ArticleSurgery today2018
Surgical outcomes after gastrectomy in very elderly patients with gastric cancer.
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- Tumor size ≥50 mm as an Independent Prognostic Factor for Patients with Stage II or III Gastric Cancer After Postoperative S-1 Monotherapy: Analysis of a Multi-institution Dataset.World journal of surgery · 2020Article
- Influence of age on postoperative complications especially pneumonia after gastrectomy for gastric cancer.BMC surgery · 2019Article
- Proposal of a Scoring Scale to Estimate Risk of the Discontinuation of S-1 Adjuvant Monotherapy in Patients with Stage II to III Gastric Cancer: A Multi-Institutional Dataset Analysis.World journal of surgery · 2019Article
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- Reply to comment on "Are body mass index and performance status enough to assess the nutritional and functional status of elderly patients undergoing gastric cancer surgery?"Surgery today · 2018Article
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- Is chronological age really not a contraindication to gastrectomy for very elderly patients?Surgery today · 2018Article
- Risk Factors for Overall Complications and Remote Infection After Gastrectomy in Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
- Feasibility and Effectiveness of Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients.In vivo (Athens, Greece)Article
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Abstract
purposeWhether or not gastrectomy is feasible for very elderly gastric cancer patients is unclear. This study aimed to clarify the feasibility and safety of surgical treatment for patients in this age group.
methodThe study included 55 very elderly patients with resectable gastric cancer who underwent gastrectomy (≥ 85 years of age; very-E group). The surgical outcomes were compared with those of 611 elderly patients (75-84 years old; E group).
resultsFemale sex, a poor physical and performance status, and a low serum albumin level patients were more frequent in the very-E group than in the E group. Lymphadenectomy was less aggressive in the very-E group than in the E group (P < 0.001). The overall postoperative complication rate was not significantly different between the groups (46 vs 33%; P = 0.073). A multivariate analysis to predict the overall survival identified male sex (hazard ratio 1.75, 95% confidence interval 1.30-2.36), low body mass index (2.19, 1.52-3.16), poor performance status (2.14, 1.60-2.86), low serum albumin level (1.84, 1.37-2.48), and advanced tumor stage (1.71, 1.29-2.27) but not age (1.31, 0.84-2.03) as independent prognostic factors.
conclusionChronological age alone is not a contraindicative factor for gastrectomy in very elderly patients.
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