목적 : 국소적으로 진행된 위암치료는 수술이 주 치료로 5년 생존율은 그리높지 않아 좀더 완치율을 높이기 위하여 화학요법이나 화학요법과 병용하여 방사선치료 등이 시행되고 있다 저자들은 위암환자에서 수술후 방사선치료를 받은 환자의 치료성적을 후향적으로 분석하였다. 방법 : 1985년 3월부터 1993년 6월까지 한양대학병원 치료방사선과에서 위절제수술후 방사선 치료를 3500cGy 이상 받고 병기 3및 4기인 68명을 대상으로 후향적인 분석을 하였다. 연령분포는 28세부터 66세였고 중앙연령은 50세였다. 추적기간은 3개월에서 133개월(3명이 36개월 미만)로 중앙값은 50개월이었다. 조직병리상 37명이 non signet ring adenocarclnoma였고 29명이 signet ring cell이었다. 병기로 IIIA가 19명, IIIB가 25명, IV가 24명이었다. 항암화학요법은 65명의 환자에게 투여되었으며 FAM계통의 치료가 28예 cispiatln, 5FU계통이 26예이었다. 결과 : 5년생존율은 $36.6\%$ 5년무병생존율은 $33.6\%$였다. 예후인자로 병소침입 임파선개수, 조직세포 종류 등이 생존율에 통계적으로 유의하게 영향을 주었고 잔존세포의 유무, 병기, 나이, 세포분화도 및, 방사선치료 총 기간 등도 생존율에 영향을 주었으나 통계적인 유의성은 없었고 항암화학제의 종류에따른 생존율의 차이는 없었다. 37명환자에서 재발이 있었고 위치로는 장망(omentum) 및 복막에 23.5%로 가장 재발율이 놀았으며 남은 위나 봉합부위에 $13.2\%$의 재발율을 보였다. 전체 국소재발은 $20.7\%$ 전체 원격전이는 $39.7\%$였다. 방사선치료로 인한 부작용은 22.1%에서 grade 3의 백혈구감소가 있었고 $1.5\%$에서 grade 4 부작용이 있었다. 치료중 $10\%$ 이상의 체중감소는 $8.8\%$였다. 결론 : 본 연구결과 수술후 화학요법과 방사선치료요법은 큰 부작용이 없었으며 실패양상은 주로 장망 및 복막이었고 치료부위내 국소재발율이 다음으로 많았다. 국소재발은 원격전이에 비해 많이 낮아지는 추세를 보였다 방사선역할에 평가를 조금 더 명확하게 규명하기위해 향후 재발 위험이 큰 환자에서 수술후 화학요법만 한 군과 화학요법 및 방사선치료를 병용한 군과의 재발 양상 및 생존율 등의 전향적 비교 연구가 필요할 것으로 생각되며 더 나아가 수술후 항암화학요법 및 방사선 병용요법에 복강내 약물치료도 고려되어야 하겠다.
Purpose : Radical gastrectomy is main treatment of gastric cancer. But the result is not satisfactory with surgery alone. Most of pattern of failure remain locoregional recurrence. To improve 5 year survival postoperative chemotherapy with or without radiotherapy has been used. We analyzed patients with stage III and IV stomach cancer who had radical operation and received postoperative radiation therapy combined with or without chemotherapy retrospectively. Material and Method : From March 1985 to June 1993, 68 patients treated with curative resection and received postoperative adiuvant radiotherapy with 36Gy or more were evaluated. Median age was 60 years(range 28-66 yrs) . Patients were followed from 3 to 133 months with median follow up of 48 months. Thirty seven patients had non signet ring adenocarcinoma, 29 signet ring cell, 2 other cell. Patients with stage IIIA, IIIB, IV disease were 19, 25 and 24 respectively Chemotherapy was given to all patients except two. Results : Five-year overall survival and disease-free survival rate were $36.6\%;and;33.6\%$, respectively. Prognostic factor affecting survival were assessed. High ratio of jnvolved/dissected Iymph node, signet ring histology showed Poor Prognosis with statistical significance. Presence of residual tumor after surgery, stageIV. split course of radiation therapy, age, number of involved Iymph node, number of Iymph node dissection and grade of tumor affected survival without statistical significance, Type of chemotherapy did not affect survival. Recurrence was documented in 34 patients. High recurrence was seen in omentum and peritoneum with $23.5\%$, and remnant stomach, anastomosis site, A-loop and I-loop had also high recurrence with $13.2\%$. In field locoregional recurrence was $20.7\%$ and total distant metastases were $39.7\%$. Total intraabdominal failure was $47.1\%$ and extraabdominal failure was $13.2\%$. Treatment toxicity was considered to be acceptable. $22.1\%$ of patients had grade 3 and only 1 patient had grade 4 leukopenia. Six Patients$(8.8\%)$ had weigh loss more than $10\%$. Conclusion : Treatment toxicity was acceptable with combined treatment with chemotherapy and radiotherapy. Locoregional recurrence was relatively low compared to distant failure with addition of irradiation. Peritoneal and omental seeding was high Five-rear surival was increased with combined modality. Radiation may eradicate minimal residual disease and improve survival, To evaluate role of radiation Prospective randomized study employing chemotherapy alone and chemotherapy plus radiation is necessary. Futhermore to reduce intraabdominal failure, role of intraabdominal chemotherapy in addition to combined chemothe
