Validation of the JCOG prognostic index in advanced gastric cancer using individual patient data from the SPIRITS and G-SOX trials

BACKGROUND: In a phase III study for advanced gastric cancer (AGC), the Japan Clinical Oncology Group (JCOG) 9912 trial, we previously identified the following four prognostic factors-performance status ≥1, number of metastatic sites ≥2, no prior gastrectomy, and abnormal serum alkaline phosphatase levels-and proposed a prognostic index (good risk with 0 or 1 factor, moderate risk with 2 or 3 factors, and poor risk with all 4 factors). To assess the generalizability of this index, we attempted an external validation study using an independent data set.

METHODS: Individual patient data from the SPIRITS and G-SOX trials were applied to the JCOG prognostic index. The accuracy of the index for predicting survival was assessed by the Cox proportional hazards model.

RESULTS: The available data were obtained from 936 (94.5%) of the 990 patients in these trials. The three risk groups categorized by the JCOG prognostic index demonstrated highly significant survival differences; the hazard ratios (95% confidence interval) were 1.71 (1.46-2.01) between the good (n = 338) and moderate (n = 537) risk groups and 3.32 (2.47-4.46) between good and poor (n = 61) risk groups. The median overall survival times of the good, moderate, and poor risk groups were 17.2, 12.0, and 7.8 months, respectively.

CONCLUSIONS: The JCOG prognostic index was externally validated and can be widely utilized for clinical trials. Further studies are needed to apply this index to the Western population.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2017

Erschienen:

2017

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:20

Enthalten in:

Gastric cancer : official journal of the International Gastric Cancer Association and the Japanese Gastric Cancer Association - 20(2017), 5 vom: 01. Sept., Seite 757-763

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Takahari, Daisuke [VerfasserIn]
Mizusawa, Junki [VerfasserIn]
Koizumi, Wasaburo [VerfasserIn]
Hyodo, Ichinosuke [VerfasserIn]
Boku, Narikazu [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Advanced gastric cancer
Chemotherapy
Clinical Trial, Phase III
Journal Article
Prognostic factor
Prognostic index
Randomized Controlled Trial
Validation Study

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 12.07.2018

Date Revised 10.12.2019

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1007/s10120-017-0702-0

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM269007628