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title: "Serum Albumin as a Clinical Trigger for End-of-life Chemotherapy Decisions in Advanced Gastric Can"
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doi: "10.21873/anticanres.18371"
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# Serum Albumin as a Clinical Trigger for End-of-life Chemotherapy Decisions in Advanced Gastric Can
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- **DOI:** [10.21873/anticanres.18371](https://doi.org/10.21873%2Fanticanres.18371)
- **Published At:** 2026-09-01T00:00:00.000Z
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## Executive GIST (TL;DR)
- This single-center retrospective study evaluated the timing of last chemotherapy relative to death in 53 patients with **advanced or recurrent gastric cancer** and examined clinical factors linked to near-end-of-life chemotherapy and lack of planned care transition. - The primary endpoint was administration of chemotherapy within 30 days of death. A planned end-of-life care setting was defined as scheduled transfer to a palliative care unit, institutional care, or home care with visiting nursing. - Median interval from last chemotherapy to death was 67 days; 15 patients (28.3%) received chemotherapy within 30 days of death. - Patients treated within 30 days of death had significantly lower **serum albumin** at final chemotherapy (median 2.5 g/dl) than those treated earlier (median 3.2 g/dl); p 1.0 mg/dl were associated with failure to transition to a planned care setting. - The authors conclude that low serum albumin at the time of final chemotherapy may be a practical, simple clinical signal to prompt reassessment of continued **chemotherapy** and to facilitate earlier **end-of-life care planning** in this patient population. - Study limitations such as single-center design, sample size, and other potential confounders were not detailed in the abstract and thus are not reported in the source.
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Serum Albumin as a Signal for Near-end-of-life Chemotherapy and Care in Advanced or Recurrent Gastric Cancer [Takeshi Matsubara](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Matsubara+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-1 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan nanadai@med.shimane-u.ac.jp."), [Koki Kawakami](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kawakami+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Kana Fujiwara](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Fujiwara+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Kento Nakajima](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Nakajima+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Yuto Yasuda](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Yasuda+Y&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Hiroki Okamura](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Okamura+H&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Yuriko Yamada](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Yamada+Y&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Shunsuke Kaji](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kaji+S&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Kazunari Ishitobi](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Ishitobi+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Takahito Taniura](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Taniura+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Takayuki Tanaka](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Tanaka+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Tetsu Yamamoto](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Yamamoto+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Masaaki Hidaka](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Hidaka+M&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#full-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan.") Affiliations Expand ### Affiliations * 1 Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan nanadai@med.shimane-u.ac.jp. * 2 Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan. * PMID: **42674708** * DOI: [ 10.21873/anticanres.18371 ](https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.18371) Item in Clipboard # Serum Albumin as a Signal for Near-end-of-life Chemotherapy and Care in Advanced or Recurrent Gastric Cancer Takeshi Matsubara et al. Anticancer Res. 2026 Sep. Show details Display options Display options Format Abstract PubMed PMID Anticancer Res Actions * [ Search in PubMed ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=%22Anticancer+Res%22%5Bjour%5D&sort=date&sort_order=desc) * [ Search in NLM Catalog ](https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/nlmcatalog?term=%22Anticancer+Res%22%5BTitle+Abbreviation%5D) * [ Add to Search ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/) . 2026 Sep;46(9):5271-5280. doi: 10.21873/anticanres.18371. ### Authors [Takeshi Matsubara](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Matsubara+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 1 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-1 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan nanadai@med.shimane-u.ac.jp."), [Koki Kawakami](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kawakami+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Kana Fujiwara](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Fujiwara+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Kento Nakajima](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Nakajima+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Yuto Yasuda](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Yasuda+Y&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Hiroki Okamura](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Okamura+H&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Yuriko Yamada](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Yamada+Y&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Shunsuke Kaji](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Kaji+S&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Kazunari Ishitobi](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Ishitobi+K&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Takahito Taniura](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Taniura+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Takayuki Tanaka](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Tanaka+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Tetsu Yamamoto](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Yamamoto+T&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan."), [Masaaki Hidaka](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=Hidaka+M&cauthor_id=42674708)[ 2 ](https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/42674708/#short-view-affiliation-2 "Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan.") ### Affiliations * 1 Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan nanadai@med.shimane-u.ac.jp. * 2 Department of Digestive and General Surgery, Shimane University Faculty of Medicine, Shimane, Japan. * PMID: **42674708** * DOI: [ 10.21873/anticanres.18371 ](https://doi.org/10.21873/anticanres.18371) Item in Clipboard Cite Display options Display options Format Abstract PubMed PMID ## Abstract **Background/aim:** Chemotherapy administered near death is a recognized quality indicator of end-of-life cancer care intensity. However, simple clinical signals to prompt treatment reassessment and coordinate planned end-of-life care remain unclear in advanced gastric cancer. This study evaluated the interval from last chemotherapy to death and explored factors associated with near-end-of-life chemotherapy and failure to transition to a planned end-of-life care setting. **Patients and methods:** This single-center retrospective study included 53 patients with advanced or recurrent gastric cancer who had complete data regarding final chemotherapy, mortality, and concurrent laboratory findings. The primary endpoint was chemotherapy administration within 30 days of death. A planned end-of-life care setting was defined as a scheduled transition to a palliative care unit, institutional care, or home-based care with visiting nursing support. **Results:** The median interval from last chemotherapy to death was 67 days, with 15 patients (28.3%) receiving chemotherapy within 30 days of death. Serum albumin at final chemotherapy was significantly lower in these patients compared to those treated >30 days before death (2.5 _vs_. 3.2 g/dl, _p_ 1.0 mg/dl were associated with failure to transition to a planned care setting. **Conclusion:** Low serum albumin at final chemotherapy may serve as a practical clinical trigger for reassessing treatment continuation and facilitating timely end-of-life care planning in advanced or recurrent gastric cancer. **Keywords:** Gastric cancer; chemotherapy; end-of-life care; palliative care; planned end-of-life care setting; serum albumin. Copyright © 2026 International Institute of Anticancer Research (Dr. George J. Delinasios), All rights reserved. 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