Table 1.
Characteristics of the patients
| Characteristics | GL + CRT | GL | p |
|---|---|---|---|
| No. (%) | No. (%) | ||
| Total | 104 (100) | 81 (100) | |
| Male sex | 61 (59) | 52 (64) | 0.443 |
| Median age, years (range) | 59 (30–81) | 68 (27–88) | 0.005 |
| Tumor location | |||
| Stomach | 88 (85) | 68 (84) | 0.455 |
| EGJ | 16 (15) | 13 (16) | |
| Surgery performed | |||
| Total gastrectomy | 56 (53) | 32 (40) | 0.244 |
| Subtotal gastrectomy | 41 (40) | 39 (48) | |
| Esophagogastrectomy | 4 (4) | 5 (6) | |
| Resection of the gastric stump | 3 (3) | 5 (6) | |
| Median number of dissected lymph nodes (range) | 22 (12–52) | 17 (12–66) | 0.716 |
| Laurén histology | |||
| Intestinal-type | 60 (58) | 48 (66) | 0.391 |
| Diffuse-type | 38 (37) | 20 (27) | |
| Mixed-type | 5 (5) | 4 (6) | |
| Undifferentiated | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | |
| Tumor depth | |||
| T1 | 0 (0) | 1 (1) | 0.678 |
| T2 | 14 (13) | 9 (11) | |
| T3 | 83 (80) | 65 (80) | |
| T4 | 7 (7) | 6 (8) | |
| Nodal status | |||
| N0 | 21 (20) | 30 (37) | 0.005 |
| N1 | 44 (42) | 38 (47) | |
| N2 | 29 (28) | 11 (13) | |
| N3 | 10 (10) | 2 (3) | |
| TNM Stage | |||
| II | 24 (23) | 39 (48) | 0.004 |
| IIIA | 46 (44) | 26 (32) | |
| IIIB | 21 (20) | 8 (10) | |
| IV M0 | 13 (13) | 8 (10) | |
EGJ esophagogastric junction, CRT chemoradiotherapy, GL gastrectomy and D2 lymphadenectomy alone