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- Title
Primary Tumor Resection and Survival in Patients with Stage IV Gastric Cancer.
- Authors
Müsri, Fatma Yalçin; Mutlu, Hasan; Karaağaç, Mustafa; Eryilmaz, Melek Karakurt; Gündüz, Şeyda; Artaç, Mehmet
- Abstract
Purpose: The aim of this study was to determine whether surgical resection of the primary tumor contributes to survival in patients with metastatic gastric cancer. Materials and Methods: A total of 288 patients with metastatic gastric cancer from the Akdeniz University, Antalya Training and Research Hospital, and the Meram University of Konya database were retrospectively analyzed. The effect of primary tumor resection on survival of patients with metastatic gastric cancer was investigated using the log-rank test. Kaplan-Meier survival estimates were calculated. Multivariate analysis was performed using Cox proportional hazards regression modeling. Results: The median overall survival was 12.0 months (95% confidence intewrval [CI], 10.4~13.6 months) and 7.8 months (95% CI, 5.5~10.0 months) for patients with and without primary tumor resection, respectively (P<0.001). The median progression-free survival was 8.3 months (95% CI, 7.1~9.5 months) and 6.2 months (95% CI, 5.8~6.7 months) for patients with and without primary tumor resection, respectively (P=0.002). Conclusions: Non-curative gastrectomy in patients with metastatic gastric cancer might increase their survival rate regardless of the occurrence of life-threatening tumor-related complications.
- Subjects
TUMOR treatment; SURGICAL excision; STOMACH cancer treatment; METASTASIS; PROPORTIONAL hazards models
- Publication
Journal of Gastric Cancer, 2016, Vol 16, Issue 2, p78
- ISSN
2093-582X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.5230/jgc.2016.16.2.78