title: Factors related to and consequences of weight loss in patients with stomach cancer. The Norwegian Multicenter experience. Norwegian Stomach Cancer Trial.
abstract: Of 1165 patients with stomach cancer included in a national, prospective multicenter study with 51 surgical units participating, information about weight loss before diagnosis was available for 855 patients (73%). Median weight loss was 5 kg; 259 patients (31%) experienced no weight loss. By logistic regression analysis the authors found that weight loss increased with age and advancing stages of disease (TNM Stage I-IV), with decreasing Karnofsky index, in Lauren's diffuse versus intestinal tumor type, and with tumors located at the cardia/esophagus. Increasing weight loss reduced the resectability rate significantly, but no association between weight loss and postoperative complication rate was found. The odds ratio for postoperative mortality was 2.5 to 1 for the weight loss group 5 to 10kg versus 0 kg. In conclusion, weight loss reflects a less favorable tumor status. Weight loss did not increase postoperative morbidity but did lead Weight to a higher death rate after surgery.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, University of Bergen.
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Haugstvedt
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Viste
authors.forename: G E
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: Eide
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Søreide
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011446:Prospective Studies; D012044:Regression Analysis; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate; D015431:Weight Loss / Q000502:physiology*