Significant differences in the clinicopathological characteristics and survival of gastric cancer patients from two cancer centers in china and Korea.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

To compare the clinicopathological data and long-term survival of gastric cancer patients in China and Korea.

Materials and methods

Patients who had undergone gastrectomy for gastric cancer between 1998 and 2009 in 2 high-volume institutions in both China (n=1,637) and Korea (n=2,231) were retrospectively evaluated. Clinicopathological variables, overall survival (OS), progression-free survival (PFS), and surgery-related complications were assessed for all patients and compared between the 2 institutions.

Results

Chinese patients included in the study were significantly older and had a significantly lower body mass index (BMI) than the Korean patients. Esophagogastric junction tumors were more frequent in Chinese patients. However, the number of patients with

SUBMITTER: Shen ZL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4389093 | biostudies-literature | 2015 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature