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. 2022 Mar;125(4):615-620.
doi: 10.1002/jso.26770. Epub 2022 Jan 5.

Clinical impact of gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients with positive lavage cytology without gross peritoneal dissemination

Hiroshi Kobayashi  1   2 , Michitaka Honda  1   2 , Hidetaka Kawamura  1   2 , Koichi Takiguchi  3 , Atsushi Muto  4 , Shigeru Yamazaki  5 , Yasushi Teranishi  2 , Satoru Shiraso  6 , Koji Kono  7 , Soshi Hori  1   2 , Takahiro Kamiga  8 , Toshiyasu Iwao  9 , Naoyuki Yamashita  10
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Clinical impact of gastrectomy for gastric cancer patients with positive lavage cytology without gross peritoneal dissemination

Hiroshi Kobayashi et al. J Surg Oncol. 2022 Mar.

Abstract

Background: The prognosis of gastric cancer patients with positive lavage cytology without gross peritoneal dissemination (P0CY1) is poor. The survival benefit of gastrectomy for these patients has not been established.

Patients and methods: In this population-based cohort study, we investigated the impact of radical gastrectomy with lymph node dissection for P0CY1 patients. Patients who were diagnosed with Stage IV gastric cancer from 2008 to 2015 in all nine cancer-designated hospitals in a tertiary medical area were listed. Patients who were diagnosed with histologically proven adenocarcinoma in both the primary lesion and lavage cytology during the operation or a diagnostic laparoscopic examination were enrolled. Patients with a gross peritoneal lesion or other metastatic lesions were excluded. The primary outcome was the adjusted hazard ratio (aHR) of gastrectomy for overall survival. We also evaluated the survival time in patients who underwent gastrectomy or chemotherapy in comparison to patients managed without primary surgery or with best supportive care.

Results: One hundred patients were enrolled. The aHR (95% confidence interval) of gastrectomy was 0.677 (0.411-1.114, p = 0.125). The median survival time in patients who received gastrectomy (n = 74) was 21.7, while that in patients managed without primary surgery (n = 30) was 20.5 months (p = 0.155). The median survival time in patients who received chemotherapy (n = 76) was 23.0 months, while that in patients managed without chemotherapy was 8.6 months (p < 0.001).

Conclusion: Gastrectomy was not effective for improving the survival time in patients with P0CY1 gastric cancer. Surgeons should prioritize the performance of chemotherapy over surgery as the initial treatment.

Keywords: gastric cancer; lavage cytology-positive; peritoneal dissemination.

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