Multimodal prehabilitation to improve the clinical outcomes of frail elderly patients with gastric cancer: a study protocol for a multicentre randomised controlled trial (GISSG+2201)

Introduction Gastric cancer (GC) diagnosed in the elderly population has become a serious public health problem worldwide. Given the combined effects of frailty and the consequences of cancer treatment, older individuals with GC are more likely than young patients to suffer from postoperative compli...

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Main Authors: Hao Wang, Hongbo Wang, Henrik Kehlet, Xinjian Wang, Yuqi Sun, Xiaodong Liu, Zequn Li, Leping Li, Yulong Tian, Shougen Cao, Wenbin Yu, Yinlu Ding, Xixun Wang, Ying Kong, Xizeng Hui, Jianjun Qu, Quanhong Duan, Daogui Yang, Huanhu Zhang, Shaofei Zhou, Cheng Meng, Yanbing Zhou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2023-10-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/13/10/e071714.full