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Lim SXY, Ratcliffe E, Wiltshire R, Whiteway JGS, McGrath S, Sultan J, Prasad N, Assadsangabi A, Britton J, Ang YS. Long-term outcomes of endoscopic submucosal dissection for gastric dysplasia and early neoplasia in a United Kingdom Caucasian population. World J Gastrointest Endosc 2025; 17:102694. [PMID: 40125500 PMCID: PMC11923983 DOI: 10.4253/wjge.v17.i3.102694] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/28/2024] [Revised: 12/23/2024] [Accepted: 02/12/2025] [Indexed: 03/14/2025] Open
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BACKGROUND Endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) is increasingly used to treat gastric dysplasia and early neoplasia in the West. Unlike Eastern countries, data for Caucasian patients in the United Kingdom is limited due to its limited implementation in a few tertiary centres. AIM To evaluate the outcomes of ESD on gastric dysplasia and neoplasia in Caucasian patients. METHODS Our ten-year retrospective study at a single tertiary centre included data spanning from May 2012 to July 2023. The efficacy of ESD on gastric dysplasia and early neoplasia was measured using parameters set out by the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence, which include en-bloc and curative resection (CR) rates, local recurrence and survival rates. RESULTS ESD was attempted on 111 lesions in 93 patients. 95.0% of completed procedures achieved endoscopic clearance. 74.3% were en-bloc resections and the rest were hybrid ESD with piecemeal resections. In all, 34.7% achieved histological CR. Overall, disease recurrence was 10.9% at latest follow-up (63 months, median follow-up). Importantly 100% of lesions in the CR group showed no disease recurrence at subsequent and latest follow-up. In the Indeterminate and Non-CR group, 18.8% of lesions showed disease recurrence at subsequent endoscopic follow-ups. ESD changed the histological staging of 44.5% of lesions. Immediate complications were observed in 9.9% of all ESD procedures. The median survival time was 69 months post-ESD. The mean age at death is 82.2 years old. CONCLUSION The study affirms the long-term efficacy and safety of ESD for gastric dysplasia and early neoplasia in Caucasian patients.
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- Sammi X Y Lim
- School of Medical Sciences, Faculty of Biology, Medicine and Health, The University of Manchester, Manchester M13 9PL, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Surgery, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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- Department of Endoscopy and Gastroenterology, Salford Royal Hospital, Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust, Salford M6 8HD, United Kingdom
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Huang YX, He HY, Chen K, Liu HD, Zu D, Liang C, Bao QM, Hu YC, Liu GX, Zhong YK, Zhang CK, Deng MC, He YH, Jing J, Shi Y, Xu SF, Teng YS, Ye Z, Cheng XD. Prognostic impact and reasons for variability by tumor location in gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2024; 30:4709-4724. [PMID: 39610778 PMCID: PMC11580611 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v30.i44.4709] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/09/2024] [Revised: 09/29/2024] [Accepted: 10/22/2024] [Indexed: 11/12/2024] Open
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BACKGROUND Gastric cancer (GC) is a highly prevalent gastrointestinal tract tumor. Several trials have demonstrated that the location of GC can affect patient prognosis. However, the factors determining tumor location remain unclear. AIM To investigate the tumor location of patients, we went on to study the influencing factors that lead to changes in the location of GC. METHODS A retrospective evaluation was carried out on 3287 patients who underwent gastrectomy for GC in Zhejiang Cancer Hospital. The patients were followed up post-diagnosis and post-gastrectomy. The clinicopathological variables and overall survival of the patients were recorded. By analyzing the location of GC, the tumor location was divided into four categories: "Upper", "middle", "lower", and "total". Statistical software was utilized to analyze the relationship of each variable with the location of GC. RESULTS A total of 3287 patients were included in this study. The clinicopathological indices of gender, age, serum levels of carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA), carbohydrate antigen (CA19-9) and CA72-4 levels, were significantly associated with tumor location in patients with GC. In addition, there was a strong correlation between GC location and the prognosis of postoperative patients. Specifically, patients with "lower" and "middle" GC demonstrated a better prognosis than those with tumors in other categories. CONCLUSION The five clinicopathological indices of gender, age, CEA, CA19-9 and CA72-4 levels exhibit varying degrees of influence on the tumor location. The tumor location correlates with patient prognosis following surgery.
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- Yi-Xing Huang
- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- School of Medicine, Zhejiang University, Hangzhou 310058, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Human Genome Sequencing Center, Baylor College of Medicine, Houston, TX 77030, United States
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- Department of Otorhinolaryngology, Hangzhou First People’s Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou 310006, Zhejiang Province, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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- Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou Institute of Medicine, Chinese Academy of Sciences, Hangzhou 310022, Zhejiang Province, China
- Key Laboratory of Prevention, Diagnosis and Therapy of Upper Gastrointestinal Cancer of Zhejiang Province, Hangzhou 310022, China
- Zhejiang Provincial Research Center for Upper Gastrointestinal Tract Cancer, Zhejiang Cancer Hospital, Hangzhou 310022, China
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Wu SL, Zhang Y, Fu Y, Li J, Wang JS. Gastric cancer incidence, mortality and burden in adolescents and young adults: a time-trend analysis and comparison among China, South Korea, Japan and the USA. BMJ Open 2022; 12:e061038. [PMID: 35863834 PMCID: PMC9310161 DOI: 10.1136/bmjopen-2022-061038] [Citation(s) in RCA: 18] [Impact Index Per Article: 6.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/18/2022] [Accepted: 07/12/2022] [Indexed: 11/04/2022] Open
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OBJECTIVES To evaluate and compare the burden of gastric cancer in adolescents and young adults (GCAYA) among China, South Korea, Japan and the USA, four countries with similar or different rates of gastric cancer (GC) incidence, development levels and cancer control strategies. DESIGN This population-based observational study collected the epidemiological data of GCAYA from the Global Burden of Diseases Study 2019. The trend magnitude and directions over time for incidence and mortality of GCAYA were analysed and compared among four countries. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES Outcomes included new cases, deaths, mortality-to-incidence ratios (MIRs), disability-adjusted life years, and their age-standardised rates and estimated annual percentage changes (AAPCs). RESULTS There were 49 008 new cases and 27 895 deaths from GCAYA in 2019, nearly half of which occurred in China. The AAPCs for the age-standardised incidence and mortality rate were 0.3 (-0.1 to 0.7), -3.6 (-3.7 to -3.4), -3.2 (-3.8 to -2.6), -0.1 (-0.6 to 0.5) and -2.0 (-2.3 to -1.6), -5.6 (-6.2 to -5.0), -4.4 (-4.7 to -4.1), -0.7 (-1.0 to -0.3) in China, South Korea, Japan and the USA, respectively. The incidence rate for females in the USA rose by 0.4% annually. GC ranks fifth, first, fourth and ninth in China, South Korea, Japan and the USA regarding burdens caused by cancer in adolescents and young adults. The MIRs declined constantly in South Korea and China, and the MIR in the USA became the highest in 2019. CONCLUSIONS Although not covered by prevention and screening programmes, variations in disease burden and time trends may reflect variations in risk factors, cancer control strategies and treatment accessibility of GC among the four countries. Investigating the reasons behind the varying disease burden and changing trends of GCAYA across countries will inform recommendations for prevention measures and timely diagnosis specific to this underserved population to further decrease the GC burden.
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- Si Lin Wu
- School of Pharmacy, Southwest Medical University, Luzhou, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Department of General Surgery, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Pharmacy, The Third Hospital of Mianyang, Sichuan Mental Health Center, Mianyang, Sichuan, China
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Stillman MD, Yoon SS. Open and minimally invasive gastrectomy in Eastern and Western patient populations: A review of the literature and reasons for differences in outcomes. J Surg Oncol 2022; 126:279-291. [PMID: 35416303 PMCID: PMC9276624 DOI: 10.1002/jso.26887] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/22/2022] [Accepted: 03/27/2022] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Randomized trials in the East have established minimally invasive gastrectomy as possibly superior for short-term outcomes and noninferior for long-term survival. Smaller randomized studies from Western countries have supported these findings. However, there are marked disparities in morbidity, mortality, and overall survival noted between Eastern and Western studies. In this article, we review the literature comparing open and minimally invasive gastrectomy in the East and West, and describe the possible reasons for differences in outcomes.
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- Mason D Stillman
- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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- Division of Surgical Oncology, Department of Surgery, Columbia University Irving Medical Center, New York, New York, USA
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Koh JS, Joo MK, Park JJ, Lee BJ, Chun HJ, Lee SW, Jang YJ, Mok YJ. Characteristics of proximal early gastric cancer differentiating distal early gastric cancer. PLoS One 2019; 14:e0223284. [PMID: 31560720 PMCID: PMC6764682 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0223284] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/12/2019] [Accepted: 09/17/2019] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Previous studies reported substantial differences between proximal and distal gastric cancer, however, most of the cases included in these studies were advanced gastric cancers (AGCs). The aim of this study was to investigate the unique characteristics of proximal early gastric cancer (EGC) by comparing with distal EGC. From March 2007 to March 2016, proximal and distal EGC patients who underwent endoscopic or surgical resection at our institution were matched 1:3 according to age and sex. We retrospectively analyzed the clinical and histopathological information. A total of 368 patients were enrolled including 92 (25%) in the proximal and 276 (75%) in the distal group. The proportion of patients who underwent surgery (56.5 vs. 20.3%, p<0.001), undifferentiated type (38.0 vs. 19.6%, p<0.001), tumor size (29.5 ±19.4 vs. 20.3 ±16.8 mm, p<0.001) and submucosal (SM) invasion (60.9 vs. 25.7%, p<0.001) were significantly higher in the proximal group than in the distal group. In multivariate analysis, the proximal location of EGC was a significant risk factor for SM invasion in the total population (odds ratio [OR], 3.541; 95% confidence interval [CI], 2.053–6.110; p<0.001), and in subgroup with EGC < 30mm (n = 279) (OR, 5.940; 95% CI, 2.974–11.862; p<0.001). In conclusion, careful therapeutic decision of proximal EGC is essential due to the different histopathological characteristics such as large tumor size and higher potential for SM invasion.
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- Jin Sung Koh
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 148, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Anam Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 73, Inchon-ro, Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Korea University Ansan Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, 123, Jeokgeum-ro, Danwon-gu, Ansan-si, Gyeonggi-do, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Korea University Guro Hospital, Korea University College of Medicine, Gurodong-ro, Guro-gu, Seoul, Republic of Korea
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Koizumi S, Motoyama S, Watanabe N, Matsuhashi T, Iijima K. Chronological Changes in the Gastric Cancer Subsite in Akita, Japan: The Trends from the Data of a Hospital-Based Registration System. TOHOKU J EXP MED 2018; 246:131-140. [PMID: 30369514 DOI: 10.1620/tjem.246.131] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/22/2022]
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With the decreasing global trend in the Helicobacter pylori infection rate, compositional changes in the gastric cancer subsites have occurred worldwide. However, the compositional changes in Asian countries, including Japan, remain to be clarified. The aim of this study is to investigate the latest chronological changes in the gastric cancer subsite using a hospital-based registration system in Akita prefecture in Japan. From 2007-2015, subsites of gastric cancers were coded according to the International Classification of Diseases for Oncology (ICD-03). The nine-year registration period was divided into the three 3-year periods: 2007-2009, 2010-2012, and 2013-2015. A total of 10,804 cases of gastric cancer were registered. The proportion of cardiac cancer among total gastric cancer slightly but significantly declined from 12.1% in 2007-2009 to 9.2% in 2013-2015 (P < 0.01). Among non-cardia cancer, the proportion of corpus cancer significantly increased from 41.3% to 50.2% during the study period (P < 0.01), while that of antropylorus cancer significantly decreased from 37.6% to 34.3% (P < 0.05). Such compositional changes in the gastric cancer subsite were observed largely in men, regardless of the histologic subtype of cancer. With the decreasing H. pylori infection rate, compositional changes in the gastric cancer subsite are occurring in Japan. While the proportion of cardia and antropylorus cancer is declining, that of corpus cancer is increasing, indicating diverse etiology of gastric carcinogenesis depending on the subsites. Identifying the most common sites of occurrence, may help to improve the efficiency of screening for gastric cancer.
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- Shigeto Koizumi
- Department of Gastroenterology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Esophageal Surgery, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Akita University Graduate School of Medicine
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Wang S, Lin S, Wang H, Yang J, Yu P, Zhao Q, Li M. Reconstruction methods after radical proximal gastrectomy: A systematic review. Medicine (Baltimore) 2018; 97:e0121. [PMID: 29538208 PMCID: PMC5882394 DOI: 10.1097/md.0000000000010121] [Citation(s) in RCA: 39] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The incidence of tumors located in the upper third of the stomach is increasing, and the use of radical proximal gastrectomy is becoming prevalent. After a proximal gastrectomy, various reconstructions are performed, but surgical outcomes are controversial. This study was performed to review clinical outcomes of reconstructions after proximal gastrectomy. METHODS Inclusion criteria focused on postoperative complications of patients who underwent a proximal gastrectomy for gastric cancer. Exclusion criteria were case reports; targeted data not investigated; a duplicate study reported in a larger cohort; esophageal sphincter preservation surgery; near-total gastrectomy; recurrence of tumor; and combined organ resection. RESULTS In total, 22 retrospective and 2 prospective studies were included. The studies investigated surgical outcomes of esophagogastrostomy (n = 10), jejunal interposition (n = 12), jejunal pouch interposition (n = 7), double tract jejunal interposition (n = 1), and tube-like stomach esophagogastrostomy (n = 5). Pooled incidences of reflux esophagitis or reflux symptoms for these procedures were 28.6%, 4.5%, 12.9%, 4.7%, and 10.7%, respectively. Incidences of postoperative complications were 9.5%, 18.1%, 7.0%, 11.6%, and 9.3%, respectively. CONCLUSIONS Despite increasing operation complexity, which perhaps increased the risk of other postoperative complications, currently used reconstructions present excellent anti-reflux efficacy. However, the optimal reconstruction method remains to be determined.
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Honda M, Wong SL, Healy MA, Nakajima T, Watanabe M, Fukuma S, Fukuhara S, Ayanian JZ. Long-term Trends in Primary Sites of Gastric Adenocarcinoma in Japan and the United States. J Cancer 2017; 8:1935-1942. [PMID: 28819392 PMCID: PMC5559953 DOI: 10.7150/jca.19174] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/14/2017] [Accepted: 04/26/2017] [Indexed: 12/12/2022] Open
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Background: The incidence and characteristics of gastric cancer have been shown to vary widely across Western and Eastern countries. Our study had two aims: to evaluate long-term trends in gastric adenocarcinoma in Japan over a period of 70 years, and to anticipate the future of gastric cancer in Japan, through comparison with data from the United States. Methods: Japanese patient data for 19,306 incident cases of gastric adenocarcinoma from 1946 - 2014 were collected from the Gastric Cancer Database at the Cancer Institute Hospital, Tokyo, Japan (CIH-GCDB). U.S. patient data for 78,625 incident cases of gastric cancer from 1973 - 2012 were obtained from the National Cancer Institute's Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database. Changes over time in patient and tumor characteristics were investigated in these two cohorts. Results: There was a marked reduction of cancer incidence in the lower third of the stomach in the CIH-GCDB; over 70% to around 30%. The incidence in the upper third has been increasing steadily over time; 3% to 19%, although the number of cardia tumors has not changed. An increase in elderly and obese patients was also noted. In the U.S. population, there was a significant difference in the primary site across races. A notable overall increase in cardia cancer was evident in the Western population during the study period, with no similar change evident in the Japanese population over the last 15 years. In the East Asian population, the proportional frequency of tumors in the cardia was lower and that of tumors in the pyloric antrum was higher. Conclusion: In Japan, cancer in the antrum or pylorus of the stomach has been declining, whereas cancer in the body has been increasing. Unlike the Western population in the United States, adenocarcinoma of esophago-gastric junction is not increasing in Japan.
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- Michitaka Honda
- Department of Minimally Invasive Surgical and Medical Oncology, Fukushima Medical University, Fukushima, Japan.,Department of Surgery, Southern TOHOKU Research Institute for Neuroscience, Southern TOHOKU General Hospital
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- Department of Surgery, Geisel School of Medicine and Dartmouth-Hitchcockand Medical Center, Lebanon, NH, USA.,Department of Surgery and Center for Healthcare outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Surgery and Center for Healthcare outcomes and Policy, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Gastroenterological Surgery, Gastroenterological Center, Cancer Institute Hospital, Japanese Foundation for Cancer Research, Tokyo, Japan
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- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Department of Healthcare Epidemiology, Graduate School of Medicine and Public Health, Kyoto University, Kyoto, Japan
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- Institute for Healthcare Policy and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USA.,Division of General Medicine, University of Michigan Medical School, Ann Arbor, MI, USA
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Huang Q, Sun Q, Fan XS, Zhou D, Zou XP. Recent advances in proximal gastric carcinoma. J Dig Dis 2016; 17:421-32. [PMID: 27129018 DOI: 10.1111/1751-2980.12355] [Citation(s) in RCA: 21] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/07/2015] [Revised: 04/19/2016] [Accepted: 04/24/2016] [Indexed: 12/11/2022]
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The American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC) staging scheme requires staging proximal gastric carcinoma (PGC) as esophageal adenocarcinoma (EAC), which has been shown to be controversial by recent research results. To update the current research findings on PGC, we systematically reviewed and analyzed the scientific evidence on key arguments related to PGC. The data of high-quality research articles showed that PGC arised in the cardiac mucosa in the proximal stomach within 3 cm below the gastroesophageal junction. Its incidence is rising in East Asian countries, but decreasing in the West, and plateaued at a low level in the United States. PGC is a slowly progressive cancer with unknown independent risk factors and the mechanisms of pathogenesis. This carcinoma exhibits a wide histopathological spectrum and heterogeneous post-resection patient survival characteristics, and cannot be adequately staged for prognotic stratification by the current AJCC staging classification. The results on PGC genomics reveal unique genetic profiles, especially in East Asian populations. In conclusion, mounting evidence defies a simple placement of PGC in a single category of EAC for disease classification; further investigations on the mechanisms of PGC pathogenesis are urgently needed.
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- Qin Huang
- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China. .,Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA, USA.
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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- Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare System and Harvard Medical School, West Roxbury, MA, USA
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Nanjing Drum Tower Hospital, Nanjing, Jiangsu Province, China
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Strong VE, Wu AW, Selby LV, Gonen M, Hsu M, Song KY, Park CH, Coit DG, Ji JF, Brennan MF. Differences in gastric cancer survival between the U.S. and China. J Surg Oncol 2015; 112:31-7. [PMID: 26175203 DOI: 10.1002/jso.23940] [Citation(s) in RCA: 121] [Impact Index Per Article: 12.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/01/2015] [Accepted: 05/07/2015] [Indexed: 12/13/2022]
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BACKGROUND Previous comparisons of gastric cancer between the West and the East have focused predominantly on Japan and Korea, where early gastric cancer is prevalent, and have not included the Chinese experience, which accounts for approximately half the world's gastric cancer. METHODS Patient characteristics, surgical procedures, pathologic information, and survival were compared among gastric cancer patients who underwent curative intent gastrectomy at two large volume cancer centers in China and the US between 1995 and 2005. RESULTS Median age and body mass index were significantly higher in US patients. The proportion of proximal gastric cancer was comparable. Gastric cancer patients in China had larger tumors and a later stage at presentation. The median number of positive lymph nodes was higher (5 vs 4, P < 0.02) despite a lower lymph node retrieval (16 vs 22, P < 0.001) in Chinese patients. The probability of death due to gastric cancer in Chinese patients was 1.7 fold of that in the US (P < 0.0001) after adjusting for important prognostic factors. CONCLUSIONS Even after adjusting for important prognostic factors Chinese gastric cancer patients have a worse outcome than US gastric cancer patients. The differences between Chinese and US gastric cancer are a potential resource for understanding the disease.
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- Vivian E Strong
- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Departments of Epidemiology and Biostatistics, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Seoul St. Mary's Hospital, Seoul, South Korea
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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- Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education), Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University School of Oncology, Beijing Cancer Hospital & Institute, Beijing, China
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- Department of Surgery, Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, New York
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Song M, Kang D, Yang JJ, Choi JY, Sung H, Lee Y, Yoon HS, Choi Y, Kong SH, Lee HJ, Yang HK, Kim WH. Age and sex interactions in gastric cancer incidence and mortality trends in Korea. Gastric Cancer 2015; 18:580-9. [PMID: 25091081 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-014-0411-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/17/2014] [Accepted: 07/22/2014] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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BACKGROUND The incidence and mortality of gastric cancer have declined rapidly over the past few decades, but reverse trends in the young generation's differential between sexes in some races have been reported in recent years. To investigate whether this divergent trend can be observed in Korea, a country with the highest incidence in the world, age- and sex-specific incidence and mortality trends were evaluated. METHODS Gastric cancer incidence data for the years 1999-2010 and mortality data for the years 1983-2012 were obtained from the Korea Central Cancer Registry and National Statistical Office. Annual percentage changes were calculated by age group (20-39, 40-54, 55-69, 70-79) using Joinpoint regression analysis. Furthermore, age-period-cohort analysis was evaluated. RESULTS Overall age-standardized gastric cancer incidence in adults aged between 20 and 79 was declining at a nonsignificant average annual percentage change (AAPC) of -0.2 % in males and -0.4 % in females in Korea during 1999-2010. Mortality was steeper at a significant rate of -4.3 and -5.9 % in males and females, respectively. However, age-specific analysis revealed a flat (males 0.2 %, 95 % CI -0.5-0.6) or increasing incidence trend (females 1.7 %, 95 % CI 0.9-2.5) in the 40-54 age group. APC analysis confirmed the decreasing incidence and mortality trend mainly by the cohort effect. CONCLUSIONS The differential pattern between males and females in different age groups suggests a possible effect of detection by screening practice or a signal of the change in epidemiological factors in the incidence and mortality of gastric cancer that warrants further studies.
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- Minkyo Song
- Department of Preventive Medicine, Seoul National University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Karim S, Mirza Z, Naseer MI, Al-Qahtani MH, Ali A. Clinicopathological characteristics and chronology of p53 expression in the development of gastric cancer. Asian Pac J Cancer Prev 2014; 15:1375-9. [PMID: 24719956 DOI: 10.7314/apjcp.2014.15.3.1375] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/13/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND/AIMS The present study was aimed to investigate the correlation between selected clinicopathological characteristics and p53 protein overexpression, in Indian gastric cancer patients. METHODOLOGY Here, we studied specimens from 103 patients with gastric carcinomas and cases were categorized by AJCC-TNM classification. The p53 expression was analyzed in all the specimens by immunohistochemistry (IHC) and was correlated with the clinicopathological characteristics of the patients as well as etiological factors for gastric cancer. The cases were considered p53 overexpressed if more than 25% of the tumor cells were found to be expressing this protein. RESULTS We found significant association of p53 overexpression with the gender (p = 0.004) and histology grades (p = 0.001). However, p53 overexpression was not found to be significantly associated with other clinicopathological characteristics like age, cell differentiation, stage and location and various etiological factors. CONCLUSIONS Our observation showed that IHC-based detection of altered expression of p53 protein in gastric carcinomas may play an important role for diagnosing the progression of gastric carcinoma, even in the early stages.
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Nozaki I, Hato S, Kobatake T, Ohta K, Kubo Y, Kurita A. Long-term outcome after proximal gastrectomy with jejunal interposition for gastric cancer compared with total gastrectomy. World J Surg 2013; 37:558-64. [PMID: 23254949 DOI: 10.1007/s00268-012-1894-4] [Citation(s) in RCA: 67] [Impact Index Per Article: 5.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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BACKGROUND Proximal gastrectomy (PG) has been widely accepted as treatment for early gastric cancer located in the upper third of the stomach. Reconstruction by jejunal interposition has been known to reduce reflux esophagitis for PG patients. The aim of this study was to compare the long-term outcomes of patients who underwent PG with jejunal interposition with those treated by total gastrectomy (TG). METHODS Data on 102 cases of PG with jejunal interposition and 49 cases of TG with Roux-Y reconstruction for gastric cancer were analyzed retrospectively in terms of overall survival, weight maintenance, anemia and nutritional status, and endoscopic findings. RESULTS Median follow-up time was 59 months in the both groups. There was no significant difference in the overall 5-year survival rate between the PG group (94%) and the TG group (84%). The PG group showed significantly better body weight maintenance at the first year. The laboratory blood tests showed that the PG group had a significantly better red blood cell count and hemoglobin and hematocrit levels at the second and third year. However, postoperative endoscopic surveillance detected reflux esophagitis (3%), peptic ulcer (9%), and metachronous gastric cancer (5%) in the PG group. CONCLUSIONS Proximal gastrectomy maintains comparable oncological radicality to TG and is preferred over TG in terms of preventing postoperative anemia. However, periodic endoscopic follow-up is necessary to monitor the upper gastrointestinal tract.
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- Isao Nozaki
- Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Surgery, Shikoku Cancer Center, 160 Minami-umemoto, Matsuyama, 791-0280, Japan.
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Kim JY, Lee HS, Kim N, Shin CM, Lee SH, Park YS, Hwang JH, Kim JW, Jeong SH, Lee DH, Park DJ, Kim HH, Jung HC. Prevalence and clinicopathologic characteristics of gastric cardia cancer in South Korea. Helicobacter 2012; 17:358-68. [PMID: 22967119 DOI: 10.1111/j.1523-5378.2012.00958.x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND AND AIM Western reports have suggested that the prevalence of gastric cardia cancer (GCC) has been increasing, and indicated some differences between GCC and gastric noncardia cancer (GNCC). However, few studies have been conducted in Asia. The aims of this study were to estimate the prevalence of GCC and to evaluate differences of clinicopathologic characteristics between GCC and GNCC in South Korea. METHODS This study was single-center case-control study. A total of 829 patients with gastric cancer and 270 controls were enrolled between 2003 and 2011. Baseline characteristics, Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection status, and histologic characteristics were compared among three groups (GCC, GNCC, and control). RESULTS Sixty cases (7.2%) of gastric cancer were located in cardia. Multivariate analysis showed that male odds ratio (OR, 5.72; 95% CI, 1.72-19.07; p = .005) and cigarette smoking (OR, 5.38; 95% CI, 1.39-20.90; p = .015) were risk factors of GCC in comparison with control group, but H. pylori infection rate was not significant. In the case of GNCC, cigarette smoking (OR, 3.87; 95% CI, 1.81-8.29; p < .001), past alcohol intake (OR, 2.82; 95% CI, 1.28-6.20; p = .010), intestinal metaplasia (OR, 3.22; 95% CI, 2.00-5.17; p < .001), and H. pylori infection (OR, 3.06; 95% CI, 1.90-4.93; p < .001) were risk factors of GNCC. Gastroesophageal reflux disease symptoms were higher in the GNCC (21.2%) than control group (13.5%) (p = .008). However, in the case of GCC, they were similar between the GCC (12.7%) and control group (p = .872). According to multivariate analysis, history of H. pylori eradication (OR, 0.34; 95% CI, 0.19-0.61; p < .001) was associated with a protective effect on GNCC. GCC showed higher depth of invasion (p = .038) and frequent distant metastasis (p = .012) than GNCC. CONCLUSION In this referral center based study, the prevalence of GCC was 7.2% in South Korea. Risk factors and clinicopathologic characteristics for GCC and GNCC were different, supporting that the pathophysiology is different in the development of GCC and GNCC.
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- Ji Yeon Kim
- Department of Internal Medicine, Seoul National University Bundang Hospital, Seongnam, Gyeonggi-do, South Korea
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Tissue factor expression in the metaplasia-adenoma-carcinoma sequence of gastric cancer in a European population. Br J Cancer 2012; 107:1125-30. [PMID: 22929889 PMCID: PMC3461158 DOI: 10.1038/bjc.2012.363] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND Tissue factor (TF), which has a role in normal tissue haemostasis, was reported to be aberrantly expressed, associated with higher microvascular density and a poor prognosis in intestinal-type gastric adenocarcinoma in the Japanese population. This is the first study to look at the relationship of TF and the metaplasia-adenoma-carcinoma sequence (MACS) of gastric cancer in a European population. METHODS The expression of TF was examined immunohistochemically in 191 gastric tissue samples: (13: normal; 18: intestinal metaplasia; 160: gastric adenocarcinoma) from the European population. RESULTS TF was not expressed in normal gastric mucosal cells. A strong intensity of staining was found in intestinal metaplasia cells but in 2 of 18 samples. TF expression increased with advancing stage of gastric cancer (P<0.0001, Jonckheere's test for ordered medians). Stage 3-4 gastric cancers preferentially expressed TF (34%, P=0.04). In comparison with the Japanese study, TF was not expressed at a higher level in intestinal vs diffuse-type gastric cancers and expression had 'no prognostic' significance. CONCLUSION TF may be involved in tumour progression along the MACS of gastric cancer in the European population and is shown to start in precancerous lesions. However, clinical features may differ due to differences in biological features in the two populations, as reflected by differences in TF expression profile.
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Tsai PJ. Spatial autocorrelation calculations of the nine malignant neoplasms in Taiwan in 2005-2009: a gender comparison study. CHINESE JOURNAL OF CANCER 2011; 30:757-65. [PMID: 22035856 PMCID: PMC4013298 DOI: 10.5732/cjc.011.10122] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023]
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Spatial analytical techniques and models are often used in epidemiology to identify spatial anomalies (hotspots) in disease regions. These analytical approaches can be used to identify not only the location of such hotspots, but also their spatial patterns. We used spatial autocorrelation methodologies, including Global Moran's I and Local Getis-Ord statistics, to describe and map spatial clusters and areas in which nine malignant neoplasms are situated in Taiwan. In addition, we used a logistic regression model to test the characteristics of similarity and dissimilarity between males and females and to formulate the common spatial risk. The mean found by local spatial autocorrelation analysis was used to identify spatial cluster patterns. We found a significant relationship between the leading malignant neoplasms and well-documented spatial risk factors. For instance, in Taiwan, the geographic distribution of clusters where oral cavity cancer in males is prevalent was closely correspond to the locations in central Taiwan with serious metal pollution. In females, clusters of oral cavity cancer were closely related with aboriginal townships in eastern Taiwan, where cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and betel nut chewing are commonplace. The difference between males and females in the spatial distributions was stark. Furthermore, areas with a high morbidity of gastric cancer were clustered in aboriginal townships where the occurrence of Helicobacter pylori is frequent. Our results revealed a similarity between both males and females in spatial pattern. Cluster mapping clarified the spatial aspects of both internal and external correlations for the nine malignant neoplasms. In addition, using a method of logistic regression also enabled us to find differentiation between gender-specific spatial patterns.
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- Pui-Jen Tsai
- Center for General Education, Aletheia University, New Taipei 25103, Taiwan.
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Gastric cancer. Crit Rev Oncol Hematol 2009; 71:127-64. [PMID: 19230702 DOI: 10.1016/j.critrevonc.2009.01.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 324] [Impact Index Per Article: 20.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/17/2008] [Revised: 01/08/2009] [Accepted: 01/15/2009] [Indexed: 02/08/2023] Open
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Bertuccio P, Chatenoud L, Levi F, Praud D, Ferlay J, Negri E, Malvezzi M, La Vecchia C. Recent patterns in gastric cancer: a global overview. Int J Cancer 2009; 125:666-73. [PMID: 19382179 DOI: 10.1002/ijc.24290] [Citation(s) in RCA: 484] [Impact Index Per Article: 30.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/08/2022]
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Until the mid-1990s, gastric cancer has been the first cause of cancer death worldwide, although rates had been declining for several decades and gastric cancer has become a relatively rare cancer in North America and in most Northern and Western Europe, but not in Eastern Europe, Russia and selected areas of Central and South America or East Asia. We analyzed gastric cancer mortality in Europe and other areas of the world from 1980 to 2005 using joinpoint regression analysis, and provided updated site-specific incidence rates from 51 selected registries. Over the last decade, the annual percent change (APC) in mortality rate was around -3, -4% for the major European countries. The APC were similar for the Republic of Korea (APC = -4.3%), Australia (-3.7%), the USA (-3.6%), Japan (-3.5%), Ukraine (-3%) and the Russian Federation (-2.8%). In Latin America, the decline was less marked, but constant with APC around -1.6% in Chile and Brazil, -2.3% in Argentina and Mexico and -2.6% in Colombia. Cancers in the fundus and pylorus are more common in high incidence and mortality areas and have been declining more than cardia gastric cancer. Steady downward trends persist in gastric cancer mortality worldwide even in middle aged population, and hence further appreciable declines are likely in the near future.
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- Paola Bertuccio
- Istituto di Ricerche Farmacologiche Mario Negri, Milan, Italy
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Martinez-Ares D, Aguirre PAA, López JY, Barrenechea IMG, Cadilla JM, Martinez DR, Peral AP. Sensitivity of ultrasonography for gastric cancer diagnosis in symptomatic patients. Dig Dis Sci 2009; 54:1257-64. [PMID: 18758959 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0474-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/05/2007] [Accepted: 07/24/2008] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Endoscopy with biopsy sampling is the gold standard used in gastric cancer diagnosis. However, the positive predictive value of signs and symptoms for the diagnosis of carcinomas is quite limited, and, therefore, many patients are subjected to non-diagnostic endoscopies, especially when symptoms are not so specific. This study shows that ultrasonography is sensitive enough for the diagnosis of gastric cancer, and, therefore, use of this technique would further ensure a better selection of patients for endoscopy. The study included 143 patients (86 men and 57 women, with an average age of 68.6 years) who were suspected of having gastric cancer. The diagnostic accuracy of ultrasonography was evaluated in a blind study. The conventional technique was used in all cases. Demographic parameters and a series of other clinical-analytical variables were studied to look for possible gastric cancer predictive factors, which when present would make ultrasonographic results irrelevant. Statistical analysis was done using SPSS 12.0, wherein a value of P < 0.05 was considered to be statistically significant. Of the 143 patients studied, 40 were diagnosed to have gastric cancer. Sonography was able to diagnose 37 cases correctly, while there were three false negative findings and eight false positive findings. This results in 92.5% sensitivity, 92.2% specificity, 82.2% positive predictive value, 96.9% negative predictive value, and a global accuracy of 92.3%. Univariate analysis showed that persistent vomiting (P = 0.021), hemoglobin level of less than 8 g/dl (P = 0.045) and a positive ultrasonography result (P < 0.0001) were associated with a higher frequency of gastric cancer. Multivariate analysis showed that persistent vomiting, with an odds ratio for gastric cancer of 3.68 (95% confidence interval 1.15-11.79; P = 0.039), and a positive ultrasonography result, with an odds ratio for gastric cancer of 117.78 (95% confidence interval 32.45-427.49; P < 0.0001), could be considered as independent predictive factors for gastric cancer. It was concluded that ultrasonography is a very sensitive and specific technique for diagnosing gastric cancer. Gastric cancer was found to be present in just 28% of the patients studied, and their condition was suspect because of the clinical manifestations. Only vomiting and a positive ultrasonography result can be considered as independent predictive factors of gastric cancer.
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- David Martinez-Ares
- Servicio Digestivo, Complejo Hospitalario Xeral-Cies, Complejo Hospitalario Universitario de Vigo, Vigo, Pontevedra, Spain.
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Otani K, Kitayama J, Kaisaki S, Ishigami H, Hidemura A, Fujishiro M, Omata M, Nagawa H. Early gastric cancer shows different associations with adipose tissue volume depending on histological type. Gastric Cancer 2008; 11:86-95. [PMID: 18595015 DOI: 10.1007/s10120-008-0459-6] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/13/2007] [Accepted: 04/12/2008] [Indexed: 02/07/2023]
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BACKGROUND Visceral obesity is known to be a risk factor for diabetes and cardiovascular disease. Cancer of the gastric cardia has been shown to have a close association with obesity in Western countries. In order to examine the possible relationship between fat volume and the development of gastric cancer (GC), we quantified visceral and subcutaneous fat areas of computed tomography (CT) images of patients with early GC. METHODS A total of 210 patients who underwent endoscopic resection or surgical gastrectomy and whose disease was pathologically diagnosed as early GC were investigated for total fat area (TFA), visceral fat area (VFA), and subcutaneous fat area (SFA) with Fat Scan software, using a CT slice at the umbilical level, and the relationships of these findings with clinical and pathological data were analyzed. The same analysis was performed in 147 patients with early colorectal cancer (CRC). RESULTS TFA, VFA, and SFA values in GC patients were not significantly different from the values in CRC patients. These values did not differ with the location of the GC. However, patients with undifferentiated-type GC had significantly smaller VFAs and SFAs than those with differentiated-type GC. Among the patients with undifferentiated GC, TFA and SFA values in the patients with submucosal cancer were significantly smaller than those in the patients with mucosal cancer. CONCLUSION GC has different associations with adipose tissue volume according to its histological type. As compared with differentiated GC, lower adipose tissue volume may be a preferential environment for the development and progression of undifferentiated GC.
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- Kensuke Otani
- Department of Surgical Oncology, The University of Tokyo, 7-3-1 Hongo, Bunkyo-ku, Tokyo, 113-8655, Japan
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Abdi-Rad A, Ghaderi-sohi S, Nadimi-Barfroosh H, Emami S. Trend in incidence of gastric adenocarcinoma by tumor location from 1969-2004: a study in one referral center in Iran. Diagn Pathol 2006; 1:5. [PMID: 16759358 PMCID: PMC1479372 DOI: 10.1186/1746-1596-1-5] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/23/2006] [Accepted: 05/11/2006] [Indexed: 01/14/2023] Open
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AIM In recent years several studies have shown increasing rate of upper gastric cancers regarding to decrease in distal gastric cancers. The aim of this study was to describe the trend of gastric cancers by location in Iran, which is one of the countries with high prevalence of gastric cancers. METHODS All registered cases of gastrectomy in Tehran Cancer Institute from 1969 through 2004 were re-evaluated clinicopathologically. The stomach was anatomically divided into the upper, middle, and lower third. The prevalence of gastric cancers in 5 year periods estimated by location and the changes trough the time was evaluated independently and in aspect of age and sex. RESULTS Over 36 years, the prevalence of cancers in the upper and middle third of the stomach have increased and that of the lower third has decreased. These changes were seen in both sexes and age groups under and over 50 and it was more significant in younger. CONCLUSION The results are the same as most previous reports in other countries. This can indicate different risk factors as well as confrontation with them. However in regard to few numbers of cases in this study, a population-based study is recommended for confirmation.
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- Afshin Abdi-Rad
- Surgical Pathology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1497 Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, Iran
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- Surgical Pathology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1497 Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, Iran
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- Surgical Pathology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1497 Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, Iran
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- Surgical Pathology Department, Cancer Institute, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, 1497 Keshavarz Blvd., Tehran, Iran
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Wachtel MS, Zhang Y, Chiriva-Internati M, Frezza EE. Different regression equations relate age to the incidence of Lauren types 1 and 2 stomach cancer in the SEER database: these equations are unaffected by sex or race. BMC Cancer 2006; 6:65. [PMID: 16539725 PMCID: PMC1479359 DOI: 10.1186/1471-2407-6-65] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/16/2005] [Accepted: 03/15/2006] [Indexed: 01/23/2023] Open
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Background Although impacts upon gastric cancer incidence of race, age, sex, and Lauren type have been individually explored, neither their importance when evaluated together nor the presence or absence of interactions among them have not been fully described. Methods This study, derived from SEER (Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program of the National Cancer Institute) data, analyzed the incidences of gastric cancer between the years 1992–2001. There were 7882 patients who had developed gastric cancer. The total denominator population was 145,155, 669 persons (68,395,787 for 1992–1996, 78,759,882 for 1997–2001). Patients with multiple tumors were evaluated as per the default of the SEER*Stat program. 160 age-, five year period (1992–1996 vs 1997–2001)-, sex-, race (Asian vs non-Asian)-, Lauren type- specific incidences were derived to form the stratified sample evaluated by linear regression. (160 groups = 2 five year periods × 2 race groups × 2 sexes × 2 Lauren types × 10 age groups.) Linear regression was used to analyze the importance of each of these explanatory variables and to see if there were interactions among the explanatory variables. Results Race, sex, age group, and Lauren type were found to be important explanatory variables, as were interactions between Lauren type and each of the other important explanatory variables. In the final model, the contribution of each explanatory variable was highly statistically significant (t > 5, d.f. 151, P < 0.00001). The regression equation for Lauren type 1 had different coefficients for the explanatory variables Race, Sex, and Age, than did the regression equation for Lauren type 2. Conclusion The change of the incidence of stomach cancer with respect to age for Lauren type 1 stomach cancer differs from that for Lauren type 2 stomach cancers. The relationships between age and Lauren type do not differ across gender or race. The results support the notion that Lauren type 1 and Lauren type 2 gastric cancers have different etiologies and different patterns of progression from pre-cancer to cancer. The results should be validated by evaluation of other databases.
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- Mitchell S Wachtel
- Department of Pathology, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA
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- Department of Family and Community Medicine, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA
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- Department of Surgery, Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, Lubbock, USA
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Crew KD, Neugut AI. Epidemiology of gastric cancer. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:354-62. [PMID: 16489633 PMCID: PMC4066052 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i3.354] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1250] [Impact Index Per Article: 65.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/10/2005] [Revised: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 07/28/2005] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The incidence and mortality of gastric cancer have fallen dramatically in US and elsewhere over the past several decades. Nonetheless, gastric cancer remains a major public health issue as the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause of cancer death worldwide. Demographic trends differ by tumor location and histology. While there has been a marked decline in distal, intestinal type gastric cancers, the incidence of proximal, diffuse type adenocarcinomas of the gastric cardia has been increasing, particularly in the Western countries. Incidence by tumor sub-site also varies widely based on geographic location, race, and socio-economic status. Distal gastric cancer predominates in developing countries, among blacks, and in lower socio-economic groups, whereas proximal tumors are more common in developed countries, among whites, and in higher socio-economic classes. Diverging trends in the incidence of gastric cancer by tumor location suggest that they may represent two diseases with different etiologies. The main risk factors for distal gastric cancer include Helicobacter pylori (H pylori) infection and dietary factors, whereas gastroesophageal reflux disease and obesity play important roles in the development of proximal stomach cancer. The purpose of this review is to examine the epidemiology and risk factors of gastric cancer, and to discuss strategies for primary prevention.
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- Katherine D Crew
- Department of Medicine and the Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center, College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, NY 10032, United States
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Kitsanta P, Triantafyllou K, Chatziargyriou M, Barbatzas C, Ladas SD. Gastric mucosa epithelial cell kinetics are differentiated by anatomic site and Helicobacter pylori infection. Dig Dis Sci 2005; 50:1087-1091. [PMID: 15986859 DOI: 10.1007/s10620-005-2709-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/09/2022]
Abstract
Changes in epithelial cell turnover related to Helicobacter pylori infection may contribute to gastric cancer development. The response of different anatomic sites of the gastric mucosa to H. pylori is not known. We studied apoptosis and cell proliferation at the grater and lesser curvature of the antrum and corpus, the fundus, and the cardia from 9 H. pylori gastritis patients and 11 H. pylori-negative controls with normal histology. Proliferation was highest at the major curve of the antrum and lowest at the fundus, and apoptosis was highest at the cardia and lowest at the major curve of the antrum in both H. pylori gastritis and normal mucosa. Proliferation was significantly higher at all anatomic sites, while apoptosis was significantly lower only at the major and lesser curve of the corpus in H. pylori gastritis compared with normal controls. Our data suggest that gastric mucosa epithelial cell kinetics is differentiated by the anatomic site and H. pylori infection.
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Affiliation(s)
- Panagiota Kitsanta
- Histopathology Department, Sheffield Teaching Hospitals, Sheffield, United Kingdom
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