Chemoradiation Therapy versus Chemotherapy Alone for Gastric Cancer after R0 Surgical Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials
Min C, Bangalore S, Jhawar S, Guo Y, Nicholson J, Formenti SC, Leichman LP, Du KL. Chemoradiation Therapy versus Chemotherapy Alone for Gastric Cancer after R0 Surgical Resection: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials. Oncology 2014, 86: 79-85. PMID: 24435019, DOI: 10.1159/000354641.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAdenocarcinomaChemoradiotherapy, AdjuvantChemotherapy, AdjuvantDisease-Free SurvivalGastrectomyHumansRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicStomach NeoplasmsTreatment OutcomeConceptsDisease-free survivalAdjuvant chemoradiationSurgical resectionOverall survivalRandomized trialsGastric cancerMantel-Haenszel random-effects modelHigher disease-free survivalCategory 1 recommendationNew systemic agentsR0 surgical resectionCurrent national guidelinesSignificant differencesRandom-effects modelAdjuvant chemotherapyPerioperative chemotherapyChemotherapy regimenChemoradiation therapySystemic agentsPrimary outcomeGastric adenocarcinomaClinical trialsChemoradiationNational guidelinesResection