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Shi M, Yao Y, Ding H, Yang J, Zhang C, Wu Y, Guo T. The Effect of Surgery on the Prognosis of Gastric Lymphoma: A Meta-analysis. Am Surg 2023; 89:6147-6156. [PMID: 37309604 DOI: 10.1177/00031348231183126] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/14/2023]
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OBJECTIVE Surgery is an effective clinical approach that has been used for the treatment of gastric lymphoma. However, its specific effect on the prognosis of patients with gastric lymphoma remains largely unknown. The current meta-analysis aimed to identify the effect of surgery on the prognosis of gastric lymphoma. METHODS We searched the MEDLINE, Embase, and Cochrane Central databases to obtain relevant studies investigating the influence of surgery on overall survival (OS) and relapse-free survival (RFS). We extracted the hazard ratios (HRs) and associated 95% confidence intervals (CIs) of each included report for pooled analysis. We assessed heterogeneity (I2 statistic) and funnel plots to select the data models and evaluate publication bias. RESULTS Ultimately, we included 12 studies containing 26 comparisons in the current quantitative meta-analysis. The analysis revealed that surgery had no significant effect on OS (HR .83, P = .13) or RFS (HR .78, P = .08). However, subgroup analysis revealed that the effect of surgery on OS differed significantly between the surgery plus conservative therapy subgroup and the conservative therapy alone groups, with HR = .69 (P = .01). No significant publication bias was detected regarding the main outcomes. CONCLUSION Surgery had a limited effect on the prognosis of patients with gastric lymphoma. However, the use of surgery as an additional therapy may confer potential benefits. This was an interesting research direction, and additional high-quality, large-scale randomized controlled trials should be conducted.
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- Min Shi
- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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- School of Medicine, Huanggang Polytechnic College, Huanggang, China
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- School of Medicine, Huanggang Polytechnic College, Huanggang, China
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- School of Nursing, Huanggang Polytechnic College, Huanggang, China
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- School of Medicine, Huanggang Polytechnic College, Huanggang, China
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- Liuzhou Key Laboratory of Infection Disease and Immunology, Guangxi Health Commission Key Laboratory of Clinical Biotechnology, Liuzhou People's Hospital Affiliated to Guangxi Medical University, Liuzhou, China
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- Department of Pathophysiology, School of Basic Medical Sciences, Weifang Medical University, Weifang, China
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El Asmar A, Khattar F, Alam M, El Rassi Z. Spontaneous perforation of primary gastric B-cell lymphoma of MALT: a case report and literature review. Clin Case Rep 2016; 4:1049-1052. [PMID: 27830071 PMCID: PMC5093161 DOI: 10.1002/ccr3.704] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/07/2016] [Revised: 07/16/2016] [Accepted: 09/05/2016] [Indexed: 01/08/2023] Open
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Primary gastric lymphoma is a rare malignant tumor that can sometimes present as spontaneous perforation. We present below a case of spontaneous primary gastric lymphoma perforation that was managed in our institution followed by a brief review of the literature and discussion.
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- Antoine El Asmar
- Faculty of Medicine Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center University of Balamand Beirut Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center University of Balamand Beirut Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center University of Balamand Beirut Lebanon
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- Faculty of Medicine Department of General and Digestive Surgery - Oncologic Surgery Saint Georges Hospital University Medical Center University of Balamand Beirut Lebanon
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Li Q, Li W, Wang L, Wang W, Niu S, Bi X, Wang H, Zhang Y. Consolidation Radiotherapy in Stage IE- IIE, Non-Bulky Primary Gastric Diffuse Large B-Cell Lymphoma with Post-Chemotherapy Complete Remission. PLoS One 2015; 10:e0133469. [PMID: 26193661 PMCID: PMC4508098 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0133469] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/09/2015] [Accepted: 06/29/2015] [Indexed: 12/03/2022] Open
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Background To investigate the effects of consolidation radiation in patients with stage IE-IIE, non-bulky primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Methods A cohort consisted of 71 consecutive patients with stage IE-IIE, non-bulky primary gastric DLBCL was retrospectively analyzed. All of them had been in complete remission after receiving at least four cycles of chemotherapy, containing rituximab or not. Consolidation radiation was delivered thereafter in 28 patients while other 43 received clinical observation only. Locoregional relapse-free survival (LRFS), disease-free survival (DFS), overall survival (OS) and distant metastasis-free survival (DMFS) were compared between patients with or without radiotherapy. Results The 10-year LRFS, DFS, OS and DMFS were 100% and 81.4% (p = 0.028), 91.7% and 77.1% (p = 0.14), 91.7% and 77.8% (p = 0.67), 91.7% and 78.0% (p = 0.42) for patients with or without radiotherapy. Conclusions Radiotherapy is associated with improved locoregional control of patients with early stage primary gastric DLBCL, who have achieved complete remission following at least four cycles of chemotherapy.
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- Qiwen Li
- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Hematologic Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-sen University, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Medical Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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- Department of Radiation Oncology, Sun Yat-sen University Cancer Center, State Key Laboratory of Oncology in South China, Guangzhou, Guangdong, China
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Cui Y, Li X, Sun Z, Leng C, Young K, Wu X, Zhang L, Fu X, Li L, Zhang X, Chang Y, Nan F, Li Z, Yan J, Zhou Z, Zhang M, Li W, Wang G, Zhang D. Safety and efficacy of low-dose pre-phase before conventional-dose chemotherapy for ulcerative gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Leuk Lymphoma 2015; 56:2613-8. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2015.1014366] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/25/2022]
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Zeng C, Luo S, Lv N, Chen Y. Refractory peptic ulceration following radiation therapy in primary gastric lymphoma: A report of two cases. Oncol Lett 2014; 9:63-66. [PMID: 25435934 PMCID: PMC4247011 DOI: 10.3892/ol.2014.2657] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/04/2014] [Accepted: 10/20/2014] [Indexed: 11/18/2022] Open
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The optimal prognosis for primary gastric lymphoma (PGL) is observed in those patients exhibiting PGL with minimal infiltration and who are eligible for radical resection. The initial treatment strategy for high-grade PGL (stages I/II) is chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy, however, subsequent to chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy for PGL, there is a risk of gastric bleeding and perforation. The present study reports two cases of PGL with refractory peptic ulcers that were negative for Helicobacter pylori following radiotherapy. Although the two patients received regular treatment for their ulcers and symptoms, the position and size of the ulcers remained unchanged for a number of years.
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- Chunyan Zeng
- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Center for Experimental Medicine, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, First Affiliated Hospital of Nanchang University, Nanchang, Jiangxi 330006, P.R. China
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Kobayashi H, Nagai T, Omine K, Sato K, Ozaki K, Suzuki T, Mori M, Muroi K, Yano T, Yamamoto H, Ozawa K. Clinical outcome of non-surgical treatment for primary small intestinal lymphoma diagnosed with double-balloon endoscopy. Leuk Lymphoma 2012; 54:731-6. [DOI: 10.3109/10428194.2012.725850] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/15/2022]
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Selçukbiricik F, Tural D, Elicin O, Berk S, Ozgüroğlu M, Bese N, Ferhanoglu B. Primary gastric lymphoma: conservative treatment modality is not inferior to surgery for early-stage disease. ISRN ONCOLOGY 2012; 2012:951816. [PMID: 22988526 PMCID: PMC3437657 DOI: 10.5402/2012/951816] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/10/2012] [Accepted: 07/27/2012] [Indexed: 01/08/2023]
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Objectives. The aim of this study was to evaluate clinical characteristics, prognostic factors, survival rates, and treatment modalities in patients with primary gastric lymphoma (PGL). Methods. We retrospectively reviewed and analyzed data from patients treated for PGL in our clinic from 1998 through 2010. Staging was performed using the Lugano Staging System. Overall and disease-free survival (OS and DFS) were calculated from the date of diagnosis. Results. We identified 79 patients. Thirty-seven patients (47%) were male. The median age at presentation was 57 (18–85) years. The median follow-up time was 41 (9–52) months. Thirty patients (38%) underwent surgery, 74 (92%) received chemotherapy, and 18 (23%) received radiotherapy. The five-year OS and DFS rates were 91.2% and 83.9%, respectively, in patients with stage I/II or IIE disease and 70.6% and 65.5%, respectively, in patients with stage IV disease (P = 0.02 for both rates). Treatment modality (surgical or conservative) had no impact on OS or DFS in early stages. In a multivariate analysis, poor performance status, advanced stage, and high LDH levels were significant bad prognostic factors for DFS, while advanced stage, poor performance status, and age > 60 years were significant bad prognostic factors for OS. Conclusion. Surgery provides no advantage for survival over conservative treatment; thus, conservative treatment modalities should be preferred initially at early stages of PGL.
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- Fatih Selçukbiricik
- Division of Medical Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Cerrahpasa Medical Faculty, Istanbul University, 34098 Istanbul, Turkey
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Park JH, Jang JY, Cho YD, Dong SH, Kim HJ, Kim BH, Chang YW. [A case of synchronous early gastric cancer and diffuse large B cell lymphoma treated with endoscopic submucosal dissection and chemotherapy]. THE KOREAN JOURNAL OF GASTROENTEROLOGY 2012; 59:377-81. [PMID: 22617533 DOI: 10.4166/kjg.2012.59.5.377] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/03/2022]
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Among malignant tumors of the stomach, adenocarcinoma takes up about 95% and the remaining are mostly lymphomas, being less than 5%. The majority of lymphomas are B cell lymphomas, and the most common types are low-grade B cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue and diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBL). The synchronous occurrence of adenocarcinoma and lymphoma in the stomach is being reported rarely. Especially the concurrence of adenocarcinoma and DLBL is very scarce and less than 10 cases have been reported inside and outside this country. In the past, the general treatment for cases of concurrence of adenocarcinoma and DLBL when surgery is possible according to cancer stages was gastrectomy, followed by single or combined chemotherapy and radiation treatment. However, when considering that most cases of concurrent adenocarcinoma were early gastric cancer which is limited to the mucosa, endoscopic submucosal dissection (ESD) can become an alternative treatment method for gastrectomy. We report the experience with chemotherapy and ESD done together instead of surgery, in patients concurrently diagnosed with early gastric cancer and gastric lymphoma.
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- Jae Hyun Park
- Department of Internal Medicine, Kyung Hee University Medical Center, Kyung Hee University College of Medicine, 23 Kyungheedae-ro, Dongdaemun-gu, Seoul 130-702, Korea
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Ben Salah H, Ghorbel L, Krichen MS, Bellaaj H, Elloumi M, Frikha M, Daoud J. [The value of radiotherapy in the treatment of aggressive and localised gastric lymphomas]. Cancer Radiother 2008; 13:11-6. [PMID: 19091618 DOI: 10.1016/j.canrad.2008.11.002] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2008] [Revised: 11/03/2008] [Accepted: 11/04/2008] [Indexed: 12/01/2022]
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PURPOSE To evaluate the treatment results of localised aggressive gastric lymphomas with favourable prognosis using chemotherapy and radiotherapy. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between February 1993 and December 2004, nine patients with primary gastric high-grade lymphoma have been treated by the Lymphoma Committee of Sfax (Tunisia). The sex ratio was 1.5. The mean age was 44.9 years. Histological type was the large cell B lymphoma in 100% of the cases. Disease was stage I in eight cases and stage II in one case (Ann Arbor Classification). The treatment consisted in primary chemotherapy followed by radiotherapy of the stomach with or without regional nodes (40 Gy). RESULTS After treatment, all patients had complete remission. With a mean follow-up of 55.7 months, one patient was lost to follow-up; the other patients were alive with complete remission. No major acute toxicities or late effects were found. Overall survival was 100% at five years. CONCLUSION Chemotherapy associated with radiotherapy can be proposed to patients having localised and aggressive primary gastric lymphoma with favourable prognosis, since this treatment is well tolerated and provides satisfactory control of the disease.
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- H Ben Salah
- Service de radiothérapie carcinologique, CHU Habib-Bourguiba, rue Majida-Bouleïla, 3029 Sfax, Tunisie.
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Kim WS, Park YH, Lee SH, Ryoo BY, Yang SH, Lee SS, Kim MS, Kim K, Park KW, Im DH, Kang JH, Lee J, Ko YH, Ahn YC, Lim DH, Park K, Bang SM. Quality of life one year after chemoradiotherapy for localized primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Med Oncol 2008; 25:447-50. [PMID: 18431552 DOI: 10.1007/s12032-008-9065-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/10/2008] [Accepted: 04/09/2008] [Indexed: 11/24/2022]
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We assessed the quality of life (QOL) at least one year after sequential chemoradiotherapy for the treatment of localized gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). We used the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire for Stomach Cancer (EORTC QLQ-STO22). Among the 45 patients available at the one-year follow-up after radiation therapy, 40 patients completed the EORTC QLQ-STO22 questionnaire. Their median age was 54.5 (range, 20-70 years). Social functioning was most adversely affected among the respondents with a score of 59, whereas other functions and the global scales were preserved above a score of 70 by linearly transformed values. Fatigue, the financial impact and specific emotional problems such as "thinking about their illness" (STO-ANX) and "worry about weight loss or future health" (STO-BI) were persistently bothersome for some patients. Other stomach-related symptoms such as dysphagia, pain, or reflux were negligible at 1 year after treatment. Therefore, this organ-preserving combined approach was effective for the maintenance of the QOL and minimization of stomach abnormalities in patients with gastric lymphoma.
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- Won Seog Kim
- Department of Medicine, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Cavanna L, Pagani R, Seghini P, Zangrandi A, Paties C. High grade B-cell gastric lymphoma with complete pathologic remission after eradication of Helicobacter pylori infection: report of a case and review of the literature. World J Surg Oncol 2008; 6:35. [PMID: 18353178 PMCID: PMC2329637 DOI: 10.1186/1477-7819-6-35] [Citation(s) in RCA: 35] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/23/2007] [Accepted: 03/19/2008] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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Background Treatment of primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma is still controversial. The treatment of localized disease was based on surgery alone, or followed by chemotherapy and/or radiotherapy. High-grade gastric lymphomas are generally believed to be Helicobacter pylori (HP)-independent growing tumors. However a few cases of regression of high-grade gastric lymphomas after the cure of Helicobacter pylori infection had been described. Case presentation We report here a case with primary diffuse large B-cell lymphoma that showed a complete pathologic remission after HP eradication and we reviewed the literature. A computerized literature reach through Medline, Cancerlit and Embase were performed, applying the words: high grade gastric lymphoma, or diffuse large B cell, MALT gastric lymphoma, DLBCLL (MALT) lymphoma and Helicobacter. Articles and abstracts were also identified by back-referencing from original and relevant papers. Selected for the present review were papers published in English before January 2007. Conclusion Forty two cases of primary high grade gastric lymphoma that regressed with anti HP treatment were found. There were anedoctal cases reported and patients belonging to prospective studies; four trials studied the effect of eradication of Helicobacter pylori as first line therapy in high grade gastric lymphoma: 22 of a total of 38 enrolled patients obtained complete remission. Depth of gastric wall infiltration and clinical stage were important factors to predict the response to antibiotic therapy. Our case and the review of the literature show that high-grade transformation is not necessarily associated with the loss HP dependence. In early stage, for high-grade B-cell HP-positive gastric lymphomas, given the limited toxicity of anti-HP therapy, this treatment may be considered as one of the first line treatment options.
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- Luigi Cavanna
- Medical Oncology-Hematology Department, Hospital of Piacenza, 29100 Piacenza, Italy.
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Kim SJ, Cheong JW, Hahn JS. Therapeutic comparison of chemotherapy and surgery for early stage diffuse large B-cell gastric lymphoma. Yonsei Med J 2007; 48:942-8. [PMID: 18159584 PMCID: PMC2628195 DOI: 10.3349/ymj.2007.48.6.942] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/27/2022] Open
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PURPOSE The use of surgery versus stomach-preserving treatment for primary gastric lymphoma has caused controversy among doctors. This retrospective, single center study aims to evaluate the efficacy and benefit of stomach-preserving treatment against surgery for early stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of stomach. MATERIALS AND METHODS From August 1991 to January 2006, 43 cases of early-stage diffuse large B-cell gastric lymphoma were reviewed. RESULTS Eleven cases were treated with chemotherapy or chemotherapy plus radiation (CT +/- RT), 17 were treated with surgery alone (OP), and 15 were treated with surgery plus adjuvant chemotherapy (OP + CT). The complete remission and response rates were 63.6% and 90.9% in those treated with CT +/- RT (7 complete responders, 3 partial responders, 1 non-responder), 100% and 100% in those treated with OP, and 100% and 100% in those treated with OP + CT, respectively. Five-year overall survival rates were 85.7%, 87.5%, and 100% in those treated by CT +/- RT, OP, and OP + CT, respectively (p=0.76). The five-year disease free survival rates were 100%, 87.5% and 100% in those treated by CT +/- RT, OP, and OP + CT, respectively (p=0.99). There was no significant difference in overall survival and disease free survival between modalities. Even though there are no definite differences in the number of complications between those treated by CT +/- RT or OP, these facts reflect little concern on complications after surgery. CONCLUSION In preventing morbidity arising from early or late complications from surgery and promoting quality of life, chemotherapy should be a primary consideration for early stage diffuse large B-cell lymphoma of the stomach.
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- Soo-Jeong Kim
- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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- Division of Hemato-Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Yonsei University College of Medicine, Seoul, Korea
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Park YH, Lee SH, Kim WS, Bang SM, Ryoo BY, Yang SH, Lee SS, Kim MS, Kim K, Park KW, Im DH, Kang JH, Lee J, Ko YH, Ahn YC, Lim DH, Park K. CHOP followed by involved field radiotherapy for localized primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma: results of a multi center phase II study and quality of life evaluation. Leuk Lymphoma 2007; 47:1253-9. [PMID: 16923554 DOI: 10.1080/10428190600556239] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/24/2022]
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We aimed to define the role of cyclophosphamide, vincristine, doxorubicin, prednisone (CHOP) followed by involved field radiotherapy (IFRT) for treating localized primary gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL). Newly diagnosed patients with localized primary gastric DLBCL were to receive four cycles of CHOP followed by IFRT of 40.0 Gy. At 1 year after the completion of treatment, patients filled out the EORTC Quality of Life Questionnaire specified for stomach cancer (QLQ-C30-STO22). Fifty evaluable patients (25 men, 25 women) were included. The median age was 54.5 years (range, 21 - 73 years. The overall response rate to the CHOP was 94% (95% confidence interval [CI], 87 - 100) in the intent-to-treat population. Forty-one of the 50 patients (82%; 95% CI, 71 - 93) achieved complete remission (CR). After the completion of radiotherapy, five patients who were in PR following chemotherapy eventually attained CR. The overall complete response rate was thus 92% (95% confidence interval, 84 - 99). With a median follow-up period of 30 months, the 2-year progression-free and overall survival rate was 92% and 92%, respectively. The gastric function was well preserved with negligible stomach-related symptoms at 1 year after the completion of treatment. This organ-preserving combined treatment is highly effective and well tolerated for the patients with localized gastric DLBCL.
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- Yeon Hee Park
- Department of Hematology-Oncology, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, Seoul, Korea
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Spectre G, Libster D, Grisariu S, Da'as N, Yehuda DB, Gimmon Z, Paltiel O. Bleeding, Obstruction, and Perforation in a Series of Patients With Aggressive Gastric Lymphoma Treated With Primary Chemotherapy. Ann Surg Oncol 2006; 13:1372-8. [PMID: 17009162 DOI: 10.1245/s10434-006-9069-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/27/2006] [Revised: 06/27/2006] [Accepted: 06/28/2006] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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BACKGROUND The management of patients with gastric lymphoma has evolved, with a shift toward nonsurgical treatment. The rates of surgical complications in patients receiving chemotherapy have been insufficiently studied. The objective of this study was to assess the frequency of bleeding, perforation, and gastric outlet obstruction in patients who received chemotherapy as primary treatment for gastric diffuse large B cell lymphoma (DLBCL). METHODS We reviewed files of all patients with gastric DLBCL who were diagnosed and treated primarily with chemotherapy in our hospital between 1990 and 2005. RESULTS Eighteen (25%) of 73 patients experienced surgical complications, of whom 6 (8%) underwent surgery. Eight patients (11%), six with active lymphoma, experienced gastric bleeding; one required gastrectomy. Eight patients (11%) developed gastric outlet obstruction, of whom three were treated conservatively, three required surgery, one stopped treatment, and one received further chemotherapy. Six of the eight patients had no evidence of active lymphoma at the time of obstruction. Two additional patients underwent gastrectomy due to resistant or relapsed disease. Gastric perforation was not observed. Median survival was 90 months for the entire series, 94 months for patients with gastric outlet obstruction, and 11.5 months for patients with gastric bleeding. CONCLUSIONS Given the rate of surgical complications, especially gastric bleeding and gastric outlet obstruction, there is still an important role for the surgical consultant in the treatment of patients with gastric DLBCL receiving chemotherapy. Gastric perforation, although frequently cited as a complication, is in fact rarely observed.
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- Galia Spectre
- Department of Hematology, Hadassah Hebrew University Medical Center, Jerusalem, Israel 91120.
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Hamaloglu E, Topaloglu S, Ozdemir A, Ozenc A. Synchronous and metachronous occurrence of gastric adenocarcinoma and gastric lymphoma: A review of the literature. World J Gastroenterol 2006; 12:3564-74. [PMID: 16773713 PMCID: PMC4087572 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v12.i22.3564] [Citation(s) in RCA: 32] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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The occurrence of both primary gastric lymphoma and gastric adenocarcinoma in the same patient is a rare entity. The possible causative factors of synchronous or metachronous occurrence of both malignancies and varieties in the treatment modalities are reviewed according to published cases in English language medical literature.
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- Erhan Hamaloglu
- Department of Surgery, School of Medicine, Hacettepe University, Sihhiye, Ankara, Turkey
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Chang MC, Huang MJ, Su YW, Chang YF, Lin J, Hsieh RK. Clinical outcome of primary gastric lymphoma treated with chemotherapy alone or surgery followed by chemotherapy. J Formos Med Assoc 2006; 105:194-202. [PMID: 16520834 DOI: 10.1016/s0929-6646(09)60305-3] [Citation(s) in RCA: 8] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The role of surgical resection in the treatment of primary gastric lymphoma (PGL) remains unclear. This retrospective study evaluated the clinical outcome of PGL treated with chemotherapy alone or surgery followed by chemotherapy. METHODS During 1986-2003, 59 patients with PGL (other than mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue type lymphoma) were identified from hospital files. The medical records, pathologic sections, radiographic images and treatment modalities of these patients were reviewed. Patients were categorized into localized (stage IE and IIE-1) and advanced (stage IIE-2 or beyond) stage groups. Survival was estimated by the Kaplan-Meier method. RESULTS The study included 55 patients who received treatment at the same institute. Among them, 32 had localized PGL (15 stage IE, 17 stage IIE-1) and 23 had advanced disease. The median survival of the localized stage group was not reached during a mean follow-up of 168.1 +/- 16.7 months (95% confidence interval [CI], 135.4-200.8 months), while that of the advanced stage group was 33.0 +/- 6.8 months (95% CI, 19.7-46.5; p < 0.001, log-rank test). Among patients with localized PGL, the 5-year overall survival rate of those receiving chemotherapy alone (n = 19) or combination therapy (surgery followed by chemotherapy, n = 13) was 73.4% and 87.5%, respectively (p = 0.229). The 5-year disease-free survival was 68.4% and 84.6%, respectively (p = 0.540). However, post-chemotherapy life-threatening hemorrhage occurred in five of the 32 patients (15.6%) in the localized stage group: four in the chemotherapy-alone group, and one in the combination therapy group, all of whom had failed to achieve complete response. CONCLUSION The clinical outcome of localized PGL treated by chemotherapy alone is similar to that treated by surgery followed by chemotherapy in terms of tumor response, disease-free survival and overall survival, suggesting that surgery be reserved for those with residual tumors after chemotherapy.
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- Ming-Chih Chang
- Department of Internal Medicine, Mackay Memorial Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan.
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Park YH, Kim WS, Kang HJ, Na II, Ryoo BY, Yang SH, Lee SS, Uhm JE, Kim K, Jung CW, Park K, Ko YH. Gastric Burkitt lymphoma is a distinct subtype that has superior outcomes to other types of Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia. Ann Hematol 2006; 85:285-90. [PMID: 16518604 DOI: 10.1007/s00277-005-0050-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 17] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/28/2005] [Accepted: 11/12/2005] [Indexed: 11/30/2022]
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Burkitt lymphoma/leukemia (BL) is a highly aggressive non-Hodgkin's lymphoma (NHL) often presenting in extranodal sites or as an acute leukemia. Because of the shared molecular and genetic features, the World Health Organization classification of lymphoid diseases recognizes the lymphomatous and leukemic phases of BL as a single entity: a mature B cell neoplasm, subtype Burkitt lymphoma/Burkitt cell leukemia. Because BL frequently appears in the stomach, we investigated the clinical presentation and outcome of gastric BL. We discovered 21 patients with gastric BL through a survey of our NHL registry, and retrospectively analyzed the distinct features of BL, including the St Jude/Murphy staging, other extranodal involvement, morphology and immunophenotype, response to treatment, and clinical outcome. The patients' median age was 48 years (range, 7-75), and the male-to-female ratio was 2.5. Stage 1 was found in five patients, stage 2 in five patients, and stage 4 in 11 patients. The stomach body and antrum were most frequently involved. All 21 patients were treated with systemic intensive chemotherapy, producing a 71% (15/21) rate of complete response (CR) to chemotherapy. Both the 2-year disease-free and overall survival rates were 55%. All ten patients in BL stages 1 and 2 showed outstanding outcomes, and nine of the ten patients exhibited CR and long-term survival. These data show that a high proportion of patients with gastric BL have a localized disease that is limited to stage 1 and 2, and that these localized BLs have outstanding outcomes. These findings suggest that these BLs could represent a distinct subtype that might have a different biology, which needs to be defined.
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- Yeon Hee Park
- Division of Hematology-Oncology, Department of Medicine, Korea Cancer Center Hospital, Korea Institute of Radiological & Medical Sciences, 215-4, Gongneung-Dong, Nowon-Gu, 139-706, Seoul, South Korea
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Wöhrer S, Püspök A, Drach J, Hejna M, Chott A, Raderer M. Rituximab, cyclophosphamide, doxorubicin, vincristine and prednisone (R-CHOP) for treatment of early-stage gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2004; 15:1086-90. [PMID: 15205203 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdh261] [Citation(s) in RCA: 38] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.9] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/24/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL) of the stomach is a relatively common disease. Recently, chemotherapy consisting of doxorubicin, cyclophosphamide, vincristine and prednisone (CHOP) has been reported as effective treatment for early-stage gastric DLBCL. Given the fact that the application of the CD20 antibody rituximab (R) in addition to CHOP has improved outcomes in nodal DLBCL, we have analysed our experience with application of R-CHOP in patients with early-stage gastric DLBCL. PATIENTS AND METHODS Patients with histologically verified early-stage gastric DLBCL undergoing treatment with R-CHOP for initial management were analysed. RESULTS Fifteen patients received a total of 79 cycles, with a median of six cycles per patient. All patients responded to therapy, 13 had a complete remission (CR) (87%) and two (13%) a partial remission. All patients in CR, except one who died unrelated to lymphoma, have remained so with a median follow-up of 15 months (range 4-42) after treatment. Subjective tolerance was moderate, and toxicities were mainly haematological, including leukocytopenia WHO grade 3 and 4 in 10 and five patients each. The addition of rituximab to the standard CHOP regimen did not appear to significantly increase toxicity. CONCLUSIONS Our data indicate that R-CHOP is an effective regimen for management of early-stage gastric DLBCL. However, given the excellent results with CHOP alone in such patients, the value of adding rituximab to standard CHOP remains to be determined in a randomised trial.
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- S Wöhrer
- Department of Internal Medicine I, Division of Oncology, Center of Excellence in Clinical and Experimental Oncology (CLEXO), University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Mullady EL, Millett WP, Yoo HD, Weiskopf AS, Chen J, Ditullio D, Knight-Connoni V, Hughes DE, Pierceall WE. A phthalide with in vitro growth inhibitory activity from an oidiodendron strain. JOURNAL OF NATURAL PRODUCTS 2004; 67:2086-2089. [PMID: 15620258 DOI: 10.1021/np040123n] [Citation(s) in RCA: 14] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 05/24/2023]
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A screening campaign was implemented utilizing capillary electrophoresis as a primary assay to discover binders to the cancer target Akt1 from a crude natural extract library. Fungal extracts with binding activities were characterized for biochemical inhibition of Akt1 to phosphorylate the downstream substrate protein Bad. One of the crude extracts with bioactivity selected for isolation and structure elucidation from fermentation of the fungal culture Oidiodendron sp. F01895 yielded a new trihydroxy phthalide (1). The structure of 1 was determined by a combination of 1D and 2D NMR spectroscopic data along with high-resolution mass spectrometric data. Compound 1 displays inhibition of Akt1 biochemical activity in vitro and confers growth inhibition on some cancer-derived cell lines in culture.
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- Erin L Mullady
- Cetek Corporation, 260 Cedar Hill Street, Marlborough, Massachusetts 01752, USA
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Binn M, Ruskoné-Fourmestraux A, Lepage E, Haioun C, Delmer A, Aegerter P, Lavergne A, Guettier C, Delchier JC. Surgical resection plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone: comparison of two strategies to treat diffuse large B-cell gastric lymphoma. Ann Oncol 2004; 14:1751-7. [PMID: 14630680 DOI: 10.1093/annonc/mdg495] [Citation(s) in RCA: 70] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/23/2022] Open
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BACKGROUND The usefulness of chemotherapy to treat gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphomas (DLBCL) is well known. Whether or not chemotherapy should be performed as the only treatment or after surgical resection is debated. The aim of this study was to compare two strategies: surgical resection plus chemotherapy versus chemotherapy alone. PATIENTS AND METHODS Between January 1988 and December 1996, 58 patients included in the trials promoted by the Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes de l'Adulte (GELA) (LNH-87 and LNH-93) received chemotherapy and 48 included in the protocol of the Groupe d'Etude des Lymphomes Digestifs (GELD) underwent surgical resection followed by chemotherapy. They all presented with localized DLBCL (stage IE and IIE according to the Ann Arbor classification). From the GELA group, seven patients received additional radiotherapy. Gastrectomy was total in 27 of the 48 patients in the GELD group. In both groups chemotherapy included anthracyclin and alkylating agents. Chemotherapy was more intensive in the GELA group than in the GELD group. RESULTS In the GELA and the GELD groups, distribution according to sex ratio, age (>60 or < or = 60 years), ECOG performance status (> or = 2 or <2) and staging (IE or IIE) was similar. Univariate analysis comparing prognostic factors in both groups showed significant differences: serum lactate dehydrogenase level above normal (28.6% versus 2.4%, P = 0.001), tumor size >10 cm (28.6% versus 12.5%, P = 0.04), patients with International Prognostic Index (IPI) >1 (21.4% versus 11.1%, P = 0.168) and 5-year survival (79% versus 90%, P = 0.03). Multivariate analysis of prognostic factors with a Cox model showed that IPI was the only independent prognostic factor (odds ratio 3, P = 0.03). Consequently, patients with IPI 0-1 were selected for comparison between the GELA group (44 patients) and the GELD group (40 patients). There was no significant difference between the two groups. Median follow-up was 59 months (range 3-128). Estimates of 5-year survival rates and event-free survival rates were 90.5% versus 91.1% (P = 0.303) and 85.9% versus 91.6% (P = 0.187), respectively. In the GELA group, seven of 44 patients died: five from a lymphoma-unrelated cause and two from tumor progression. In the GELD group, four of 40 patients died: two of unrelated causes and two from tumor progression. CONCLUSIONS This study shows that in localized gastric DLBCL with IPI 0-1, a similar 5-year survival rate (>90%) is to be expected with either surgery plus chemotherapy or chemotherapy alone.
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- M Binn
- Hôpital Henri Mondor, Gastroentérologie, Créteil, Val de Marne, France
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The ability to make treatment recommendations for patients with gastrointestinal lymphoma is hampered by a lack of prospective trials and by a lack of uniformity in classification and staging. Patients with gastric diffuse large B-cell lymphoma have traditionally been treated with surgery and many physicians continue to recommend this approach. However, recent data suggest that these patients can be treated with combination chemotherapy regimens in the same manner as patients with nodal presentations of diffuse large B-cell lymphoma. There is evidence to suggest that adjuvant radiotherapy may improve the outcome for these patients. The recognition that extranodal marginal zone B-cell lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue is a distinct clinicopathologic entity and the elucidation of the pathogenic role of Helicobacter pylori has revolutionized the treatment of these gastric lymphomas. Patients with localized disease should be managed with antibiotic therapy initially. Radiation therapy is extremely effective for these patients, but it should probably be reserved for patients who fail anti-H. pylori treatment.
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MESH Headings
- Adult
- Aged
- Chemotherapy, Adjuvant
- Combined Modality Therapy
- Digestive System Surgical Procedures/methods
- Female
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/mortality
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/pathology
- Gastrointestinal Neoplasms/therapy
- Humans
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/mortality
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell/therapy
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/mortality
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/pathology
- Lymphoma, B-Cell, Marginal Zone/therapy
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Neoplasm Staging
- Prognosis
- Risk Assessment
- Survival Analysis
- Treatment Outcome
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- Philip J Bierman
- University of Nebraska Medical Center, 987680 Nebraska Medical Center, Omaha, NE 68198, USA.
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A review of new or emerging ideas concerning diffuse large B-cell lymphomas is presented, with particular emphasis on histologic classification, genetic prognostic factors, first-line and salvage treatments, and specific locations such as neurologic, cutaneous, or gastrointestinal sites. This lymphoma remains the most heterogeneous of all lymphomas for its clinical characteristics and outcome. This heterogeneity is probably secondary to the fact that a large proportion of lymphomas seems to occur from a transformation of an unknown indolent lymphoma.
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- B Coiffier
- Hematology Service, Hôspices Civils de Lyon, Lyon, France.
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Hsu C, Chen CL, Chen LT, Liu HT, Chen YC, Jan CM, Liu CS, Cheng AL. Comparison of MALT and non-MALT primary large cell lymphoma of the stomach: does histologic evidence of MALT affect chemotherapy response? Cancer 2001; 91:49-56. [PMID: 11148559 DOI: 10.1002/1097-0142(20010101)91:1<49::aid-cncr7>3.0.co;2-y] [Citation(s) in RCA: 9] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/19/2022]
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BACKGROUND Although the clinicopathologic features of low grade gastric MALToma (lymphoma of mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue) recently have been well delineated, the significance of identifying histologic evidence of MALT origin in a primary high grade gastric lymphoma is less clear. The authors sought to address this issue and, in particular, to clarify if MALT and non-MALT primary large cell gastric lymphoma might have a different response to systemic chemotherapy. METHODS The authors reviewed the pathologic specimens of all patients who had a diagnosis of primary large cell lymphoma of the stomach and who had been treated primarily by systemic chemotherapy in our institutions January 1, 1988-December 31, 1998. The patients were divided into two groups by experienced hematopathologists, based on the presence or absence of histologic features suggestive of MALToma, including typical lymphoepithelial lesions and infiltration of characteristic centrocyte-like cells. Disease staging was done according to the AJCC/UICC system with Musshoff modification. The median number of gastric biopsies for each patient was 7 (range, 1-21). RESULTS Seventeen patients with and 26 patients without histologic evidence of MALToma were identified. Clinical features were similar between the two groups except that a greater proportion of patients without evidence of MALToma had elevated levels of serum lactate dehydrogenase (50% vs. 12%, P = 0.01). The median duration of follow-up for the 43 patients was 46.5 months (range, 17-124 mos). All patients received standard systemic chemotherapy including anthracyclines or anthracenedione. The response rate was 88.2% for patients with evidence of MALToma and 57.7% for those without (P = 0.03). The 5-year overall survival rate was 80.5% for patients with evidence of MALToma and 48.9% for those without (P = 0.02). Multivariate analysis indicated that response to chemotherapy, disease stage (Stage I and II-1 vs. Stage II-2, III, and IV), and the presence of MALToma features were independent prognostic factors for overall survival. CONCLUSION The results of this relatively small study series suggested that the presence of histologic features of MALToma in patients with primary large cell gastric lymphoma might have been associated with a better response to systemic chemotherapy and a better prognosis. Further studies to consolidate this conclusion are necessary.
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- C Hsu
- Department of Oncology, National Taiwan University Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan
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