Surgery alone, adjuvant tegafur/gimeracil/octeracil (S-1), or platinum-based chemotherapies for resectable gastric cancer: real-world experience and a propensity score matching analysis

Abstract Background Adjuvant chemotherapy has changed the paradigm in resectable gastric cancer. S-1 is an oral chemotherapeutic with promising efficacy in Asia. However, comparisons with close observation or platinum-based doublets post D2 gastrectomy have been less reported, notably on real-world...

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Main Authors: Chih-Chieh Yen, Yan-Shen Shan, Ying-Jui Chao, Ting-Kai Liao, I-Shu Chen, Hsuan-Yi Huang, I-Ting Liu, Chia-Jui Yen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-07-01
Series:BMC Cancer
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12885-021-08487-z