Impact of induction chemotherapy and preoperative chemoradiotherapy on operative morbidity and mortality in patients with locoregional adenocarcinoma of the stomach or gastroesophageal junction

Kazumasa Fujitani, Jaffer A. Ajani, Christopher H. Crane, Barry W. Feig, Peter W. Pisters, Nora Janjan, Garrett L. Walsh, Stephen G. Swisher, Ara A. Vaporciyan, David Rice, Angela Welch, Jackie Baker, Josephine Faust, Paul F. Mansfield

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Abstract

Background: Significant tumor downstaging has been achieved in patients with localized gastric or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma by induction chemotherapy and preoperative chemoradiotherapy (CTX-CTXRT). However, the influence of CTX-CTXRT on operative morbidity and mortality has not yet been clarified. The aim of the present study was to document the frequency and nature of morbidity and mortality after surgery combined with CTX-CTXRT, and identify factors predictive of postoperative complications in patients with localized gastric or gastroesophageal adenocarcinoma. Methods: A prospectively collected database on 71 consecutive patients who underwent CTX-CTXRT at M.D. Anderson Cancer Center between January 1997 and August 2004 was reviewed. Postoperative morbidity and mortality were investigated, and risk factors for overall complications were identified by multivariate logistic regression analysis. Results: Overall morbidity and mortality rates were 38.0% (27 patients) and 2.8% (2 patients), respectively. Age greater than 60 years [relative risk 11.3 (95% confidence interval 2.50-50.6)] and body mass index (BMI) of 26 kg/m2 or above [relative risk 4.08 (95% confidence interval 1.08 to 15.4)] were significant risk factors for overall complications. Conclusions: CTX-CTXRT can be performed safely with an acceptable operative morbidity and a low operative mortality rate in patients with gastric or gastroesophageal cancer, with careful consideration of added risk associated with age and obesity.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)2010-2017
Number of pages8
JournalAnnals of surgical oncology
Volume14
Issue number7
DOIs
StatePublished - Jul 2007

Keywords

  • Gastric cancer
  • Gastroesophageal cancer
  • Induction chemotherapy
  • Morbidity
  • Mortality
  • Preoperative chemoradiotherapy

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Surgery
  • Oncology

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