Specifics of Young Gastric Cancer Patients: A Population-Based Analysis of 46,110 Patients with Gastric Cancer from the German Clinical Cancer Registry Group.
Markus KistMichael ThomaschewskiYannick KeckThaer S A AbdallaSylke Ruth ZeissigKees Kleihues-van TolUlrich Friedrich WellnerTobias KeckJens HöppnerRichard HummelPublished in: Cancers (2022)
With this population-based registry study we were able to objectively define a cohort of patients referred to as EOGC. Despite more aggressive/advanced tumors and less curative treatment, survival was significantly better compared to elderly patients, and age was identified as an independent predictor for better survival.