Neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy followed by D2 gastrectomy in locally advanced gastric cancer

AIM:To investigate the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy(NACRT) for resectability of locally advanced gastric cancer(LAGC).METHODS:Between November 2007 and January 2014,29 patients with LAGC(clinically T3 with distal esophagus invasion/T4 or bulky regional node metastasis) that were treated...

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Published in:World journal of gastroenterology : WJG 2015-03, Vol.21 (9), p.2711-2718
Main Authors: Kim, Mi Sun, Lim, Joon Seok, Hyung, Woo Jin, Lee, Yong Chan, Rha, Sun Young, Keum, Ki Chang, Koom, Woong Sub
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adult
Advanced
Aged
cancer
D2
Chemoradiotherapy - adverse effects
Chemoradiotherapy - methods
Chemoradiotherapy - mortality
Disease Progression
Disease-Free Survival
Female
Gastrectomy - methods
gastrectomy
Neoadjuvant
gastric
Humans
Kaplan-Meier Estimate
Lymphatic Metastasis
Male
Middle Aged
Multimodal Imaging
Neoadjuvant Therapy - adverse effects
Neoadjuvant Therapy - methods
Neoadjuvant Therapy - mortality
Neoplasm Invasiveness
Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
Positron-Emission Tomography
Radiation Dosage
Radiotherapy, Conformal - adverse effects
Radiotherapy, Conformal - mortality
Retrospective Studies
Retrospective Study
Risk Factors
Stomach Neoplasms - drug therapy
Stomach Neoplasms - mortality
Stomach Neoplasms - pathology
Stomach Neoplasms - surgery
Time Factors
Tomography, X-Ray Computed
Treatment Outcome
Tumor Burden
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Summary:AIM:To investigate the efficacy of neoadjuvant chemoradiotherapy(NACRT) for resectability of locally advanced gastric cancer(LAGC).METHODS:Between November 2007 and January 2014,29 patients with LAGC(clinically T3 with distal esophagus invasion/T4 or bulky regional node metastasis) that were treated with NACRT followed by D2 gastrectomy were included in this study.Resectability was evaluated with radiologic and endoscopic exams before and after NACRT.Using threedimensional conformal radiotherapy,patients received 45 Gy,with a daily dose of 1.8 Gy.The entire tumor extent and the regional metastatic lymph nodes were included in the gross tumor volume.Patients presenting with a resectable tumor after NACRT received a total or subtotal gastrectomy with D2 dissection.The pathologic tumor response was evaluated using Japanese Gastric Cancer Association histologic evaluation criteria.Postoperative morbidity was evaluated using the National Cancer Institute-Common Terminology Criteria for Adverse Events version 4.0.Overall survival(OS) and progression-free survival(PFS) rates were estimated using a Kaplan-Meier analysis and compared using the log-rank test.RESULTS:All patients were assessed as unresectable cases.Twenty-four patients(24/29; 82.8%) showed LAGC on positron emission tomography-computed tomography(CT) and contrast-enhanced CT,whereas four patients(4/29; 13.8%) with vague invasion orabutment to an adjacent organ underwent diagnostic laparoscopy.One patient(1/29; 3.4%),initially assessed as a resectable case,underwent an "open and closure" after the tumor was found to be unresectable.Abutment to an adjacent organ(34.5%) was the most common reason for NACRT.The clinical response rate one month after NACRT was 44.8%.After NACRT,69%(20/29) of patients had a resectable tumor.Of the 20 patients with a resectable tumor,18 patients(62.1%) underwent a D2 gastrectomy.The R0 resection rate was 94.4% and two patients(2/18; 11.1%) showed a complete response.The median follow-up duration was 13.5 mo.The one-year OS and PFS rates were 72.4 and 48.9%,respectively.The one-year OS,PFS,local failure-free survival,and distant metastasis-free survival were higher in patients with a resectable tumor after NACRT(P < 0.001,P < 0.001,P < 0.001,and P =0.078,respectively).No grade 3-4 late treatment-related toxicities or postoperative mortalities were observed.CONCLUSION:NACRT with D2 gastrectomy showed a high rate of R0 resection and promising local control,wh
ISSN:1007-9327
2219-2840
DOI:10.3748/wjg.v21.i9.2711