Publication Name	World Journal of Gastroenterology
Manuscript ID	5687
Country	South Korea

Received	2013-09-22 12:18
Peer-Review Started	2013-09-22 20:23
To Make the First Decision	2013-10-14 21:25
Return for Revision	2013-10-20 22:24
Revised	2013-10-28 18:43
Second Decision	2014-01-06 18:02
Accepted by Journal Editor-in-Chief
Accepted by Executive Editor-in-Chief	2014-01-06 19:02
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Category	Gastroenterology & Hepatology
Manuscript Type	Case Control Study
Article Title	Analysis of prognostic factors and outcomes of gastric cancer in younger patients: A case control study using propensity score methods
Manuscript Source	Invited Manuscript
All Author List	Ki-Han Kim, Yoo-Min Kim, Min-Chan Kim and Ghap-Joong Jung
Funding Agency and Grant Number	Funding Agency Grant Number Dong-A University Research Fund
Corresponding Author	Min Chan Kim, MD, PhD, Department of Surgery, Dong-A University College of Medicine, 3-1 Dongdaeshin-Dong, Seo-Gu, Busan 602-715, South Korea. mckim@donga.ac.kr
Key Words	Gastric cancer; Younger patients; Prognosis
Core Tip	In this study, propensity scoring methods were used to select patients with similar disease statuses. A total of 224 matched cases (112 patients in each group) were included in the analysis. The younger group with gastric cancer had more aggressive patterns than did the older group. The overall five-year survival rates between the younger and older groups were not significantly different. While there were more cases of aggressive cancer patterns in the younger group, early diagnosis and curative resections improved the prognosis and patient survival; the younger group with gastric cancer did not show a worse prognosis than the older group.
Publish Date	2014-03-27 12:04
Citation	Kim KH, Kim YM, Kim MC, Jung GJ. Analysis of prognostic factors and outcomes of gastric cancer in younger patients: A case control study using propensity score methods. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(12): 3369-3375
URL	http://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i12/3369.htm
DOI	http://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i12.3369

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