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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2022

Prognostic value and clinicopathological correlation of the tumor regression grade in neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric adenocarcinoma: a retrospective cohort study.

Yi Wang, Handong Xu, Can Hu, Pengcheng Yu, Zhehan Bao, Yanqiang Zhang, Ruolan Zhang, Shengjie Zhang, Bing Li, Jean-Marie Aerts and 2 more

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 18 papers.

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18 citing papers in PubMed, 28 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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12 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Yi Wang *The First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Handong Xu *The First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Can HuThe First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Pengcheng YuThe First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Zhehan BaoThe First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Yanqiang ZhangDepartment of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Ruolan ZhangThe First Clinical Medical College of Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, Hangzhou, China.
Shengjie ZhangDepartment of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Bing LiLeuven Health Technology Centre China Centre, Hangzhou, China.
Jean-Marie AertsDepartment of Biosystems, Division Animal and Human Health Engineering, KU Leuven, Leuven, Belgium.
Zhiyuan XuDepartment of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Xiangdong ChengDepartment of Gastric Surgery, The Cancer Hospital of the University of Chinese Academy of Sciences (Zhejiang Cancer Hospital), Institutes of Basic Medicine and Cancer (IBMC), Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou, China.
Blood Center of Zhejiang Province · CNZhejiang Cancer Hospital · CNUniversity of Chinese Academy of Sciences · CNKU Leuven · BEZhejiang Chinese Medical University · CN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Background: Neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT) and radical gastrectomy are the gold standard treatments for resectable advanced gastric cancer (GC). However, the prognostic value of the pathological tumor regression grade (TRG) of NACT remains controversial. This retrospective study aimed to investigate the correlation between the TRG after NACT and clinicopathological features as well as its prognostic value in advanced GC. Methods: In total, 551 patients with GC who received NACT combined with surgical resection at the Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from April 2004 to December 2019 were included. The demographic characteristics, treatment response, tumor characteristics, treatment regimens, and survival data were reviewed from the medical records of all patients. The Chi-square test was used to analyze the correlation between TRG and clinicopathological factors. Kaplan-Meier univariate analysis and Cox regression multivariate analysis were used to determine the independent risk factors affecting the prognosis of GC patients. Results: Among the 551 patients with advanced GC who accepted NACT treatment, 14 were determined to be in TRG 0, 98 in TRG 1, 257 in TRG 2, and 182 in TRG 3. Also, TRG was significantly correlated with the cT stage (P=0.015), ypT stage (P<0.001), ypN stage (P<0.001), ypTNM stage (P<0.001), vascular tumor thrombus (P<0.001), Borrmann classification (P=0.042), and lymph node ratio (LNR) (P<0.001). Furthermore, patients who had a good pathological response to NACT had a better prognosis, with a 3-year overall survival (OS) of 70.9% versus 48.8% in patients who had a poor pathological response. We also found that TRG (P=0.042, HR =1.65) was an independent prognostic factor affecting the OS of GC patients. Conclusions: TRG plays a significant role in the prognostic value in neoadjuvant chemotherapy for gastric adenocarcinoma. Patients with higher cT stage, higher levels of pre-CA199 and pre-CA125 may have worse pathological response.

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gastric cancer (GC)neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT)Tumor regression grade (TRG)

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