Efficacy of endoscopic therapy in patients with T1b gastric cancer and construction of a prognostic prediction model: a retrospective cohort study and multicenter validation study.

Surg Endosc · 2026 · PMC12881010 · PMID 41261250

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Conclusion Endoscopic therapy for T1b gastric cancer has shown an increasing trend in recent years, while gastrectomy rates have slightly declined.

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The gastrectomy group showed a better OS rate than the endoscopic therapy group, though the difference did not reach statistical significance (Fig. 3 ).

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