PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - YASUNORI OTOWA
AU  - SHUJI OKAMOTO
AU  - RYOSUKE FUJINAKA
AU  - KEISUKE ARAI
AU  - KOICHI MURATA
AU  - YASUHIKO MII
AU  - KEITARO KAKINOKI
AU  - SHIGETERU OKA
AU  - DAISUKE KURODA
TI  - Feasibility and Effectiveness of Gastrectomy for Elderly Gastric Cancer Patients
AID  - 10.21873/invivo.11604
DP  - 2019 Jul 01
TA  - In Vivo
PG  - 1307--1311
VI  - 33
IP  - 4
4099  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/33/4/1307.short
4100  - http://iv.iiarjournals.org/content/33/4/1307.full
SO  - In Vivo2019 Jul 01; 33
AB  - Background/Aim: The benefits of gastrectomy for elderly gastric cancer (GC) patients remain unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the validity of gastrectomy. Patients and Methods: Patients who had R0 or R1 resection and diagnosed as pathological Stage I-III GC were enrolled in this study. Patients were classified according to age: Elderly group (≥80 years old), non-Elderly group (70-79 years old), Standard group (≤69 years old). Results: As the age raised, the number of comorbidities increased and patients had a worse physical status. Operative procedure and postoperative complications of the Elderly group were similar to that of the non-Elderly group. The overall survival was similar in pathological Stages I and III between the Elderly and non-Elderly groups, while the Stage II Elderly group had shorter overall survival. Also, the Elderly group did not undergo adjuvant chemotherapy compared to other groups. Conclusion: Gastrectomy can be performed safely in elderly patients following gastrectomy, survival of elderly patients was similar to non-elderly patients. Therefore, gastrectomy is an acceptable treatment for elderly patients in good condition.