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We assessed the clinicopathological characteristics and outcomes of young patients with gastric cancer and compared them with those of older individuals.<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Methods:<\/jats:title>\n A retrospective analysis of gastric cancer patients diagnosed between 2018 and 2022 at a tertiary cancer center compared younger (<45 years) and older (\u226545 years) groups across demographic, pathological, treatment, and survival variables. Kaplan\u2013Meier analysis assessed disease-free survival (DFS), progression-free survival (PFS), and overall survival (OS).<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results:<\/jats:title>\n \n Among 296 patients, 147 (49.6%) were \u226445 years, with a median age of 40 years. Male predominance was less evident among younger patients (1.45:1 versus 3.65:1,\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.0003). Younger patients had more high-grade tumors (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.0018) and peritoneal metastases. The 3-year DFS and OS in young and older patients with localized disease were 32%, 38% and 33%, 38%, respectively (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.8338 and\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.7713, respectively). The 3-year PFS and OS of young and older patients with metastatic disease were 11%, 14% and 8%, 12%, respectively (\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.5756 and\n P<\/jats:italic>\n = 0.8072, respectively).\n <\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Conclusion:<\/jats:title>\n Nearly 40% of patients were below 45 years. 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