Title: Safety and feasibility of minimally invasive gastrectomy following preoperative
chemotherapy for highly advanced gastric cancer
Version: 2 Date: 14 Nov 2023
Reviewer's report:
This single institutional retrospective study sough to evaluate safety and feasibility of minimally
invasive gastrectomy after preoperative chemotherapy for gastric cancer. The authors performed
logistic regression analysis for risk factors of postoperative complication and concluded robotic
surgery may be better than laparoscopic surgery specifically in the case of total/proximal
gastrectomy. The analyses seem performed properly and the manuscript is well written.
I have few minor comments as mentioned bellow.
Abstract, Results and page 10, line 20-23
The authors showed only P values for the logistic regression analysis, but it doesn’t help readers
understand how big the correlation was. Odds ratios and confidence intervals are more important.
Page 6, line 9-10
“S-1 plus cisplatin” seems duplicated.
Page 8, line 5
“Sight” should be “slight”.
Page 9, line 6-7
The authors should indicate the number of patients in whom conversion surgery were attempted
and the number of patients in whom R0 resection was capable among them.
Page 12, line 16
“DVSS” should be spelled out.
Page 13, line 3
“JCOG1001” should be “JCOG0110”.
Page 13, line 3
The reference number [38] should be [39].
Title: Safety and feasibility of minimally invasive gastrectomy following preoperative
chemotherapy for highly advanced gastric cancer
Version: 2 Date: 14 Nov 2023
Reviewer's report:
This single institutional retrospective study sough to evaluate safety and feasibility of minimally
invasive gastrectomy after preoperative chemotherapy for gastric cancer. The authors performed
logistic regression analysis for risk factors of postoperative complication and concluded robotic
surgery may be better than laparoscopic surgery specifically in the case of total/proximal
gastrectomy. The analyses seem performed properly and the manuscript is well written.
I have few minor comments as mentioned bellow.
Abstract, Results and page 10, line 20-23
The authors showed only P values for the logistic regression analysis, but it doesn’t help readers
understand how big the correlation was. Odds ratios and confidence intervals are more important.
Page 6, line 9-10
“S-1 plus cisplatin” seems duplicated.
Page 8, line 5
“Sight” should be “slight”.
Page 9, line 6-7
The authors should indicate the number of patients in whom conversion surgery were attempted
and the number of patients in whom R0 resection was capable among them.
Page 12, line 16
“DVSS” should be spelled out.
Page 13, line 3
“JCOG1001” should be “JCOG0110”.
Page 13, line 3
The reference number [38] should be [39].
Please review this paper.
user
Title: Safety and feasibility of minimally invasive gastrectomy following preoperative
chemotherapy for highly advanced gastric cancer
Version: 2 Date: 14 Nov 2023
Reviewer's report:
This single institutional retrospective study sough to evaluate safety and feasibility of minimally
invasive gastrectomy after preoperative chemotherapy for gastric cancer. The authors performed
logistic regression analysis for risk factors of postoperative complication and concluded robotic
surgery may be better than laparoscopic surgery specifically in the case of total/proximal
gastrectomy. The analyses seem performed properly and the manuscript is well written.
I have few minor comments as mentioned bellow.
Abstract, Results and page 10, line 20-23
The authors showed only P values for the logistic regression analysis, but it doesn’t help readers
understand how big the correlation was. Odds ratios and confidence intervals are more important.
Page 6, line 9-10
“S-1 plus cisplatin” seems duplicated.
Page 8, line 5
“Sight” should be “slight”.
Page 9, line 6-7
The authors should indicate the number of patients in whom conversion surgery were attempted
and the number of patients in whom R0 resection was capable among them.
Page 12, line 16
“DVSS” should be spelled out.
Page 13, line 3
“JCOG1001” should be “JCOG0110”.
Page 13, line 3
The reference number [38] should be [39].
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