PMID: 29483439Feb 28, 2018Paper

Indication of Palliative Gastrojejunostomy for Unresectable Advanced Gastric Cancer with Obstruction from the View Point of Preoperative Inflammatory Biomarkers

Gan to kagaku ryoho. Cancer & chemotherapy
Yoshio OkaRiichiro Nezu

Abstract

Palliative surgery for advanced gastric cancer with serious symptoms such as hemorrhage or obstruction may be meaningful in the point of improving quality of life(QOL). However, the meaning of palliative gastrojejunostomy for unresectable gastric cancer with obstruction is controversial. We retrospectively evaluated the effectiveness of gastrojejunostomy for unresectable gastric cancer with obstruction using preoperative inflammatory biomarkers. Blood lymphocyte monocyte ratio(LMR), neu- trophill ymphocyte ratio(NLR)and C-reactive protein/albumin ratio(CAR)were analyzed as inflammatory biomarkers in this study. The percentage of improvement in food intake, discharge from the hospitaland performance of chemotherapy were significantly higher in the patients without any preoperative inflammatory reaction compared to those with any inflammation. Moreover, the survival of the patients without any inflammatory change was significantly longer compared to those with any inflammation. In conclusion, preoperative status of inflammation may be a useful marker to predict the effect and outcome of palliative gastrojejunostomy for unresectable gastric cancer with obstruction. Especially when there is any inflammation, the surgical indication...Continue Reading

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