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Table 1 Characteristics of the enrolled patients (n = 101)

From: Multidisciplinary treatment for patients with stage IV gastric cancer: the role of conversion surgery following chemotherapy

Baseline Characteristics

Chemotherapy

Preoperative

Surgical Outcomes

Age, median, years

52 (range 26–78)

Regimen

BMI

Peritoneal infiltration

Gender

 Platinum + FU

51 (50.5)

 Normal

39 (38.6)

 No

69 (68.3)

 Male

60 (59.4)

 Taxane + FU

12 (11.9)

 Under weight

9 (8.9)

 Yes

32 (31.7)

 Female

41 (40.6)

 Platinum + Taxane + FU

15 (14.9)

 Over weight

53 (52.5)

Metastasectomy

cT stage

 Taxane + Platinum

16 (15.8)

Change of CEA level

 No

90 (89.1)

 Serosa negative

20 (19.8)

 Others

7 (6.9)

 Stable

66 (65.3)

 Yes

11 (10.9)

 Serosa positive

81 (80.2)

Best response

 Improved

16 (15.8)

 Hepatectomy

3

cN stage

 

 Overall

 Worse

3 (3.0)

 #16

6

 N0/N1

16 (15.8)

  CR/PR

65 (64.4)

 NA

16 (15.8)

 Oophorectomy

3

 N2/N3

85 (84.2)

  SD/PD

36 (35.6)

Change of CA19–9 level

Extent of gastrectomy

Type of distant metastasis

 Local region

 Stable

66 (65.3)

 TG

57 (56.4)

 Peritoneal carcinomatosis

33 (32.7)

  CR/PR

47 (46.5)

 Improved

10 (9.9)

 DG

44 (43.6)

 Liver metastasis

11 (10.9)

  SD/PD

54 (53.5)

 Worse

5 (5.0)

Extent of LND

 Distant LN metastasis

35 (34.7)

 Metastatic site

 NA

20 (19.8)

  < D2

25 (24.8)

 Krukenberg tumor

2 (2.0)

  CR/PR

84 (83.2)

Pre_op cT stage

  ≥ D2

76 (75.2)

 Any combination

20 (19.8)

  SD/PD

17 (16.8)

 Serosa negative

48 (47.5)

Complete macroscopic resection

NLR (Neut/lympho)

2.67 ± 1.30

Preoperative response

 Serosa positive

53 (52.5)

 Yes

57 (56.4)

SII (PLT*Neut/lympho)

9.14 ± 6.88

 Overall

Pre_op cN stage

 

 No

44 (43.6)

Albumin (g/dL)

3.94 ± 0.53

  CR/PR

60 (59.4)

 N0/N1

33 (32.7)

pT stage

  

  SD/PD

41 (40.6)

 N2/N3

68 (67.3)

 Serosa negative (pT1–3)

47 (46.5)

  

 Local region

Interval to surgery

 Serosa positive (pT4a/b)

54 (53.5)

  

  CR/PR

43 (42.6)

  ≤ 24 weeks

51 (50.5)

pN stage

  

  SD/PD

58 (57.4)

  > 24 weeks

50 (49.5)

 pN0/N1

35 (34.7)

  

 Metastatic site

  

 pN2/N3

66 (65.3)

  

  CR/PR

78 (77.2)

  

Lauren classification

  

  SD/PD

23 (22.8)

  

 Intestinal

46 (45.5)

  

Number of Cycles of Chemotherapy

6 (range 1–32)

  

 Diffuse

42 (41.6)

  

  ≤ 6 cycles

62 (61.4)

  

 Others

13 (12.9)

  

  > 6 cycles

39 (38.6)

  

Postoperative chemotherapy

      

 No

17 (16.8)

      

 Yes

84 (83.2)

  1. LN lymph node, NLR neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, SII systematic immune-inflammation index, CR complete response, PR partial response, SD stable disease, PD progressive disease, BMI body mass index, CEA carcinoembryonic antigen, CA19–9 carbohydrate antigen 19–9, TG total gastrectomy, DG distal gastrectomy, LND lymph node dissection, FU fluoropyrimidine