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ArticleAnnals of surgical oncology2018

Comparison of Outcomes for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients at Least 80 Years of Age Following Gastrectomy in the United States and China.

Jian-Xian Lin, Brendan C Yi, Changhwan Yoon, Ping Li, Chao-Hui Zheng, Chang-Ming Huang, Sam S Yoon

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Article in Annals of surgical oncology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.

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Jian-Xian LinDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Brendan C YiGastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Changhwan YoonGastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA.
Ping LiDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Chao-Hui ZhengDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China.
Chang-Ming HuangDepartment of Gastric Surgery, Fujian Medical University Union Hospital, Fuzhou, Fujian, China. hcmlr2002@163.com.
Sam S YoonGastric and Mixed Tumor Service, Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, New York, NY, USA. yoons@mskcc.org.

Funding

X-RAY CRYSTALLOGRAPHYP30CA008748 · NCI · SLOAN-KETTERING INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RES · PI Nicholas D Socci · 1985 to 2026
$347.4M
NCI NIH HHS P30 CA008748NIH/NCI Cancer Center Support Grant P30 CA008748the Construction Project of Fujian Province Minimally Invasive Medical Center No. [2017] 171the Scientific and Technological Innovation Joint Capital Projects of Fujian Province, China No.2016Y9031
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveThe aim of this study was to compare gastric cancer (GC) patients aged 80 years or older undergoing gastrectomy at two high-volume cancer centers in the US and China.

methodsPatients aged ≥ 80 years who underwent R0 resection at Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center (MSKCC) in New York, USA (n = 159), and Fujian Medical University Union Hospital (FMUUH) in Fujian, China (n = 118) from January 2000 to December 2013 were included. Demographic, surgical, and pathologic variables were compared, and factors associated with survival were determined via multivariate analysis.

resultsThe number of patients increased annually in the FMUUH cohort but not in the MSKCC cohort. Patients at MSKCC were slightly older (mean age 83.7 vs. 82.7 years), more commonly female (38 vs. 19%), and had higher average body mass index (BMI; 26 vs. 23). Treatment at FMUUH more frequently employed total gastrectomy (59 vs. 20%) and laparoscopic surgery (65 vs. 7%), and less frequently included adjuvant therapy (11 vs. 18%). In addition, FMUUH patients had larger tumors of more advanced T, N, and TNM stage. Morbidity (35 vs. 25%, p = 0.08) and 30-day mortality (2.5 vs. 3.3%, p = 0.67) were similar between the cohorts. For each TNM stage, there was no significant difference between MSKCC and FMUUH patients in 5-year overall survival and disease-specific survival (DSS). TNM stage was the only independent predictor of DSS for both cohorts.

conclusionsPatients ≥ 80 years of age selected for gastrectomy for GC at MSKCC and FMUUH had acceptable morbidity and mortality, and DSS was primarily dependent on TNM stage.

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GastrectomyAdenocarcinomaAged, 80 and overChinaFemaleHospitals, High-VolumeHumansLymphatic MetastasisLymph Node ExcisionMaleNeoplasm StagingNew York CityRetrospective StudiesStomach NeoplasmsSurvival RateTreatment Outcome

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