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Waki K, Shichijo S. Response. Gastrointest Endosc 2022; 96:164-165. [PMID: 35715117 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2022.03.014] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/01/2022] [Accepted: 03/09/2022] [Indexed: 01/21/2023]
Affiliation(s)
- Kotaro Waki
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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Waki K, Shichijo S, Uedo N, Takeuchi Y, Maekawa A, Kanesaka T, Takeuchi Y, Higashino K, Ishihara R, Tanaka Y, Michida T. Long-term outcomes after endoscopic resection for late-elderly patients with early gastric cancer. Gastrointest Endosc 2022; 95:873-883. [PMID: 34979116 DOI: 10.1016/j.gie.2021.12.028] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/29/2021] [Accepted: 12/25/2021] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIMS With the population aging, the incidence of early gastric cancer (EGC) is increasing. We aimed to clarify the indications for endoscopic resection (ER) in late-elderly patients with EGC in terms of life expectancy. METHODS Patients aged ≥75 years who underwent ER for EGC at our institution from January 2007 to December 2012 were enrolled. Clinical data, including Eastern Cooperative Oncology Group performance status (ECOG-PS), Charlson comorbidity index, and Prognostic Nutritional Index (PNI), were collected at the time of ER. Overall survival (OS) was the main outcome measure. RESULTS Four hundred consecutive patients were enrolled. Mean patient age was 79.3 years (range, 75-93). The 5-year follow-up rate was 89.0% (median follow-up period, 5.6 years). Five-year OS was 80.8% (95% confidence interval [CI], 76.4-84.4), and 5-year net survival standardized for age, sex, and calendar year was 1.09 (95% CI, 1.03-1.15). With a multivariate analysis, ECOG-PS 2 to 4 (hazard ratio, 8.84; 95% CI, 3.07-25.4), PNI <49.1 (hazard ratio, 2.49; 95% CI, 1.53-4.06), and eCura C-2 (hazard ratio, 1.79; 95% CI, 1.11-2.88) were independent prognostic factors. When none of these factors was met, the 5-year OS rate was 90.4% (95% CI, 84.0-94.3). CONCLUSIONS ER for EGC in late-elderly patients may improve life expectancy. ER is recommended in patients with a good ECOG-PS and PNI and in whom ER is expected to be non-eCura C-2.
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- Kotaro Waki
- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan; Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Biostatistics, School of Public Health, Graduate School of Medicine, The University of Tokyo, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Faculty of Life Sciences, Kumamoto University, Kumamoto, Japan
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- Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Osaka International Cancer Institute, Osaka, Japan
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Sekiguchi M, Oda I, Morita S, Katai H, Yano T, Terashima M, Kataoka T, Muto M. Management of elderly patients with early gastric cancer in Japan. Jpn J Clin Oncol 2022; 52:425-432. [PMID: 35301534 DOI: 10.1093/jjco/hyac026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 02/17/2022] [Indexed: 12/24/2022] Open
Abstract
Management of elderly patients with early gastric cancer is an important issue in an aging society such as Japan. While endoscopic resection is recommended as the standard treatment for early gastric cancers with extremely low risk of lymph node metastasis (<1%), gastrectomy with lymphadenectomy is recommended for the other early gastric cancers as the standard treatment even in elderly patients. Endoscopic submucosal dissection is the most recommended endoscopic resection procedure because of its high ability for 'en bloc' resection. Endoscopic submucosal dissection can reportedly provide favorable short-term outcomes in elderly patients. In terms of patient prognosis, the importance of considering patients' physical and nutritional conditions before endoscopic submucosal dissection has recently attracted attention. With respect to gastrectomy, the nationwide data in Japan have demonstrated relatively low 5-year overall survival and non-negligible post-operative 90-day mortality in men aged ≥75 years and women aged ≥80 years compared with those in younger patients. Among these elderly patients, 20% or more reportedly died within 5 years after gastrectomy mostly due to other diseases. These facts suggested the necessity of a less invasive management option for the elderly patients. Efforts are being made to provide a non-invasive follow-up option without gastrectomy following endoscopic resection in elderly patients. To avoid the increase in gastric cancer-related deaths, the selection of patients with relatively low lymph node metastasis risk is essential, and several tools to estimate the lymph node metastasis risk from early gastric cancers have been developed. To avoid overtreatment with gastrectomy in more elderly early gastric cancer patients, new endoscopic submucosal dissection indications for them are also warranted.
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Affiliation(s)
- Masau Sekiguchi
- Cancer Screening Center, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Screening Technology, National Cancer Center Institute for Cancer Control, Tokyo, Japan.,Division of Surgery, Department of Clinical Sciences, Danderyd Hospital, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm, Sweden
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- Endoscopy Division, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan.,Department of Internal Medicine, Kawasaki Rinko General Hospital, Kawasaki, Japan
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- First Department of Surgery, Dokkyo Medical University, Tochigi, Japan
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- Gastroenterological Surgery Department, Tachikawa Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Endoscopy, National Cancer Center Hospital East, Chiba, Japan
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- Japan Clinical Oncology Group Operations Office, National Cancer Center Hospital, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Therapeutic Oncology, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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Gastric Xanthoma Is Related to the Rapid Growth of Gastric Cancer. J Clin Med 2021; 10:jcm10235704. [PMID: 34884406 PMCID: PMC8658188 DOI: 10.3390/jcm10235704] [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: 11/02/2021] [Revised: 11/30/2021] [Accepted: 12/03/2021] [Indexed: 12/21/2022] Open
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Early detection of gastric cancer is important. However, rapid growth of gastric cancers that cannot be resected endoscopically occurs even with periodic check-ups. Accordingly, we assessed factors associated with the speed of gastric cancer growth by examining historical endoscopic images. A total of 1996 gastric cancer cases were screened, and characteristics of lesions with slow and rapid growth were assessed. A total of 114 lesions from 114 patients were included in the assessment. Sixty slow-growing and fifty-four rapidly growing gastric cancers were compared. Female sex and incidence of lesions in the lower part of the stomach were significantly less frequent in the rapid-growth group than in the slow-growth group. History of endoscopic treatment tended to be more frequent in the rapid-growth group. Age, body mass index, histology, Helicobacter pylori status, and medications did not differ significantly between groups. Xanthoma was significantly related to rapid growth of gastric cancer, and map-like redness tended to be more frequent in the rapid-growth group in univariate analysis. Xanthoma was significantly related to rapid growth of gastric cancer on multivariate analysis. Further studies are warranted to clarify the pathophysiological mechanisms involved in the speed of gastric cancer growth.
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Kim SJ, Choi CW, Kang DH, Kim HW, Park SB. Comparison of biannual and annual endoscopic gastric cancer surveillance after endoscopic resection. Surg Endosc 2021; 36:1806-1813. [PMID: 33835254 DOI: 10.1007/s00464-021-08460-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/29/2020] [Accepted: 03/17/2021] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND Patients who received endoscopic resection (ER) for early gastric cancer (EGC) or high-grade dysplasia (HGD) are at high risk for the subsequent development of metachronous gastric cancer (MGC). This study aims to compare the detection rate and stage of MGC between biannual and annual endoscopic surveillance after ER of EGC or HGD. METHODS From September 2009 to August 2019, 859 patients who underwent ER for the treatment of EGC or HGD were analyzed, retrospectively. Patients received endoscopic surveillance twice a year (high-intensity group) or annually (low-intensity group) for 3 years. RESULTS A total of 521 patients were enrolled in this study (267 patients in the high-intensity group and 254 patients in the low-intensity group). During a mean follow-up of 5.3 ± 1.6 years, MGCs were found in 27 patients (16.9%) in the high-intensity group and 18 patients (7.1%) in the low-intensity group (P = 0.219). In patients with moderate to severe atrophy (Kimura-Takemoto grade C3 ~ O3), detection rates of MGC during 3 years from were 8.4% (16/191) and 2.2% (4/186), respectively (P = 0.007). Forty-four patients who received treatment for MGC, including endoscopic or surgical resection, were stage IA. Only one patient in the low-intensity group was diagnosed as stage IIIA advanced gastric cancer. CONCLUSIONS There was no significant difference in the detection rate of MGC between biannual and annual endoscopic surveillance after ER of EGC or HGD. However, biannual surveillance showed a higher detection rate during the first 3 years, especially for patients with moderate to severe gastric atrophy.
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Affiliation(s)
- Su Jin Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yangsan-si, 50612, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yangsan-si, 50612, Korea.
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yangsan-si, 50612, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yangsan-si, 50612, Korea
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- Department of Internal Medicine, Medical Research Institute, Pusan National University School of Medicine and Research Institute for Convergence of Biomedical Science and Technology, Pusan National University Yangsan Hospital, Beomeo-ri Mulgeum-eup, Gyeongsangnam-do, Yangsan-si, 50612, Korea
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Hatta W, Gotoda T, Koike T, Masamune A. Management following endoscopic resection in elderly patients with early-stage upper gastrointestinal neoplasia. Dig Endosc 2020; 32:861-873. [PMID: 31802529 DOI: 10.1111/den.13592] [Citation(s) in RCA: 23] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/07/2019] [Accepted: 12/02/2019] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
Abstract
With the ongoing increase in the aging population in Japan, the number of elderly patients among the total population with upper gastrointestinal (GI) neoplasia has also been increasing. As elderly patients present unique age-related variations in their physical condition, the therapeutic approach for upper GI neoplasia should be differentiated between elderly and nonelderly patients. According to the existing guidelines, additional treatment is the standard therapy in patients who undergo endoscopic resection (ER) with a possible risk of lymph node metastasis (LNM) for upper GI neoplasia. However, due to the relatively low rate of LNM, applying additional treatment in all elderly patients may be excessive. Although additional treatment has the advantage of reducing cancer-specific mortality, its disadvantages include deteriorated quality of life, complications, and mortality in surgery. In patients with early gastric cancer, we propose treatment decisions be made using a risk-scoring system for LNM and upon considering the physical condition of the patient after ER with curability C-2. In those with superficial esophageal squamous cell carcinoma with a possible risk of LNM after ER, selective chemoradiotherapy may be a less-invasive treatment option, although the present standard treatment is esophagectomy. When considering the treatment decision, achieving a "cure" of the tumor has been regarded as critical. However, as the main cause of mortality in elderly patients with ER for upper GI neoplasia is noncancer-related death, both achieving a "cure" and also a good level of "care" is important in the management of elderly patients.
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- Waku Hatta
- Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Department of Medicine, Nihon University School of Medicine, Tokyo, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Tohoku University Graduate School of Medicine, Miyagi, Japan
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