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ArticleAbdominal radiology (New York)2024

The value of the radiological diameter-to-thickness ratio in patients with HER2-positive resectable advanced gastric cancer: implications for long survival and stage migration.

Bin Hou, Tiantian Guo, Jianbo Gao, Yanfei Cao, Hao Lu, Tian Ma, Yan Zhang, Huiping Zhao

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Bin HouDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, Youyi West Road, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi Province, China.
Tiantian GuoDepartment of CT, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, Youyi West Road, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi Province, China.
Jianbo GaoDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, China.
Yanfei CaoDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, Youyi West Road, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi Province, China.
Hao LuDepartment of Radiology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, 450052, Henan Province, China.
Tian MaDepartment of Thoracic Surgery, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, Youyi West Road, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi Province, China.
Yan ZhangDepartment of CT, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, Youyi West Road, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi Province, China.
Huiping ZhaoDepartment of CT, Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital, No. 256, Youyi West Road, Xi'an, 710068, Shaanxi Province, China. kindergirl@sina.cn.ORCID 0000-0002-1328-3527

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2021-2022 Newly Employed Doctoral Candidate Scientific Research Startup Funding Support Project of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital 45Science and Technology Development Incubation Fund Project of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital 2022YJY-15Science and Technology Development Incubation Fund Project of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital 2023YJY-13Science and Technology Foundation of Shaanxi Province 2022JQ-934Science and Technology Talent Support Program Funding Project of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (Elite Talents) 2021JY-07Science and Technology Talent Support Program Funding Project of Shaanxi Provincial People's Hospital (Elite Talents) 2023JY-09
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purposeTo investigate the clinical significance and stage migration effect of radiological diameter-to-thickness (DT) ratio in HER2-positive resectable advanced gastric cancer (HER2-p RAGC).

methods369 HER2-p RAGC patients were retrospectively enrolled and information on clinical pathological characteristics, radiological DT ratio, and outcomes [i.e., overall survival (OS) and progression-free survival (PFS)] was collected. Pearson's Chi-square and Student's t-test were employed to compare baseline characteristics. Clinical outcomes were estimated using Kaplan-Meier analysis and Log-rank test. Univariate and multivariate Cox regression models were utilized to analyze independent prognostic factors.

resultsHER2-p RAGC patients were stratified into two groups using a DT ratio cutoff value of 4.0 (p < 0.05). Patients with a DT ratio < 4.0 exhibited significantly longer OS (58.0 vs. 31.0 months) and PFS (43.0 vs. 24.0 months) than those with a DT ratio ≥ 4.0. DT ratio significantly predicted prognosis for N0 and II stage patients (p < 0.05). Patients with gastric body and antrum cancers demonstrated longer OS and PFS in the DT ratio < 4.0 group (p = 0.046, 0.017, 0.036 and 0.028). Multivariate Cox proportional hazard model identified age, pathological T category, pathological N category, pathological TNM category and DT ratio as independent prognostic factors. Notably, pStage II patients with a DT ratio ≥ 4.0 exhibited a similar prognosis to pStage III patients with a DT ratio < 4.0 (p = 0.418 for OS, 0.867 for PFS).

conclusionRadiological DT ratio could evaluate the prognosis and detect higher malignant cases in HER2-p RAGC patients. Moreover, DT ratio might guide clinicians make postoperative strategies.

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