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- Title
The percentages of signet-ring cells (SRCs) affects the prognosis after radical gastrectomy for advanced gastric cancer.
- Authors
Ma, Yubo; Wang, Yi; Hu, Can; Zi, Mengli; Chen, Jinxia; Cao, Mengxuan; Yuan, Li; Yang, Litao; Du, Yian
- Abstract
Purpose: Only recently has the percentage of signet-ring cells (SRCs) been shown to affect the prognosis following gastric cancer surgery. It is uncertain whether the SRC percentage has a role in tumour biology or prognosis of gastric signet-ring cell carcinoma (GSRCC). For this research, we assessed the effect of the SRC percentage on the clinicopathological and prognostic characteristics of gastric cancer (GC) tumours and created and verified a prognostic nomogram to assess the overall survival (OS) of GSRCC patients. Methods: In our study, 1100 GC patients with signet-ring cell carcinoma (SRCC) at Zhejiang Cancer Hospital from December 2013 to December 2018 who underwent curative gastric cancer resection were retrospectively analysed. The patients were separated into two groups: those with SRCC (SRC percentage >50%; n = 157) and those with partial signet-ring cell carcinoma (PSRCC) (SRC percentage ≤50%; n = 943). We compared the clinicopathological characteristics of both groups. To estimate OS and determine correlations with the SRC percentage, the Kaplan-Meier method and log-rank test were used. To develop the prognostic nomogram, independent prognostic indicators for OS were identified using Cox regression analyses. Predictions were assessed using the calibration curve and C-index. Results: Our research showed that there was no discernible difference in OS between the two groups. The preoperative CA242 level, pT stage, pN stage, age, nerve invasion, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, postoperative chemotherapy, and maximum tumour diameter were independent prognostic risk factors for OS for GC (all p < 0.05). However, for advanced GC, the SRC percentage (HR = 1.571, 95% CI 1.072–2.302, p = 0.020) was an independent prognostic factor of OS. Other independent prognostic risk factors were age, pT stage, pN stage, nerve invasion, tumour location, neoadjuvant chemotherapy, postoperative chemotherapy, preoperative CA50 level, and preoperative CEA level (all p < 0.05). On these bases, nomograms were constructed for GC and advanced GC, with C-indexes of 0.806 (95%CI 0.782–0.830) and 0.728 (95%CI 0.697–0.759), respectively. Conclusions: In cases of advanced gastric cancer, the SRC percentage served as a standalone prognostic indicator for OS. An effective tool for assessing the prognosis of GSRCC was offered by the nomogram.
- Subjects
ZHEJIANG Sheng (China); GASTRECTOMY; STOMACH cancer; PROGNOSIS; OVERALL survival; NEOADJUVANT chemotherapy
- Publication
Langenbeck's Archives of Surgery, 2023, Vol 408, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
1435-2443
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1007/s00423-023-03114-w