Update analysis: Clinical outcomes following regionalization of gastric cancer care in a U.S. integrated health care system.

Authors

Swee H Teh

Swee H. Teh

The Permanente Medical Group, Gastric Cancer Surgery, Northern California, Oakland, CA

Swee H. Teh , Robert Li , Teresa Lin , Sharon Shiraga , Yan Li , I-Yeh Gong , Tilak Kumar Sundaresan , Lisa J. Herrinton

Organizations

The Permanente Medical Group, Gastric Cancer Surgery, Northern California, Oakland, CA, Kaiser Permanente Northern California, Division of Research, Oakland, CA, The Permanente Medical Group, Gastrointestinal Oncology, Northern California, Oakland, CA

Research Funding

Other

Background: The role of laparoscopic gastrectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy is not yet fully defined in patients treated with modern perioperative chemotherapy. In 2016, Kaiser Permanente Northern California regionalized gastric cancer care, introducing a regional comprehensive multidisciplinary care team, standardizing staging and chemotherapy, and implementing laparoscopic gastrectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy for eligible patients with curative-intent surgery. We previously reported a retrospective cohort study comparing treatments and outcomes before and after regionalization, including 2-year overall survival. Here we present updated 3-year overall survival. Methods: As we described previously (https://ascopubs.org/doi/full/10.1200/JCO.21.00480), the study included all 1429 patients with gastric cancer diagnosed during January 2010 to May 2018, of whom 942 were pre-regionalization, and 487 were post. Of the 1429, 650 had Stage I-III disease, and 394 patients underwent curative intent gastrectomy. 34.9% received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and 18.4 % of patients received laparoscopic gastrectomy in the pre-regionalization period. In contrast, 66.2% received neoadjuvant chemotherapy, and 91.8% received laparoscopic gastrectomy with D 2 lymphadenectomy in the post regionalization period (p < 0.0001). Lymph node metastasis was noted in 50.7% and 45.1% pre- and post-regionalization periods, respectively (p = 0.29). Survival was analyzed using Kaplan-Meier analysis with entry on the diagnosis date, the outcome on the death date, and censoring on disenrollment or the end of the study. In this updated analysis, the end of the study was increased by one year to December 31, 2019. Results: The statistical analysis showed no difference in patients’ selection for surgery between the pre-and post-regionalization period and no change in the rate of surgical complications. At three years, overall survival among Stage I-III patients who received surgery was 66.0% in the pre-regionalization cohort and 83.0% in the post-regionalization cohort (p < 0.002), a more significant difference than was observed at two years. Conclusions: The utilization of laparoscopic surgery and radical D2 lymphadenectomy in the era of perioperative chemotherapy continues to demonstrate improved postoperative overall disease survival.

Length of study
All stagesa
Stages I-III with or without surgerya
Stages I-III with surgeryb
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
Pre
Post
p-value
2 years
32.8
37.3
55.6
61.1
72.7
85.5
0.03
3 years
27.2
29.3
48.7
53.6
66.0
83.0
0.002

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Abstract Details

Meeting

2022 ASCO Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium

Session Type

Poster Session

Session Title

Poster Session A: Cancers of the Esophagus and Stomach and Other GI Cancers

Track

Esophageal and Gastric Cancer,Other GI Cancer

Sub Track

Quality of Care/Quality Improvement

DOI

10.1200/JCO.2022.40.4_suppl.265

Abstract #

265

Poster Bd #

K9

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