Clinical Outcomes and Prognostic Factors in Older Adult Patients Aged ≥75 Years With Early Gastric Cancer After Endoscopic Resections: A Nationwide Cohort Study
Nationwide cohort study reports long-term outcomes of older adults with early gastric cancer after endoscopic resections, suggesting important risk factors for better prognosis.
Key Points
This study aims to evaluate long- and short-term outcomes and identify prognostic factors in older adults with early gastric cancer undergoing endoscopic resections.
Data from older patients aged ≥75 years who underwent endoscopic resections for early gastric cancer between 2011 and 2019 were analyzed.
The study included 7,331 patients with a median follow-up of 74.7 months.
Baseline characteristics and various risk factors were examined in relation to clinical outcomes.
33.2% of patients died during follow-up, with 4.0% attributed to gastric cancer.
Overall survival rates were 91.3% at 3 years, 82.1% at 5 years, and 53.3% at 10 years.
Age ≥80 years, lower hemoglobin, and higher creatinine levels were linked to increased mortality risk.