Li YF, Zhang WB, Gao YY. Prognostic effect of excessive chemotherapy cycles for stage II and III gastric cancer patients after D2 + gastrectomy. World J Gastrointest Surg 2023; 15(1): 32-48 [PMID: 36741062 DOI: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i1.32]
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Wen-Bing Zhang, MD, Chief Doctor, Surgeon, Endoscopy Center, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital, No. 3 Xinghualing District, Staff New Village, Taiyuan 030013, Shanxi Province, China. lyf8028@126.com
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Oncology
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Retrospective Cohort Study
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World J Gastrointest Surg. Jan 27, 2023; 15(1): 32-48 Published online Jan 27, 2023. doi: 10.4240/wjgs.v15.i1.32
Prognostic effect of excessive chemotherapy cycles for stage II and III gastric cancer patients after D2 + gastrectomy
Yi-Fan Li, Wen-Bing Zhang, Yu-Ye Gao
Yi-Fan Li, Department of General Surgery, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, Shanxi Province, China
Wen-Bing Zhang, Endoscopy Center, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital, Taiyuan 030013, Shanxi Province, China
Yu-Ye Gao, Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Peking University Cancer Hospital and Institute, Beijing 00010, China
Author contributions: Li YF and Zhang WB conceptualized and designed the study, collected and analyzed the data, and wrote the manuscript; Li YF, Zhang WB and Gao YY revised the manuscript for important intellectual content; Gao YY participated in collection of the data; All authors approved the final version of the manuscript.
Institutional review board statement: This study was approved by the Institutional Research Ethics Board of Ethics Committee of Shanxi Cancer Hospital (Taiyuan, China) (No. 2022JC23) and followed the Declaration of Helsinki.
Informed consent statement: All the authors report having no relevant conflicts of interest for this article.
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Corresponding author: Wen-Bing Zhang, MD, Chief Doctor, Surgeon, Endoscopy Center, Shanxi Province Cancer Hospital, No. 3 Xinghualing District, Staff New Village, Taiyuan 030013, Shanxi Province, China. lyf8028@126.com
Received: September 18, 2022 Peer-review started: September 18, 2022 First decision: October 20, 2022 Revised: November 4, 2022 Accepted: December 13, 2022 Article in press: December 13, 2022 Published online: January 27, 2023 Processing time: 121 Days and 20 Hours
ARTICLE HIGHLIGHTS
Research background
Several studies have shown an oncological benefit with increased cycles of chemotherapy in different cancer types. However, some studies have shown no effect or a worsened effect.
Research motivation
According to a series of exploration and analysis, it is found that there is no abundant data to prove the correlation between the prognosis of gastric cancer and the duration of chemotherapy.
Research objectives
The main purpose of this study is to analyze and explore whether there is a correlation between survival rate and chemotherapy cycle in patients with stage II gastric cancer and stage III gastric cancer.
Research methods
A 1:1 ratio was used in the propensity score matching analysis to reduce the differences between groups with different chemotherapy cycles. Progression-free survival, overall survival and recurrence were components of outcome indicators.
Research results
There was no statistically significant difference in progression-free survival and overall survival between the two groups of stage II and III patients. However, overall recurrence (P < 0.001), local-regional metastasis (P = 0.002), and distant metastasis (P = 0.001) in the ≥ 9 chemotherapy cycles group were significantly lower than those in the < 9 chemotherapy cycles group for stage III gastric cancer patients.
Research conclusions
For stage II and III gastric cancer patients, ≥ 9 cycles of chemotherapy should not be considered as far as possible, because ≥ 9 cycles of chemotherapy cannot effectively reduce the recurrence rate.
Research perspectives
After a series of studies, it is found that the relationship between the prognosis of gastric cancer and the chemotherapy cycle needs to be further explored to make a more abundant and standardized chemotherapy regimen.
