Journal article
Free intraperitoneal tumor cells and outcome in gastric cancer patients: a systematic review and meta-analysis
Abstract
PURPOSE: Despite continuously improving therapies, gastric cancer still shows poor survival in locally advanced stages with local recurrence rates of up to 50% and peritoneal recurrence rates of 17% after curative surgery. We performed a systematic review with meta-analyses to clarify whether positive intraperitoneal cytology (IPC) indicates a high risk of disease recurrence and poor overall survival in gastric cancer.
METHODS: Multiple …
Authors
Pecqueux M; Fritzmann J; Adamu M; Thorlund K; Kahlert C; ReiΔfelder C; Weitz J; Rahbari NN
Journal
Oncotarget, Vol. 6, No. 34, pp. 35564–35578
Publisher
Impact Journals
Publication Date
November 3, 2015
DOI
10.18632/oncotarget.5595
ISSN
1949-2553