Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort study

BackgroundCurrently, whether Gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (GASC) can benefit from perioperative chemoradiotherapy (pCRT) remains controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the survival benefit of pCRT in resectable GASC.MethodsPatients diagnosed with GASC were selected from the Su...

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Main Authors: Di Wu, Jie Li, Bai-Shu Dai, Qi-Ying Song, Peng Chen, Ming-Yu Gu, Bing-He Zhao, Lu Liu, Zheng-Yao Chang, Wen-Xing Gao, Wen Zhao, Shuo Li, De-Bin Zheng, Tian-Yu Xie, Xin-Xin Wang, Lin Chen
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author Di Wu
Di Wu
Jie Li
Jie Li
Bai-Shu Dai
Bai-Shu Dai
Qi-Ying Song
Peng Chen
Ming-Yu Gu
Ming-Yu Gu
Bing-He Zhao
Bing-He Zhao
Lu Liu
Lu Liu
Zheng-Yao Chang
Wen-Xing Gao
Wen-Xing Gao
Wen Zhao
Wen Zhao
Shuo Li
Shuo Li
De-Bin Zheng
Tian-Yu Xie
Xin-Xin Wang
Lin Chen
author_facet Di Wu
Di Wu
Jie Li
Jie Li
Bai-Shu Dai
Bai-Shu Dai
Qi-Ying Song
Peng Chen
Ming-Yu Gu
Ming-Yu Gu
Bing-He Zhao
Bing-He Zhao
Lu Liu
Lu Liu
Zheng-Yao Chang
Wen-Xing Gao
Wen-Xing Gao
Wen Zhao
Wen Zhao
Shuo Li
Shuo Li
De-Bin Zheng
Tian-Yu Xie
Xin-Xin Wang
Lin Chen
author_sort Di Wu
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description BackgroundCurrently, whether Gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (GASC) can benefit from perioperative chemoradiotherapy (pCRT) remains controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the survival benefit of pCRT in resectable GASC.MethodsPatients diagnosed with GASC were selected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program and our medical center. Enrolled patients were stratified into two cohorts according to whether they underwent perioperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy or not, and the overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) of the two cohorts were compared. Subsequent subgroup analysis was performed to identify the population that could demonstrably benefit from chemoradiotherapy.ResultsWe screened almost 180,000 cases of gastric malignant neoplasms. Finally, only 267 patients with GASC met the inclusion criteria and were eventually included in the study, with 147 and 120 patients in the pCRT and non-pCRT groups, respectively. The baseline information of the two groups showed no statistically significant differences. Patients in the pCRT group had superior OS (26.0 vs. 13.0 months, p=0.002) and CSS (26.0 vs. 14.0 months, p=0.004). Univariate and multivariate COX regression analyses demonstrated that pCRT was an independent protective factor for favorable OS and CSS with in patients with GASC and age, race, tumor size, T stage, N stage and TNM stage were also independent predictors of survival. Subgroup analysis indicated that the GASC population aged ≤ 66 years, non-EGJ, tumor > 5 cm, tumor differentiation degree 3-4, T3-4 stage, N2-3, and TNM III-IV could significantly benefit from pCRT. The combined chemotherapy with radiotherapy group significantly improved OS and CSS of GASC compared to chemotherapy alone.ConclusionsThis retrospective study verified that pCRT could improve the long-term OS and CSS of patients with GASC. Subgroup analysis found that patients with aged ≤ 66 years, tumor differentiation grade 3-4, T3-4, N2-3, and TNM III-IV could gain significant benefits from perioperative chemoradiotherapy. Moreover, the study demonstrated that patients with GASC receiving combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy had superior OS and CSS compared to those receiving chemotherapy alone, implying the crucial role of radiotherapy. This study provides an excellent evidence-based medical reference for GASC treatment.
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spelling doaj-art-cd6e4b2c09dd4dba95014a4a590733582025-07-02T04:14:31ZengFrontiers Media S.A.Frontiers in Oncology2234-943X2025-07-011510.3389/fonc.2025.15401061540106Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort studyDi Wu0Di Wu1Jie Li2Jie Li3Bai-Shu Dai4Bai-Shu Dai5Qi-Ying Song6Peng Chen7Ming-Yu Gu8Ming-Yu Gu9Bing-He Zhao10Bing-He Zhao11Lu Liu12Lu Liu13Zheng-Yao Chang14Wen-Xing Gao15Wen-Xing Gao16Wen Zhao17Wen Zhao18Shuo Li19Shuo Li20De-Bin Zheng21Tian-Yu Xie22Xin-Xin Wang23Lin Chen24Department of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaMedical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaMedical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaMedical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaMedical School of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA), Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaSchool of Medicine, Nankai University, Tianjin, ChinaMedical Innovation Research Division of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaDepartment of General Surgery, First Medical Center of Chinese People's Liberation Army (PLA) General Hospital, Beijing, ChinaBackgroundCurrently, whether Gastric adenosquamous carcinoma (GASC) can benefit from perioperative chemoradiotherapy (pCRT) remains controversial. The objective of this study was to evaluate the survival benefit of pCRT in resectable GASC.MethodsPatients diagnosed with GASC were selected from the Surveillance, Epidemiology, and End Results (SEER) Program and our medical center. Enrolled patients were stratified into two cohorts according to whether they underwent perioperative chemotherapy and radiotherapy or not, and the overall survival (OS) and cancer-specific survival (CSS) of the two cohorts were compared. Subsequent subgroup analysis was performed to identify the population that could demonstrably benefit from chemoradiotherapy.ResultsWe screened almost 180,000 cases of gastric malignant neoplasms. Finally, only 267 patients with GASC met the inclusion criteria and were eventually included in the study, with 147 and 120 patients in the pCRT and non-pCRT groups, respectively. The baseline information of the two groups showed no statistically significant differences. Patients in the pCRT group had superior OS (26.0 vs. 13.0 months, p=0.002) and CSS (26.0 vs. 14.0 months, p=0.004). Univariate and multivariate COX regression analyses demonstrated that pCRT was an independent protective factor for favorable OS and CSS with in patients with GASC and age, race, tumor size, T stage, N stage and TNM stage were also independent predictors of survival. Subgroup analysis indicated that the GASC population aged ≤ 66 years, non-EGJ, tumor > 5 cm, tumor differentiation degree 3-4, T3-4 stage, N2-3, and TNM III-IV could significantly benefit from pCRT. The combined chemotherapy with radiotherapy group significantly improved OS and CSS of GASC compared to chemotherapy alone.ConclusionsThis retrospective study verified that pCRT could improve the long-term OS and CSS of patients with GASC. Subgroup analysis found that patients with aged ≤ 66 years, tumor differentiation grade 3-4, T3-4, N2-3, and TNM III-IV could gain significant benefits from perioperative chemoradiotherapy. Moreover, the study demonstrated that patients with GASC receiving combined radiotherapy and chemotherapy had superior OS and CSS compared to those receiving chemotherapy alone, implying the crucial role of radiotherapy. This study provides an excellent evidence-based medical reference for GASC treatment.https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1540106/fullgastric adenosquamous carcinomagastric cancerchemoradiotherapychemotherapyradiotherapysurvival benefit
spellingShingle Di Wu
Di Wu
Jie Li
Jie Li
Bai-Shu Dai
Bai-Shu Dai
Qi-Ying Song
Peng Chen
Ming-Yu Gu
Ming-Yu Gu
Bing-He Zhao
Bing-He Zhao
Lu Liu
Lu Liu
Zheng-Yao Chang
Wen-Xing Gao
Wen-Xing Gao
Wen Zhao
Wen Zhao
Shuo Li
Shuo Li
De-Bin Zheng
Tian-Yu Xie
Xin-Xin Wang
Lin Chen
Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort study
Frontiers in Oncology
gastric adenosquamous carcinoma
gastric cancer
chemoradiotherapy
chemotherapy
radiotherapy
survival benefit
title Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort study
title_full Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort study
title_fullStr Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort study
title_full_unstemmed Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort study
title_short Survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma: a population-based cohort study
title_sort survival benefit of perioperative chemoradiotherapy in patients with resectable primary gastric adenosquamous carcinoma a population based cohort study
topic gastric adenosquamous carcinoma
gastric cancer
chemoradiotherapy
chemotherapy
radiotherapy
survival benefit
url https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2025.1540106/full
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