Retrospective Cohort Study
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2020.
World J Gastrointest Oncol. Oct 15, 2020; 12(10): 1119-1132
Published online Oct 15, 2020. doi: 10.4251/wjgo.v12.i10.1119
Table 1 Treatments for all patients, n (%)
Surgical procedure
2000-2004 (n = 853)
2005-2009 (n = 1707)
2010-2014 (n = 3327)
2000-2014 (n = 5887)
Proximal gastrectomy60 (7) 152 (8.9) 228 (6.9) 440 (7.5)
Subtotal distal gastrectomy398 (46.7) 946 (55.4) 1646 (49.5) 2990 (50.8)
Total gastrectomy189 (22.2) 354 (20.7) 771 (23.2) 1314 (22.3)
Palliative surgery80 (9.4) 97 (5.7) 193 (5.8) 370 (6.3)
Exploratory laparotomy23 (2.7) 45 (2.6) 200 (6) 268 (4.6)
No surgery103 (12.1) 113 (6.6) 289 (8.7) 505 (8.6)
Table 2 Clinicopathological characteristics of gastric cancer patients at different time periods, n (%)

2000-2004 (n = 647)
2005-2009 (n = 1452)
2010-2014 (n = 2645)
2000-2014 (n = 4744)
P value
Gender0.321
Male 462 (71.4) 1079 (74.3) 1961 (74.1) 3502 (73.8)
Female 185 (28.6) 373 (25.7) 684 (25.9) 1242 (26.2)
Age (yr)0.000
≤ 45110 (17) 177 (12.2) 286 (10.8) 573 (12.1)
45-65362 (56) 822 (56.6) 1695 (64.1) 2879 (60.7)
> 65175 (27) 453 (31.2) 664 (25.1) 1292 (27.2)
Tumor location0.017
Upper third74 (11.4) 158 (10.9) 336 (12.7) 568 (12)
Middle third89 (13.8) 237 (16.3) 343 (13) 669 (14.1)
Lower third373 (57.7) 836 (57.6) 1586 (60) 2795 (58.9)
Whole stomach115 (17.8) 221 (15.2) 380 (14.3) 712 (15)
Tumor size (mm) 0.000
< 50192 (29.7) 593 (40.8) 1105 (41.8) 1890 (39.8)
≥ 50455 (70.3) 859 (59.2) 1540 (58.2) 2854 (60.2)
Histologic type0.000
Well/moderately differentiated184 (28.4) 492 (33.9) 1101 (41.6) 1777 (37.5)
Lowly/undifferentiated463 (71.6) 960 (66.1) 1544 (58.4) 2967 (62.5)
T stage0.000
T125 (3.9) 121 (8.3) 380 (14.4) 526 (11.1)
T2112 (17.3) 197 (13.6) 258 (9.8) 567 (12)
T3110 (17) 155 (10.7) 820 (31) 1085 (22.9)
T4400 (61.8) 979 (67.4) 1187 (44.9) 2566 (54.1)
N stage0.000
N0226 (34.9) 493 (34) 999 (37.8) 1717 (36.2)
N1195 (30.1) 285 (19.6) 407 (15.4) 888 (18.7)
N2126 (19.5) 217 (14.9) 422 (16) 765 (16.1)
N3100 (15.5) 457 (31.5) 817 (30.9) 1374 (29)
M stage0.000
M0572 (88.4) 1352 (93.1) 2484 (93.9) 4408 (92.9)
M175 (11.6) 100 (6.9) 161 (6.1) 336 (7.1)
TNM stage0.000
I65 (10) 184 (12.7) 468 (17.7) 717 (15.1)
II167 (25.8) 360 (24.8) 587 (22.2) 1114 (23.5)
III340 (52.6) 808 (55.6) 1429 (54) 2577 (54.3)
IV75 (11.6) 100 (6.9) 161 (6.1) 336 (7.1)
Table 3 Surgical characteristics of patients with gastric cancer at different time periods, n (%)

2000-2004 (n = 647)
2005-2009 (n = 1452)
2010-2014 (n = 2645)
2000-2014 (n = 4744)
P value
Type of gastrectomy0.010
Proximal gastrectomy60 (9.3) 152 (10.5) 228 (8.6) 440 (9.3)
Subtotal distal gastrectomy398 (61.5) 946 (65.2) 1646 (62.2) 2990 (63)
Total gastrectomy189 (29.2) 354 (24.4) 771 (29.1) 1314 (27.7)
Local infiltration0.014
Yes100 (15.5) 268 (18.5) 538 (20.3) 906 (19.1)
No 547 (85.5) 1184 (81.5) 2107 (79.7) 3838 (80.9)
Margin status0.050
R0536 (82.8) 1139 (78.4) 2133 (80.6) 3808 (80.3)
R1/R2111 (17.2) 313 (21.6) 512 (19.4) 936 (19.7)
Joint resection0.000
Yes59 (9.1) 36 (2.5) 106 (4) 201 (4.2)
no588 (90.9) 1416 (97.5) 2539 (96) 4543 (95.8)
Early postoperative complications0.000
Yes 24 (3.7) 20 (1.4) 141 (5.3) 185 (3.9)
No 623 (96.3) 1432 (98.6) 2504 (94.7) 4558 (96.1)
No. of retrieved lymph nodes0.000
< 15559 (86.4) 633 (43.6) 349 (13.2) 1541 (32.5)
15-3081 (12.5) 678 (46.7) 1294 (48.9) 2053 (42.3)
≥ 307 (1.1) 141 (9.7) 1002 (37.9) 1150 (24.2)
Table 4 Univariate and multivariate analyses of prognostic factors in patients with gastric cancer
Factor
Univariate analysis
Multivariate analysis
HR
95%CI
P value
HR
95%CI
P value
Gender1.0260.944-1.1140.547---
Age (yr)1.0911.026-1.1600.0051.1051.039-1.1760.002
Tumor location1.1501.096-1.2060.0000.9790.936-1.0240.353
Tumor size (mm)2.5782.375-2.7970.0001.2061.100-1.3220.000
Histologic type1.4841.373-1.6040.0001.1721.082-1.2700.000
TNM stage2.6402.498-2.7910.0001.2671.136-1.4120.000
T stage1.7561.679-1.8360.0001.1891.120-1.2620.000
N stage1.6571.607-1.7080.0001.3441.287-1.4030.000
M stage4.1403.686-4.6510.0001.1500.968-1.3650.112
Type of gastrectomy1.6771.569-1.7920.0001.2011.122-1.2860.000
Local infiltration0.3200.295-0.3470.0000.6620.602-0.7270.000
Margin status4.0293.713-4.3720.0001.8431.666-2.0400.000
Joint resection0.5390.461-0.6290.0000.9190.783-1.0790.304
Early postoperative complications0.9750.808-1.1770.794---
No. of retrieved lymph nodes0.8720.830-0.9160.0000.8470.796-0.9010.000
Year group0.7740.737-0.8130.0000.8590.808-0.9130.000