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World J Gastrointest Oncol. Jan 15, 2020; 12(1): 101-112
Published online Jan 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i1.101
Published online Jan 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i1.101
Adenosquamous carcinoma may have an inferior prognosis to signet ring cell carcinoma in patients with stages I and II gastric cancer
Yu-Xin Chu, Hong-Yun Gong, Qin-Yong Hu, Qi-Bin Song, Department of Oncology (Division I), Cancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China
Author contributions: Chu YX drafted the manuscript; Gong HY performed data extraction; Hu QY performed statistical analysis; and Song QB supervised the study.
Supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China , No. 81670123 and No. 81670144 .
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Review Board of Wuhan University Renmin Hospital.
Informed consent statement: The patients were not required to give informed consent to the study because the analysis used anonymous clinical data that were obtained after each patient agreed to treatment by written consent.
Conflict-of-interest statement: We have no financial relationships to disclose.
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Corresponding author: Qinyong Hu, MD, Academic Research, Department of Oncology I, Cancer Center, Renmin Hospital of Wuhan University, Jiefang Road No. 238, Wuhan 430060, Hubei Province, China. rm001223@whu.edu.cn
Received: August 30, 2019
Peer-review started: August 30, 2019
First decision: October 14, 2019
Revised: October 25, 2019
Accepted: October 31, 2019
Article in press: October 31, 2019
Published online: January 15, 2020
Peer-review started: August 30, 2019
First decision: October 14, 2019
Revised: October 25, 2019
Accepted: October 31, 2019
Article in press: October 31, 2019
Published online: January 15, 2020
Core Tip
Core tip: The prognosis of gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (ASC) vs signet ring cell carcinoma (SRC) has not been well established to date. Our study used both propensity score matching method and multivariate Cox regression analysis to adjust the potential bias caused by the imbalanced distribution of confounding factors. We found that ASC may have an inferior prognosis to SRC in patients with stages I and II gastric cancer. Radiotherapy and surgery were proved to be independent protective factors for improving their prognosis.