Perioperative chemotherapy versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas: a survival analysis of 5058 patients.
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
8-1-2017
Institution/Department
Surgery; Oncology
Journal Title
Cancer
MeSH Headings
Adenocarcinoma, Aged, Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols, Chemoradiotherapy, Adjuvant, Chemotherapy, Adjuvant, Databases, Factual, Digestive System Surgical Procedures, Esophagogastric Junction, Female, Humans, Male, Middle Aged, Multivariate Analysis, Neoadjuvant Therapy, Neoplasm Staging, Perioperative Care, Postoperative Care, Proportional Hazards Models, Regression Analysis, Stomach Neoplasms, Survival Analysis
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Both perioperative chemotherapy (PECT) and postoperative chemoradiotherapy (POCRT) have a significant survival advantage over surgery alone for the treatment of patients with gastric cancer. However, to the best of our knowledge, these regimens have not been compared in a randomized clinical trial. The purpose of the current observational study was to compare overall survival among patients receiving PECT versus POCRT for the treatment of gastric/gastroesophageal junction (GEJ) adenocarcinomas.
METHODS: Patients with resected clinical American Joint Committee on Cancer TNM stage II or III adenocarcinomas of the stomach or GEJ from 2004 through 2013 were identified utilizing the National Cancer Data Base. Hazard ratios (HRs), 95% confidence intervals, and P values were computed using a Cox proportional hazards procedure. Multivariable models were adjusted for treatment regimen, age, race, ethnicity, tumor size, TNM stage, Charlson comorbidity index, and tumor grade.
RESULTS: Patients receiving PECT had a 72% survival advantage compared with those treated with POCRT (5058 patients; HR, 0.58 [adjusted P
CONCLUSIONS: In this large series of patients with stage II/III resected gastric/GEJ adenocarcinomas from >1500 American College of Surgeons Commission on Cancer-accredited facilities, patients receiving PECT were shown to survive longer than those receiving POCRT. Cancer 2017;123:2909-17. © 2017 American Cancer Society.
ISSN
1097-0142
First Page
2909
Last Page
2917
Recommended Citation
Fitzgerald, Timothy L; Efird, Jimmy T; Bellamy, Nelly; Russo, Suzanne M; Jindal, Charulata; Mosquera, Catalina; Holliday, Elizabeth G; and Biswas, Tithi, "Perioperative chemotherapy versus postoperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable gastric/gastroesophageal junction adenocarcinomas: a survival analysis of 5058 patients." (2017). MaineHealth Maine Medical Center. 591.
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