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ArticleSurgery today2022

A prognostic scoring system for conversion surgery after trastuzumab-based chemotherapy for human epidermal growth factor receptor 2-positive advanced gastric cancer.

Takaaki Arigami, Daisuke Matsushita, Keishi Okubo, Masataka Shimonosono, Ken Sasaki, Yusuke Tsuruda, Yoshiaki Kita, Kan Tanabe, Shinichiro Mori, Shigehiro Yanagita and 4 more

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 3 citations in OpenAlex.

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  3. Safety, survival outcomes, and prognostic factors in conversion surgery for advanced gastric cancer: a sub-analysis of Japanese patients in the CONVO-GC-1 study.Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association · 2026
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5 · Who and what money

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14 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Takaaki ArigamiDepartment of Onco-Biological Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan. arigami@m.kufm.kagoshima-u.ac.jp.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8650-8937
Daisuke MatsushitaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Keishi OkuboDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Masataka ShimonosonoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Ken SasakiDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Yusuke TsurudaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Yoshiaki KitaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Kan TanabeDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shinichiro MoriDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Shigehiro YanagitaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Yoshikazu UenosonoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Akihiro NakajoDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Hiroshi KuraharaDepartment of Digestive Surgery, Breast and Thyroid Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, Kagoshima, Japan.
Takao OhtsukaDepartment of Onco-Biological Surgery, Kagoshima University Graduate School of Medical and Dental Sciences, 8-35-1 Sakuragaoka, Kagoshima, 890-8520, Japan.
Kagoshima University · JP

Funding

The Ministry of Education, Science, Sports, and Culture, Japan. 19K09200
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo investigate the clinical indications and prognostic significance of surgical interventions after chemotherapy using trastuzumab-containing regimens for patients with human epidermal growth factor receptor 2 (HER2)-positive advanced gastric cancer (AGC).

methodsA total of 146 patients with AGC who underwent chemotherapy were enrolled in this retrospective study. Tumors with an immunohistochemistry (IHC) score of 3 + or an IHC score of 2 + plus fluorescence in situ hybridization positivity were defined as HER2-positive AGC. We devised a scoring system for predicting prognosis associated with conversion surgery.

resultsThirty-three patients received trastuzumab-based chemotherapy for HER2-positive tumors. Multivariate analyses identified advanced age, peritoneal dissemination, histologically undifferentiated tumors, and tumor response of progressive disease as independent prognostic factors for a worse prognosis. Twelve patients with HER2-positive AGC underwent conversion surgery. The conversion surgery group of patients with HER2-positive AGC had a better prognosis than the chemotherapy-alone group. A prognostic scoring system based on age, peritoneal dissemination, and histological type was significantly correlated with the presence or absence of conversion surgery and the prognosis of patients with HER2-positive AGC.

conclusionsOur scoring system has the clinical potential to predict prognosis associated with conversion surgery after trastuzumab-containing chemotherapy for patients with HER2-positive AGC.

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Stomach NeoplasmsAntineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy ProtocolsErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesHumansIn Situ Hybridization, FluorescencePrognosisRetrospective StudiesTrastuzumabERBB2 protein, humanErb-b2 Receptor Tyrosine KinasesTrastuzumabConversion surgeryGastric cancerHER2PrognosisTrastuzumab

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PMID35543754
PMCPMC9700637
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