Department of General Surgery, Hangzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, #453, Tiyuchang Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
Department of Respiratory and Critical Care Medicine, Hangzhou TCM Hospital Affiliated to Zhejiang Chinese Medical University, #453, Tiyuchang Road, Xihu District, Hangzhou, 310000, Zhejiang Province, China.
World J Surg Oncol. 2022 Apr 17;20(1):123. doi: 10.1186/s12957-022-02591-5.
This study aimed to investigate the potential effect of adjuvant chemotherapy in patients diagnosed with stage IB gastric adenocarcinoma (GAC).
A total of 1727 patients were included in the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) database from 2004 to 2015 and divided into the chemotherapy and no-chemotherapy groups. Then, the methods of Kaplan-Meier analysis, propensity score matching (PSM), and competing risk analysis were implemented.
After PSM, no significant difference was found in the chemotherapy and no-chemotherapy groups in overall survival (OS) (p=0.4) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) (p=0.12) in survival curves. The competing risk analysis presented that the 5-year cumulative incidence of cancer-specific death (CSD) was significantly lower in patients receiving chemotherapy (11.5% vs. 20.8%, p=0.007), while no significant discrepancy was observed in other causes of death (OCD) in both groups (10.6% vs. 10.9%, p=0.474). Multivariable competing risks regression models presented a significant correlation between chemotherapy and CSD (HR, 0.51; 95%CI, 0.31-0.82; p=0.007).
The stage IB GAC patients can benefit from adjuvant chemotherapy based on this competing risk analysis.
本研究旨在探讨辅助化疗对诊断为 IB 期胃腺癌(GAC)患者的潜在影响。
从 2004 年至 2015 年,共纳入 1727 例患者进入监测、流行病学和最终结果(SEER)数据库,并分为化疗组和无化疗组。然后,采用 Kaplan-Meier 分析、倾向评分匹配(PSM)和竞争风险分析方法。
PSM 后,生存曲线中化疗组和无化疗组的总生存(OS)(p=0.4)和癌症特异性生存(CSS)(p=0.12)无显著差异。竞争风险分析显示,接受化疗的患者 5 年癌症特异性死亡(CSD)累积发生率显著降低(11.5%比 20.8%,p=0.007),而两组其他死亡原因(OCD)无显著差异(10.6%比 10.9%,p=0.474)。多变量竞争风险回归模型显示,化疗与 CSD 之间存在显著相关性(HR,0.51;95%CI,0.31-0.82;p=0.007)。
根据这项竞争风险分析,IB 期 GAC 患者可从辅助化疗中获益。