Su Mi Kim1, Juhee Cho, Danbee Kang, Seung Jong Oh, Ae Ran Kim, Tae Sung Sohn, Jae Hyoung Noh, Sung Kim. 1. *Department of Surgery, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea†Cancer Education Center, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine and Department of Health Sciences and Technology, SAIHST, Sungkyunkwan University, Seoul, Korea‡Departments of Epidemiology and Health, Behavior and Society, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health, Baltimore, MD§Department of Surgery, National Police Hospital, Seoul, Korea¶Department of Nursing, Samsung Medical Center, Sungkyunkwan University School of Medicine, Seoul, Korea.
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: To compare the postoperative quality of life of vagus nerve preserving distal gastrectomy (VPG) vs conventional distal gastrectomy (CG) in patients with early-stage gastric cancer. DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING:Large tertiary comprehensive cancer center in Korea. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred sixty-three patients with early gastric cancer 18 years of age or older expected to undergo curative gastric resection. INTERVENTION: Patients were randomized 1:1 to VPG (n = 85) or CG (n = 78). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) gastric module (STO22). RESULTS: Patients assigned to VPG showed less diarrhea 3 and 12 months after surgery (P = 0.040 and 0.048, respectively) and less appetite loss at 12 months (P = 0.011) compared with those assigned to CG. In both groups, fatigue, anxiety, eating restriction, and body image deteriorated at 3 months after surgery and did not regain baseline levels 12 months after surgery. There were no significant differences between the 2 groups in cancer recurrence and death over 5 years of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS:Early gastric cancer patients undergoingVPG reported significantly less diarrhea and appetite loss at 12 months postsurgery compared with those undergoing CG, with no differences in long-term clinical outcomes. VPG may improve the quality of life after gastrectomy in early gastric cancer patients compared with CG.
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OBJECTIVE: To compare the postoperative quality of life of vagus nerve preserving distal gastrectomy (VPG) vs conventional distal gastrectomy (CG) in patients with early-stage gastric cancer. DESIGN: Randomized controlled clinical trial. SETTING: Large tertiary comprehensive cancer center in Korea. PARTICIPANTS: One hundred sixty-three patients with early gastric cancer 18 years of age or older expected to undergo curative gastric resection. INTERVENTION: Patients were randomized 1:1 to VPG (n = 85) or CG (n = 78). MAIN OUTCOME MEASURES: European Organization for Research and Treatment of Cancer (EORTC) gastric module (STO22). RESULTS:Patients assigned to VPG showed less diarrhea 3 and 12 months after surgery (P = 0.040 and 0.048, respectively) and less appetite loss at 12 months (P = 0.011) compared with those assigned to CG. In both groups, fatigue, anxiety, eating restriction, and body image deteriorated at 3 months after surgery and did not regain baseline levels 12 months after surgery. There were no significant differences between the 2 groups in cancer recurrence and death over 5 years of follow-up. CONCLUSIONS: Early gastric cancerpatients undergoing VPG reported significantly less diarrhea and appetite loss at 12 months postsurgery compared with those undergoing CG, with no differences in long-term clinical outcomes. VPG may improve the quality of life after gastrectomy in early gastric cancerpatients compared with CG.
Authors: Zhi Zheng; Weitao Zhang; Chenglin Xin; Na Zeng; Mengyi Li; Xiaoye Liu; Jun Cai; Fandong Meng; Dong Liu; Jie Zhang; Jie Yin; Jun Zhang; Zhongtao Zhang Journal: Ann Transl Med Date: 2021-06