• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제9권4호
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• pp.159-166
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• 2009

목적: 제6판 UICC TNM 분류법과 비교하여 새로 개정될 제7판 분류법이 위암 환자들의 예후를 예측하는데 어떠한 차이점이 있는지를 그 유용성과 함께 비교 분석한다. 대상 및 방법: 1992년 6월부터 2006년 12월 사이에 한양대학교병원 외과에서 위암으로 수술 받은 1,633명을 대상으로 제6판 및 제7판(예정) UICC TNM 병기분류법에 따른 예후 예측과 관련된 사항들을 비교 분석하였다. 결과: 제7판 분류에 의한 T2와 T3 사이 생존율의 차이가 유의하지 않았으나 N0, N1, N2, N3a, N3b 사이 생존율은 모두 유의한 차이를 보였다. 제7판에 따른 병기 III와 병기 IV 사이의 생존율 차이는 유의하였으나 병기 Ia와 Ib사이, Ib와 IIa사이, IIa와 IIb사이, IIb와 IIIa 사이의 생존율 차이는 유의하지 않았다. 동일병기로 분류되었으나 구성요소의 차이에 따라 생존율의 동질성을 확보하지 못하는 경우가 병기 IV를 제외하면 제6판보다 제7판에서 더 많았다. 결론: 제7판 분류법은 제6판 분류법에 비하여 너무 복잡하게 구성되어 있으며, 서로 다른 병기 사이의 생존율의 차별화나 동일 병기를 이루고 있는 서로 다른 인자로 구성된 경우들 사이에서의 생존율의 동질성 평가에서 부족하였다. 그러나 근치 인자와 비근치 인자를 같은 병기로 구분한 제6판의 병기 IV 분류 기준을 수정하여 서로 다른 병기로 분리 해 놓은 제7판에서의 변화는 적절하다고 평가할 수 있겠다.

• Radiation Oncology Journal
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• 제36권4호
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• pp.295-303
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• 2018

Purpose: We evaluated prognostic value of the 8th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer/International Union for Cancer Control (AJCC/UICC) staging system for nasopharyngeal cancer and investigated whether tumor volume/metabolic information refined prognostication of anatomy based staging system. Materials and Methods: One hundred thirty-three patients with nasopharyngeal cancer who were staged with magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) and treated with intensity-modulated radiotherapy (IMRT) between 2004 and 2013 were reviewed. Multivariate analyses were performed to evaluate prognostic value of the 8th edition of the AJCC/UICC staging system and other factors including gross tumor volume and maximum standardized uptake value of primary tumor (GTV-T and SUV-T). Results: Median follow-up period was 63 months. In multivariate analysis for overall survival (OS), stage group (stage I-II vs. III-IVA) was the only significant prognostic factor. However, 5-year OS rates were not significantly different between stage I and II (100% vs. 96.2%), and between stage III and IVA (80.1% vs. 71.7%). Although SUV-T and GTV-T were not significant prognostic factors in multivariate analysis, those improved prognostication of stage group. The 5-year OS rates were significantly different between stage I-II, III-IV (SUV-T ≤ 16), and III-IV (SUV-T > 16) (97.2% vs. 78% vs. 53.8%), and between stage I, II-IV (GTV-T ≤ 33 mL), and II-IV (GTV-T > 33 mL) (100% vs. 87.3% vs. 66.7%). Conclusion: Current anatomy based staging system has limitations on prognostication for nasopharyngeal cancer despite the most accurate assessment of tumor extent by MRI. Tumor volume/metabolic information seem to improve prognostication of current anatomy based staging system, and further studies are needed to confirm its clinical significance.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제11권2호
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• pp.78-85
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• 2011

Since January of 2010, the seventh edition of UICC tumor node metastasis (TNM) Classification, which has recently been revised, has been applied to almost all cases of malignant tumors. Compared to previous editions, the merits and demerits of the current revisions were analyzed. Many revisions have been made for criteria for the classification of lymph nodes. In particular, all the cases in whom the number of lymph nodes is more than 7 were classified as N3 without being differentiated. Therefore, the coverage of the N3 was broad. Owing to this, there was no consistency in predicting the prognosis of the N3 group. By determining the positive cases to a distant metastasis as TNM stage IV, the discrepancy in the TNM stage IV compared to the sixth edition was resolved. In regard to the classification system for an esophagogastric (EG) junction carcinoma, it was declared that cases of an invasion to the EG junction should follow the classification system for esophageal cancer. A review of clinical cases reported from Asian patients suggests that it would be more appropriate to follow the previous editions of the classification system for gastric cancer. In addition, in the classification of the TNM stages in the overall cases, the discrepancy in the prognosis between the different stages and the consistency in the prognosis between the same TNM stages were achieved to a lesser extent as compared to that previously. Accordingly, further revisions are needed to develop a purposive classification method where the prognosis can be predicted specifically to each variable and the mode of the overall classification can be simplified.

• Asian Pacific Journal of Cancer Prevention
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• 제14권3호
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• pp.2091-2095
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• 2013

Background: The $7^{th}$ TNM staging is the first authoritative standard for evaluation of effectiveness of treatment of gastric cancer worldwide. However, revision of pN classification within TNM needs to be discussed. In particular, the N3 sub-stage is becoming more conspicuous. Methods: Clinical data of 302 pN3M0 stage gastric cancer patients who received radical gastrectomy in Tianjin Medical University Cancer Institute and Hospital from January 2001 to May 2006 were retrospectively analyzed. Results: Location of tumor, depth of invasion, extranodal metastasis, gastric resection, combined organs resection, lymph node metastasis, rate of lymph node metastasis, negative lymph nodes count were important prognostic factors of pN3M0 stage gastric cancers. TNM stage was also associated with prognosis. Patients at T2N3M0 stage had a better prognosis than other sub-classification. T3N3M0 and T4aN3aM0 patients had equal prognosis which followed the T2N3M0. T4aN3bM0 and T4bN3aM0 had lower survival rate than the formers. T4bN3bM0 had worst prognosis. In multivariate analysis, TNM stage group and rate of lymph node metastasis were independent prognostic factors. Conclusions: The sub-stage of N3 may be useful for more accurate prediction of prognosis; it should therefore be applied in the TNM stage system.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제16권4호
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• pp.207-214
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• 2016

Purpose: The utility of N classification has been questioned after the 7th edition of the American Joint Committee on Cancer (AJCC)/Union for International Cancer Control (UICC) was published. We evaluated the correlation between ratio-based N (rN) classification with the overall survival of pathological T4 gastric cancer patients who underwent D2 lymphadenectomy. Materials and Methods: We reviewed 222 cases of advanced gastric cancer patients who underwent curative gastrectomy between January 2006 and December 2015. The T4 gastric cancer patents were classified into four groups according to the lymph node ratio (the number of metastatic lymph nodes divided by the retrieved lymph nodes): rN0, 0%; rN1, ${\leq}13.3%$; rN2, ${\leq}40.0%$; and rN3, >40.0%. Results: The rN stage showed a large down stage migration compared with pathological T4N3 (AJCC/UICC). There was a significant difference in overall survival between rN2 and rN3 groups in patients with pT4N3 (P=0.013). In contrast, the difference in metastatic lymph nodes was not significant in these patients (${\geq}16$ vs. <15; P=0.177). In addition, the rN staging system showed a more distinct difference in overall survival than the pN staging system for pathological T4 gastric cancer patients. Conclusions: Our results confirm that rN staging could be a good alternative for pathological T4 gastric cancer patients who undergo D2 lymphadenectomy. However, before applying this system to gastric cancer patients who undergo D2 lymphadenectomy, a larger sample size is required to further evaluate the usefulness of the rN staging system for all stages, including less advanced stages.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제1권3호
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• pp.161-167
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• 2001

Purpose: Although gastric carcinomas occur throughout the world and the incidence is on the decrease, they remain the most common type of carcinoma in Korea. Significant advancements in the diagnostics and the surgical treatment of gastric carcinomas have been achieved during the last three decades. The present retrospective study was undertaken to investigate the chronological changes in the clinical features, including clinicopathological findings, operative treatment, and prognosis of gastric carcinomas. Materials and Methods: A total of 1973 patients with a primary gastric adenocarcinoma who had been treated surgically during the period from 1983 to 1998 at the Department of Surgery, Korea University College of Medicine, were divided into two groups to evaluate chronological changes: 1007 patients had been treated during the period from 1983 to 1992 (early period) and 966 patients during the period from 1993 to 1998 (late period). Chronological changes in age, sex, ratio of early gastric cancer (EGC), and resectability were analyzed in all 1973 cases. For the 1755 resected cases, we also studied the chronological changes in the clinicopathological and treatment factors between the early-period (n=894) and the late-period (n=867) groups. Results: There were significant differences between the two periods with regard to age and ratio of EGC: EGC was more frequent in the late period. Univariate analysis of resected cases showed that gross type, tumor size, depth of invasion, UICC stage, and histological type were statistically significant. The analysis of the treatment factors revealed that total gastrectomies and extended lymphadenectomies were more frequent during the late period. The number of lymph nodes dissected was $26.0\pm12.7$ in the early period and $33.4\pm14.1$ in the late period (p<0.01). The 5-year survival rate in all cases was $51.4\%$ in the early period and $55.9\%$ in the late period. The stage-related survival rates (UICC 4th Ed., 1987) in the early vs. the late periods were $92.9\%\;vs.\;95.5\%$ in stage IA, $82.1\%\;vs.\;91.1\%$ in stage IB, $76.5\%\;vs.\;73.1\%$ in stage II, $46.5\%\;vs.\;52.1\%$ in stage IIIA, $14.5\%\;vs.\;33.6\%$ in stage IIIB, and $2.8\%\;vs.\;8.8\%$ in stage IV. There was a statistically significant difference in survival between stage IIIB and IV. Conclusion: These results suggest that the differences in the clinicopathological findings are related primarily to the increased number of early gastric cancer cases in the late period and that the improved survival noted during the late period for in stage IIIB and IV cancers might be related to extended surgery.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제4권4호
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• pp.235-241
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• 2004

목적: 위암의 혈청 종양표지자인 CEA, CA 19.9, CA 72-4가 위암의 수술 전 평가 및 수술 후 재발 감시에 있어서 유용성이 있는지의 여부를 알아보기 위하여 본 연구를 시행하였다. 대상 및 방법: 1995년부터 2000년까지 위암으로 근치적 위절제술을 시행 받은 환자 중 수술 전, 수술 후 2주 그리고 6개월 간격의 추적 관찰 기간 동안 혈청 CEA, CA 19-9, CA 72-4 검사가 시행되었던 환자 255명을 대상으로 후향적 연구를 시행하였다. 종양표지자의 정상 참고치는 CEA의 경우 5 ng/ml, CA 19-9의 경우 36 U/ml, CA 72-4의 경우 4 U/ml로 하였다. 병기는 UICC TNM 병기분류법 제 5판에 준하여 분류하였다. 결과: 각 종양표지자의 수술 전 양성률은 CEA $10.5\%$, CA 19-9 $9.7\%$, CA 72-4 $12.4\%$였고, 세 종양표지자 모두 근치수술 후 혈청치가 감소하였다. CEA가 종양크기와 통계적인 연관성이 없는 것을 제외하고, 세 종양표지자의 수술 전 혈청치는 종양침윤깊이, 종양크기, 림프절 전이, 병기 그리고 재발과 의의있는 연관성이 있었다. 재발 환자에 있어서 종양표지자의 민감도는 CEA $43.3\%$, CA 19-9 $41.8\%$, CA 72-4 $50.0\%$였고, 특이도는 CEA $85.1\%$,CA 19-9 $96.8\%$, CA 72-4 $87.8\%$였다. 결론: CEA,CA19-9, CA 72-4의 수술 전 혈청치는 낮은 양성률 때문에 위암의 초기 진단에 유용성이 낮다. 그렇지만 수술 전 혈청치의 양성률이 종양침윤깊이, 림프절 전이, 종양크기, 병기, 재발과 연관성이 있고, 또한 수술 후 추적 관찰 중에 측정한 세 종양표지자의 혈청치도 비록 민감도는 낮지만 재발과 통계적으로 의의있는 연관성이 있다는 점을 고려해야한다.

• Journal of Gastric Cancer
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• 제6권3호
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• pp.154-160
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• 2006

목적: 1998년도에 제정된 일본위암학회의 위암취급규약 영문판 제2판에 따르면 원위부 위암에 있어 2군에 속하는 림프절 중 14v (상장간막정맥) 림프절도 포함되어 있으나 조기 위암에서는 14v 림프절의 절제가 제외되는 등 상황과 술자에 따라 선택적으로 절제되고 있다. 저자들은 원위부 진행성 위암에 있어 14v 림프절의 전이 정도를 조사하여 14v 림프절 절제의 필요성에 대해 알아보고 이 림프절의 절제 적응증을 알아보고자 하였다. 대상 및 방법: 2004년 4월부터 2005년 8월까지 서울아산병원 외과 위암팀에서 원위부 위암으로 수술 받은 환자 중 수술장에서 육안적 소견으로 진행성 위암으로 판단된 환자를 대상으로 일본위암학회의 위암취급규약 영문판 2판에 정의된 D2 림프절 곽청술을 시행하고 림프절의 구획을 표기하였다. 각 림프절 구획의 위암 전이 여부를 확인하여 전이율을 계산하고, 6번 림프절의 양성율과 14v 림프절 양성율의 상관 관계와 14v 림프절 양성군과 음성군을 비교하여 14v 림프절 전이를 예측할 수 있는 인자가 있는지 분석하였다 후향적으로 의무기록을 검토하였고 환자의 예후에 대한 장기 추적은 하지 않았다. 결과: 전체 환자는 50명이었고 평균 연령은 56 ($30{\sim}80$)세, 남녀비는 1.63 : 1이었다. 47명(94%)에서 위원위부 절제술과 위십이지장 문합술을 시행하였고 3명(6%)에서는 위원 위부절제술과 위공장문합술을 시행하였다. D2 림프절 곽청술을 시행 후 림프절의 전이율이 가장 높았던 림프절은 3번(위소만부) 림프절과 6번(유문하림프절)이 54%)로 가장높았고 14v 림프절의 전이율은 10%로 다른 2군 림프절 중 7번 9번 림프절의 전이와 비슷하였다. 14v 림프절 양성군과 음성군을 비교하였을 때 전이된 림프절의 수와(평균 25.4개 vs 4.91개, P<0.001) 6번 림프절의 전이된 림프절 수에서(평균 6.5개 vs 1.42개, P<0.001) 차이를 보였고, 14v 양성군은 UICC 병기 3기 이상으로 음성군에 비해 진행된 위암인 경우가 많았다. 결론: 위암의 상태가 진행되어 있고 6번 림프절이 양성일수록 14v 림프절로의 전이 가능성이 높았다. 따라서 수술장 소견에서 3기 이상, 6번 림프절이 양성일 경우 14v 림프절의 절제가 필수이다. 그러나 14v 림프절 절제의 유용성에 대한 판단은 14v 림프절 절제하지 않은 군과 전향적인 연구를 시행하여 재발과 생존율 분석을 통해 이루어져야 할 것이다.