Negative Impact of Coronavirus Disease 2019 Pandemic on Gastric Cancer Care in Japan: A Tokushukai Real-World Data Project 08 (TREAD 08).

ABSTRACT:

Aims

Concerns regarding the adverse impact of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) on cancer care survival have been raised; however, clear evidence remains limited. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the influence of the COVID-19 pandemic on gastric cancer management in Japan using real-world data from the Tokushukai Real-World Data project.

Methods and results

This retrospective cohort study was conducted across 46 Tokushukai Medical Group hospitals in Japan, identifying patients newly diagnosed with gastric cancer between January 2017 and December 2022. Patients with active double cancers or non-epithelial tumors were excluded. We used data between January 2017 and March 2020 as the baseline (pre-COVID-19 period) to assess the changes in the number of diagnoses, screening

SUBMITTER: Shimoyama R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12491932 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature