PMID- 35903707 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20231105 IS - 2234-943X (Print) IS - 2234-943X (Electronic) IS - 2234-943X (Linking) VI - 12 DP - 2022 TI - Endoscopic Resection Versus Surgery in the Treatment of Early Gastric Cancer: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. PG - 939244 LID - 10.3389/fonc.2022.939244 [doi] LID - 939244 AB - BACKGROUND AND AIM: Endoscopic resection (ER) is the preferred approach to treat early gastric cancer (EGC) in patients without suspected lymph node involvement and that meet the criteria for ER. Surgery is a more aggressive treatment, but it may be associated with less recurrence and the need for reintervention. Previous meta-analyses comparing ER with surgery for EGC did not incorporate the most recent studies, making accurate conclusions not possible. METHODS: This systematic review and meta-analysis aimed to examine complete resection, length of hospital stay (LOHS), adverse events (AEs), serious AEs, recurrence, 5-year overall survival (OS), and 5-year cancer-specific survival (CSS) in patients with EGC. RESULTS: A total of 29 cohorts studies involving 20559 patients were included. The ER (n = 7709) group was associated with a lower incidence of AEs (RD = -0.07, 95%CI = -0.1, -0.04, p < 0.0001) and shorter LOHS (95% CI -5.89, -5.32; p < 0,00001) compared to surgery (n = 12850). However, ER was associated with lower complete resection rates (RD = -0.1, 95%CI = -0.15, -0.06; p < 0.00001) and higher rates of recurrence (RD = 0.07, 95%CI = 0.06; p < 0.00001). There were no significant differences between surgery and ER in 5-year OS (RD = -0.01, 95%CI = -0.04, 0.02; p = 0.38), 5-year CSS (RD = 0.01, 95%CI = 0.00, 0.02; p < 0.17), and incidence of serious AEs (RD = -0.03, 95%CI = -0.08, 0.01; p = 0.13). CONCLUSIONS: ER and surgery are safe and effective treatments for EGC. ER provides lower rates of AEs and shorter LOHS compared to surgery. Although ER is associated with lower complete resection rates and a higher risk of recurrence, the OS and CSS were similar between both approaches. SYSTEMATIC REVIEW REGISTRATION: https://www.crd.york.ac.uk/PROSPERO/, identifier CRD42021255328. CI - Copyright (c) 2022 Bestetti, de Moura, Proenca, Junior, Ribeiro, Sasso, Kum, Sanchez-Luna, Marques Bernardo and de Moura. FAU - Bestetti, Alexandre Moraes AU - Bestetti AM AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - de Moura, Diogo Turiani Hourneaux AU - de Moura DTH AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - Proenca, Igor Mendonca AU - Proenca IM AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - Junior, Epifanio Silvino do Monte AU - Junior ESDM AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - Ribeiro, Igor Braga AU - Ribeiro IB AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - Sasso, Joao Guilherme Ribeiro Jordao AU - Sasso JGRJ AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - Kum, Angelo So Taa AU - Kum AST AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - Sanchez-Luna, Sergio A AU - Sanchez-Luna SA AD - Basil I. Hirschowitz Endoscopic Center of Excellence, Division of Gastroenterology & Hepatology, Department of Internal Medicine, The University of Alabama at Birmingham Heersink School of Medicine, Birmingham, AL, United States. FAU - Marques Bernardo, Wanderley AU - Marques Bernardo W AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. FAU - de Moura, Eduardo Guimaraes Hourneaux AU - de Moura EGH AD - Servico de Endoscopia Gastrointestinal do Hospital das Clinicas Hospital das Clinicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de Sao Paulo (HCFMUSP), Departamento de Gastroenterologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de Sao Paulo, Sao Paulo, SP, Brazil. LA - eng PT - Systematic Review DEP - 20220712 PL - Switzerland TA - Front Oncol JT - Frontiers in oncology JID - 101568867 PMC - PMC9314734 OTO - NOTNLM OT - EMR OT - ESD OT - early gastric cancer OT - endoscopy OT - gastrectomy OT - gastric cancer COIS- The authors declare that the research was conducted in the absence of any commercial or financial relationships that could be construed as a potential conflict of interest. The reviewer DS declared a shared affiliation with the authors AB, DM, IM, ES, IB, JR, AS, WB, and EG to the handling editor at the time of the review. EDAT- 2022/07/30 06:00 MHDA- 2022/07/30 06:01 PMCR- 2022/01/01 CRDT- 2022/07/29 02:06 PHST- 2022/05/08 00:00 [received] PHST- 2022/06/20 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2022/07/29 02:06 [entrez] PHST- 2022/07/30 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2022/07/30 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2022/01/01 00:00 [pmc-release] AID - 10.3389/fonc.2022.939244 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Front Oncol. 2022 Jul 12;12:939244. doi: 10.3389/fonc.2022.939244. eCollection 2022.