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Long-Term Safety of Delayed Surgery After Upfront Endoscopic Resection for Early Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Matched Study

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Abstract

Background

When non-curative resection is confirmed after endoscopic resection (ER) of early gastric cancer (EGC), delayed surgery is recommended because it provides favorable survival outcomes. Long-term outcome after surgery of EGC with or without previous ER has not been evaluated.

Objective

The aim of this study was to compare the long-term oncologic safety between primary surgery and delayed surgery after ER.

Methods

Patients who had undergone curative surgery (R0) for EGC were included and were divided into primary and delayed surgery groups. Primary surgery was defined as gastrectomy without ER for EGC, whereas delayed surgery was defined as additional curative gastrectomy due to non-curative resection after ER; an average delay of 21.5 days (range 1–195) was observed. Propensity score matching was performed. The primary outcome was overall survival (OS) and the secondary outcomes were cancer-specific survival (CSS) and disease-free survival (DFS).

Results

After propensity score matching, 1439 patients were included, of whom 1042 (72.4%) were in the primary surgery group and 397 (27.6%) were in the delayed surgery group. The OS (hazard ratio [HR] 0.87, 95% confidence interval [CI] 0.59–1.27; p = 0.459), CSS (HR 0.47, 95% CI 0.15–1.47; p = 0.196), and DFS (HR 0.54, 95% CI 0.15–1.90; p = 0.334) were not different.

Conclusions

The long-term outcomes of delayed surgery after non-curative ER for EGC were non-inferior to primary surgery. Therefore, an attempt for ER of EGC that satisfies the absolute and expanded indication seems justified for preventing gastrectomy. In case of non-curative resection after ER, additional delayed surgery should be performed.

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  1. Tae Jun Kim and Hyuk Lee contributed equally to this work.

  2. Ji Eun Na and Yeong Gi Kim contributed equally to this work as co-first authors.

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  1. Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Ji Eun Na MD, Yeong Gi Kim MD, Tae Jun Kim MD, Hyuk Lee MD, PhD, Yang Won Min MD, PhD, Byung-Hoon Min MD, PhD, Jun Haeng Lee MD, PhD, Poong-Lyul Rhee MD, PhD & Jae J. Kim MD, PhD

  2. Statistics and Data Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Republic of Korea

    Seon Yeong Baek MS & Min Su Park PhD

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Study concept and design: Hyuk Lee. Acquisition, analysis, or interpretation of data: Ji Eun Na, Yeong Gi Kim, Tae Jun Kim, and Hyuk Lee. Writing and drafting of the manuscript: Ji Eun Na and Tae Jun Kim. Critical revision of the manuscript for important intellectual content: Tae Jun Kim, Hyuk Lee, Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Poong-Lyul Rhee, and Jae J. Kim. Statistical analysis: Seon Yeong Baek and Min Su Park. All authors approved the final submission.

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Ji Eun Na, Yeong Gi Kim, Tae Jun Kim, Hyuk Lee, Yang Won Min, Byung-Hoon Min, Jun Haeng Lee, Seon Yeong Baek, Min Su Park, Poong-Lyul Rhee, and Jae J. Kim disclose no conflict of interest.

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Na, J.E., Kim, Y.G., Kim, T.J. et al. Long-Term Safety of Delayed Surgery After Upfront Endoscopic Resection for Early Gastric Cancer: A Propensity Matched Study. Ann Surg Oncol 28, 106–113 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1245/s10434-020-08769-z

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