The current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis

Abstract Background Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer globally and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its alarming prevalence, limited comparative evidence exists on its treatment efficacy and prognosis across diverse China populations. Methods To address th...

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Main Authors: Yang Chen, Keren Jia, Yi Xie, Jiajia Yuan, Dan Liu, Lei Jiang, Haoxin Peng, Jia Zhong, Jian Li, Xiaotian Zhang, Lin Shen
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Published: BMC 2025-04-01
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-025-01698-y
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author Yang Chen
Keren Jia
Yi Xie
Jiajia Yuan
Dan Liu
Lei Jiang
Haoxin Peng
Jia Zhong
Jian Li
Xiaotian Zhang
Lin Shen
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Keren Jia
Yi Xie
Jiajia Yuan
Dan Liu
Lei Jiang
Haoxin Peng
Jia Zhong
Jian Li
Xiaotian Zhang
Lin Shen
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description Abstract Background Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer globally and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its alarming prevalence, limited comparative evidence exists on its treatment efficacy and prognosis across diverse China populations. Methods To address this, our study used a large-scale dataset from the National Cancer Information Database, including data from 220,304 patients from 53 leading hospitals across 27 provinces in China. Results From 2017 to 2023, early-stage (Stages I-II) gastric cancer diagnoses increased to 35.63% of all cancer cases. Our study evaluated the neoadjuvant treatment strategies, adjuvant post-operative therapy, first- and second-line management for progressive stages, alongside current gastric cancer treatment guidelines in China. Notably, immunotherapy accounted for 16.17% and 23.28% of first- and second-line treatments for late-stage gastric cancers, and 14.56% and 5.00% for neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies, respectively. Analysis of survival rates revealed that the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-year survival rates were 74.07%, 54.89%, 44.21%, 37.97%, and 33.53%, respectively. The 5-year survival rates across stages I-IV were 85.07%, 49.34%, 35.56%, and 13.15%, respectively. Conclusions These findings offer critical insights into the current state of gastric cancer treatment in China and can inform future initiatives to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients with gastric cancer.
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spelling doaj-art-06d2bde240f4400aae2ca3dee7f25d9c2025-08-20T02:28:11ZengBMCJournal of Hematology & Oncology1756-87222025-04-0118111410.1186/s13045-025-01698-yThe current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysisYang Chen0Keren Jia1Yi Xie2Jiajia Yuan3Dan Liu4Lei Jiang5Haoxin Peng6Jia Zhong7Jian Li8Xiaotian Zhang9Lin Shen10Department of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteAnalysis GroupDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteDepartment of Gastrointestinal Oncology, Key Laboratory of Carcinogenesis and Translational Research (Ministry of Education, Beijing), Peking University Cancer Hospital and InstituteAbstract Background Gastric cancer is the fifth most common cancer globally and is associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Despite its alarming prevalence, limited comparative evidence exists on its treatment efficacy and prognosis across diverse China populations. Methods To address this, our study used a large-scale dataset from the National Cancer Information Database, including data from 220,304 patients from 53 leading hospitals across 27 provinces in China. Results From 2017 to 2023, early-stage (Stages I-II) gastric cancer diagnoses increased to 35.63% of all cancer cases. Our study evaluated the neoadjuvant treatment strategies, adjuvant post-operative therapy, first- and second-line management for progressive stages, alongside current gastric cancer treatment guidelines in China. Notably, immunotherapy accounted for 16.17% and 23.28% of first- and second-line treatments for late-stage gastric cancers, and 14.56% and 5.00% for neoadjuvant and adjuvant therapies, respectively. Analysis of survival rates revealed that the 1-, 2-, 3-, 4-, and 5-year survival rates were 74.07%, 54.89%, 44.21%, 37.97%, and 33.53%, respectively. The 5-year survival rates across stages I-IV were 85.07%, 49.34%, 35.56%, and 13.15%, respectively. Conclusions These findings offer critical insights into the current state of gastric cancer treatment in China and can inform future initiatives to improve therapeutic outcomes for patients with gastric cancer.https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-025-01698-yGastric cancerStage at diagnosisTreatment regimenImmunotherapySurvival
spellingShingle Yang Chen
Keren Jia
Yi Xie
Jiajia Yuan
Dan Liu
Lei Jiang
Haoxin Peng
Jia Zhong
Jian Li
Xiaotian Zhang
Lin Shen
The current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis
Journal of Hematology & Oncology
Gastric cancer
Stage at diagnosis
Treatment regimen
Immunotherapy
Survival
title The current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis
title_full The current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis
title_fullStr The current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis
title_full_unstemmed The current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis
title_short The current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in China: a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis
title_sort current landscape of gastric cancer and gastroesophageal junction cancer diagnosis and treatment in china a comprehensive nationwide cohort analysis
topic Gastric cancer
Stage at diagnosis
Treatment regimen
Immunotherapy
Survival
url https://doi.org/10.1186/s13045-025-01698-y
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