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. 2014 Dec 30;9(12):e115776.
doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0115776. eCollection 2014.

Prognostic value of tumor size in patients with remnant gastric cancer: is the seventh UICC stage sufficient for predicting prognosis?

Jun Lu  1 , Chang-ming Huang  1 , Chao-hui Zheng  1 , Ping Li  1 , Jian-wei Xie  1 , Jia-bin Wang  1 , Jian-xian Lin  1 , Qi-yue Chen  1 , Long-long Cao  1 , Mi Lin  1
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Prognostic value of tumor size in patients with remnant gastric cancer: is the seventh UICC stage sufficient for predicting prognosis?

Jun Lu et al. PLoS One. .

Abstract

Background: The 7th UICC N stage may be unsuitable for remnant gastric cancer (RGC) because the original disease and previous operation usually cause abnormal lymphatic drainage. However, the prognostic significance of the current TNM staging system in RGC has not been studied.

Methods: Prospective data from 153 RGC patients who underwent curative gastrectomy from Jan 1995 to Aug 2009 were reviewed. All patients were classified according to tumor size (<3 cm as N0;>3&≤5 cm as N1;>5&≤7 cm as N2; and>7 cm as N3). The overall survival was estimated using the Kaplan-Meier method, and hazard ratios (HRs) were calculated using the Cox proportional hazard model.

Results: Tumor sizes ranged from 1.0 to 15.0 cm (median 5.0 cm). Tumor size, depth of invasion and lymph node (LN) metastasis were significant prognostic factors based on both the univariate and multivariate analyses (P<0.05). In the survival analysis, the seventh edition UICC-TNM classification provided a detailed classification; however, some subgroups of the UICC-TNM classification did not have significantly different survival rates. The combination of the seventh edition T classification and the suggested N classification, with ideal relative risk (RR) results and P value, was distinctive for subgrouping the survival rates except for the IA versus IB and II A versus IIB. A modified staging system based on tumor size, predicted survival more accurately than the conventional TNM staging system.

Conclusions: In RGCs, tumor size is an independent prognostic factor and a modified TNM system based on tumor size accurately predicts survival.

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Conflict of interest statement

Competing Interests: The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Figure 1
Figure 1. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of RGC stratified by the 7th UICC staging system.
Figure 2
Figure 2. Kaplan-Meier survival curves of RGC with modified staging based on tumor size (≤3 cm as N0; >3&≤5 cm as N1; >5&≤7 cm as N2; and >7 cm as N3) instead of current lymph node stage(N stage).
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