Different prognostic implication of ypTNM stage and pTNM stage for gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis

Different prognostic implication of ypTNM stage and pTNM stage for gastric cancer: a propensity score-matched analysis

Abstract Background Pathological stage is considered as the best prognosis indicator for gastric cancer. With the increasing use of neoadjuvant chemotherapy (NACT), the latest TNM staging included a new pathological stage of ypTNM for patients with NACT. However, no study has investigated if ypTNM s...

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Main Authors: Ziyu Li, Yinkui Wang, Xiangji Ying, Fei Shan, Zhouqiao Wu, Lianhai Zhang, Shuangxi Li, Yongning Jia, Hui Ren, Jiafu Ji
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-01-01
Series:BMC Cancer
Subjects:
Gastric cancer
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy
ypTNM
pTNM
Survival
Propensity score matching
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12885-019-5283-3

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