Impact of Removal of Lymph Nodes on Survival in Stage I-III Gastric Signet-Ring Cell Cancer : The More, the Better?

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BACKGROUND: There is an ongoing debate over the prognostic value of the number of examined lymph nodes (ELNs) in cases of gastric signet-ring cell cancer (GSRCC). In this study, we sought to evaluate the correlation between the number of ELNs and the prognosis of GSRCC and identify the optimal number of ELNs.

METHODS: A total of 1020 patients diagnosed with GSRCC between 2011 and 2018 in the National Cancer Center database were identified. Clinicopathological characteristics were retrospectively collected, and optimal cutoff values of ELNs were calculated by using X-tile. The impact of different ELNs on overall survival (OS) was compared by using Kaplan-Meier curves. We used univariate and multivariate Cox and subgroup analyses to explore the relationship between ELNs and OS. Furthermore, nonlinear correlations were investigated by using restricted cubic splines (RCSs).

RESULTS: X-tile showed that the optimal cutoff value of ELNs was 22. The 5-year OS was higher for patients with ELNs > 22 (vs. ELNs ≤ 22, 66.9% vs. 74.9%, P = 0.026). Multivariate Cox analyses showed that high ELNs were associated with superior OS (hazard ratio = 0.56, 95% confidence interval 0.43-0.74, P < 0.001). In subgroup analyses, the significant association between tumor size > 4 cm, and TNM III stage was still observed. The RCS regression model showed a U-shaped dose-response nonlinear relationship between ELNs and OS; the inflection point, as well as the lowest risk points, corresponded to 44-52 ELNs.

CONCLUSIONS: A U-shaped, nonlinear correlation with inflection points of 44-52 ELNs between ELNs and prognosis in GSRCC was identified.

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CommentIn: Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Mar;31(3):1791-1792. - PMID 37996641

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:31

Enthalten in:

Annals of surgical oncology - 31(2024), 2 vom: 22. Feb., Seite 783-791

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Jiang, Yujuan [VerfasserIn]
Shao, Xinxin [VerfasserIn]
Li, Weikun [VerfasserIn]
Hu, Haitao [VerfasserIn]
Lu, Yiming [VerfasserIn]
Li, Yang [VerfasserIn]
Tian, Yantao [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Gastric signe-ring cell cancer
Journal Article
Prognosis
Restricted cubic splines
Retrieved lymph nodes
Subgroup analysis

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Date Completed 05.01.2024

Date Revised 12.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

CommentIn: Ann Surg Oncol. 2024 Mar;31(3):1791-1792. - PMID 37996641

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1245/s10434-023-14590-1

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NLM364828587