), and anorexia (8%) and during AC included neutropenia (37%), diarrhea (4%), and anorexia (4%). CONCLUSION Perioperative CapeOx showed good feasibility and favorable efficacy with sufficient pathological response, although statistical significance at .058 did not reach the commonly accepted cutoff of .05. The data obtained using this novel approach warrant further investigations.
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- Tetsuji Terazawa
- Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yao Municipal Hospital, Yao, Japan
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- Cancer Chemotherapy Center, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Higashiosaka City Medical Center, Higashiosaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kindai University School of Medicine, Higashiosaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Ikeda City Hospital, Ikeda, Japan
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- Department of General and Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Osaka Medical College, Takatsuki, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kindai University School of Medicine, Higashiosaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Clinical Study Support Center, Wakayama Medical University, Wakayama, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Science for Cancer and Chemotherapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka Prefectural General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Science for Cancer and Chemotherapy, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Zhang CD, Yamashita H, Seto Y. Gastric cancer surgery: historical background and perspective in Western countries versus Japan. ANNALS OF TRANSLATIONAL MEDICINE 2019; 7:493. [PMID: 31700929 PMCID: PMC6803217 DOI: 10.21037/atm.2019.08.48] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/29/2019] [Accepted: 08/08/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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Gastrectomy plus D2 lymphadenectomy plays a decisive role in the management of resectable gastric cancer in Japan. Before recent advances in chemotherapy, Japanese surgeons considered that extensive surgery involving extended lymphadenectomy with combined resection of neighboring organ(s) was required to eliminate any possible lymphatic cancer spread and improve patient survival. This approach differs radically from that in Western countries, which aim to improve survival outcomes by multidisciplinary approaches including perioperative chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy with limited lymph node dissection. However, a randomized controlled trial conducted in Japan found that more extensive lymphadenectomy including the para-aortic lymph nodes provided no survival benefit over D2 lymphadenectomy. Splenic hilum dissection with splenectomy also failed to show superiority over the procedure without splenectomy in patients with proximal gastric cancer, except in cases with tumor invasion of the greater curvature. Furthermore, bursectomy recently demonstrated similar outcomes to omentectomy alone. Although "D2 lymphadenectomy" as carried out in Japan contributes to low local recurrence rates and good survival outcomes, the results of randomized controlled trials have led to a decreased extent of surgical resection, with no apparent adverse effects on survival outcome. Notably, gastrectomy with D2 dissection has tended to become acceptable for advanced gastric cancer in Western countries, based on the latest results of the Dutch D1D2 trial. Differences in surgical practices between the West and Japan have thus lessened and procedures are becoming more standardized. Japanese D2 lymphadenectomy for advanced gastric cancer is evolving toward more minimally invasive approaches, while consistently striving to achieve the optimal surgical extent, thereby promoting consensus with Western counterparts.
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- Chun-Dong Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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Dijksterhuis WPM, Verhoeven RHA, Slingerland M, Haj Mohammad N, de Vos-Geelen J, Beerepoot LV, van Voorthuizen T, Creemers GJ, van Oijen MGH, van Laarhoven HWM. Heterogeneity of first-line palliative systemic treatment in synchronous metastatic esophagogastric cancer patients: A real-world evidence study. Int J Cancer 2019; 146:1889-1901. [PMID: 31340065 PMCID: PMC7027521 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32580] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/09/2019] [Revised: 06/26/2019] [Accepted: 06/13/2019] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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The optimal first-line palliative systemic treatment strategy for metastatic esophagogastric cancer is not well defined. The aim of our study was to explore real-world use of first-line systemic treatment in esophagogastric cancer and assess the effect of treatment strategy on overall survival (OS), time to failure (TTF) of first-line treatment and toxicity. We selected synchronous metastatic esophagogastric cancer patients treated with systemic therapy (2010-2016) from the nationwide Netherlands Cancer Registry (n = 2,204). Systemic treatment strategies were divided into monotherapy, doublet and triplet chemotherapy, and trastuzumab-containing regimens. Data on OS were available for all patients, on TTF for patients diagnosed from 2010 to 2015 (n = 1,700), and on toxicity for patients diagnosed from 2010 to 2014 (n = 1,221). OS and TTF were analyzed using multivariable Cox regression, with adjustment for relevant tumor and patient characteristics. Up to 45 different systemic treatment regimens were found to be administered, with a median TTF of 4.6 and OS of 7.5 months. Most patients (45%) were treated with doublet chemotherapy; 34% received triplets, 10% monotherapy and 10% a trastuzumab-containing regimen. The highest median OS was found in patients receiving a trastuzumab-containing regimen (11.9 months). Triplet chemotherapy showed equal survival rates compared to doublets (OS: HR 0.92, 95%CI 0.83-1.02; TTF: HR 0.92, 95%CI 0.82-1.04) but significantly more grade 3-5 toxicity than doublets (33% vs. 21%, respectively). In conclusion, heterogeneity of first-line palliative systemic treatment in metastatic esophagogastric cancer patients is striking. Based on our data, doublet chemotherapy is the preferred treatment strategy because of similar survival and less toxicity compared to triplets.
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- Willemieke P M Dijksterhuis
- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands.,Department of Surgery, Radboud University Medical Center, Nijmegen, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Leiden University Medical Center, Leiden, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, University Medical Center Utrecht, Utrecht University, Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, GROW - School for Oncology and Developmental Biology, Maastricht UMC+, Maastricht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Elisabeth-TweeSteden Hospital, Tilburg, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Catharina Hospital, Eindhoven, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands.,Department of Research & Development, Netherlands Comprehensive Cancer Organisation (IKNL), Utrecht, The Netherlands
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Cancer Center Amsterdam, Amsterdam UMC, University of Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
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Davis SS, Babidge WJ, Kiermeier A, Maddern GJ. Regional versus metropolitan pancreaticoduodenectomy mortality in Australia. ANZ J Surg 2019; 89:1582-1586. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.15336] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/29/2019] [Revised: 05/23/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 01/14/2023]
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- Sean S. Davis
- Discipline of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth HospitalThe University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Discipline of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth HospitalThe University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical MortalityRoyal Australasian College of Surgeons Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Statistical Process Improvement Consulting and Training Pty Ltd Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Discipline of Surgery, The Queen Elizabeth HospitalThe University of Adelaide Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Australian and New Zealand Audit of Surgical MortalityRoyal Australasian College of Surgeons Adelaide South Australia Australia
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Helminen O, Sihvo E, Gunn J, Sipilä JOT, Rautava P, Kytö V. Trends and results of oesophageal cancer surgery in Finland between 2004 and 2014. Eur J Cardiothorac Surg 2019; 57:107-113. [DOI: 10.1093/ejcts/ezz189] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/30/2018] [Revised: 05/22/2019] [Accepted: 05/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES
Few population-based studies reporting trends in oesophageal cancer surgery exist. The aim of this study was to assess the incidence of oesophageal cancer, changes in resection rates, patient demographics and short- and long-term outcomes of oesophagectomy at the population level in Finland.
METHODS
All Finnish patients diagnosed with cancer of the oesophagus or gastrooesophageal junction between 1 January 2004 and 31 December 2014 identified from the nationwide registries were included. The follow-up ended on 31 December 2016. For evaluation of changes in demographics and treatment, data were divided into 2 periods: 2004–2009 and 2010–2014. For comparison of short-and long-term outcomes, adjustments for age, sex, comorbidity, tumour stage and histology were used.
RESULTS
The number of diagnosed oesophageal cancers was 4266. Of these, 740 underwent oesophagectomy. Resection rate increased from 15.2% in 2004–2009 to 19.6% in 2010–2014. The median number of oesophagectomies in Finnish hospitals increased from 1.9 to 3.7 per hospital per year. At the same time, minimally invasive surgery became more common (6.3% vs 35.1%, P < 0.0001) and a trend for increase in neoadjuvant treatment was observed (46.8% vs 53.8%, P = 0.0582). The rate of type III anastomosis leaks and conduit necroses was 5.1% without differences in time periods. Three-year [52.4% vs 61.6%, adjusted hazard ratio (HR) 0.75, 95% confidence interval (CI) 0.59–0.95] and 5-year survival (42.1% vs 56.5%, adjusted HR 0.70, 95% CI 0.57–0.87) improved.
CONCLUSIONS
This nationwide population-based study demonstrates an increase in resection rate, use of neoadjuvant treatment and minimally invasive surgery together with an improvement in long-term outcome after oesophageal cancer surgery.
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- Olli Helminen
- Department of Surgery, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Department of Surgery, Central Finland Central Hospital, Jyväskylä, Finland
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- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Department of Neurology, North Karelia Central Hospital, Joensuu, Finland
- Division of Clinical Neurosciences, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Clinical Research Center, Turku University Hospital, Turku, Finland
- Department of Public Health, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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- Heart Center, Turku University Hospital, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
- Research Center of Applied and Preventive Cardiovascular Medicine, University of Turku, Turku, Finland
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Seeruttun SR, Xu L, Wang F, Yi X, Fang C, Liu Z, Wang W, Zhou Z. A homogenized approach to classify advanced gastric cancer patients with limited and adequate number of pathologically examined lymph nodes. Cancer Commun (Lond) 2019; 39:32. [PMID: 31182160 PMCID: PMC6558883 DOI: 10.1186/s40880-019-0370-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/26/2018] [Accepted: 04/25/2019] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background The prognosis of gastric cancer patients with a limited number of pathologically examined lymph nodes (eLN, < 16) is dismal compared to those with adequately eLN (≥ 16), yet they are still classified within the same subgroups using the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging system. We aimed at formulating an easy-to-adopt and clinically reliable stratification approach to homogenize the classification for these two categories of patients. Methods Patients staged according to the 8th AJCC pathological nodal (N) and tumor-node-metastasis (TNM) classification were stratified into a Limited and Adequate eLN cohort based on their number of pathologically examined LNs. The statistical differences between the 5-year overall survival (OS) rates of both cohorts were determined and based on which, patients from the Limited eLN cohort were re-classified to a proposed modified nodal (N′) and TNM (TN′M) classification, by matching their survival rates with those of the Adequate eLN cohort. The prognostic performance of the N′ and TN′M classification was then compared to a formulated lymph-node-ratio-based nodal classification, in addition to the 8th AJCC N and TNM classification. Results Significant heterogeneous differences in 5-year OS between patients from the Limited and Adequate eLN cohort of the same nodal subgroups were identified (all P < 0.001). However, no significant differences in 5-year OS were observed between the subgroups N0, N1, N2, and N3a of the Limited eLN cohort when compared with N1, N2, N3a, and N3b from the Adequate eLN cohort, respectively (P = 0.853, 0.476, 0.114, and 0.230, respectively). A novel approach was formulated in which only patients from the Limited eLN cohort were re-classified to one higher nodal subgroup, denoted as the N′ classification. This re-classification demonstrated superior stratifying and prognostic ability as compared to the 8th AJCC N and lymph-node-ratio classification (Akaike information criterion values [AIC]: 12,276 vs. 12,358 vs. 12,283, respectively). The TN′M classification also demonstrated superior prognostic ability as compared to the 8th AJCC TNM classification (AIC value: 12,252 vs. 12,312). Conclusion The proposed lymph node classification approach provides a clinically practical and reliable technique to homogeneously classify cohorts of gastric cancer patients with limited and adequate number of pathologically examined lymph nodes.
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- Sharvesh Raj Seeruttun
- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Affiliated Lu'an Hospital of Anhui Medical University, Lu'an, 237005, Anhui, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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- Department of Gastric Surgery, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Collaborative Innovation Center for Cancer Medicine, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, 651 Dongfeng Road East, Guangzhou, 510060, Guangdong, P. R. China.
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Priego P, Cuadrado M, Ballestero A, Galindo J, Lobo E. Comparison of Laparoscopic Versus Open Gastrectomy for Treatment of Gastric Cancer: Analysis of a Textbook Outcome. J Laparoendosc Adv Surg Tech A 2019; 29:458-464. [DOI: 10.1089/lap.2018.0489] [Citation(s) in RCA: 19] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/19/2023] Open
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- Pablo Priego
- Division of Esophagogastric, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Esophagogastric, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Esophagogastric, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Esophagogastric, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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- Division of Esophagogastric, Bariatric and Minimally Invasive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Ramón y Cajal University Hospital, Madrid, Spain
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Meng R, Bright T, Woodman RJ, Watson DI. Hospital volume versus outcome following oesophagectomy for cancer in Australia and New Zealand. ANZ J Surg 2019; 89:683-688. [DOI: 10.1111/ans.15058] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/24/2018] [Revised: 12/03/2018] [Accepted: 12/10/2018] [Indexed: 12/14/2022]
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- Rosie Meng
- Flinders University Discipline of SurgeryFlinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Flinders Centre for Innovation in CancerFlinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Flinders Centre for Epidemiology and BiostatisticsFlinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Flinders University Discipline of SurgeryFlinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Flinders Centre for Innovation in CancerFlinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia Australia
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- Flinders University Discipline of SurgeryFlinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia Australia
- Flinders Centre for Epidemiology and BiostatisticsFlinders Medical Centre Adelaide South Australia Australia
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Can We Increase the Resection Rate by Minimally Invasive Approach? Experience from 100 Minimally Invasive Esophagectomies. JOURNAL OF ONCOLOGY 2019; 2019:3809383. [PMID: 30915119 PMCID: PMC6409017 DOI: 10.1155/2019/3809383] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2018] [Revised: 01/24/2019] [Accepted: 02/04/2019] [Indexed: 12/21/2022]
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Background Whether we can increase the resection rate of esophageal cancer by minimally invasive esophagectomy (MIE) is unknown. The aim was to report the number and results of MIE in high-risk patients considered unsuitable for open surgery and compare these results to other operated patients and to high-risk patients not undergoing surgery. Methods At Central Finland Central Hospital, between September 2012 and July 2018, the number of operated MIEs was 100. Of these, 10 patients were prospectively considered unfit for open approach. Nineteen additional high-risk patients with operable disease were ruled out of surgery. The short- and long-term outcomes of these 3 groups were compared. Results In patients eligible for any approach (n=90), MIE only (n=10), and no surgery (n=19), WHO performance status Grade 0 was observed in 66.7%, 20.0%, and 5.3%, respectively; stair climbing with ≥4 stairs was successfully completed in 77.8%, 50%, and 36.8%, respectively. Between any approach and MIE only groups, rate of major complications (Clavien-Dindo ≥3a) was 6.7% vs. 50.0% (p<0.001) without a difference in median hospital stay (9 vs. 10 days, p=0.542). Readmission rates were 4.4% vs. 30.0% (p=0.003). Survival rates were 100% vs. 80% (p<0.001) at 90-days, 91.5% vs. 66.7% (p=0.005) at 1-year, and 68.9% vs. 53.3% (p=0.024) at 3-years, respectively. In comparison between MIE only and no surgery groups, these survival rates from day of diagnosis were 80% vs. 100%, 68.6% vs. 67.1%, and 45.7% vs. 32.0% (p=0.290), respectively. Conclusions By operating patients unsuitable for open approach with MIE, the resection rate increased 11.1%. These high-risk patients had, however, higher early morbidity and reduced long-term survival compared to other operated patients. Though there seems to be long-term benefit of surgery compared to nonsurgical patients, we have to be cautious when offering surgery to those considered unfit for open surgery.
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Effect of hospital and surgeon volume on postoperative outcomes after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer based on data from 145,523 Japanese patients collected from a nationwide web-based data entry system. Gastric Cancer 2019; 22:190-201. [PMID: 30302654 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-018-0883-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/19/2018] [Accepted: 09/29/2018] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Despite interest in surgeon and hospital volume effects on distal gastrectomy, clinical significance has not been confirmed in a large-scale population. We studied to clarify the effects of surgeon and hospital volume on postoperative mortality after distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer among Japanese patients in a nationwide web-based data entry system. METHODS We extracted data on distal gastrectomy for gastric cancer from the National Clinical Database between 2011 and 2015. The primary outcome was operative mortality. Hospital volume was divided into 3 tertiles: low (1-22 cases per year), medium (23-51) and high (52-404). Surgeon volume was divided into the 5 groups: 0-3, 4-10, 11-20, 21-50, 51 + cases per year. We calculated the 95% confidence interval (CI) for the mortality rate based on odds ratios (ORs) estimated from a hierarchical logistic regression model. RESULTS We analyzed 145,523 patients at 2182 institutions. Operative mortality was 1.9% in low-, 1.0% in medium- and 0.5% in high-volume hospitals. The operative mortality rate decreased definitively with surgeon volume, 1.6% in the 0-3 group and 0.3% in the 51 + group. After risk adjustment for surgeon and hospital volume and patient characteristics, hospital volume was significantly associated with operative morality (medium: OR 0.64, 95% CI 0.56-0.73, P < 0.001; high: OR 0.42, 95% CI 0.35-0.51, P < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS We demonstrate that hospital volume can have a crucial impact on postoperative mortality after distal gastrectomy compared with surgeon volume in a nationwide population study. These findings suggest that centralization may improve outcomes after distal gastrectomy.
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Tweed T, van Eijden Y, Tegels J, Brenkman H, Ruurda J, van Hillegersberg R, Sosef M, Stoot J. Safety and efficacy of early oral feeding for enhanced recovery following gastrectomy for gastric cancer: A systematic review. Surg Oncol 2018; 28:88-95. [PMID: 30851919 DOI: 10.1016/j.suronc.2018.11.017] [Citation(s) in RCA: 30] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/16/2018] [Revised: 10/22/2018] [Accepted: 11/17/2018] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Early oral feeding (EOF) is believed to be a crucial item of Enhanced Recovery After Surgery (ERAS) programs. Though this is widely accepted for colorectal surgery, evidence for early oral feeding after gastrectomy is scarce. The aim of this review is to assess the evidence of safety and benefits of early oral feeding after gastrectomy in patients with gastric cancer. METHODS A systematic literature search of Pubmed, Embase and Cochrane was performed for eligible studies published till September 2018. Studies were analyzed and selected by predetermined criteria. RESULTS After having assessed 23 eligible articles, a total of four randomized controlled trials (RCT) remained who fully met all requirements to be included in this review. All four RCTs compared early oral feeding (n = 320) with conventional care (n = 334) after gastrectomy. In all four studies, EOF was associated with a decreased length of hospital stay ranging from -1.3 to -2.5 days when compared to conventional care. A faster time to first flatus was recorded in all four studies in the EOF group, ranging from -6.5 hours to -1.5 days. Furthermore, EOF does not increase postoperative complication risk when compared to conventional care. CONCLUSION Current evidence for early oral feeding after gastrectomy is promising, proving its safety, feasibility and benefits. However, most studies have been conducted amongst an Asian population. Well powered and larger randomized controlled trials performed amongst a Western population is needed.
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- Thaís Tweed
- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Dr. H. van der Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands.
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Dr. H. van der Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Dr. H. van der Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, University Medical Center Utrecht, Heidelberglaan 100, 3584 CX, Utrecht, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Dr. H. van der Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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- Department of Surgery, Zuyderland Medical Center, Dr. H. van der Hoffplein 1, 6162 BG, Sittard-Geleen, the Netherlands
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