Abstract |
The 5-year overall survival (OS) rates for patients without occult neoplastic cells (ONCs) were 43.0% in stage II (n=15), 52.2% in stage III (n=23), and 48.5% for stages II and III combined (n=38). For ONC-positive patients, the 5-year OS rates were 44.4% in stage II (n=7; p=0.88322), 11.3% in stage III ( n=30; p=0.0006), and 17.5% for stages II and III combined (n=37; p=0.0019). Among the ONC(+) recurrence group (75.7%, 28/37), 42.9% (12/28) showed high TS expression in metastatic lymph nodes and 57.1% (16/28) showed low TS expression. In the case of DPD expression, 32.1% (9/28) showed high expression and 67.9% (19/28) showed low expression. Among the ONC(+) non-recurrence group (24.3%, 9/37), 66.7% (6/9) showed high TS expression and 33.3% (3/9) showed low TS expression, while high and low DPD expression was seen in 22.2% (2/9) and 77.8% (7/9), respectively. A combination of high TS and low DPD expression was found in 32.1% (9/28) of the recurrence group vs. 66.7% (6/9) of the non-recurrence group (p=0.070). These results suggest that ONCs are associated with OS. Unlike the non-recurrence group, the ONC(+) patients with recurrence of stage II/III node-positive gastric cancer are unlikely to respond to treatment with 5-FU + LV and may need combination chemotherapy based on L-OHP and/or CPT-11.
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Authors | Masaya Mukai, Takayuki Tajima, Shinkichi Sato, Hiromi Ninomiya, Kanako Wakui, Nobukazu Komatsu, Kazutoshi Tsuchiya, Hisao Nakasaki, Hiroyasu Makuuchi |
Journal | Oncology reports
(Oncol Rep)
Vol. 14
Issue 6
Pg. 1505-10
(Dec 2005)
ISSN: 1021-335X [Print] Greece |
PMID | 16273246
(Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
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Chemical References |
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
- Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP)
- Thymidylate Synthase
- Fluorouracil
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Topics |
- Antimetabolites, Antineoplastic
(therapeutic use)
- Dihydrouracil Dehydrogenase (NADP)
(metabolism)
- Fluorouracil
(therapeutic use)
- Humans
- Immunohistochemistry
- Lymph Nodes
(enzymology, pathology)
- Lymphatic Metastasis
- Neoplasm Recurrence, Local
- Neoplasm Staging
- Stomach Neoplasms
(drug therapy, pathology)
- Survival Analysis
- Thymidylate Synthase
(metabolism)
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