title: Prognostic factors after curative resection for gastric cancer. A population-based study.
abstract: The aim of this study was to document patterns of survival after resection for cure for gastric cancer in a well-defined population. A population-based series of 649 gastric cancers resected for cure between 1976 and 1995 in a 494000 population, was used. Resection for cure was performed in 44.4% of the diagnosed cases. This proportion increased from 36.8% (1976-1979) to 45.0% (1992-1995) (P=0.03) whilst operative mortality decreased from 18.3 to 12.7% (P=0.003). The overall crude 5-year survival rate (excluding operative mortality) was 32.6% (95% confidence interval (CI) 28.7-36. 5) and the corresponding relative survival rate was 40.9%. Prognosis did not improve during the study period. Stage at diagnosis was the most important prognostic factor, the 5-year relative survival rate being 81.2% (+/-5.9) in TNM stage IA, 76.9% (+/-8.0) in stage IB, 50. 4% (+/-4.6) in stage II, 24.4% (+/-3.7) in stage IIIA, 5.6% (+/-3.2) in stage IIIB and 5.2% (+/- 2.2) in stage IV. Stage at diagnosis, age, subsite and macroscopic type of growth were independent prognostic factors, in a multivariate relative survival model. Earlier detection or development of an effective adjuvant therapy could contribute to improvement in prognosis.
authors.affiliation: Registre Bourguignon des Cancers Digestifs (INSERM CRI 9505 et Registre Associé INSERM DGS), 21033, Dijon, France.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Msika
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Benhamiche
authors.forename: J L
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Jouve
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Rat
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Faivre
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D015999:Multivariate Analysis; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012042:Registries; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology / Q000601:surgery*; D016019:Survival Analysis; D015996:Survival Rate