title: [Morphologic response evaluation of neoadjuvant chemotherapy of gastric carcinoma].
abstract: A primary goal of the histopathologic evaluation of the gastric resection specimen is the determination of prognostically relevant factors, but it is not known whether, following neoadjuvant therapy, these factors have the same influence on prognosis. The goal of this study was to investigate prognostically relevant macroscopic and microscopic findings after neoadjuvant chemotherapy. The resection specimens of 36 patients with locally advanced gastric carcinoma who had been treated with Etoposide, Adriamycin and Cisplatin were investigated with respect to tumor size, Lauren type, ypTNM, UICC R-status, lymphangiosis, and degree of regression. On the basis of these factors, a prognosis score was developed that included both the degree of regression (grade 1-3), staging parameters (UICC T-category, R-status), tumor size and lymphatic vessel invasion. All of the parameters were weighted according to a score (1 point--best, 3 points--worst). The points were added for each individual case and the cases were divided into three prognosis groups, Group A: 5-7 points (n = 5), Group B: 8-10 points (n = 15), and Group C: > or = 11 points (n = 16). When compared with survival by the Kaplan-Meier method, these three prognosis groups showed highly significant differences (p < 0.0001). These results demonstrate that it is possible to accurately predict survival using resection specimens following neoadjuvant chemotherapy, which could lead to the identification of subgroups for which additional, further adjuvant therapy might be useful.
authors.affiliation: Institut für Pathologie, Technischen Universität München, Klinikum rechts der Isar.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Becker
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mueller
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Fink
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Busch
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Siewert
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Höfler
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000971:Antineoplastic Combined Chemotherapy Protocols / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D002945:Cisplatin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D004317:Doxorubicin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005047:Etoposide / Q000008:administration & dosage; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D020360:Neoadjuvant Therapy; D009367:Neoplasm Staging; D011379:Prognosis; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013274:Stomach Neoplasms / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology* / Q000601:surgery; D015996:Survival Rate
chemical_list: D005047:Etoposide; D004317:Doxorubicin; D002945:Cisplatin
vernacular_title: Morphologische Responseevaluierung beim neoadjuvant chemotherapierten Magenkarzinom.