Efficacy of chemotherapy versus surgery as initial treatment for gastric cancer with positive peritoneal cytology.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The prognosis of gastric cancer (GC) patients with positive peritoneal cytology (CY1) without other distant metastasis is poor, and there are no standard treatment strategies. Our study aimed to compare the survival outcomes of CY1 GC patients receiving chemotherapy or surgery as initial treatment.

Methods

From February 2017 to January 2020, clinical and pathological data of patients diagnosed with CY1 GC without other distant metastasis in the Peking University Cancer Hospital was reviewed. Patients were divided into two groups: chemotherapy-initial group and surgery-initial group. In chemotherapy-initial group, patients received preoperative chemotherapy initially. According to the treatment response, the patients were divided into three subgroups: conversion ga

SUBMITTER: Li B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10337093 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature