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ArticleBMC palliative care2017

Palliative gastrectomy is beneficial in selected cases of metastatic gastric cancer.

Jun-Te Hsu, Jian-Ann Liao, Huei-Chieh Chuang, Tai-Di Chen, Tsung-Hsing Chen, Chia-Jung Kuo, Chun-Jung Lin, Wen-Chi Chou, Ta-Sen Yeh, Yi-Yin Jan

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Article in BMC palliative care, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 19 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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19 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 35 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jun-Te HsuDepartment of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, #5, Fushing Street, Kweishan District, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan. hsujt2813@adm.cgmh.org.tw.
Jian-Ann LiaoDepartment of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, #5, Fushing Street, Kweishan District, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Huei-Chieh ChuangDepartment of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Tai-Di ChenDepartment of Pathology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Tsung-Hsing ChenDepartment of Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Chia-Jung KuoDepartment of Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Chun-Jung LinDepartment of Gastroenterology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Wen-Chi ChouDepartment of Hematology-Oncology, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Ta-Sen YehDepartment of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, #5, Fushing Street, Kweishan District, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Yi-Yin JanDepartment of Surgery, Chang Gung Memorial Hospital at Linkou, Chang Gung University College of Medicine, #5, Fushing Street, Kweishan District, Taoyuan City, 333, Taiwan.
Linkou Chang Gung Memorial Hospital · TWChang Gung University · TW

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundSalvage chemotherapy is the mainstay of treatment for metastatic gastric cancer (mGC). This study aimed to clarify the effects of palliative gastrectomy (PG) and identify prognostic factors in mGC patients undergoing PG.

methodsThis was a retrospective review of 333 mGC patients receiving PG or a non-resection procedure (NR) between 2000 and 2010. Clinicopathological factors affecting the prognosis of these patients were collected prospectively and analyzed.

resultsOne hundred and ninety-three patients underwent PG and 140 NR. The clinicopathological characteristics were comparable between the two groups except for metastatic pattern. There were no significant differences in postoperative morbidity and mortality between the two groups. The PG group had a significantly longer median overall survival compared with the NR group (7.7 months vs. 4.9 months). In the PG group, age ≤58 years, preoperative albumin level >3 g/dL, ratio of metastatic to examined lymph nodes ≤0.58, and administration of chemotherapy were independent prognostic factors in multivariate analysis.

conclusionsPatients undergoing PG had better outcomes than those undergoing NR. Among the patients undergoing resection, age ≤58 years, a better preoperative nutritional status, less nodal involvement and postoperative chemotherapy independently affected patient survival.

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GastrectomyAdultAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedPalliative CarePrognosisRetrospective StudiesSalvage TherapyStomach NeoplasmsSurvival AnalysisYoung AdultMetastatic gastric cancerPalliative gastrectomy, Metastasectomy, Salvage chemotherapy, Survival

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