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Yu H, Jiang H, Lu X, Bai C, Song P, Sun F, Ai S, Yin Y, Hu Q, Liu S, Chen X, Du J, Shen X, Guan W. Analysis of risk factors for liver metastasis in patients with gastric cancer and construction of prediction model: A multicenter study. Discov Oncol 2024; 15:363. [PMID: 39167254 PMCID: PMC11339001 DOI: 10.1007/s12672-024-01246-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/11/2024] [Accepted: 08/16/2024] [Indexed: 08/23/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND To retrospectively analyze the risk factors of liver metastases in patients with gastric cancer in a single center, and to establish a Nomogram prediction model to predict the occurrence of liver metastases. METHODS A total of 96 patients with gastric cancer who were also diagnosed with liver metastasis (GCLM) and treated in our center from January 1, 2010 to December 31, 2020 were included. The clinical data of 1095 patients with gastric cancer who were diagnosed without liver metastases (GC) in our hospital from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2017 were retrospectively compared by univariate and multivariate logistic regression. 309 patients diagnosed with gastric cancer in another medical center from January 1, 2014 to December 31, 2018 were introduced as external validation cohorts. RESULTS Based on the training cohort, multivariate analysis revealed that tumor site (OR = 0.55, P = 0.046), N stage (OR = 4.95, P = 0.004), gender (OR = 0.04, P = 0.001), OPNI (OR = 0.95, P = 0.041), CEA (OR = 1.01, P = 0.018), CA724 (OR = 1.01, P = 0.006), CA242 (OR = 1.01, P = 0.006), WBC (OR = 1.13, P = 0.024), Hb (OR = 0.98, P < 0.001) were independent risk factors for liver metastasis in patients with gastric cancer, and Nomogram was established based on this analysis (C-statistics = 0.911, 95%CI 0.880-0.958), and the C-statistics of the external validation cohorts achieved 0.926. ROC analysis and decision curve analysis (DCA) revealed that the nomogram provided superior diagnostic value than single variety. CONCLUSIONS By innovatively introducing a new tumor location classification method, systemic inflammatory response indicators such as NLR and PLR, and nutritional index OPNI, the risk factors of gastric cancer liver metastasis were determined and a predictive Nomogram model was established, which can provide clinical prediction for patients with gastric cancer liver metastasis.
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- Heng Yu
- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China
- Department of General Surgery, Drum Tower Clinical Medical College of Nanjing Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Dermatology and Interventional Surgery, Affiliated Hospital of Medical School, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing University, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, The 7th Medical Center, Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, 100700, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
- Department of General Surgery, Affiliated Drum Tower Hospital of Nanjing University Medical School, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanjing Drum Tower Clinical College of Xuzhou Medical University, Nanjing, 210008, China.
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Hirose Y, Aizawa M, Yabusaki H, Nomura T, Takano K, Kawasaki T, Watanabe G, Shimojima Y, Yuza K, Bamba T, Nakagawa S. Prognostic Role of Preoperative Chemotherapy in Liver-Limited Metastasis from Gastric Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:4213-4223. [PMID: 38519783 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15224-w] [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: 10/27/2023] [Accepted: 03/09/2024] [Indexed: 03/25/2024]
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BACKGROUND We investigated the prognostic role of preoperative chemotherapy in patients who underwent hepatectomy for liver-limited metastasis (LLM) from gastric cancer (GC). METHODS A retrospective analysis was conducted for 52 consecutive patients who underwent macroscopically complete (R0 or R1) resection for synchronous or metachronous LLM from GC. RESULTS Of the 52 patients, 18 (35%) received preoperative chemotherapy (PC group), while 34 (65%) underwent upfront surgery (US group). The PC group had a significantly longer overall survival than the US group (cumulative 5-year OS rate: 47.6% vs. 24.8%, p = 0.041). Multivariate analysis of OS revealed that preoperative chemotherapy was an independent favorable prognostic factor (hazard ratio: 0.445, p = 0.036). Patients showing a partial response to preoperative chemotherapy on RECIST had an improved OS compared with those exhibiting stable or progressive disease after preoperative chemotherapy and with US (p = 0.025), even among those with solitary LLM (p = 0.062) and multiple LLM (p = 0.026). At recurrence after hepatectomy for LLM, the PC group had a significantly higher incidence of solitary tumors than the US group (p = 0.043) and had a higher chance to undergo surgical resection for recurrent sites (p = 0.006). CONCLUSIONS Preoperative chemotherapy can be recommended for patients with LLM from GC. The evaluation of the efficacy of preoperative chemotherapy offers additional information to determine the surgical indication for LLM.
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- Yuki Hirose
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
- Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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Maratta MG, Vitale A, Basso M, Vivolo R, Di Monte E, Biondi A, Di Giorgio A, Rosa F, Tondolo V, Agnes A, Tortora G, Strippoli A, Pozzo C. Benefit of a multimodal approach combining chemotherapy and surgery in oligometastatic gastric cancer: experience from a tertiary referral center. Front Oncol 2024; 14:1343596. [PMID: 38912067 PMCID: PMC11190071 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2024.1343596] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/23/2023] [Accepted: 05/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/25/2024] Open
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Introduction Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide with limited therapeutic options. The aim of this study was to analyze the value of adding surgery to the first-line treatment in patients with oligometastatic GC (OGC). Methods This retrospective study included patients with OGC who underwent induction chemotherapy followed by surgery of both primary tumor and synchronous metastasis between April 2012 and April 2022. Endpoints were overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic factors were assessed with the Cox model. Results Data from 39 patients were collected. All cases were referred to our multidisciplinary tumor board (MTB) to evaluate the feasibility of radical surgery. After a median follow-up of 33.6 months (mo.), median OS was 26.6 mo. (95% CI 23.8-29.4) and median RFS was 10.6 mo. (95% CI 6.3-14.8). Pathologic response according to the Mandard criteria (TRG 1-3, not reached versus 20.5 mo. for TRG 4-5; HR 0.23, p=0.019), PS ECOG ≤ 1 (26.7 mo. for PS ≤ 1 versus 11.2 mo. for PS >1; HR 0.3, p=0.022) and a low metastatic burden (26.7 mo. for single site versus 12.9 mo. for ≥2 sites; HR 0.34, p=0.039) were related to good prognosis. No major intraoperative complications nor surgery-related deaths occurred in our series. Discussion A sequential strategy of preoperative chemotherapy and radical surgical excision of both primary tumor and metastases was demonstrated to significantly improve OS and RFS. Multidisciplinary evaluation is mandatory to identify patients who could benefit from this strategy.
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- Maria Grazia Maratta
- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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- Comprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy
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Kawai J, Yasufuku I, Fukada M, Asai R, Sato Y, Tajima YJ, Saigo C, Kiyama S, Makiyama A, Tanaka Y, Okumura N, Murase K, Miyazaki T, Matsuhashi N. Successful R0 resection after chemotherapy, including nivolumab, for gastric cancer with liver metastases: three case reports. Surg Case Rep 2024; 10:138. [PMID: 38837046 PMCID: PMC11153382 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-024-01929-3] [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: 03/22/2024] [Accepted: 05/10/2024] [Indexed: 06/06/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Advances in chemotherapy have increased clinical experience with conversion surgery for inoperable advanced gastric cancer. This report describes three patients with unresectable gastric cancer accompanied by multiple liver metastases. In all three patients, nivolumab resolved the liver metastases and subsequent conversion surgery achieved a pathological complete response. CASE PRESENTATION In Case 1, a 68-year-old man with clinical Stage IVB gastric cancer and multiple liver metastases initiated first-line therapy with SOX plus nivolumab. The patient completed 13 cycles; however, only nivolumab was continued for 3 cycles because of adverse events. Distal gastrectomy and partial hepatic resection were performed because of a significant reduction in the size of the liver metastases as observed on magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). In Case 2, a 72-year-old man with clinical Stage IVB gastric cancer and multiple liver metastases initiated first-line therapy with SOX. Because of the subsequent emergence of new liver metastases, the patient transitioned to ramucirumab plus paclitaxel as second-line therapy. Third-line therapy with nivolumab was initiated because of side effects. MRI revealed necrosis within the liver metastasis, and the patient underwent proximal gastrectomy and partial hepatectomy. In Case 3, a 51-year-old woman with clinical Stage IVB gastric cancer accompanied by multiple metastases of the liver and para-aortic lymph nodes began first-line therapy with SOX plus nivolumab. The patient completed 10 cycles; however, only nivolumab was continued for 5 cycles because of adverse events. Computed tomography showed a significant decrease in the size of the para-aortic lymph nodes, while MRI indicated the presence of a singular liver metastasis. Distal gastrectomy and partial hepatic resection were subsequently performed. In all three cases, MRI revealed the presence of liver metastases; however, pathological examination showed no viable tumor cells. CONCLUSIONS We herein present three cases in which chemotherapy, including nivolumab, elicited a response in patients with multiple unresectable liver metastases, ultimately culminating in R0 resection through conversion surgery. Although MRI showed liver metastases, pathological analysis revealed no cancer, underscoring the beneficial impact of chemotherapy.
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- Junpei Kawai
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Cancer Center, Gifu University Hospital, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Gifu University Hospital, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, 1-1 Yanagido, Gifu, 501-1194, Japan.
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Hirose Y, Aizawa M, Yabusaki H, Nomura T, Takano K, Kawasaki T, Watanabe G, Shimojima Y, Yuza K, Bamba T, Nakagawa S. ASO Author Reflections: Preoperative Chemotherapy Provides Survival Benefits Compared with Upfront Surgery for Patients with Liver-Limited Metastasis from Gastric Cancer. Ann Surg Oncol 2024; 31:4052-4053. [PMID: 38594577 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-024-15270-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/20/2024] [Accepted: 03/22/2024] [Indexed: 04/11/2024]
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- Yuki Hirose
- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan.
- Division of Digestive and General Surgery, Niigata University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Niigata, Japan.
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Pathology, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Niigata Cancer Center Hospital, Niigata, Japan
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Sakoh T, Eto K, Iwagami S, Yoshida N, Kosumi K, Iwatsuki M, Baba Y, Miyamoto Y, Yoshii D, Baba H. Conversion surgery for stage IV gastric cancer with multiple liver metastases with a complete pathological response to S-1 plus oxaliplatin therapy. Clin J Gastroenterol 2024; 17:419-424. [PMID: 38466470 DOI: 10.1007/s12328-024-01933-y] [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: 05/13/2023] [Accepted: 01/29/2024] [Indexed: 03/13/2024]
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Although patients with stage IV gastric cancer who respond well to systemic chemotherapy can be treated with gastrectomy, the prognosis of patients with multiple liver metastases is poor. We herein describe a patient with stage IV gastric cancer with multiple liver metastases who underwent conversion surgery after systemic treatment with S-1 plus oxaliplatin. The patient was a 62-year-old man. Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy revealed a 30-mm type 2 tumor in the greater curvature of the stomach at the anterior wall, and biopsy revealed a poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma. Imaging showed three suspected liver metastases in liver segment S8. The patient was judged to have gastric cancer, cStage IV (cT3N1M1(H)), and systemic chemotherapy was administered. He was treated with a total of six courses of chemotherapy. After re-evaluation, the primary tumor had shrunk significantly, and liver metastases could not be detected. Confirming no signs of seeding by laparoscopy, robot-assisted pylorus-preserving gastrectomy with D2 dissection and laparoscopic partial hepatic (S8) resection were performed. The patient was diagnosed with a complete pathological response. Conversion surgery is an option for stage IV gastric cancer when distant metastases are controlled with chemotherapy and when R0 resection is possible.
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- Teruki Sakoh
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto University, 1-1-1 Honjo, Kumamoto, 860-8556, Japan.
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Kim S, Lee HH, Song KY, Seo HS. Peritoneal Washing Cytology Positivity in Gastric Cancer: Role of Lymph Node Metastasis as a Risk Factor. J Gastric Cancer 2024; 24:185-198. [PMID: 38575511 PMCID: PMC10995825 DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2024.24.e14] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2023] [Revised: 10/28/2023] [Accepted: 11/12/2023] [Indexed: 04/06/2024] Open
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PURPOSE Peritoneal washing cytology (PWC) is a widely used diagnostic tool for detecting peritoneal metastasis of advanced gastric cancer. However, the prognosis of patients with positive PWC remains poor even after gastrectomy, and treatments vary among institutions and eras. In this study, we identified the clinical factors that can help predict cytology-positive (CY(+)) gastric cancer. MATERIALS AND METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the national data of patients with gastric cancer from 2019, as provided by the Information Committee of the Korean Gastric Cancer Association. Of the 13,447 patients with gastric cancer, 3,672 underwent PWC. Based on cytology results, we analyzed the clinicopathological characteristics and assessed the possibility of CY(+) outcomes in relation to T and N stages. RESULTS Of the 3,270 patients who underwent PWC without preoperative chemotherapy, 325 were CY(+), whereas 2,945 were negative. CY(+) was more commonly observed in patients with Borrmann type IV gastric cancer, an undifferentiated histological type, and advanced pathological stages. Multivariate analysis revealed Borrmann type IV (odds ratio [OR], 1.821), tumor invasion to T3-4 (OR, 2.041), and lymph node metastasis (OR, 3.155) as independent predictors of CY(+). Furthermore, for circular tumor location, the N stage emerged as a significant risk factor for CY(+), particularly when the tumor was located on the posterior wall (PW) side. CONCLUSIONS Lymph node metastasis significantly affects CY(+) outcomes, particularly when the tumor is located on the PW side. Therefore, PWC should be considered not only in suspected serosal exposure cases but also in cases of lymph node metastasis.
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- Sojung Kim
- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, College of Medicine, The Catholic University of Korea, Seoul, Korea.
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Kitano Y, Ohyama S, Yagi Y, Onishi I, Kayahara M. Surgical resection of brain and adrenal gland metastases from gastric cancer: a case report and literature review. J Surg Case Rep 2024; 2024:rjae163. [PMID: 38524679 PMCID: PMC10958142 DOI: 10.1093/jscr/rjae163] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/02/2024] [Accepted: 02/23/2024] [Indexed: 03/26/2024] Open
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The prognosis of recurrent gastric cancer is generally poor, and aggressive surgical treatment is rarely performed. Herein, we present the case of a patient who underwent resection of cerebellar and adrenal gland metastases from gastric cancer. The patient was treated for gastric cancer with distal gastrectomy at 23 years and for remnant gastric cancer with completion gastrectomy at 48 years. At 59 years old, she experienced vertigo and nausea and was diagnosed with cerebellar and left adrenal gland tumours. First, the cerebellar tumours were resected and diagnosed as metastases of gastric cancer. After 1 month, the adrenal gland tumour was resected and diagnosed as metastatic. She underwent whole-brain radiotherapy and subsequent chemotherapy with S-1. One year after the surgery, the patient died of meningitis carcinomatosa. There are few reports on long-term survival after the resection of brain metastases. Herein, we report our experience along with a review of the literature.
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- Yuto Kitano
- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa 920-8650, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa 920-8650, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa 920-8650, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa 920-8650, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, National Hospital Organization Kanazawa Medical Center, Kanazawa 920-8650, Japan
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Takayama-Isagawa Y, Kanetaka K, Kobayashi S, Yoneda A, Ito S, Eguchi S. High serum alpha-fetoprotein and positive immunohistochemistry of alpha-fetoprotein are related to poor prognosis of gastric cancer with liver metastasis. Sci Rep 2024; 14:3695. [PMID: 38355790 PMCID: PMC10866906 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-024-54394-1] [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: 06/24/2023] [Accepted: 02/12/2024] [Indexed: 02/16/2024] Open
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Liver metastasis in gastric cancer is incurable. Alpha-fetoprotein-producing gastric cancer has a poor prognosis and is prone to liver metastasis. We investigated the association between preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein levels, liver metastasis, and expression of primitive enterocyte phenotype markers. We reviewed the medical records of 401 patients with gastric cancer who underwent curative surgical resection and immunohistochemically evaluated the primitive phenotype markers. The preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein levels were elevated and normal in 8 and 393 patients, respectively. Liver metastasis was more frequent in patients with higher preoperative alpha-fetoprotein levels. The 5-year postoperative recurrence-free survival and overall survival rates were significantly worse in patients with higher preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein levels. Although alpha-fetoprotein and Glypican3 and Spalt-like transcription factor 4 tended to be stained with high preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein levels, these markers were also positive in some patients with normal alpha-fetoprotein levels. In summary, patients with gastric cancer and high preoperative serum alpha-fetoprotein levels have a poor prognosis and high incidence of liver metastasis. Alpha-fetoprotein can help detect liver metastasis relating to the primitive enterocyte phenotype.
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- Yuriko Takayama-Isagawa
- Department of Pathology, Jichi Medical University Hospital, Shimotsuke, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Nagasaki University Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, Sakamoto 1-7-1, Nagasaki, 8528501, Japan
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Yasufuku I, Tsuchiya H, Fujibayashi S, Okumura N, Sengoku Y, Fukada M, Asai R, Sato Y, Tajima JY, Kiyama S, Kato T, Tanaka Y, Murase K, Matsuhashi N. Oligometastasis of Gastric Cancer: A Review. Cancers (Basel) 2024; 16:673. [PMID: 38339424 PMCID: PMC10854838 DOI: 10.3390/cancers16030673] [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: 12/26/2023] [Revised: 01/27/2024] [Accepted: 01/27/2024] [Indexed: 02/12/2024] Open
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The concept of oligometastasis is not yet fully established in the field of gastric cancer. However, metastatic lesions that are localized, technically resectable at diagnosis, present a certain response to preoperative chemotherapy, and present favorable survival outcomes with local treatments, sometimes in combination with chemotherapy, are recognized as oligometastasis in the field of gastric cancer. Oligometastasis is noted in European Society for Medical Oncology guidelines and Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines, and local treatment is mentioned as one of the pivotal treatment options for oligometastasis. Solitary liver metastasis or a small number of liver metastases; retroperitoneal lymph node metastasis, especially localized para-aortic lymph node metastasis; localized peritoneal dissemination; and Krukenberg tumor are representative types of oligometastasis in gastric cancer. The AIO-FLOT3 trial prospectively evaluated the efficacy of multimodal treatments for gastric cancer with oligometastasis, including surgical resection of primary and metastatic lesions combined with chemotherapy, confirming favorable survival outcomes. Two phase 3 studies are ongoing to investigate the efficacy of surgical resection combined with perioperative chemotherapy compared with palliative chemotherapy. Thus far, the evidence suggests that multimodal treatment for oligometastasis of gastric cancer is promising.
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- Itaru Yasufuku
- Department of Clinical Anatomy Development Studies, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan;
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Gifu University Graduate School of Medicine, Yanagito 1-1, Gifu City 501-1194, Japan; (H.T.); (S.F.); (N.O.); (Y.S.); (M.F.); (R.A.); (J.Y.T.); (S.K.); (T.K.); (Y.T.); (K.M.)
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Wang C, Zhang Y, Zhang Y, Li B. A bibliometric analysis of gastric cancer liver metastases: advances in mechanisms of occurrence and treatment options. Int J Surg 2024; 110:01279778-990000000-00950. [PMID: 38215249 PMCID: PMC11020032 DOI: 10.1097/js9.0000000000001068] [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: 09/11/2023] [Accepted: 12/24/2023] [Indexed: 01/14/2024]
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is the fifth most commonly diagnosed cancer worldwide, and its poor prognosis is predominantly attributed to distant metastasis. Liver is the primary site of GC metastasis. However, there is no universally approved treatment regimen for liver metastasis in GC. The aim of this article is to review the current research status and trends of liver metastasis of gastric cancer worldwide. METHODS We utilized the Web of Science Core Collection database to identify articles on liver metastasis from GC published between 2000 and 2022. We used bibliometric methods to analyze authors, institutions, countries, journals, and references through CiteSpace and VOSviewer. A total of 1,003 articles were included in this study. RESULTS Japan published the most articles in the field, followed by China. Nagoya University is the leading institution in the field of liver metastases in GC. Yasuhiro Kodera from Japan has made significant achievements in this area. We identified Gastric Cancer to be the most influential journal in this field. Using cluster analysis, the keywords were divided into four major clusters:(1) the molecular mechanism of gastric cancer liver metastasis (2) prognosis (3) liver resection (4) chemotherapy. CONCLUSION Our study systematically summarizes the results of gastric cancer liver metastasis research from 2000 to 2022 and describes and predicts research hotspots and trends on a global scale. Research on the molecular mechanisms of gastric cancer liver metastasis will become a hot topic in the future, and the expansion of the surgical treatment scope and the advancement of translational therapy will benefit more patients.
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- The First Laboratory of Cancer Institute
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery, The First Hospital of China Medical University, Shenyang, People’s Republic of China
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Hara K, Cho H, Onodera A, Endo K, Maezawa Y, Aoyama T, Yamada T, Oshima T, Rino Y. Long-term treatment outcomes in gastric cancer with oligometastasis. Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2024; 8:60-70. [PMID: 38250694 PMCID: PMC10797816 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/11/2023] [Revised: 07/24/2023] [Accepted: 08/10/2023] [Indexed: 01/23/2024] Open
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Aim While surgery is essential for curative treatment of gastric cancer with oligometastasis, its target, timing, and possibility of combination with other treatments are unclear. We herein investigated the clinical course and long-term outcomes of gastric cancer with oligometastasis in the real world setting to determine the optimal therapeutic strategy. Methods The present study retrospectively analyzed 992 patients who received any treatment for metastatic or recurrent gastric adenocarcinoma at Tokyo Metropolitan Komagome Hospital between 2007 and 2019. Oligometastasis was defined as any one of the following: liver metastases (HEP) <3; lung metastases (PUL) <3; unilateral adrenal gland metastasis (ADR); para-aortic lymph node metastasis (PALN); or one, distant, lymph node metastasis, excluding the regional lymph nodes (LYM). Overall survival was compared by the characteristics and treatments for the oligometastasis, and univariate and multivariate analyses were used to identify the prognostic factors of overall survival. Results Ninety-seven patients (9.8%) with the following metastasis sites were enrolled: HEP (n = 27), PUL (n = 2), ADR (n = 3), PALN (n = 55), and LYM (n = 10). The median survival time of the cohort was 22.8 months, and the five-year overall survival rate was 28.4%. On multivariate analysis, chemotherapy for the initial treatment (hazard ratio [HR]: 0.438; p = 0.048), distal gastrectomy and/or metastasectomy (HR: 0.290; p = 0.001), and R0 resection (HR: 0.373; p = 0.005) were identified as independent, positive factors of overall survival. Conclusion The long-term outcomes of gastric cancer in patients with oligometastasis may improve if treatment is begun with chemotherapy rather than surgery.
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- Kentaro Hara
- Department of Gastric SurgeryTokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Gastric SurgeryTokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Gastric SurgeryTokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Gastric SurgeryTokyo Metropolitan Cancer and Infectious Diseases Center Komagome HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of SurgeryYokohama City UniversityYokohamaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryYokohama City UniversityYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryKanagawa Cancer CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryKanagawa Cancer CenterYokohamaJapan
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- Department of SurgeryYokohama City UniversityYokohamaJapan
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Ministrini S, Bencivenga M, Filippini F, Mura G, Milandri C, Mazzei MA, Bagnacci G, Berselli M, Monti M, Morgagni P, Solaini L, Marrelli D, Piccioni S, De Pascale S, Graziosi L, Reddavid R, Rosa F, Belluco C, Tiberio G. A pragmatic approach improves the clinical management of stage IV gastric cancer: Comparison between the Meta-Gastro results and the GIRCG's retrospective series. EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF SURGICAL ONCOLOGY 2024; 50:107275. [PMID: 37995604 DOI: 10.1016/j.ejso.2023.107275] [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: 08/14/2023] [Revised: 10/29/2023] [Accepted: 11/10/2023] [Indexed: 11/25/2023]
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INTRODUCTION The Italian Research Group for Gastric Cancer developed a prospective database about stage IV gastric cancer, to evaluate how a pragmatic attitude impacts the management of these patients. MATERIALS AND METHODS We prospectively collected data about metastatic gastric cancer patients thanks to cooperation between radiologists, oncologists and surgeons and we analyzed survival and prognostic factors, comparing the results to those obtained in our retrospective study. RESULTS Three-hundred and eighty-three patients were enrolled from 2018 to September 2022. We observed a higher percentage of laparoscopic exploration with peritoneal lavage in the prospective cohort. In the registry only 3.6 % of patients was submitted to surgery without associated chemotherapy, while in the retrospective population 44.3 % of patients were operated on without any chemotherapy. At univariate and multivariate analyses, the different metastatic sites did not show any survival differences among each other (OS 20.0 vs 16.10 vs 16.7 months for lymphnodal, peritoneal and hepatic metastases, respectively), while the number of metastatic sites and the type of treatment showed a statistical significance (OS 16,7 vs 13,0 vs 4,5 months for 1, 2 and 3 different metastatic sites respectively, p < 0.001; 24,2 vs 12,0 vs 2,5 months for surgery with/without chemotherapy, chemotherapy alone and best supportive treatment respectively, p < 0.001). CONCLUSIONS Our data highlight that the different metastatic sites did not show different survivals, but survival is worse in case of multiple localization. In patients where a curative resection can be achieved, acceptable survival rates are possible. A better diagnostic workup and a more accurate staging impact favorably upon survival.
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- Silvia Ministrini
- Surgical Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy.
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- General and Upper GI Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- General and Upper GI Surgery Division, Department of Surgery, University of Verona, Verona, Italy
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- Department of Surgery, San Donato Hospital, Arezzo, Italy
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- Department of Oncology, San Donato Hospital, 52100, Arezzo, Italy
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- Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences and of Radiological Sciences, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Unit of Diagnostic Imaging, Department of Medical, Surgical and Neuro Sciences and of Radiological Sciences, University of Siena, Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria Senese, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- General Surgical Unit I, Department of Surgery, ASST Settelaghi-Varese, Italy
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- Department of Medical Oncology, IRCCS Istituto Romagnolo per lo Studio dei Tumori (IRST) "Dino Amadori", Meldola, Italy
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- General and Oncologic Surgery, "Morgagni-Pierantoni" Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- General and Oncologic Surgery, "Morgagni-Pierantoni" Hospital, Forlì, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte, 4, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Unit of General Surgery and Surgical Oncology, Department of Medicine, Surgery and Neurosciences, University of Siena, Strada delle Scotte, 4, 53100, Siena, Italy
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- Digestive Surgery Unit, European Institute of Oncology IRCCS, 20141, Milan, Italy
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- SC di Chirurgia Generale e d'Urgenza, Azienda Ospedaliera di Perugia, Perugia, Italy
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- University of Turin, Department of Oncology, Division of Surgical Oncology and Digestive Surgery, San Luigi University Hospital, Orbassano, Turin, Italy
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Catholic University, A. Gemelli Hospital, Rome, Italy
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- Department of Surgical Oncology, Surgical Oncology Unit, National Cancer institute-Centro di Riferimento Oncologico IRCCS, Aviano, PN, Italy
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- Surgical Unit, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, ASST Spedali Civili of Brescia, 25123, Brescia, Italy
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Izumo W, Hosoda K, Kuramochi H, Nakajima G, Maeda S, Ito S, Nagashima Y, Itabashi M. A Case of Pathologically Complete Response After Nivolumab Combined with Chemotherapy in a Gastric Cancer Patient with Virchow's Lymph Node Metastasis. Clin Exp Gastroenterol 2023; 16:107-115. [PMID: 37469765 PMCID: PMC10353555 DOI: 10.2147/ceg.s417644] [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: 04/18/2023] [Accepted: 07/10/2023] [Indexed: 07/21/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer with Virchow's lymph node metastasis (LNM) is not indicated for initial curative surgery. Although there have been some case reports of curative resections after pre-operative treatment, including immune checkpoint inhibitors (ICIs), there is no consensus regarding the optimal timing of surgery. We describe a rare case of initially unresectable gastric cancer treated preoperatively with nivolumab combined chemotherapy, which achieved a pathologically complete response. An 82-year-old man was referred for gastric cancer treatment. Contrast-enhanced computed tomography revealed stomach wall thickening and swollen left supraclavicular LN. This gastric cancer was assessed as unresectable due to the presence of Virchow's LNM; therefore, chemotherapy and ICI using S-1 plus oxaliplatin plus nivolumab were administered. After three courses of treatment, the primary tumor and Virchow's LN showed a marked reduction in size. The patient underwent Virchow's LNM resection as a preliminary step to determine indications for curative surgery. A pathological examination revealed no viable cancer cells were found inside the resected LN. The patient underwent distal gastrectomy. Pathological examination revealed complete degeneration of the primary tumor and regional LN without residual carcinoma. The patient did not receive adjuvant chemotherapy and survived with no evidence of recurrence for one year after the initial treatment.
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- Wataru Izumo
- Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Chemotherapy and Palliative Care, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Chemotherapy and Palliative Care, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Surgical Pathology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University Hospital, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women’s Medical University, Tokyo, 162-8666, Japan
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Evaluating the efficacy of post-operative chemotherapy after curative resection of stage IV gastric cancer with synchronous oligo metastasis: a multicenter retrospective study. Gastric Cancer 2023; 26:307-316. [PMID: 36695982 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-023-01363-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/19/2022] [Accepted: 12/31/2022] [Indexed: 01/26/2023]
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BACKGROUND Surgical resection of oligo-metastasis in gastric cancer (GC) is weakly recommended for patients without other incurable factors in the Japanese GC Treatment Guidelines. While post-operative chemotherapy is the standard treatment in patients with stage II or III GC, its efficacy for resected stage IV GC is unclear. This study aimed to evaluate the efficacy of post-operative chemotherapy after curative resection of GC with oligo-metastasis. METHODS We retrospectively reviewed the medical records of patients with GC who were diagnosed with synchronous oligo-metastasis at 20 institutions in Japan between 2007 and 2012. The selection criteria were: adenocarcinoma, stage IV with oligo-metastasis at liver or lymph node without other distant metastasis, curative resection including synchronous oligo-metastasis, and no prior treatment of GC before surgery. RESULTS A total of 110 patients were collected. Of the 94 eligible patients, 84 underwent gastrectomy with surgical resection of oligo-metastasis (39 [41%] liver metastasis and 55, [59%] distant lymph node metastasis), followed by post-operative chemotherapy with S-1 (S1: n = 55), S1 plus cisplatin (CS: n = 22), or Others (n = 7). Moreover, 10 patients did not receive post-operative chemotherapy (Non-Cx). The median overall survival (OS) was 35.2 and 11.1 months in the post-operative chemotherapy and Non-Cx groups (hazard ratio, 3.56; 95% confidence interval, 1.74-7.30; p < 0.001), respectively. In multivariable analysis, Non-Cx and age over 70 years were identified as poor prognostic factors for OS (p < 0.05). CONCLUSIONS Curative resection followed by post-operative chemotherapy in patients with GC with synchronous oligo-metastasis showed favorable survival.
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Tumor-associated macrophage-derived GDNF promotes gastric cancer liver metastasis via a GFRA1-modulated autophagy flux. Cell Oncol (Dordr) 2023; 46:315-330. [PMID: 36808605 DOI: 10.1007/s13402-022-00751-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 11/16/2022] [Indexed: 02/23/2023] Open
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PURPOSE Liver metastasis, a lethal malignancy of gastric cancer (GC) patients, execrably impairs their prognosis. As yet, however, few studies have been designed to identify the driving molecules during its formation, except screening evidence pausing before their functions or mechanisms. Here, we aimed to survey a key driving event within the invasive margin of liver metastases. METHODS A metastatic GC tissue microarray was used for exploring malignant events during liver-metastasis formation, followed by assessing the expression patterns of glial cell-derived neurotrophic factor (GDNF) and GDNF family receptor alpha 1 (GFRA1). Their oncogenic functions were determined by both loss- and gain-of-function studies in vitro and in vivo, and validated by rescue experiments. Multiple cell biological studies were performed to identify the underlying mechanisms. RESULTS In the invasive margin, GFRA1 was identified as a pivotal molecule involved in cellular survival during liver metastasis formation, and we found that its oncogenic role depends on tumor associated macrophage (TAM)-derived GDNF. In addition, we found that the GDNF-GFRA1 axis protects tumor cells from apoptosis under metabolic stress via regulating lysosomal functions and autophagy flux, and participates in the regulation of cytosolic calcium ion signalling in a RET-independent and non-canonical way. CONCLUSION From our data we conclude that TAMs, homing around metastatic nests, induce the autophagy flux of GC cells and promote the development of liver metastasis via GDNF-GFRA1 signalling. This is expected to improve the comprehension of metastatic pathogenesis and to provide a novel direction of research and translational strategies for the treatment of metastatic GC patients.
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Sakaue M, Sugimura K, Masuzawa T, Takeno A, Katsuyama S, Shinnke G, Ikeshima R, Kawai K, Hiraki M, Katsura Y, Ohmura Y, Hata T, Takeda Y, Murata K. Long-term survival of HER2 positive gastric cancer patient with multiple liver metastases who obtained pathological complete response after systemic chemotherapy: A case report. Int J Surg Case Rep 2022; 94:107097. [PMID: 35468379 PMCID: PMC9046637 DOI: 10.1016/j.ijscr.2022.107097] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Revised: 04/07/2022] [Accepted: 04/13/2022] [Indexed: 12/14/2022] Open
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INTRODUCTION AND IMPORTANCE Advanced gastric cancer with liver metastasis is classified as stage IV disease and is generally treated with systemic chemotherapy. Despite recent advances in chemotherapy regimens, the prognosis for gastric cancer with liver metastasis is poor. Recent studies reported the effectiveness of upfront chemotherapy followed by conversion surgery for gastric cancer with liver metastasis. Here, we report a case of an advanced stage IV gastric cancer with liver metastasis treated with upfront systemic chemotherapy followed by conversion surgery, which resulted in pathological complete response and good prognosis. CASE PRESENTATION A 79-year-old man diagnosed with human epidermal growth factor receptor type 2 (HER2)-positive gastric cancer with multiple liver metastases. He underwent systemic chemotherapy with capecitabine, cisplatin, and trastuzumab. After 14 courses of chemotherapy, the primary tumor and liver metastases shrank, suggesting a partial response. We performed distal gastrectomy with D2 dissection plus lateral hepatic segment resection. Pathological examination revealed no residual tumor cells in the primary or metastatic sites, which indicated a pathological complete response. The postoperative course was uneventful. The patient was discharged on postoperative day 8. Adjuvant S-1 chemotherapy was started on postoperative day 46 and given for 1 year. The patient has been alive and recurrence-free for approximately 5 years after surgery. CONCLUSION This case shows the possibility of conversion surgery after systemic chemotherapy for stage IV advanced gastric cancer with liver metastasis.
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- Masaki Sakaue
- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, 3-1-69, Inabaso, Amagasaki city, Hyogo 660-8511, Japan
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Goto K, Morimoto M, Osaki M, Tanio A, Izutsu R, Fujiwara Y, Okada F. The impact of AMIGO2 on prognosis and hepatic metastasis in gastric cancer patients. BMC Cancer 2022; 22:280. [PMID: 35296279 PMCID: PMC8925171 DOI: 10.1186/s12885-022-09339-0] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/21/2021] [Accepted: 02/25/2022] [Indexed: 11/21/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most common malignancies, and the liver is the most common site of hematogenous metastasis of GC. AMIGO2 is a type I transmembrane protein that has been implicated in tumour cell adhesion in adenocarcinomas; however, its importance in GC remains undetermined. METHODS We analyzed AMIGO2 expression by immunohistochemistry using the specific monoclonal antibody for human AMIGO2 in 128 patients who underwent GC surgery to evaluate its relationship between various metastatic and clinical outcomes in GC. RESULTS Immunohistochemistry revealed that AMIGO2 expression was an independent prognostic factor for overall survival, disease-specific survival, and liver metastasis in GC patients. CONCLUSIONS This study showed that AMIGO2 is induced in GC tissues and can mediate hepatic metastasis. Determining AMIGO2 expression in GC will help predict patient prognosis and the incidence of liver metastasis.
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- Keisuke Goto
- Division of Experimental Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 86 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8503, Japan
- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan.
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 86 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8503, Japan
- Chromosome Engineering Research Centre, Tottori University, 86 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 86 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8503, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Division of Gastrointestinal and Pediatric Surgery, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 36-1 Nishi-cho, Yonago, 683-8504, Japan
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- Division of Experimental Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, Tottori University, 86 Nishicho, Yonago, 683-8503, Japan
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Zhang C, Yang J, Chen Y, Jiang F, Liao H, Liu X, Wang Y, Kong G, Zhang X, Li J, Gao J, Shen L. miRNAs derived from plasma small extracellular vesicles predict organo-tropic metastasis of gastric cancer. Gastric Cancer 2022; 25:360-374. [PMID: 35031872 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-021-01267-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/12/2021] [Accepted: 11/09/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Peritoneum, liver and lymph node are the most common metastatic sites of gastric cancer (GC). Biomarkers for GC's organo-tropic metastasis remained largely unknown, which was investigated in this study from the perspective of small extracellular vesicle (sEV)-derived miRNAs. METHODS Plasma from treatment-naïve GC patients including no metastasis (M0), peritoneal metastasis (PM), hepatic metastasis (HM) and distant lymph node metastasis (dLNM)) were divided into one discovery (N = 40), one training (N = 40) and one validating cohort (N = 86), then assessed by sEV-miRNA-sequencing and sEV-miRNA-qPCR. Functional explorations were also performed for verification. RESULTS The expression profiles of sEV-miRNAs varied greatly across different metastatic patterns. Based on logistic regression models, we constructed signatures for M0 (hsa-miR-186-5p/hsa-miR-200c-3p/hsa-miR-429/hsa-miR-5187-5p/hsa-miR-548ae-5p), PM (hsa-miR-200c-3p/hsa-miR-429), HM (hsa-miR-200c-3p/hsa-miR-429) and dLNM (hsa-miR-324-5p/hsa-miR-374a-5p/hsa-miR-429/hsa-miR-548ae-5p). These signatures vigorously characterized organo-tropic metastasis (all displaying AUC > 0.8, consistency ≥ 75%), and effectively conjectured the risk of future metastasis within 5 years (accuracy 45.5% for occurrence, 70% for organotropism, P = 0.002 for prognostic diversity). Additionally, we explored these seven biomarker miRNAs' impact on GC's in vitro motility and discussed their potential involvement in cancer-related biological processes and pathways. CONCLUSIONS Our work highlighted that plasma sEV-miRNAs powerfully characterized and predicted the organo-tropic metastasis of GC and provided new insight into the applications of sEV-based liquid biopsy in clinical practice.
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- Cheng Zhang
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Hai-Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Hai-Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Hai-Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Hai-Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital and Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China
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- Department of R&D, Echo Biotech Co., Ltd, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of R&D, Echo Biotech Co., Ltd, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of R&D, Echo Biotech Co., Ltd, Beijing, People's Republic of China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Hai-Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Hai-Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China
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- National Cancer Center/National Clinical Research Center for Cancer/Cancer Hospital and Shenzhen Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Peking Union Medical College, Shenzhen, 518116, China
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education/Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, 52 Fucheng Road, Hai-Dian District, Beijing, 100142, China.
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Yoshida K, Yasufuku I, Terashima M, Young Rha S, Moon Bae J, Li G, Katai H, Watanabe M, Seto Y, Hoon Noh S, Kwang Yang H, Ji J, Baba H, Kitagawa Y, Morita S, Nishiyama M, Kodera Y. International Retrospective Cohort Study of Conversion Therapy for Stage IV Gastric Cancer 1 (CONVO-GC-1). Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2022; 6:227-240. [PMID: 35261948 PMCID: PMC8889854 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12515] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 23.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/28/2021] [Revised: 09/21/2021] [Accepted: 09/24/2021] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Aim Much attention has been paid to conversion therapy for stage IV gastric cancer, however, its operative comorbidities and survival benefit have not yet been clarified. CONVO-GC-1, an international retrospective cohort study, was designed to investigate the role of conversion surgery in Japan, Korea, and China. Methods The rate of operative complications was the primary endpoint and the overall survival (OS), according to the four-category criteria previously published (Gastric Cancer:19; 2016), was analyzed as the secondary endpoint. Results A total of 1206 patients underwent surgery after chemotherapy with curative intent. Operative complications were observed in 290 (24.0%) patients in all grades, including pancreatic fistula and surgical site infection. The median survival time (MST) of all resected patients was 36.7 mo (M) and those of R0, R1, and R2 resection were 56.6 M, 25.8 M, and 21.7 M, respectively. Moreover, the MST of R0 patients were 47.8 M, 116.7 M, 44.8 M in categories 1, 2, and 3, respectively, and not reached in category 4. Interestingly, the MST of P1 patients was as favorable as that of P0CY1 patients if R0 resection was achieved. The MST of patients with liver metastasis was also favorable regardless of the number of lesions, and the MST of patients with para-aortic lymph node (LN) No 16a1/b2 metastasis was not inferior to that of patients with para-aortic LN No 16a2/b1 metastasis. Conclusion Conversion therapy for stage IV gastric cancer is safe and could be a new therapeutic strategy to improve the survival of patients, especially those with R0 resection.
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- Kazuhiro Yoshida
- Department of Surgical OncologySchool of MedicineGifu UniversityGifuJapan
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- Department of Surgical OncologySchool of MedicineGifu UniversityGifuJapan
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- Department of Medical OncologyYonsei UniversitySeoulKorea
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- Department of SurgerySamsung Medical CenterSungkyunkwan University School of MedicineSeoulKorea
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- Department of General SurgerySouthern Medical UniversityGuangzhouChina
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- Department of Gastric SurgeryNational Cancer CenterTokyoJapan
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- Department of SurgeryKitasato University Kitasato Institute HospitalTokyoJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryThe University of TokyoTokyoJapan
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- Department of SurgeryPeking University Cancer HospitalBeijingChina
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryKumamoto UniversityKumamotoJapan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal SurgeryKeio UniversityTokyoJapan
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- Department of Biomedical Statistics and BioinformaticsKyoto UniversityKyotoJapan
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- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryNagoya UniversityJapan
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DOK5 as a Prognostic Biomarker of Gastric Cancer Immunoinvasion: A Bioinformatics Analysis. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2022; 2022:9914778. [PMID: 35036444 PMCID: PMC8754673 DOI: 10.1155/2022/9914778] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/06/2021] [Revised: 05/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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Background Docking protein 5 (DOK5) is a member of the docking protein group of membrane proteins and is an adapter protein involved in signal transduction. Nevertheless, the role of DOK5 expression in the prognosis of gastric cancer (GC) remains unclear. Methods In this study, clinical prognostic parameters and survival data related to DOK5, in patients with GC, were analyzed using bioinformatics analysis comprising Oncomine and TIMER, UALCAN database, Kaplan-Meier plotter, GEPIA, GSEA, DAVID, and cBioPortal websites. Results In our study, GC contained various DOK5 expressions, which forecasted poor survival outcomes. Moreover, our research showed that high DOK5 could predict high-level infiltration of several GC immune cells, as evidenced by M1, TAM, M2, B cell, and T cell failure. Hence, DOK5 might become a new gastric cancer biomarker and therapeutic target. In the following analysis, in order to explore the prognostic value of DOK5 in GC, more clinical trials are needed to validate our results. Conclusions Through multiple database verifications, DOK5 was found to be part of the pathogenic genes for GC. Thus, it can change the formation and progression of tumors by acting on human immunity.
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Hori S, Honda M, Kobayashi H, Kawamura H, Takiguchi K, Muto A, Yamazaki S, Teranishi Y, Shiraso S, Kono K, Kamiga T, Iwao T, Yamashita N. A grading system for predicting the prognosis of gastric cancer with liver metastasis. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2021; 51:1601-1607. [PMID: 34491361 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyab140] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/20/2021] [Indexed: 11/12/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVE The prognosis of patients with liver metastases from gastric cancer is determined using tumor size and number of metastases; this is similar to the factors used for the prediction of liver metastases from colorectal cancer. The relationship between the degree of liver metastasis from gastric cancer and prognosis with reference to the classification of liver metastasis from colorectal cancer was investigated. METHODS This was a multi-institutional historical cohort study. Among patients with stage IV gastric cancer, who visited the cancer hospitals in Fukushima Prefecture, Japan, between 2008 and 2015, those with simultaneous liver metastasis were included. Abdominal pretreatment computed tomography images were reviewed and classified into H1 (four or less liver metastases with a maximum diameter of ≤5 cm); H2 (other than H1 and H3) or H3 (five or more liver metastases with a maximum diameter of ≥5 cm). The hazard ratio for overall survival according to the H grade (H1, H2 and H3) was calculated using the Cox proportional hazards model. RESULTS A total of 412 patients were analyzed. Patients with H1, H2 and H3 grades were 118, 162 and 141, respectively, and their median survival time was 10.2, 5.7 and 3.1 months, respectively (log-rank P < 0.001). The adjusted hazard ratio for overall survival was H1: H2: H3 = reference: 1.39 (95% confidence interval: 1.04-1.85): 1.69 (95% confidence interval: 1.27-2.27). CONCLUSIONS The grading system proposed in this study was a simple and easy-to-use prognosis prediction index for patients with liver metastasis from gastric cancer.
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- Soshi Hori
- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgical and Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.,Department of Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgical and Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.,Department of Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgical and Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.,Department of Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgical and Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.,Department of Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, The Takeda Healthcare Foundation Takeda General Hospital, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Fukushima Rosai Hospital, Iwaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Ohta Nishinouchi Hospital, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital, Koriyama, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Iwaki City Medical Center, Iwaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Tract Surgery, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shirakawa Kosei General Hospital, Shirakawa, Japan
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Aidu Chuo Hospital, Aizuwakamatsu, Japan
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Fujitani K, Kurokawa Y, Takeno A, Kawabata R, Omori T, Imamura H, Hirao M, Endo S, Kawada J, Moon JH, Kobayashi N, Takahashi T, Yamasaki M, Takiguchi S, Mori M, Eguchi H, Doki Y. Prospective Multicenter Interventional Study of Surgical Resection for Liver Metastasis from Gastric Cancer: R0 Resection Rate, and Operative Morbidity and Mortality. Ann Surg Oncol 2021; 29:924-932. [PMID: 34480277 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-021-10750-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2021] [Accepted: 08/11/2021] [Indexed: 12/12/2022]
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BACKGROUND The optimal treatment for liver metastasis from gastric cancer (LMGC) remains uncertain. The relevance of surgical resection is controversial. We conducted a prospective multicenter interventional study of surgical resection for LMGC. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with synchronous or metachronous LMGC who were surgically fit were registered. The primary endpoint was 3-year overall survival (OS) of patients who underwent R0 resection. Secondary endpoints were R0 resection rate, operative morbidity and mortality, 3-year recurrence-free survival (RFS) of R0 patients, and OS in all registered patients. RESULTS Seventy patients were registered from 24 institutions between December 2011 and November 2019 and received preoperative chemotherapy. Three patients were ineligible, and 19 patients discontinued treatment, with disease progression in 12, adverse events in 4, and consent withdrawal in 3 before surgery. Of the 48 patients eventually undergoing surgery, R0 resection of the primary and/or metastatic GC was accomplished in 43 patients, while 1 patient discontinued treatment for positive peritoneal lavage cytology and 4 patients were considered ineligible based on postoperative pathological findings other than GC. The R0 resection rate of all eligible patients was 68.3% [95% confidence interval (CI) 55.3-79.4%, 43/63 patients], while that of all resected patients was 89.6% (95% CI 77.3-96.5%, 43/48 patients). Postoperative complications were identified in 12 out of 43 patients (27.9%), and Clavien-Dindo grade III or higher complications occurred in seven patients (16.3%). No hospital mortality was observed. CONCLUSIONS R0 resection for LMGC could be performed in approximately two-thirds of all eligible patients, with acceptable surgical morbidity and mortality.
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- Kazumasa Fujitani
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka General Medical Center, Osaka, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kansai Rosai Hospital, Amagasaki, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toyonaka Municipal Hospital, Toyonaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Higashi-Osaka Medical Center, Higashi-Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Kaizuka Municipal Hospital, Kaizuka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Osaka 2nd Police Hospital, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Science, Kyushu University Graduate School of Medicine, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, Suita, Japan
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Ri M, Ohashi M, Eto K, Ishizuka N, Atsumi S, Makuuchi R, Ida S, Kumagai K, Sano T, Nunobe S. Favorable Outcomes of Neoadjuvant Chemotherapy and Limited Para-Aortic Lymph Node Dissection for Advanced Gastric Cancer with Para-aortic Lymph Node Metastasis. World J Surg 2021; 45:2849-2859. [PMID: 34031711 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-021-06184-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 04/29/2021] [Indexed: 12/24/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although para-aortic lymph node (PALN) metastasis from gastric cancer is a non-curative lesion, gastrectomy with complete PALN dissection (PAND) following neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NAC) is a tentative standard treatment in Japan, based on the results of a small-scale phase II clinical trial. However, whether complete PAND (C-PAND) is always necessary for such diseases is open to debate. METHODS Patients who received NAC followed by R0 gastrectomy for gastric cancer with clinical PALN metastasis at the Cancer Institute Hospital in Tokyo from 2005 to 2017 were reviewed in the present study. We assessed surgical findings and long-term outcomes. RESULTS In total, 44 patients receiving gastrectomy with C-PAND (n = 22) or limited PAND (L-PAND; n = 22) were included. Operation time was significantly longer in the C-PAND than in the L-PAND groups (363 min vs. 271 min, P = 0.037). There was no difference between the two groups in the ypStage classification and pattern of recurrence. The 5-year overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) curves were higher in the L-PAND group than the C-PAND group, without reaching a significant difference. The 5-year OS (42.9% vs. 75.7%, p = 0.017) and RFS (14.3% vs. 48.6%, p = 0.002) were significantly worse in the group of three or more, than in the group of less than three pathological PALN metastasis, whereas increasing numbers of harvested PALN were not associated with improved survival. CONCLUSIONS Curative gastrectomy with L-PAND following NAC for gastric cancer involving PALN may be an alternative treatment to C-PAND.
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- Motonari Ri
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Trial Planning and Management, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, 3-8-31 Ariake, Koto-ku, Tokyo, 135-8550, Japan
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Tang K, Zhang B, Dong L, Wang L, Tang Z. Radiofrequency ablation versus traditional liver resection and chemotherapy for liver metastases from gastric cancer. J Int Med Res 2021; 48:300060520940509. [PMID: 32687001 PMCID: PMC7372631 DOI: 10.1177/0300060520940509] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Objective To compare the short- and long-term outcomes of radiofrequency ablation (RFA)
versus liver resection and chemotherapy for liver metastases from gastric
cancer. Methods We retrospectively evaluated 50 patients who underwent curative gastrectomy
and local treatments for liver metastases (RFA, n = 20; liver resection,
n = 20; and chemotherapy, n = 10) from 2008 to 2018. Results The short- and long-term outcomes of each local treatment were evaluated. The
median overall survival (OS) after RFA was similar to that after liver
resection (20 vs. 20 months, respectively) and longer than that after
chemotherapy (20 vs. 10 months, respectively). The 3-year OS and
progression-free survival (PFS) rates after RFA were 20% and 10%,
respectively, while those in the liver resection group were 23.5% and 23.5%,
respectively. The 3-year OS rate after chemotherapy was 10%. The size and
number of metastases were prognostic factors for patients with gastric
cancer with liver metastasis without statistical significance. Conclusions Among patients with liver metastasis from gastric cancer, OS and PFS were
satisfactory and comparable between RFA and liver resection but better than
those of chemotherapy. RFA is an appropriate option for patients with
gastric cancer who have a solitary liver metastasis measuring ≤3.0 cm.
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- Kezhong Tang
- Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China
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- Department of Surgery, Second Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, PR China.,Department of Surgery, Fourth Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Yiwu, PR China
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G-protein subunit gamma-4 expression has potential for detection, prediction and therapeutic targeting in liver metastasis of gastric cancer. Br J Cancer 2021; 125:220-228. [PMID: 33854208 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01366-1] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2020] [Revised: 02/25/2021] [Accepted: 03/11/2021] [Indexed: 02/07/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND The liver is the most common site for haematogenous metastasis of gastric cancer, and liver metastasis is fatal. METHODS We conducted a transcriptomic analysis between metastatic foci in the liver, primary tumour and adjacent tissues from gastric cancer patients with metastasis limited to the liver. We determined mRNA expression levels in tumour tissues of 300 patients with gastric cancer via quantitative RT-PCR. The oncogenic phenotypes of GNG4 were determined with knockdown, knockout and forced expression experiments. We established and compared subcutaneous and liver metastatic mouse xenograft models of gastric cancer to reveal the roles of GNG4 in tumorigenesis in the liver. RESULTS GNG4 was upregulated substantially in primary gastric cancer tissues as well as liver metastatic lesions. High levels of GNG4 in primary cancer tissues were associated with short overall survival and the likelihood of liver recurrence. Functional assays revealed that GNG4 promoted cancer cell proliferation, the cell cycle and adhesiveness. Tumour formation by GNG4-knockout cells was moderately reduced in the subcutaneous mouse model and strikingly attenuated in the liver metastasis mouse model. CONCLUSIONS GNG4 expression may provide better disease monitoring for liver metastasis, and GNG4 may be a novel candidate therapeutic target for liver metastasis.
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Miwa T, Kanda M, Shimizu D, Umeda S, Sawaki K, Tanaka H, Tanaka C, Hattori N, Hayashi M, Yamada S, Nakayama G, Koike M, Kodera Y. Hepatic metastasis of gastric cancer is associated with enhanced expression of ethanolamine kinase 2 via the p53-Bcl-2 intrinsic apoptosis pathway. Br J Cancer 2021; 124:1449-1460. [PMID: 33531692 PMCID: PMC8039033 DOI: 10.1038/s41416-021-01271-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 01/05/2021] [Indexed: 01/30/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) with hepatic metastasis has a poor prognosis. Understanding the molecular mechanisms involved in hepatic metastasis may contribute to the development of sensitive diagnostic biomarkers and novel therapeutic strategies. METHODS We performed transcriptome analysis of surgically resected specimens from patients with advanced GC. One of the genes identified as specifically associated with hepatic metastasis was selected for detailed analysis. GC cell lines with knockout of the candidate gene were evaluated in vitro and in vivo. Expression of the candidate gene was analysed in GC tissues from 300 patients. RESULTS Ethanolamine kinase 2 (ETNK2) was differentially upregulated in GC patients with hepatic metastasis. ETNK2 expression was elevated in GC cell lines derived from haematogenous metastases. ETNK2 knockout significantly suppressed proliferation, invasion, and migration; increased apoptosis; reduced Bcl-2 protein expression; and increased phosphorylated p53 expression. In mouse xenograft models, ETNK2 knockout virtually abolished hepatic metastasis. Stratification of GC patients based on ETNK2 mRNA level revealed significant associations between high ETNK2 tumour expression and both hepatic recurrence and worse prognosis. CONCLUSIONS Upregulation of ETNK2 in GC enhances hepatic metastasis, possibly via dysregulation of p53-Bcl-2-associated apoptosis. ETNK2 expression may serve as a biomarker for predicting hepatic recurrence and a therapeutic target.
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- Takashi Miwa
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan.
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Marte G, Tufo A, Steccanella F, Marra E, Federico P, Petrillo A, Maida P. Efficacy of Surgery for the Treatment of Gastric Cancer Liver Metastases: A Systematic Review of the Literature and Meta-Analysis of Prognostic Factors. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10051141. [PMID: 33803135 PMCID: PMC7963158 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10051141] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/29/2020] [Revised: 02/27/2021] [Accepted: 03/01/2021] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND In the last 10 years, the management of patients with gastric cancer liver metastases (GCLM) has changed from chemotherapy alone, towards a multidisciplinary treatment with liver surgery playing a leading role. The aim of this systematic review and meta-analysis is to assess the efficacy of hepatectomy for GCLM and to analyze the impact of related prognostic factors on long-term outcomes. METHODS The databases PubMed (Medline), EMBASE, and Google Scholar were searched for relevant articles from January 2010 to September 2020. We included prospective and retrospective studies that reported the outcomes after hepatectomy for GCLM. A systematic review of the literature and meta-analysis of prognostic factors was performed. RESULTS We included 40 studies, including 1573 participants who underwent hepatic resection for GCLM. Post-operative morbidity and 30-day mortality rates were 24.7% and 1.6%, respectively. One-year, 3-years, and 5-years overall survival (OS) were 72%, 37%, and 26%, respectively. The 1-year, 3-years, and 5-years disease-free survival (DFS) were 44%, 24%, and 22%, respectively. Well-moderately differentiated tumors, pT1-2 and pN0-1 adenocarcinoma, R0 resection, the presence of solitary metastasis, unilobar metastases, metachronous metastasis, and chemotherapy were all strongly positively associated to better OS and DFS. CONCLUSION In the present study, we demonstrated that hepatectomy for GCLM is feasible and provides benefits in terms of long-term survival. Identification of patient subgroups that could benefit from surgical treatment is mandatory in a multidisciplinary setting.
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- Gianpaolo Marte
- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (A.T.); (F.S.); (E.M.); (P.M.)
- Correspondence: ; Tel.: +39-08118775110
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (A.T.); (F.S.); (E.M.); (P.M.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (A.T.); (F.S.); (E.M.); (P.M.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (A.T.); (F.S.); (E.M.); (P.M.)
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (P.F.); (A.P.)
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- Medical Oncology Unit, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (P.F.); (A.P.)
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- Department of General Surgery, Ospedale del Mare, 80147 Naples, Italy; (A.T.); (F.S.); (E.M.); (P.M.)
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Nakamichi N, Tsujiura M, Matsui T, Yamamoto T, Yoshioka A, Hiramoto H, Ouchi Y, Ishimoto T, Kosuga T, Mochizuki S, Nakashima S, Bamba M, Masuyama M, Otsuji E. The therapeutic strategy for advanced gastric cancer with pyloric stenosis and liver metastasis; successfully treated by gastro-jejunal bypass and chemotherapy first, followed by curative R0 resection. Surg Case Rep 2021; 7:6. [PMID: 33409765 PMCID: PMC7788145 DOI: 10.1186/s40792-020-00979-7] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/23/2020] [Accepted: 09/18/2020] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The indication of surgical resection for liver metastasis from gastric cancer (GC) is still limited and controversial because of its more aggressive oncological characteristics than liver metastasis from colorectal cancer. Pyloric stenosis causes an inadequate oral intake and malnutrition in GC patients. We herein report a case of GC with these two factors that was successfully treated by the combination of gastro-jejunal bypass and chemotherapy, followed by curative R0 resection. CASE PRESENTATION A 60-year-old man was diagnosed with type 2 GC with liver metastasis and pyloric stenosis, which was confirmed as the HER2-positive type. He underwent gastrojejunostomy and received capecitabine and cisplatin (XP) + trastuzumab chemotherapy. After three courses of the XP + trastuzumab regimen, shrinkage of the primary lesion and liver metastasis was confirmed and his nutritional parameters markedly improved with a stable oral intake after bypass surgery. He underwent curative R0 resection by distal gastrectomy with D2 lymphadenectomy and partial hepatectomy. Histologically, viable tumor cells were observed in less than one-third of the primary lesion, and only scar tissue without viable cancer cells was noted in the resected liver specimen. His postoperative course was uneventful, and recurrence has not been detected in the 30 months after surgery without adjuvant chemotherapy. CONCLUSION The present case report describes a successful strategy for advanced GC with pyloric stenosis and liver metastasis.
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- Naosuke Nakamichi
- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan.
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Diagnostic Pathology, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Saiseikai Shiga Hospital, 2-4-1 Ohashi, Ritto, Shiga, 520-3046, Japan
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- Division of Digestive Surgery, Department of Surgery, Kyoto Prefectural University of Medicine, 465 Kajii-cho, Kawaramachihirokoji, Kamigyo-ku, Kyoto, Kyoto, 602-8566, Japan
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Yamamoto M, Yoshida M, Furuse J, Sano K, Ohtsuka M, Yamashita S, Beppu T, Iwashita Y, Wada K, Nakajima TE, Sakamoto K, Hayano K, Mori Y, Asai K, Matsuyama R, Hirashita T, Hibi T, Sakai N, Tabata T, Kawakami H, Takeda H, Mizukami T, Ozaka M, Ueno M, Naito Y, Okano N, Ueno T, Hijioka S, Shikata S, Ukai T, Strasberg S, Sarr MG, Jagannath P, Hwang TL, Han HS, Yoon YS, Wang HJ, Luo SC, Adam R, Gimenez M, Scatton O, Oh DY, Takada T. Clinical practice guidelines for the management of liver metastases from extrahepatic primary cancers 2021. JOURNAL OF HEPATO-BILIARY-PANCREATIC SCIENCES 2020; 28:1-25. [PMID: 33200538 DOI: 10.1002/jhbp.868] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/30/2020] [Revised: 10/30/2020] [Accepted: 11/08/2020] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Hepatectomy is standard treatment for colorectal liver metastases; however, it is unclear whether liver metastases from other primary cancers should be resected or not. The Japanese Society of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic Surgery therefore created clinical practice guidelines for the management of metastatic liver tumors. METHODS Eight primary diseases were selected based on the number of hepatectomies performed for each malignancy per year. Clinical questions were structured in the population, intervention, comparison, and outcomes (PICO) format. Systematic reviews were performed, and the strength of recommendations and the level of quality of evidence for each clinical question were discussed and determined. The Grading of Recommendations Assessment, Development and Evaluation (GRADE) approach was used to assess evidence and make recommendations. RESULTS The eight primary sites were grouped into five categories based on suggested indications for hepatectomy and consensus of the guidelines committee. Fourteen clinical questions were devised, covering five topics: (1) diagnosis, (2) operative treatment, (3) ablation therapy, (4) the eight primary diseases, and (5) systemic therapies. The grade of recommendation was strong for one clinical question and weak for the other 13 clinical questions. The quality of the evidence was moderate for two questions, low for 10, and very low for two. A flowchart was made to summarize the outcomes of the guidelines for the indications of hepatectomy and systemic therapy. CONCLUSIONS These guidelines were developed to provide useful information based on evidence in the published literature for the clinical management of liver metastases, and they could be helpful for conducting future clinical trials to provide higher-quality evidence.
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- Masakazu Yamamoto
- Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Gastrointestinal Surgery, International University of Health and Welfare, School of Medicine, Ichikawa, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Institute of Gastroenterology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Yamaga City Medical Center, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan.,Kyoto Innovation Center for Next Generation Clinical Trials and iPS Cell Therapy, Kyoto University Hospital, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Hepato-Biliary-Pancreatic and Breast Surgery, Ehime University Graduate School of Medicine, Ehime, Japan
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- Department of Frontier Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Surgery and Oncology, Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Toho University Ohashi Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Yokohama City University Graduate School of Medicine, Yokoama, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological and Pediatric Surgery, Oita University Faculty of Medicine, Oita, Japan
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- Department of Pediatric Surgery and Transplantation, Kumamoto University Graduate School of Medical Sciences, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of General Surgery, Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba University, Chiba, Japan
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- Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tokyo Women's Medical University, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kindai University Faculty of Medicine, Osaka-Sayama, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Clinical Oncology, St. Marianna University School of Medicine, Kawasaki, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Cancer Institute Hospital of the Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Medical Oncology, Kanagawa Cancer Center, Yokohama, Japan
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- Department of Breast and Medical Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Kashiwa, Japan
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Kyorin University Faculty of Medicine, Mitaka, Japan
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- Breast Surgical Oncology, Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Hepatobiliary and Pancreatic Oncology, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Public Health, Osaka Institute of Public Health, Higashinari, Japan
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- Section of HPB Surgery, Department of Surgery, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, USA
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- Division of General Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University, Taoyuan, Taiwan
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taichung, Taiwan
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- AP HP Paul Brousse Hospital, University Paris Sud, Villejuif, France
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- Docencia Asistencia Investigación en Cirugía Invasiva Mínima Foundation, General and Minimally Invasive Surgery, University of Buenos Aires, Viamonte, Argentina.,Institute of Image-Guided Surgery, Strasbourg, France
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- Department of Hepatobiliary Surgery and Liver Transplantation, APHP Pitié-Salpêtrière Hospital, Sorbonne Université, CRSA, Paris, France
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- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Hospital Cancer Research Institute, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Teikyo University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Yazawa T, Hori T, Yamamoto H, Harada H, Yamamoto M, Yamada M, Tani M, Sato A, Kamada Y, Tani R, Aoyama R, Sasaki Y, Zaima M. Do liver metastases from gastric cancer contraindicate aggressive surgical resection? A 14-year single-center experience. World J Gastrointest Pharmacol Ther 2020; 11:110-122. [PMID: 33251035 PMCID: PMC7667407 DOI: 10.4292/wjgpt.v11.i5.110] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/04/2020] [Revised: 04/27/2020] [Accepted: 09/01/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Advanced gastric cancer (GC) with liver metastasis is often characterized by multiple and bilobular metastases and may also be associated with extrahepatic metastatic lesions. Hence, many physicians consider that radical surgeries are contraindicated for liver metastases from GC (LMGC). According to the 2017 Japanese treatment guideline for GC, a smaller number of liver metastases without unresectable factors may be an indication for liver resection (LR) with curability. The actual 5-year overall survival (OS) rate ranges from 0 to 0.37. AIM To present the institutional indications for LR for LMGC and identify important factors for prognostic outcomes. METHODS In total, 30 patients underwent LR for LMGC during a 14-year period, and we evaluated the clinical, surgical, and oncological findings. In all patients, radical surgery with intentional lymphadenectomy was performed for the primary GC. The median follow-up duration after the initial LR was 33.7 mo, and three patients with no recurrence died of causes unrelated to the LMGC. The OS and recurrence-free survival rates after the initial LR were assessed. RESULTS Seventeen patients had metachronous LMGC. The initial LR achieved curability in 29 patients. Perioperative chemotherapy was introduced in 23 patients. The median greatest LMGC dimension was 30 mm, and the median number of LMGC was two. Twenty-two patients had unilobular LMGC. The 5-year OS and recurrence-free survival rates were 0.48 and 0.28, respectively. The median survival duration and recurrence-free duration after the initial LR were 16.8 and 8.6 mo, respectively. Twenty-one patients developed recurrence after the initial LR. Additional surgeries for recurrence were performed in nine patients, and these surgeries clearly prolonged the patients' survival. Pathological serosal invasion was an independent predictor of a poor prognostic outcome after the initial LR. Aggressive LR may be indicated for carefully selected patients with LMGC. CONCLUSION Our results of LR for LMGC seem acceptable. Additional surgeries for recurrence after the initial LR might prolong OS. Pathological serosal invasion is important for poor prognostic outcomes.
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- Takefumi Yazawa
- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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- Department of Surgery, Shiga General Hospital, Moriyama 524-8524, Shiga, Japan
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Li Y, Xie D, Chen X, Hu T, Lu S, Han Y. Prognostic Value of the Site of Distant Metastasis and Surgical Interventions in Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A Population-Based Study. Technol Cancer Res Treat 2020; 19:1533033820964131. [PMID: 33111644 PMCID: PMC7607730 DOI: 10.1177/1533033820964131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/27/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Studies on the prognostic significance of site-specific distant metastasis, multiple-site metastases, and the impact of surgery of the primary tumor and metastatic lesion on survival outcomes of patients with metastatic gastric cancer (GC) remain elusive. Therefore, this study aimed to investigate the prognostic significance of the site of distant metastasis among patients with metastatic GC. Furthermore, the effect of surgery of the primary tumor and metastatic lesion on the prognosis of metastatic GC was also analyzed. METHODS The data of 4,221 eligible patients, who were diagnosed with metastatic GC between 2010 and 2015, were identified from the Surveillance Epidemiology and End Results (SEER) database. Multivariate logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the association between potential prognostic factors, including the site of metastasis and surgery, and survival of patients with metastatic GC. Overall survival (OS) and cause-specific survival (CSS) were determined using the Kaplan-Meier survival curves and differences were assessed using the Log-rank test. RESULTS Out of the total 4,221 GC patients with definite organ metastases, 3312 patients had single-site metastasis while 909 patients had multiple-site metastases. GC patients with single-site metastasis of liver or lung exhibited better CSS and OS compared to those with bone metastasis. Furthermore, GC patients with liver metastasis benefited from surgery of both the primary and metastatic lesions, while those with lung metastasis benefited from surgery of metastasis resection only. Multivariate Cox regression analysis revealed that GC patients with single-site metastasis, well-differentiated tumors, GC patients who underwent surgery of the primary tumor and those who received chemotherapy exhibited favorable prognosis. CONCLUSIONS The site of metastasis was an independent prognostic factor for metastatic GC. Surgery had survival benefits in certain cases of metastatic GC; however, further studies are warranted to clarify these benefits in carefully selected patients.
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- Yinghua Li
- The Oncology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- The Oncology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- The Oncology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- The Oncology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- The Oncology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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- The Oncology Department, Affiliated Hospital of Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, China
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Uggeri F, Ripamonti L, Pinotti E, Scotti MA, Famularo S, Garancini M, Gianotti L, Braga M, Romano F. Is there a role for treatment-oriented surgery in liver metastases from gastric cancer? World J Clin Oncol 2020; 11:477-494. [PMID: 32821653 PMCID: PMC7407929 DOI: 10.5306/wjco.v11.i7.477] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/14/2020] [Revised: 06/05/2020] [Accepted: 06/17/2020] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Distant metastases are found in approximately 35% of patients with gastric cancer at their first clinical observation, and of these, 4%-14% involves the liver. Unfortunately, only 0.4%-2.3% of patients with metastatic gastric cancer are eligible for radical surgery. Although surgical resection for gastric cancer metastases is still debated, there have been changes in recent years, although several clinical issues remain to be defined and that must be taken into account before surgery is proposed.
AIM To analyze the clinicopathological factors related to primary gastric tumor and metastases that impact the survival of patients with liver metastatic gastric cancer.
METHODS We performed a systematic review of the literature from 2000 to 2018 according to the Preferred Reporting Items for Systematic Reviews and Meta-Analyses statement. The study protocol was based on identifying studies with clearly defined purpose, eligibility criteria, methodological analysis, and patient outcome.
RESULTS We selected 47 studies pertaining to the purpose of the review, which involved a total of 2304 patients. Median survival was 7-52.3 mo, median disease-free survival was 4.7-18 mo. The 1-, 2-, 3-, and 5-year overall survival (OS) was 33%-90.1%, 10%-60%, 6%-70.4%, and 0%-40.1%, respectively. Only five papers reported the 10-year OS, which was 5.5%–31.5%. The general recurrence rate was between 55.5% and 96%, and that for hepatic recurrence was between 15% and 94%.
CONCLUSION Serous infiltration and lymph node involvement of the primary cancer indicate an unfavorable prognosis, while the presence of single metastasis or ≤ 3 metastases associated with a size of < 5 cm may be considered data that do not contraindicate liver resection.
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- Fabio Uggeri
- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza 20900, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza 20900, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza 20900, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza 20900, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza 20900, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza 20900, Italy
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- School of Medicine and Surgery, University of Milano-Bicocca, Department of Surgery, San Gerardo Hospital, Monza 20900, Italy
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Zhu Y, Fang X, Wang L, Zhang T, Yu D. A Predictive Nomogram for Early Death of Metastatic Gastric Cancer: A Retrospective Study in the SEER Database and China. J Cancer 2020; 11:5527-5535. [PMID: 32742500 PMCID: PMC7391207 DOI: 10.7150/jca.46563] [Citation(s) in RCA: 33] [Impact Index Per Article: 8.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/01/2020] [Accepted: 07/05/2020] [Indexed: 12/15/2022] Open
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Background: To identify associated risk factors and develop a predictive nomogram for the early death of metastatic gastric cancer patients. Methods: A total of 4575 patients in the SEER cohort and 220 patients in the Chinese cohort diagnosed with metastatic gastric cancer in our Cancer Center were obtained. Univariate and multivariate logistic regression models were used to identify independent risk variables for early death. A predictive nomogram and a web-based probability calculator were developed and then validated by receiver operating characteristics (ROCs) curve and calibration plot in a Chinese cohort. Results: Eight independent variables, including race, grade, surgery, chemotherapy, and metastases of bone, brain, liver, lung were recognized by using univariate and multivariate logistic regression models for identifying independent risk variables of early death about metastatic gastric cancer patients. By comprising these variables, a predictive nomogram and a web-based probability calculator were constructed in the SEER cohort. Then, it could be validated well in the Chinese cohort by receiver operating characteristics (ROCs) curve and calibration plot. Conclusion: Using this nomogram model provided an insightful and applicable tool to distinguish the early death of metastatic gastric cancer patients.
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- Ying Zhu
- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430074, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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- Cancer Center, Union Hospital, Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan 430022, China
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The early evaluation of ultrasound-guided iodine-125 interstitial implants for high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma. Brachytherapy 2020; 18:733-739. [PMID: 31515049 DOI: 10.1016/j.brachy.2019.05.011] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/05/2019] [Revised: 05/10/2019] [Accepted: 05/28/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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INTRODUCTION To evaluate the feasibility and safety of ultrasound-guided iodine-125 interstitial implants for high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma. METHODS From October, 2016, to August, 2018, 49 patients suffering from a total of 66 hepatocellular carcinoma lesions were treated with ultrasound-guided iodine-125 interstitial implantation. Treatment planning system was applied to make preoperative plan. The response evaluation criteria in solid tumors were used to evaluate the curative effect. The evaluated outcomes included postoperative complications and complete disease control rate, 6-month disease-free survival, and 6-month overall survival. RESULTS All 49 patients underwent iodine-125 seed implantation successfully. Patients were followed up for 5 to 27.5 months. No patients developed serious complications and only 2 (4.1%) patients had slight pain. The complete response was seen in 21 lesions (31.8%), partial response in 26 lesions (39.4%), stable disease in eight lesions (12.1%), and progressive disease in 11 lesions (16.7%). The overall disease control rate was reached to 83.3%. The 6-month disease-free survival rate was 46.4% with a median disease-free survival time of 5.0 months. The 6-month overall survival rate was 83.6% with a median overall survival time of 15.0 months. CONCLUSIONS Iodine-125 interstitial implantation is a kind of safe and feasible treatment for high-risk hepatocellular carcinoma.
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Arigami T, Matsushita D, Okubo K, Kawasaki Y, Iino S, Sasaki K, Noda M, Kita Y, Mori S, Kurahara H, Maemura K, Yanagita S, Uenosono Y, Ishigami S, Natsugoe S. Indication and Prognostic Significance of Conversion Surgery in Patients with Liver Metastasis from Gastric Cancer. Oncology 2020; 98:273-279. [PMID: 32062663 DOI: 10.1159/000505555] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/12/2019] [Accepted: 12/18/2019] [Indexed: 11/19/2022]
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OBJECTIVE Chemotherapy is generally recommended as the first-line standard treatment in patients with liver metastasis from gastric cancer. However, the clinical impact of surgical treatment remains unclear in responders after chemotherapy. The present study aimed to investigate the tumor response and prognosis after chemotherapy and to assess the clinical indication of conversion surgery in responders. METHODS The study retrospectively reviewed the clinical data of 44 patients with liver metastasis from gastric cancer who were treated with chemotherapy between February 2002 and January 2019. These patients were classified into progressive disease (PD) and non-PD groups according to tumor response. RESULTS Among the 44 patients, 7 and 26 had peritoneal dissemination and ≥5 had metastatic liver nodules. Additionally, 15 and 29 patients had PD and non-PD, respectively. Surgical treatment was significantly correlated with tumor response (p < 0.0321). Prognostic differences between the PD and non-PD groups were significant (p < 0.0001). Moreover, gastrectomy and hepatectomy were significantly correlated with the number of liver metastases (≥5 vs. <5, respectively) in the non-PD group (p = 0.0025 and p = 0.0169, respectively). The 3-year survival rates among patients with non-PD undergoing both gastrectomy and hepatectomy (n = 6), gastrectomy alone (n = 7), and nonsurgical treatments (n = 16) were 100, 66.7, and 0%, respectively (p = 0.0026). Multivariate analysis identified peritoneal dissemination as an independent prognostic factor (p = 0.0225). CONCLUSION Our preliminary results suggest that conversion surgery for gastric cancer with liver metastasis might be clinically indicated in chemotherapy responders with <5 metastatic liver nodules and without peritoneal dissemination.
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- Takaaki Arigami
- Department of Onco-Biological Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan,
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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- Department of Onco-Biological Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.,Department of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan
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Ministrini S, Bencivenga M, Solaini L, Cipollari C, Sofia S, Marino E, d’Ignazio A, Molteni B, Mura G, Marrelli D, Degiuli M, Donini A, Roviello F, de Manzoni G, Morgagni P, Tiberio GAM. Stage IV Gastric Cancer: The Surgical Perspective of the Italian Research Group on Gastric Cancer. Cancers (Basel) 2020; 12:E158. [PMID: 31936512 PMCID: PMC7016536 DOI: 10.3390/cancers12010158] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2019] [Revised: 12/23/2019] [Accepted: 01/02/2020] [Indexed: 12/29/2022] Open
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Background/Aim: This work explored the prognostic role of curative versus non-curative surgery, the prognostic value of the various localizations of metastatic disease, and the possibility of identifying patients to be submitted to aggressive therapies. Patients and Methods: Retrospective chart review of stage IV patients operated on in our institutions. Results: Two hundred and eighty-two patients were considered; 73.4% had a single metastatic presentation. In 117 cases, a curative (R0) resection of primary and metastases was possible; 75 received a R1 resection and 90 a palliative R2 gastrectomy. Surgery was integrated with chemotherapy in multiple forms: conversion therapy, HIPEC, neo-adjuvant and adjuvant treatment. Median overall survival (OS) of the entire cohort was 10.9 months, with 14 months for the R0 subgroup. There was no correlation between metastasis site and survival. At multivariate analysis, several variables associated with the lymphatic sphere showed prognostic value, as well as tumor histology and the curativity of the surgical procedure, with a worse prognosis associated with a low number of resected nodes, D1 lymphectomy, pN3, non-intestinal histology, and R+ surgery. Considering the subgroup of R0 patients, the variables pT, pN and D displayed an independent prognostic role with a cumulative effect, showing that patients with no more than 1 risk factor can reach a median survival of 33 months. Conclusions: Our data show that the possibility of effective care also exists for Western patients with stage IV gastric cancer.
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- Silvia Ministrini
- Clinica Chirurgica, Università di Brescia, 25100 Brescia, Italy; (S.M.); (B.M.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Università di Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy; (M.B.); (C.C.); (G.d.M.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale di Forlì, Università di Bologna, 47121 Forlì, Italy; (L.S.); (P.M.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Università di Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy; (M.B.); (C.C.); (G.d.M.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Università di Torino, 10121 Torino, Italy; (S.S.); (M.D.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Università di Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy; (E.M.); (A.D.)
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- Chirurgia Oncologica, Università di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (A.d.); (D.M.); (F.R.)
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- Clinica Chirurgica, Università di Brescia, 25100 Brescia, Italy; (S.M.); (B.M.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale di Arezzo, 52100 Arezzo, Italy;
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- Chirurgia Oncologica, Università di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (A.d.); (D.M.); (F.R.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Università di Torino, 10121 Torino, Italy; (S.S.); (M.D.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Università di Perugia, 06121 Perugia, Italy; (E.M.); (A.D.)
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- Chirurgia Oncologica, Università di Siena, 53100 Siena, Italy; (A.d.); (D.M.); (F.R.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Università di Verona, 37100 Verona, Italy; (M.B.); (C.C.); (G.d.M.)
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- Chirurgia Generale, Ospedale di Forlì, Università di Bologna, 47121 Forlì, Italy; (L.S.); (P.M.)
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- Clinica Chirurgica, Università di Brescia, 25100 Brescia, Italy; (S.M.); (B.M.)
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Luo Z, Rong Z, Huang C. Surgery Strategies for Gastric Cancer With Liver Metastasis. Front Oncol 2019; 9:1353. [PMID: 31921626 PMCID: PMC6915096 DOI: 10.3389/fonc.2019.01353] [Citation(s) in RCA: 24] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/11/2019] [Accepted: 11/18/2019] [Indexed: 01/27/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer with liver metastasis is defined as advanced gastric cancer and remains one of the deadliest diseases with poor prognosis. Approximately 4–14% of patients with gastric cancers presented with liver metastases at the initial diagnosis. Owing to its incurability, first-line treatment for gastric cancer with liver metastases is systematic chemotherapy, whereas surgery is usually performed to alleviate severe gastrointestinal symptoms. However, continuously emerging retrospective studies confirmed the role of surgery in gastric cancer with liver metastases and showed significantly improved survival rate in patients assigned to a group of surgery with or without chemotherapy. Therefore, more and more convincing data that resulted from prospective randomized clinical trials is in need to clarify the surgery strategies in patients with gastric cancer with liver metastasis.
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- Zai Luo
- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Shanghai General Hospital, School of Medicine, Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China
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Umeda S, Kanda M, Miwa T, Tanaka H, Tanaka C, Kobayashi D, Hayashi M, Yamada S, Nakayama G, Koike M, Kodera Y. Fraser extracellular matrix complex subunit 1 promotes liver metastasis of gastric cancer. Int J Cancer 2019; 146:2865-2876. [PMID: 31597194 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.32705] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/06/2019] [Revised: 08/26/2019] [Accepted: 09/16/2019] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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Liver metastasis is often fatal in patients with gastric cancer, therefore, we aimed to identify genes associated with the mechanisms of liver metastasis of gastric cancer (GC) and to investigate their potential to predict recurrence and to serve as targets of therapy. Recurrence pattern-specific transcriptome analysis was performed to identify liver metastasis-associated genes. A stable knockout cell line was generated to investigate metabolic pathways that contribute to the malignant phenotype in vitro and vivo. Three hundred GC patients were analyzed to demonstrate an association between gene expression levels and clinicopathological parameters. As a results extracellular matrix complex subunit 1 (FRAS1) was identified as a liver metastasis-associated gene. Pathway analysis revealed that FRAS1 expression was significantly correlated with the expression of genes encoding TGFB1, MAP1B, AHNAK, BMP2, MUC1, BIRC5, MET, CDH1, RB1 and MKI67. FRAS1 expression was associated with the activation of the EGFR and PI3K signaling pathways. The proliferation ability of FRAS1 knockout cell line (FRAS1-KO) was inhibited compared to that of the parent cell line through caspase activity increment and cell cycle alteration. FRAS1-KO cells exhibited increased responsiveness to oxygen stress and diminished stemness, invasiveness, and migration. Mouse models of GC revealed decreases in tumor formation and generation of metastasis by FRAS1-KO cells. Moreover, the cumulative liver recurrence rate was significantly increased in patients with GC with high FRAS1 expression levels. We concluded that FRAS1 contributes to the malignant phenotype of GC, especially liver metastasis, and may therefore serve as a predictive marker or a target for treating liver metastasis.
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- Shinichi Umeda
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Prognostic Nutritional Index and Neutrophil-to-Lymphocyte Ratio Are Respectively Associated with Prognosis of Gastric Cancer with Liver Metatasis Undergoing and without Hepatectomy. BIOMED RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 2019; 2019:4213623. [PMID: 31687389 PMCID: PMC6800959 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4213623] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2019] [Revised: 07/07/2019] [Accepted: 07/30/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Background. To clarify the efficacy of hepatectomy for gastric cancer liver metastasis (GCLM) and to investigate the association between prognostic nutrition index (PNI) or neutrophil-to-lymphocyte ratio (NLR) and prognosis of GCLM undergoing or without hepatectomy. Methods. We retrospectively studied 374 patients with GCLM. The ROC curve was used to determine the optimal cut-off of PNI and NLR. Patients were divided into groups based on whether hepatectomy was performed, and survival analysis was conducted before and after grouping. The overall survival (OS) time and 1, 3, 5-year survival rates were also compared. Results. Multivariate analysis of all GCLM patients revealed that hepatectomy (p = 0.001) was an independent prognosis factor. And there were statistical differences in OS and 1, 3, 5-year survival rates (p = 0.001 of all) between hepatectomy group and nonhepatectomy group. Multivariate analysis of GCLM undergoing hepatectomy showed that PNI was an independent prognosis factor (p = 0.001). And there were statistical differences in OS and 1, 3, 5‐year survival rates (p = 0.001p = 0.005, p = 0.001 and p = 0.020, respectively) between high PNI group and low PNI group. Multivariate analysis of GCLM without hepatectomy showed that NLR was an independent prognosis factor (p = 0.001). And there were statistical differences in OS and 1, 3, 5-year survival rates (p = 0.001p = 0.008p = 0.031 and p = 0.026, respectively) between low NLR group and high NLR group. Conclusions. GCLM has a better prognosis with hepatectomy. High preoperative PNI is a benign prognostic predictor for patients undergoing hepatectomy. And high preoperative NLR is an adverse prognostic factor for patients without hepatectomy.
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Huang L, Liu H, Yu J, Lin T, Hu YF, Li TJ, Li GX. Long-Term Outcomes in Laparoscopic D2 Gastrectomy for Gastric Cancer: a Large Comprehensive Study Proposing Novel Hypotheses. J Gastrointest Surg 2019; 23:1349-1361. [PMID: 30478532 DOI: 10.1007/s11605-018-4008-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/06/2018] [Accepted: 10/09/2018] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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BACKGROUND The long-term outcomes of laparoscopic gastrectomy (LG) versus open gastrectomy (OG) for gastric cancer (GC) remain obscure, especially for advanced cancer and disease affecting the upper stomach and in older patients. This study aimed to comprehensively assess the long-term efficacy of LG for GC using a large prospective database. METHODS Totally, 1877 consecutive patients (1186 receiving LG and 691 OG) operated in 2004-2016 were analyzed, with a median follow-up of 63 months. Association of LG versus OG with disease-specific survival (DSS) and disease-free survival (DFS) overall and in various subgroups were investigated using multivariable Cox regression. Propensity score matching (PSM) was performed for sensitivity analysis. RESULTS Before PSM, overall, there was no significant association of LG versus OG with survival after multivariable adjustment; however, in subgroup analyses, LG was associated with superior DSS in patients aged ≥ 70 years and those with upper GC. No significant associations regarding DFS were observed overall or in stratifications. PSM analyses revealed that LG was associated with better DSS also in patients aged ≥ 70 years (hazard ratio (HR) = 0.33, 95% confidence interval (CI) = 0.15-0.72) and in those with upper GC (HR = 0.51, 95% CI = 0.29-0.91), and with better DFS in those with upper GC (HR = 0.60, 95% CI = 0.37-0.99). Multivariable analysis showed that age, hepatitis B, performance status, tumor histology, stage, and vascular invasion were significantly associated with post-LG survival. LG-specific nomograms were then constructed with concordance indexes of 0.814 (DSS) and 0.809 (DFS) and excellent calibration. CONCLUSIONS In this large institutional analysis, while LG for GC was associated with DSS and DFS similar to those for OG overall, non-inferior LG-associated survival especially DSS was observed in some subgroups rarely investigated in prospective or randomized settings. There could still be biases even after PSM due to confounders not accounted for in this observational study. However, these findings offer novel hypotheses for further validation.
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- Lei Huang
- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
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- Department of General Surgery, Nanfang Hospital, Southern Medical University, 1838 North Guangzhou Avenue, Guangzhou, 510515, Guangdong, China.
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Tanishima Y, Nyumura Y, Nakayoshi T, Hoya Y, Okamoto T, Yanaga K. Successful treatment of advanced gastric cancer with liver metastasis by S-1 + CDDP and S-1 therapy without surgery. Int Cancer Conf J 2019; 8:101-104. [PMID: 31218183 DOI: 10.1007/s13691-019-00363-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/18/2018] [Accepted: 02/11/2019] [Indexed: 01/01/2023] Open
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It is generally reported that prognosis of patients who have unresectable gastric cancer is from 3 to 5 months with best supportive care. Despite the improvement of survival after the appearance of S-1, the outcome of treatment for advanced gastric cancer is still unfavorable. Here we present a valuable case of advanced gastric cancer with synchronous liver metastasis, which was treated by S-1 + CDDP and S-1 therapy without surgery. A 58-year-old man was referred to our hospital with a diagnosis of advanced gastric cancer with liver metastasis at stage of cT3N0M1. He underwent first-line chemotherapy consisting of S-1 plus cispatin. 3 months later, a follow-up endoscopy revealed complete response (CR) of the gastric lesion. 3 months later, computed tomography (CT) also demonstrated disappearance of liver metastasis. Then he underwent maintenance chemotherapy with S-1 alone for 8 months. To date, there has been no recurrence for 6 years and 6 months since the acquisition of CR.
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- Yuichiro Tanishima
- 1Department of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- 2Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1Department of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- 2Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1Department of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- 2Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 1Department of Surgery, The Jikei University Daisan Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
- 2Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- 2Department of Surgery, The Jikei University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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Kitano T, Aisu Y, Yasukawa D, Hori T. Aggressive Graphic/Surgical R0 Resection and Jejunal Interposition with Preservation of Mesojejunal Autonomic Nerves in Patients with Stage IV Esophagogastric Junction Adenocarcinoma: A Report of 3 Cases. AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CASE REPORTS 2019; 20:465-473. [PMID: 30952831 PMCID: PMC6463956 DOI: 10.12659/ajcr.913960] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/05/2018] [Accepted: 01/26/2019] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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BACKGROUND Three patients with stage IV esophagogastric junction cancer (EGJC) underwent extended resection to achieve a graphic/surgical R0 status (no visible remnant of viable tumor in imaging/surgical findings) and adjuvant chemotherapy from the early postoperative period. We also introduced use of our digestive reconstruction technique in these patients. CASE REPORT We used jejunal interposition for digestive reconstruction, which involved end-to-end jejunojejunostomy with a biofragmentable anastomosis ring. The mesojejunal autonomic nerves of the lifted jejunum were preserved. The first adenocarcinoma involved the perilesional lymph nodes (LNs). Graphic/surgical R0 resection was completed by para-aortic LN dissection. The diagnosis (Japanese Classification of Gastric Carcinoma) was stage IV [pM1(LYM)]. Adjuvant chemotherapy began on postoperative day (POD) 11. The second adenocarcinoma was accompanied by a solitary lung metastasis. Intraoperative cytology of ascitic fluid was positive, and cisplatin was intraperitoneally administered. Adjuvant chemotherapy began on POD 10. The solitary lung metastasis was then resected, and graphic/surgical R0 resection was achieved. The diagnosis was stage IV [pM1(PUL) and CY1]. The third adenocarcinoma was accompanied by multiple liver metastases and metastatic regional LNs. The diagnosis was stage IV [H1]. Systemic chemotherapy was repeated. Only a solitary liver metastasis remained and was treated by radiofrequency ablation. Conversion surgery was conducted, achieving graphic/surgical R0 resection. Systemic chemotherapy was continued from POD 10. CONCLUSIONS For patients with stage IV EGJC, extended resection to achieve a graphic/surgical R0 status is still controversial, and systemic chemotherapy is important. The results of the present study suggest that our physiological reconstruction technique does not affect the efficacy of other therapies, such as adjuvant chemotherapy.
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Ikari N, Serizawa A, Mitani S, Yamamoto M, Furukawa T. Near-Comprehensive Resequencing of Cancer-Associated Genes in Surgically Resected Metastatic Liver Tumors of Gastric Cancer. THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF PATHOLOGY 2019; 189:784-796. [DOI: 10.1016/j.ajpath.2018.12.015] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/04/2018] [Revised: 10/28/2018] [Accepted: 12/06/2018] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Wang C, Luo X, Dong SL, Leng C, Zhang BX, Zhang BH. Small hepatocellular carcinoma suppressed by chemotherapy for synchronous gastric carcinoma after laparoscopy-assisted radical distal gastrectomy: A case report and literature review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e13190. [PMID: 30557968 PMCID: PMC6319982 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000013190] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/26/2022] Open
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RATIONALE Synchronous gastric carcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is rare. It is hard to distinguish synchronous HCC from metastatic liver cancer in this condition. The treatment and prognosis is quite different for synchronous HCC of gastric carcinoma and liver metastasis of gastric carcinoma. PATIENT CONCERNS A 68-year-old man with a chief complaint of epigastric pain for 1 year, accompanied by reflux and belching. The patient was diagnosed with gastric carcinoma (cT4NxM0) and laparoscopy-assisted radical distal gastrectomy was performed. This was followed by chemotherapy of FOLFOX regimen. However, a liver nodule growth was observed after postoperative systemic treatment. DIAGNOSIS The initial diagnosis was liver metastasis of gastric carcinoma. However after hepatectomy of segment VI and VII as well as thrombectomy of right hepatic vein, histology revealed intermediate to poor differentiated HCC. Hence this case was diagnosed as synchronous gastric carcinoma and HCC. INTERVENTIONS A preventive transcatheter arterial chemoembolization (TACE) was conducted at 4 weeks after hepatectomy. Another FOLFOX regimen was suggested, but was refused by the patient. OUTCOMES The patient survived without tumor recurrence for 9 months after the second surgery. LESSONS Synchronous HCC should be routinely distinguished from gastric carcinoma liver metastasis, especially for patients with hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection. The FOLFOX4 regimen for treating gastric carcinoma liver metastasis may have inhibited the progression of primary HCC in this case. This patient with HCC benefited from liver resection, inspite of hepatic vein tumor thrombosis.
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- Chao Wang
- Hepatic Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College
- Division of General Surgery, Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College
- Division of General Surgery, Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College
- Division of General Surgery, Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College
- Division of General Surgery, Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College
- Division of General Surgery, Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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- Hepatic Surgery Center, Department of Surgery, Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College
- Division of General Surgery, Sino-French Branch of Tongji Hospital of Tongji Medical College, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China
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Kwon J, Han HS, Kim HK, Baek SW, Yang Y, Lee KH, Son SM, Kim WD, Kim DH, Yun HY. Long-term Survival after Repeated Local Therapy and Salvage Chemotherapy for Recurrent Metastases from Gastric Cancer: a Case Report and Literature Review. J Gastric Cancer 2018; 18:305-312. [PMID: 30276007 PMCID: PMC6160522 DOI: 10.5230/jgc.2018.18.e26] [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: 07/05/2018] [Revised: 08/09/2018] [Accepted: 08/14/2018] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
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We report a rare case of long-term survival in a patient who received local therapy and salvage chemotherapy for recurrent metastases, along with a literature review. A 65-year-old male patient underwent subtotal gastrectomy for advanced gastric adenocarcinoma. Six months after gastrectomy, 2 metastatic intra-abdominal lymph node enlargements were detected, which were treated with radiotherapy. At 55 months after gastrectomy, an abdominal wall mass was detected, which was treated by surgical resection. The patient received 5-fluorouracil/leucovorin/irinotecan chemotherapy for 27 months before and after radiotherapy and docetaxel chemotherapy for 6 months after surgical resection of the abdominal wall metastasis. At the last visit, 7.8 years since the initial resection of the primary gastric cancer and 6.2 years since detection of the first metastases, the patient was disease-free and required no further chemotherapy. This case suggests that repeated local therapy offers potential for long-term survival in a carefully selected subset of patients with recurrent metastases.
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- Jihyun Kwon
- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.,Department of Internal Medicine, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Pathology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.,Department of Radiation Oncology, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University Hospital, Cheongju, Korea.,Department of Surgery, Chungbuk National University College of Medicine, Cheongju, Korea
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Umeda S, Kanda M, Miwa T, Tanaka H, Tanaka C, Kobayashi D, Suenaga M, Hattori N, Hayashi M, Yamada S, Nakayama G, Fujiwara M, Kodera Y. Expression of sushi domain containing two reflects the malignant potential of gastric cancer. Cancer Med 2018; 7:5194-5204. [PMID: 30259711 PMCID: PMC6198216 DOI: 10.1002/cam4.1793] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/10/2018] [Revised: 08/07/2018] [Accepted: 08/31/2018] [Indexed: 12/19/2022] Open
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Hepatic recurrence of gastric cancer (GC) is uncontrollable. Discovery of causative oncogenes and the development of sensitive biomarkers to predict hepatic recurrence are required to improve patients’ outcomes. In this study, recurrence pattern‐specific transcriptome analysis of 57 749 genes was conducted to identify mRNAs specifically associated with hepatic metastasis of patients with stage III GC who underwent curative resection. GC cell lines were subjected to mRNA expression analysis, PCR array analysis, and siRNA‐mediated knockdown. The expression levels of primary cancer tissues from 154 patients with resectable GC were determined and correlated with clinicopathological variables. Among 21 genes significantly overexpressed specifically in patients with hepatic recurrence, Sushi domain containing 2 (SUSD2) was selected as a promising target. PCR array analysis revealed that SUSD2 mRNA levels positively correlated with those of FZD7, CDH2, TGFB1, SPARC, ITGA5, and ZEB1. Functional analysis revealed that knockdown of SUSD2 significantly reduced the proliferation, migration, and invasiveness GC cell lines. Patients with high SUSD2 expression were more likely to experience shorter disease‐free and overall survival. Analysis of the relation between disease recurrence pattern and SUSD2 levels revealed that significantly more patients with hepatic metastases expressed higher levels of SUSD2 mRNA. The cumulative incidence of hepatic recurrence was greater in patients with high SUSD2 expression. In conclusion, SUSD2 likely contributes to the malignant potential of GC and may serve as a novel biomarker that predicts hepatic recurrence after curative resection.
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- Shinichi Umeda
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya, Japan
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Kodera Y. Surgery with curative intent for stage IV gastric cancer: Is it a reality of illusion? Ann Gastroenterol Surg 2018; 2:339-347. [PMID: 30238074 PMCID: PMC6139716 DOI: 10.1002/ags3.12191] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/06/2018] [Accepted: 06/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/22/2022] Open
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Gastric cancer with metastases outside of the regional lymph nodes is deemed oncologically unresectable. Nevertheless, some metastatic lesions are technically resectable by applying established surgical techniques such as para-aortic lymphadenectomy and hepatectomy. At the time of compilation of the Japanese gastric cancer treatment guidelines version 4, systematic reviews were conducted to see whether it is feasible to make any recommendation to dissect both the primary and metastatic lesions with intent to cure, possibly as part of multimodality treatment. Long-term survivors were found among carefully selected groups of patients both in prospective and retrospective studies. In addition, there is a growing list of publications reporting encouraging outcomes of gastrectomy conducted after exceptionally good response to chemotherapy, usually among patients who underwent R0 resection. This type of surgery is often referred to as conversion surgery. It is sometimes difficult to define a clear borderline between curative surgery scheduled after neoadjuvant chemotherapy and the conversion surgery. This review summarizes what we knew after the literature reviews conducted at the time of compiling the Japanese guidelines and in addition reflects some new findings obtained thereafter through clinical trials and retrospective studies. Metastases were divided into three categories based on the major metastatic pathways: lymphatic, hematogenous, and peritoneal. In each of these categories, there were findings that could provide hope for patients with metastatic disease. These findings implied that the surgical technique that we already use could become more useful upon further developments in antineoplastic agents and drug delivery.
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- Yasuhiro Kodera
- Department of Gastroenterological SurgeryNagoya University Graduate School of MedicineNagoyaAichiJapan
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Shimizu D, Kanda M, Kodera Y. Emerging evidence of the molecular landscape specific for hematogenous metastasis from gastric cancer. World J Gastrointest Oncol 2018; 10:124-136. [PMID: 29988904 PMCID: PMC6033711 DOI: 10.4251/wjgo.v10.i6.124] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2018] [Revised: 03/23/2018] [Accepted: 04/20/2018] [Indexed: 02/05/2023] Open
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Gastric cancer (GC) is one of the most frequently diagnosed cancers in the world. Most GC patients are diagnosed when the cancer is in an advanced stage, and consequently, some develop metastatic lesions that generally cause cancer-related death. Metastasis establishment is affected by various conditions, such as tumor location, hemodynamics and organotropism. While digestive cancers may share a primary site, certain cases develop hematogenous metastasis with the absence of peritoneal metastasis, and vice versa. Numerous studies have revealed the clinicopathological risk factors for hematogenous metastasis from GC, such as vascular invasion, advanced age, differentiation, Borrmann type 1 or 2 and expansive growth. Recently, molecular mechanisms that contribute to metastatic site determination have been elucidated by advanced molecular biological techniques. Investigating the molecules that specifically participate in metastasis establishment in distinct secondary organs will lead to the development of novel biomarkers for patient stratification according to their metastatic risk and strategies for preventing and treating distinct metastases. We reviewed articles related to the molecular landscape of hematogenous metastasis from GC.
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- Dai Shimizu
- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery (Surgery II), Nagoya University Graduate School of Medicine, Nagoya 466-8550, Japan
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SYT7 acts as a driver of hepatic metastasis formation of gastric cancer cells. Oncogene 2018; 37:5355-5366. [PMID: 29858600 DOI: 10.1038/s41388-018-0335-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 45] [Impact Index Per Article: 7.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/21/2017] [Accepted: 05/03/2018] [Indexed: 12/16/2022]
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Liver metastasis remains a serious problem in the management of gastric cancer (GC). Our aims were to identify through transcriptome analysis a molecule that mediates hepatic metastasis in GC, and to evaluate its potential as a diagnostic marker and a therapeutic target. The effects of knocking out a relevant molecule using genome editing were evaluated in vitro experiments and in mouse xenograft models. Expression levels of candidate molecule in 300 pairs of gastric tissues were determined to assess whether differentially expressed genes predicted hepatic recurrence, metastasis, or both. Transcriptome data identified the overexpression of synaptotagmin VII (SYT7) in GC tissues with hepatic metastasis. Its expression in the GC cell lines was high, particularly in those that exhibited a differentiated phenotype, and positively correlated with the expression of SNAI1 and TGFB3, and inversely with RGS2. SYT7 knockout inhibited the proliferation of GC cells, indicated by increased apoptosis with activated caspase and loss of mitochondria membrane potential, G2/M cell-cycle arrest and attenuated cell migration, invasion, and adhesion. The tumorigenicity of SYT7-knockout cells was moderately reduced in a mouse model of subcutaneous metastasis in which the levels of BCL2 and HIF1A were decreased and was more strikingly attenuated in a model of hepatic metastasis. The SYT7 levels in the primary GC tissues were significantly associated with hepatic recurrence, metastasis, and adverse prognosis. SYT7 represents a tool for prediction and monitoring of hepatic metastasis from GC as well as being a promising therapeutic target.
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