The patients with cancer located at the upper third of the stomach or at around the esophagogastric junction who underwent various types of gastrectomy
Conditions
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: (1) The patients with cancer located at the upper third of the stomach or at around the esophagogastric junction (with any stage or histologic type). (2) Achieved R0 resection. (3) Without any recurrence or metastasis. (4) The patients who were more than 6 months after gastrectomy. (5) Allowable of former chemotherapy if more than 6 months past after the termination of the treatment. (6) The patients who underwent gastrectomy only once. (7) Performance status 0 or 1. (8) Capable to understand the questionnaire. (9) Without any other disease or previous surgery which may influence the results of questionnaire more than gastrectomy. (10) Without any organ failure or mental disease. (11) Spontaneous agreement of the said person.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: (1) Active dual malignancy. (2) Synchronous another surgery with exception of the resection or the extraction of the perigastric organs to accomplish gastrectomy or lymph node dissection, and ones equivalent to cholecystectomy. (3) Judged as irrelevant by the responsible doctor of this study.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The main outcome measures of PGSAS-45 and change in body weight are compared among the different type of gastrectomy for the cancer located at the upper third of the stomach or at the around the esophagogastric junction. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The effects of the surgical procedures and the clinical factors on postoperative QOL are studied in each type of gastrectomy. | — |
Countries
Japan
Contacts
The Jikei University Daisan Hospital Department of Laboratory Medicine