Identification of Patients With Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer Who May Benefit From Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy After D2 dissection: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

Identification of Patients With Locally Advanced Gastric Cancer Who May Benefit From Adjuvant Chemoradiotherapy After D2 dissection: A Propensity Score Matching Analysis

BackgroundOne of the most controversial areas in gastrointestinal oncology is the benefit of postoperative chemoradiotherapy (CRT) over chemotherapy (CT) alone after D2 dissection of locally advanced gastric cancer (LAGC). We aimed to identify the LAGC patients who may benefit from adjuvant CRT.Meth...

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Main Authors: Shu-Bei Wang, Wei-Xiang Qi, Jia-Yi Chen, Cheng Xu, Wei-Guo Cao, Rong Cai, Lu Cao, Gang Cai
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-04-01
Series:Frontiers in Oncology
Subjects:
chemoradiotherapy
propensity score matching
para-aortic lymph nodes
patient selection
gastric cancer
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fonc.2021.648978/full

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