Early-stage gastric cancer;Extent of lymph node dissection;D1 dissection;D2 dissection;Recurrence rate;Survival rateObjective:To investigate the impact of different lymph node dissection scopes on postoperative recurr...Early-stage gastric cancer;Extent of lymph node dissection;D1 dissection;D2 dissection;Recurrence rate;Survival rateObjective:To investigate the impact of different lymph node dissection scopes on postoperative recurrence and survival rates in patients with early gastric cancer,providing evidence-based support for optimizing clinical surgical plans.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 100 patients with early gastric cancer who underwent surgical treatment at our hospital from October 2021 to October 2023.Patients were divided into Group D1(n=50)and Group D2(n=50)based on the extent of lymph node dissection.Group D1 underwent limited lymph node dissection(dissection of the first station of lymph nodes around the stomach),while Group D2 underwent standard lymph node dissection(dissection of the first and second stations of lymph nodes around the stomach).Surgical-related indicators,the incidence of postoperative complications,the 2-year recurrence rate,and the 2-year survival rate were compared between the two groups of patients.Results:The operative time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative hospital stay,and the number of lymph nodes dissected were significantly higher in the D2 group than in the D1 group(all P<0.001).The overall incidence of postoperative complications was higher in the D1 group than in the D2 group,but the difference was not statistically significant(χ^(2)=0.884,P=0.766).After a 2-year follow-up,the recurrence rate was significantly higher in the D1 group than in the D2 group(χ^(2)=4.000,P=0.046).The 2-year survival rate was significantly lower in the D1 group than in the D2 group(χ^(2)=5.005,P=0.025).A total of 100 patients with early-stage gastric cancer were grouped according to the depth of invasion,degree of differentiation,and lymph node metastasis status,and the recurrence rates of different subgroups were compared.The results showed that the recurrence rate was higher in patients with T1b stage than in those with T1a stage(χ^(2)=5.005,P=0.025),higher in poorly differentiated patients than in moderately and well-differentiated patients(χ^(2)=4.155,P=0.042),and higher in patients with lymph node metastasis than in those without lymph node metastasis(χ^(2)=4.512,P=0.034).Conclusion:Compared with D1 limited lymph node dissection,D2 standard lymph node dissection can significantly reduce the postoperative recurrence rate and improve the 2-year survival rate in patients with early-stage gastric cancer without significantly increasing the risk of postoperative complications.Although the surgical trauma is slightly greater,the overall prognosis is better,making it a preferred surgical treatment option for patients with early-stage gastric cancer.展开更多
Background:Whether non-sentinel lymph node(SLN)-positive melanoma patients can benefit from completion lymph node dissection(CLND)is still unclear.The current study was performed to identify the prognostic role of non...Background:Whether non-sentinel lymph node(SLN)-positive melanoma patients can benefit from completion lymph node dissection(CLND)is still unclear.The current study was performed to identify the prognostic role of nonSLN status in SLN-positive melanoma and to investigate the predictive factors of non-SLN metastasis in acral and cutaneous melanoma patients.Methods:The records of 328 SLN-positive melanoma patients who underwent radical surgery at four cancer centers from September 2009 to August 2017 were reviewed.Clinicopathological data including age,gender,Clark level,Breslow index,ulceration,the number of positive SLNs,non-SLN status,and adjuvant therapy were included for survival analyses.Patients were followed up until death or June 30,2019.Multivariable logistic regression modeling was performed to identify factors associated with non-SLN positivity.Log-rank analysis and Cox regression analysis were used to identify the prognostic factors for disease-free survival(DFS)and overall survival(OS).Results:Among all enrolled patients,220(67.1%)had acral melanoma and 108(32.9%)had cutaneous melanoma.The 5-year DFS and OS rate of the entire cohort was 31.5%and 54.1%,respectively.More than 1 positive SLNs were found in 123(37.5%)patients.Positive non-SLNs were found in 99(30.2%)patients.Patients with positive non-SLNs had significantly worse DFS and OS(log-rank P<0.001).Non-SLN status(P=0.003),number of positive SLNs(P=0.016),and adjuvant therapy(P=0.025)were independent prognostic factors for DFS,while non-SLN status(P=0.002),the Breslow index(P=0.027),Clark level(P=0.006),ulceration(P=0.004),number of positive SLNs(P=0.001),and adjuvant therapy(P=0.007)were independent prognostic factors for OS.The Breslow index(P=0.020),Clark level(P=0.012),and number of positive SLNs(P=0.031)were independently related to positive non-SLNs and could be used to develop more personalized surgical strategy.Conclusions:Non-SLN-positive melanoma patients had worse DFS and OS even after immediate CLND than those with non-SLN-negative melanoma.The Breslow index,Clark level,and number of positive SLNs were independent predictive factors for non-SLN status.展开更多
基金Shaanxi Provincial People’s Hospital Science and Technology Development Incubation Fund,“Research on the Role and Mechanism of PIGU in Regulating MUC-1 in Gastric Cancer Immune Escape”(Project No.:2023YJY-29)Shaanxi Provincial Natural Science Basic Research Program,“Research on the Mechanism and Clinical Significance of miR-140-5p Related to Gastric Cancer Recurrence and Metastasis”(Project No.:2023-JC-YB-639)。
文摘Early-stage gastric cancer;Extent of lymph node dissection;D1 dissection;D2 dissection;Recurrence rate;Survival rateObjective:To investigate the impact of different lymph node dissection scopes on postoperative recurrence and survival rates in patients with early gastric cancer,providing evidence-based support for optimizing clinical surgical plans.Methods:A retrospective analysis was conducted on the clinical data of 100 patients with early gastric cancer who underwent surgical treatment at our hospital from October 2021 to October 2023.Patients were divided into Group D1(n=50)and Group D2(n=50)based on the extent of lymph node dissection.Group D1 underwent limited lymph node dissection(dissection of the first station of lymph nodes around the stomach),while Group D2 underwent standard lymph node dissection(dissection of the first and second stations of lymph nodes around the stomach).Surgical-related indicators,the incidence of postoperative complications,the 2-year recurrence rate,and the 2-year survival rate were compared between the two groups of patients.Results:The operative time,intraoperative blood loss,postoperative hospital stay,and the number of lymph nodes dissected were significantly higher in the D2 group than in the D1 group(all P<0.001).The overall incidence of postoperative complications was higher in the D1 group than in the D2 group,but the difference was not statistically significant(χ^(2)=0.884,P=0.766).After a 2-year follow-up,the recurrence rate was significantly higher in the D1 group than in the D2 group(χ^(2)=4.000,P=0.046).The 2-year survival rate was significantly lower in the D1 group than in the D2 group(χ^(2)=5.005,P=0.025).A total of 100 patients with early-stage gastric cancer were grouped according to the depth of invasion,degree of differentiation,and lymph node metastasis status,and the recurrence rates of different subgroups were compared.The results showed that the recurrence rate was higher in patients with T1b stage than in those with T1a stage(χ^(2)=5.005,P=0.025),higher in poorly differentiated patients than in moderately and well-differentiated patients(χ^(2)=4.155,P=0.042),and higher in patients with lymph node metastasis than in those without lymph node metastasis(χ^(2)=4.512,P=0.034).Conclusion:Compared with D1 limited lymph node dissection,D2 standard lymph node dissection can significantly reduce the postoperative recurrence rate and improve the 2-year survival rate in patients with early-stage gastric cancer without significantly increasing the risk of postoperative complications.Although the surgical trauma is slightly greater,the overall prognosis is better,making it a preferred surgical treatment option for patients with early-stage gastric cancer.
基金This work was financially supported by the Shanghai Committee of Science and Technology,China(Grant No.19411951700)the Shanghai Anti-cancer Association“Ao Xiang”project(Grant No.SACA-AX112)the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Grant No.81802636).
文摘Background:Whether non-sentinel lymph node(SLN)-positive melanoma patients can benefit from completion lymph node dissection(CLND)is still unclear.The current study was performed to identify the prognostic role of nonSLN status in SLN-positive melanoma and to investigate the predictive factors of non-SLN metastasis in acral and cutaneous melanoma patients.Methods:The records of 328 SLN-positive melanoma patients who underwent radical surgery at four cancer centers from September 2009 to August 2017 were reviewed.Clinicopathological data including age,gender,Clark level,Breslow index,ulceration,the number of positive SLNs,non-SLN status,and adjuvant therapy were included for survival analyses.Patients were followed up until death or June 30,2019.Multivariable logistic regression modeling was performed to identify factors associated with non-SLN positivity.Log-rank analysis and Cox regression analysis were used to identify the prognostic factors for disease-free survival(DFS)and overall survival(OS).Results:Among all enrolled patients,220(67.1%)had acral melanoma and 108(32.9%)had cutaneous melanoma.The 5-year DFS and OS rate of the entire cohort was 31.5%and 54.1%,respectively.More than 1 positive SLNs were found in 123(37.5%)patients.Positive non-SLNs were found in 99(30.2%)patients.Patients with positive non-SLNs had significantly worse DFS and OS(log-rank P<0.001).Non-SLN status(P=0.003),number of positive SLNs(P=0.016),and adjuvant therapy(P=0.025)were independent prognostic factors for DFS,while non-SLN status(P=0.002),the Breslow index(P=0.027),Clark level(P=0.006),ulceration(P=0.004),number of positive SLNs(P=0.001),and adjuvant therapy(P=0.007)were independent prognostic factors for OS.The Breslow index(P=0.020),Clark level(P=0.012),and number of positive SLNs(P=0.031)were independently related to positive non-SLNs and could be used to develop more personalized surgical strategy.Conclusions:Non-SLN-positive melanoma patients had worse DFS and OS even after immediate CLND than those with non-SLN-negative melanoma.The Breslow index,Clark level,and number of positive SLNs were independent predictive factors for non-SLN status.
