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ArticleBMC cancer2021

Development and validation of a prognostic scoring model for mortality risk stratification in patients with recurrent or metastatic gastric carcinoma.

Tai Ma, Zhijun Wu, Xiaopeng Zhang, Hui Xu, Ying Feng, Cheng Zhang, Minmin Xie, Yahui Yang, Yi Zhang, Chong Feng and 1 more

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Tai Ma *Department of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China.
Zhijun Wu *Department of Oncology, Ma'anshan Municipal People's Hospital, Ma'anshan, Anhui, 243000, People's Republic of China.
Xiaopeng Zhang *Department of Non-communicable Diseases and Health Education, Hefei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei, Anhui, 230061, People's Republic of China.
Hui XuDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China.
Ying FengDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China.
Cheng ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China.
Minmin XieDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China.
Yahui YangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China.
Yi ZhangDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China.
Chong FengDepartment of Non-communicable Diseases and Health Education, Hefei Center for Disease Control and Prevention, Hefei, Anhui, 230061, People's Republic of China.
Guoping SunDepartment of Oncology, The First Affiliated Hospital of Anhui Medical University, 218 Jixi Road, Hefei, Anhui, 230022, People's Republic of China. sungp@ahmu.edu.cn.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4325-900X

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Abstract

backgroundSurvival times differ among patients with advanced gastric carcinoma. A precise and universal prognostic evaluation strategy has not yet been established. The current study aimed to construct a prognostic scoring model for mortality risk stratification in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma.

methodsPatients with advanced gastric carcinoma from two hospitals (development and validation cohort) were included. Cox proportional hazards regression analysis was conducted to identify independent risk factors for survival. A prognostic nomogram model was developed using R statistics and validated both in bootstrap and external cohort. The concordance index and calibration curves were plotted to determine the discrimination and calibration of the model, respectively. The nomogram score and a simplified scoring system were developed to stratify patients in the two cohorts.

resultsDevelopment and validation cohort was comprised of 401 and 214 gastric cancer patients, respectively. Mucinous or non-mucinous histology, ECOG score, bone metastasis, ascites, hemoglobin concentration, serum albumin level, lactate dehydrogenase level, carcinoembryonic antigen level, and chemotherapy were finally incorporated into prognostic nomogram. The concordance indices were 0.689 (95% CI: 0.664 ~ 0.714) and 0.673 (95% CI: 0.632 ~ 0.714) for bootstrap and external validation. 100 and 200 were set as the cut-off values of nomogram score, patients in development cohort were stratified into low-, intermediate- and high-risk groups with median overall survival time 15.8 (95% CI: 12.2 ~ 19.5), 8.4 (95% CI: 6.7 ~ 10.2), and 3.9 (95% CI: 2.7 ~ 5.2) months, respectively; the cut-off values also worked well in validation cohort with different survival time in subgroups. A simplified model was also established and showed good consistency with the nomogram scoring model in both of development and validation cohorts.

conclusionThe prognostic scoring model and its simplified surrogate can be used as tools for mortality risk stratification in patients with advanced gastric carcinoma.

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Neoplasm Recurrence, LocalNomogramsStomach NeoplasmsAgedFemaleHumansMaleMiddle AgedNeoplasm MetastasisRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentNeoplasm metastasisNomogramsStomach neoplasmsSurvival analysis

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PMCPMC8666033

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