Long-term outcomes of endoscopic resection followed by additional surgery after non-curative resection in undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer: a nationwide multi-center study

Jie Hyun Kim, Young Il Kim, Ji Yong Ahn, Woon Geon Shin, Hyo Joon Yang, Su Youn Nam, Byung Hoon Min, Jae Young Jang, Joo Hyun Lim, Wan Sik Lee, Bong Eun Lee, Moon Kyung Joo, Jae Myung Park, Hang Lak Lee, Tae Geun Gweon, Moo In Park, Jeongmin Choi, Chung Hyun Tae, Young Woo Kim, Boram ParkIl Ju Choi

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Abstract

Background: Undifferentiated-type early gastric cancer (UD EGC) shows lower curative resection rates after endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD). Additional surgery is recommended after non-curative resection. We evaluated the long-term outcomes of ESD followed by additional surgery after non-curative resection in UD EGC compared to those for surgery as initial treatment. Methods: We reviewed 1139 UD EGC patients who underwent ESD at 18 hospitals and 1956 patients who underwent surgery at two hospitals between February 2005 and May 2015. We enrolled 636 patients with non-curative ESD and 1429 surgery subjects beyond the curative ESD criteria. Among them, 133 patients with additional surgery after ESD (ESD + OP group) and 252 patients without additional surgery (ESD-only group) were matched 1:1 using propensity scores to patients with surgery as initial treatment (surgery group). Overall survival (OS) and recurrence-free survival (RFS) were compared. Results: Signet ring cell carcinoma and poorly differentiated adenocarcinoma (PDA) were observed in 939 and 1126 cases, respectively. OS was significantly longer in the surgery group than in the ESD + OP group, especially for PDA. However, RFS was shorter in the ESD-only group than those in the ESD + OP and surgery groups. RFS did not differ significantly between the ESD + OP and surgery groups. Compared to the surgery group, the ESD-only and ESD + OP groups had an overall hazard ratio for RFS of 3.58 (95% confidence interval 1.44–8.88) and 0.46 (0.10–2.20), respectively. Conclusions: ESD followed by additional surgery after non-curative resection showed comparable cancer-specific outcomes to initial surgery in UD EGC.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1847-1856
Number of pages10
JournalSurgical Endoscopy and Other Interventional Techniques
Volume36
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Mar 2022

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Keywords

  • Endoscopic mucosal resection
  • Stomach neoplasms
  • Surgery
  • Treatment outcome
  • Undifferentiated-type histology

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