The feasibility and safety conversion surgery in stage IV gastric cancer

Autor: Takanobu Yamada, Ken Nishimura, Takaki Yoshikawa, Takashi Oshima, Yasushi Rino, Kenki Segami, Toru Aoyama, Takashi Ogata, Shigeya Hayashi, Osamu Motohashi, Tsutomu Sato, Norisuke Nakayama, Haruhiko Cho, Taiichi Kawabe, Tsutomu Hayashi
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: Journal of Clinical Oncology. 33:164-164
ISSN: 1527-7755
0732-183X
Popis: 164 Background: Conversion surgery could be an option for stage IV gastric cancer when distant metastasis (M1) is disappeared by palliative chemotherapy, however, feasibility, safety and efficacy of surgery after long-term chemotherapy remains unclear. Methods: This retrospective study examined 21 gastric cancer patients who underwent curative conversion surgery between 2001 and 2013. Postoperative complications were evaluated according to the Clavien-Dindo classification. Overall survival (OS) was estimated by Kaplan-Meier method. Results: Median follow-up period (range) was 43.9 months (7.2-72.1 months). The number of M1 factors was one in 17 patients and two in 4, including metastases to non-regional lymph node in 11, peritoneum in 11, and liver in 3. The regimen of chemotherapy was S-1/CDDP in 11 patients, S-1/docetaxel/CDDP in 5, S-1/docetaxel in 2, 5FU/leucovorin/paclitaxel in 1, CPT/CDDP in 1, and S-1 monotherapy in 1. The median duration from initiation of chemotherapy to disappearance of M1 factor was 3.5 months and the median duration from initiation of chemotherapy to the operation was 7.5 months. A total of 19 patients (90.4%) underwent over D2 lymphadenectomy including modified D2 in 2 patients, D2 in 16, and D2 plus para-aortic nodal dissection in 3. M1 tumor was not resected except para-aortic nodal dissection in 3 patients. The median operation time and bleeding were 205 minutes and 228 ml, respectively. Grade 2/3/4 morbidities were observed in 5 patients (23.8%); 2 pancreatic fistula (grade 2), 2 abdominal abscess (grade 2 and 3), and 1 anastomotic leakage (grade 3). No mortality was observed. Pathological response of the primary tumor, defined as disappearance of more than two third of the tumor cells, was 66.7% including 19.0% of complete response. The overall survival (OS) after initiation of chemotherapy was 90.5% at 1-year, 85.7% at 2-year, and 75.9% at 3-year with median survival time (MST) of 52.9 months, while OS after surgery was 90.5% at 1 year, 76.2% at 2-year, and 64.5% at 3-year with MST of 40.9 months. Conclusions: Curative conversion gastrectomy for stage IV gastric cancer was feasible and safe. Considering excellent survival, conversion surgery has a value to be evaluated in prospective studies.
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