| Literature DB >> 18317973 |
Shu-Liang Zhao1, Jing-Yuan Fang.
Abstract
To evaluate the effect of adjuvant chemotherapy on survival rates after curative resection of gastric cancer, MEDLINE (1969-2006), EMBASE (1974-2006), bibliographies, and review articles were searched for relevant articles. The meta-analysis was finally based on 15 trials that included 3212 patients. RR for death in the treated group was 0.90 (95% CI, 0.84-0.96) (P = 0.0010). Little or no significant benefits were suggested in subgroup analyses between different population and regimens either. Postoperative adjuvant chemotherapy for gastric cancer confers slightly significant benefits compared to the surgery only group. The prognoses after surgery may differ among various population groups or because of different regimens.Entities:
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Year: 2008 PMID: 18317973 DOI: 10.1080/07357900701834686
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Cancer Invest ISSN: 0735-7907 Impact factor: 2.176