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ArticleFrontiers in oncology2024

Benefit of a multimodal approach combining chemotherapy and surgery in oligometastatic gastric cancer: experience from a tertiary referral center.

Maria Grazia Maratta, Antonio Vitale, Michele Basso, Raffaella Vivolo, Elena Di Monte, Alberto Biondi, Andrea Di Giorgio, Fausto Rosa, Vincenzo Tondolo, Annamaria Agnes and 3 more

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Article in Frontiers in oncology, 2024. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Maria Grazia MarattaComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Antonio VitaleComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Michele BassoComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Raffaella VivoloComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Elena Di MonteComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Alberto BiondiDepartment of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Andrea Di GiorgioDepartment of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Fausto RosaDepartment of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo TondoloDepartment of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Annamaria AgnesDepartment of Surgery, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Giampaolo TortoraComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Antonia StrippoliComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.
Carmelo PozzoComprehensive Cancer Center, Fondazione Policlinico Universitario Agostino Gemelli IRCCS, Università Cattolica del Sacro Cuore, Rome, Italy.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: Gastric cancer (GC) is the fourth leading cause of cancer-related death worldwide with limited therapeutic options. The aim of this study was to analyze the value of adding surgery to the first-line treatment in patients with oligometastatic GC (OGC). Methods: This retrospective study included patients with OGC who underwent induction chemotherapy followed by surgery of both primary tumor and synchronous metastasis between April 2012 and April 2022. Endpoints were overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS) analyzed by the Kaplan-Meier method. Prognostic factors were assessed with the Cox model. Results: Data from 39 patients were collected. All cases were referred to our multidisciplinary tumor board (MTB) to evaluate the feasibility of radical surgery. After a median follow-up of 33.6 months (mo.), median OS was 26.6 mo. (95% CI 23.8-29.4) and median RFS was 10.6 mo. (95% CI 6.3-14.8). Pathologic response according to the Mandard criteria (TRG 1-3, not reached versus 20.5 mo. for TRG 4-5; HR 0.23, p=0.019), PS ECOG ≤ 1 (26.7 mo. for PS ≤ 1 versus 11.2 mo. for PS >1; HR 0.3, p=0.022) and a low metastatic burden (26.7 mo. for single site versus 12.9 mo. for ≥2 sites; HR 0.34, p=0.039) were related to good prognosis. No major intraoperative complications nor surgery-related deaths occurred in our series. Discussion: A sequential strategy of preoperative chemotherapy and radical surgical excision of both primary tumor and metastases was demonstrated to significantly improve OS and RFS. Multidisciplinary evaluation is mandatory to identify patients who could benefit from this strategy.

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cancer survivalgastric cancerinduction chemotherapymetastasectomysurgical oncology

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PMCPMC11190071

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