Liver resections in metastatic gastric cancer

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Background: The 5-year survival of patients receiving standard-of-care chemotherapy for metastatic gastric cancer (MGC) to the liver is <2%. This review examines the published data on liver resections for MGC and analyses the rationale for potentially aggressive surgical management. Methods: A search of the PubMed and Scopus databases was used to identify studies published in English from 1990 to 2009 that reported on 10 or more patients who underwent liver resections for MGC. All available clinicopathologic data were analysed. In particular, we examined longterm survival and the characteristics of individuals surviving for >5 years. Results: Nineteen studies reported on 436 patients. Median 5-year survival was 26.5% (range: 0-60%). Overall, 13.4% (48/358) of patients were alive at 5 years and studies with extended follow-up reported that 4.0% (7/174) of patients survived for >10 years. Overall in-hospital mortality was 3.5% (12/340 patients); however, the median mortality rate across the studies was 0%. No prognostic factor was found to be consistently statistically significant across these small studies. Conclusions: Despite the limitations of any analysis of retrospective data for highly selected groups of patients, it would appear that liver resections combined with systemic therapy for MGC can result in prolonged survival. © 2010 International Hepato-Pancreato-Biliary Association.

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Kerkar, S. P., Kemp, C. D., & Avital, I. (2010). Liver resections in metastatic gastric cancer. HPB. Blackwell Publishing Ltd. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1477-2574.2010.00224.x

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