Table 1 Patient characteristics for each time period.

From: Early detection of brain metastases and appropriate local therapy followed by systemic chemotherapy may improve the prognosis of gastric cancer

 

Total (N = 741) (%)

A (N = 217)

2011–2014

B (N = 293)

2015–2018

C (N = 231)

2019–2021

P

Median age, years (range)

68 (22–90)

68 (22–84)

69 (26–87)

68 (28–90)

Sex (male/female)

488/253 (66/34)

146/71 (67/33)

192/101 (66/34)

150/81 (65/35)

0.86

Metastatic/recurrence

549/192 (74/26)

159/58 (73/27)

210/83 (72/28)

180/51 (78/22)

0.25

HER2 (+/−/unknown)

121/553/70 (16/75/9)

21/134/62 (10/61/29)

55/236/2 (19/80/1)

45/183/3 (20/79/1)

Brain metastases

16 (2.2)

3 (1.4)

7 (2.4)

6 (2.6)

0.63

  1. HER2: human epidermal growth factor receptor 2.