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Original article: role of adjuvant chemotherapy in a perioperative chemotherapy regimen for gastric cancer

Please always quote using this URN: urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-147743
  • Background Multimodal treatment strategies – perioperative chemotherapy (CTx) and radical surgery – are currently accepted as treatment standard for locally advanced gastric cancer. However, the role of adjuvant postoperative CTx (postCTx) in addition to neoadjuvant preoperative CTx (preCTx) in this setting remains controversial. Methods Between 4/2006 and 12/2013, 116 patients with locally advanced gastric cancer were treated with preCTx. 72 patients (62 %), in whom complete tumor resection (R0, subtotal/total gastrectomy withBackground Multimodal treatment strategies – perioperative chemotherapy (CTx) and radical surgery – are currently accepted as treatment standard for locally advanced gastric cancer. However, the role of adjuvant postoperative CTx (postCTx) in addition to neoadjuvant preoperative CTx (preCTx) in this setting remains controversial. Methods Between 4/2006 and 12/2013, 116 patients with locally advanced gastric cancer were treated with preCTx. 72 patients (62 %), in whom complete tumor resection (R0, subtotal/total gastrectomy with D2-lymphadenectomy) was achieved, were divided into two groups, one of which receiving adjuvant therapy (n = 52) and one without (n = 20). These groups were analyzed with regard to survival and exclusion criteria for adjuvant therapy. Results Postoperative complications, as well as their severity grade, did not correlate with fewer postCTx cycles administered (p = n.s.). Long-term survival was shorter in patients receiving postCTx in comparison to patients without postCTx, but did not show statistical significance. In per protocol analysis by excluding two patients with perioperative death, a shorter 3-year survival rate was observed in patients receiving postCTx compared to patients without postCTx (3-year survival: 71.2 % postCTx group vs. 90.0 % non-postCTx group; p = 0.038). Conclusion These results appear contradicting to the anticipated outcome. While speculative, they question the value of post-CTx. Prospectively randomized studies are needed to elucidate the role of postCTx.show moreshow less

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Author: Sven Lichthardt, Alexander Kerscher, Ulrich A. Dietz, Christian Jurowich, Volker Kunzmann, Burkhard H. A. von Rahden, Christoph-Thomas Germer, Armin Wiegering
URN:urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-147743
Document Type:Journal article
Faculties:Medizinische Fakultät / Klinik und Poliklinik für Allgemein-, Viszeral-, Gefäß- und Kinderchirurgie (Chirurgische Klinik I)
Medizinische Fakultät / Theodor-Boveri-Institut für Biowissenschaften
Medizinische Fakultät / Medizinische Klinik und Poliklinik II
Language:English
Parent Title (English):BMC Cancer
Year of Completion:2016
Volume:16
Issue:650
Source:BMC Cancer (2016) 16:650 DOI 10.1186/s12885-016-2708-0
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-016-2708-0
Dewey Decimal Classification:6 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften / 61 Medizin und Gesundheit / 616 Krankheiten
Tag:adjuvant; chemotherapy; complication; gastric cancer; multimodal; neoadjuvant; risk factor; survival
Release Date:2017/05/19
Collections:Open-Access-Publikationsfonds / Förderzeitraum 2016
Licence (German):License LogoCC BY: Creative-Commons-Lizenz: Namensnennung